The Fight Machine

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The Fight Machine

2022

1h 44m

Action

Drama

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Two young men from different backgrounds find their destinies linked when they meet up in the world of illegal bare-knuckle boxing.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

The Fight Machine is a gut-punch of a movie. It's not about the catharsis of a knock-out blow, but the slow grind of a solid beating.

Aug 18, 2022

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Kat Hughes

THN

A solid drama that doesn’t push as hard as it could, though the elements that remain make for an entertaining and insightful look into the conflicted views of two headstrong young men.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 11, 2022

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

The film, directed and co-written by Andrew Thomas Hunt (Spare Parts, Sweet Karma), features plenty of bare-knuckle violence but at its heart, it is a character study.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 10, 2022

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Nathaniel Muir

AIPT

Some pacing issues give the movie an uneven feel. That being said, the entire cast gives some strong performances while the fight scenes look great. The story will have no problems keeping audiences engaged and provided a great story.

Aug 7, 2022

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Keri O'Shea

Warped Perspective

It's a pulpy, often brutal story about two unconnected lives and how they come into contact [...] the film as a whole is more of a 'journey, not destination' affair, considering ideas of masculinity and male social roles along the way.

Aug 5, 2022

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

As critiques of the wealth gap are concerned, it’s not very deep, but it’s buoyed up by some strong supporting performances and Hunt’s skill at capturing the action in the ring.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 3, 2022

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 44 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/05/25

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New W

The movie starts off a little clumsy I wasn’t really sure where it could go or what to expect but by the second half it sure did settle in and it became more of a drama movie as opposed to the first half that felt a little bit more action oriented, but by the time we get to the second half and the movie settles down and finds its footing we get treated to a really good dark drama movie. What this movie has going for it is incredible acting, and the fight scenes are awesome.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/24

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Synopsis

Two young men from different backgrounds find their destinies linked when they meet up in the world of illegal bare-knuckle boxing.

Director: Andrew Thomas Hunt
Producer: Pasha Patriki
Screenwriter: Craig Davidson, Andrew Thomas Hunt
Production Co: Hangar 18 Media
Genre: Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 21, 2023
Runtime: 1h 44m

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