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GenreAction, Drama & Sport
RatedR
Runtime1 hr 54 mins
ReleasedApril 10, 2026
StreamingSee Where to Watch
DirectorTyler Atkins
StarringRussell Crowe, Daniel MacPherson, Luke Hemsworth
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Beast (2026)
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| Beast's Details | |
| Genre | Action, Drama & Sport |
| Rated | R |
| Released | 04/10/2026 (United States); 04/23/2026 (Australia) |
| Streaming | See Where to Watch on this page. |
| Running Time | 1 hr 54 mins |
| Budget | Not reported |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Country | United States, Australia |
| Language | English |
| Beast's Interests | |
| General | Fishing boats, hand wraps, training camps, the ONE Championship cage, one last fight. |
| Music | Brian Cachia |
| Movies | Cinderella Man (2005). Crowe already played the comeback fighter. Now he coaches one. |
| Television | Kingdom. More MMA family drama, with a lot more episodes. |
| Heroes | Sammy. Every comeback needs a coach in the corner. |
| Beast's Crew | |
| Director | Tyler Atkins |
| Writers | Russell Crowe, David Frigerio |
| Producers | David Frigerio, John Schwarz, Michael Schwarz, Jamie Arscott, Tim O'Hair |
| Cinematography | Thomaz Labanca |
| Music | Brian Cachia |
| Edited By | Todd E. Miller |
| Production | Deepwater Films, Black Pearl Productions, Broken Open Pictures, Storm Alley Entertainment, Armagh Films, One Championship |
| Distributed By | Lionsgate and Grindstone Entertainment Group (United States), Rialto Distribution (Australia) |
You can call every round of Beast before the opening bell: retired legend, brother in trouble, gruff old coach, unbeatable champ. It checks every box on the one-last-fight card and never adds a new one. Daniel MacPherson plays Patton James, an MMA great who traded the cage for a commercial fishing boat, until his brother lands in danger and pulls him back in. Russell Crowe plays Sammy, the old coach he reunites with, and Crowe co-wrote the script too, so you know he believes in this stuff. The last bout is in ONE Championship against the reigning champ, Xavier Grau, played by Bren Foster, and the crew filmed during a real ONE event at Bangkok’s Impact Arena, which is a smart way to borrow a real crowd. Critics were much warmer than audiences, with an 81% on Rotten Tomatoes while regular viewers mostly shrugged. It runs 114 minutes. A 4.8 because the formula is sturdy and it’s still a formula. $28.98 says you walk past a seafood counter this week and wonder which fisherman could take you in a fight.
What works: Shooting inside a real ONE Championship event gives the big fight a genuine arena feel, and critics were mostly kind to it.
What doesn’t: The story is a by-the-numbers comeback template, and nothing in the setup will surprise anyone who has seen a boxing movie.
Who it’s for: MMA fans and people who never get tired of the one-last-fight story.
Spoilers
There’s no big twist. Everything builds to Patton’s final ONE Championship bout against Xavier Grau, with his brother’s safety riding on how it goes.
Patton James (Daniel MacPherson) used to be an MMA legend. These days he works as a commercial fisherman and the fight life is behind him. Then his brother ends up in danger, and Patton gets pulled right back into the cage. He reunites with his old coach Sammy (Russell Crowe) and commits to one final bout in ONE Championship, against the reigning champ Xavier Grau (Bren Foster). Tyler Atkins directs, Crowe co-wrote the script, and a key scene was shot at a real ONE event in Bangkok. One hundred thirteen minutes, gloves back on.
Fishermen with a mean left hook. Coaches who never stopped believing.
| Russell Crowe | Sammy |
| Daniel MacPherson | Patton James |
| Luke Hemsworth | Gabriel Stone |
| Mojean Aria | Malon |
| Kelly Gale | Luciana |
| George Burgess | Neal |
| Bren Foster | Xavier Grau |
| Saphira Moran | Nadine James |
| Amy Shark | Rose |
| Herb Dean | himself |
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 18 October 2026 DataBot +360 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $1.8M; Domestic box office $1.3M; Opening weekend $806K; profit note now waits on a budget; Rotten Tomatoes 81%; box office chart updated; Rotten Tomatoes critics 81% (31 reviews); IMDb users 5.8 / 10 (4,762 votes); movie.guru score 4.4.
- (cur | prev) 12:00, 18 October 2026 DataBot +2,000 Profile created from Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo: cast, crew, release dates, budget, official trailer.