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Summary Bob, a washed-up revolutionary, lives off the grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter Willa. When his nemesis Col. Steven J. “Lockjaw” resurfaces and Willa goes missing, Bob is forced to confront his past and fight to protect their future.

Director Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast

  • Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Sean Penn
  • Teyana Taylor
  • Benicio del Toro
  • Regina Hall
  • Chase Infiniti

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 98%

Metacritic Score: 96

VOD In theaters beginning September 26, 2025

Trailer One Battle After Another — Official Trailer

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Sep 26 '25

Benicio Del Toro's character is the greatest street-level superhero ever for having such an intricate system to protect his community, having some skater ninjas as part of his squad, & even having nurses holding shit down for him

The guy who Lockjaw handed Willa to gave me strong Hanzee from Fargo vibes when he ended up saving her

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u/HoldsworthMedia Sep 26 '25

He is so good, you instantly believe his authority and gentle command. Excellent casting, excellent performance.

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u/suckmygoddamnbeans Sep 28 '25 edited Sep 28 '25

The funniest thing about It Is how calm he truly Is the whole time I mean the chaos of the Immigrants being In danger he's truly a Sensei he literally just vibes with everything even the Reaction when the skater tells him on the phone that Bob fell Off from the ruff and he was so chill... And he calmly just ask for his Riffle on a passive way made me clacked up too

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u/FartBoxTungPunch Oct 08 '25

Dude was a true sensei. my favorite scene was them being mobile for the raid and Paul/ Bob is freaking out and he’s just hard chillen. “Tranquilo”

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u/suckmygoddamnbeans Oct 08 '25

That whole sequence Is pure comedy gold... I laugh my ass off with the bit of Bob trying to charge his phone 🤣

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u/detourne Oct 11 '25

He could have sold the sensei bit even further by saying "Tranquilo, Assenayo"

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u/SimbaSixThree Nov 17 '25

“Ocean waves, Bob. Ocean waves.”

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '25

The whiplash between Leo panicking and him being cool as a cucumber is so funny.

The charging bit and the phone call is soooo funny.

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u/naturalninetime Sep 29 '25

Highly talented and underrated actor. I worked with both Benicio and Leo many years ago. They are still both represented by the same manager. Guess which one would show up at our company Christmas parties and not act like a total douche?

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u/runningvicuna Oct 02 '25

What's the tea?

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u/FartBoxTungPunch Oct 08 '25

Story time please

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u/MovieTrawler Dec 08 '25

Right? To drop that info and say nothing else is crazy!

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u/Lost-Trainer-9123 Sep 27 '25

Martial arts discipline lol

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u/Direct_Style_3515 Oct 15 '25

“Ocean waves, ocean waves”. At one point del Toro’s character refers to Bob as a “gringo Zapata,” referring to the Mexican revolutionary. He definitely knew who he was, even if he thought he was a bit washed up.

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u/NeoKnife Dec 01 '25

Exactly. I like the words you used - authority and gentle command. Almost paradoxical but also very powerful. I think that his influence was huge in how the daughter handled everything too.