The Machine

The Machine

To be a hero, it takes a lot of gut.

16+ 2023 · 112 min · ★ 5.7 · Comedy, Action, Crime

Bert Kreischer faces a familial crisis and the arrival of his estranged father when the ghost of his booze-soaked past arrives: a murderous mobster hellbent on kidnapping Bert back to the motherland to atone for his crimes. Together, he and his father must retrace the steps of his younger self in the midst of a war between a sociopathic crime family while they attempt to find common ground.

Directed by Peter Atencio · Written by Kevin Biegel

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