# The Machine (2023)

> A disreputable comedian must survive a Russian revenge plot when his drunken college legend becomes a very real kidnapping.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/455650

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Comedy, Action, Crime
- Director: Peter Atencio
- Cast: Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Nikola Đuričko, Iva Babić, Martyn Ford, Robert Maaser
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11040844/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: irreverent, breezy, absurd, friends night, comedy movie night

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