The Machine

Is The Machine right for your family?

Movie 2023 112 min

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.

What's inside

Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. R (US)

Likely present: ViolenceFamily themesHeavy emotional content

The story addresses family conflict, organized crime, and a father-son relationship.

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