# A Simple Machine (2025)

> A debt-ridden young marketer risks his career, relationship, and housing to rebuild an old bicycle and invent a simpler route back to freedom.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7454779

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Mark Alan Hoffman
- Cast: Richard Blackmon, Gabriella Quezada, Brad Carter, Smack Louis, Shannon K. Dunn, Zoey Domino, Monica Graves, Mary Cavaliere
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29603292/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: thoughtful, grounded, reflective, quiet evening, reflective weekend viewing

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