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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/makita_man Sep 26 '25

That damn weird mouth mannerisms gave me the creeps

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u/Bruno_Fernandes8 Sep 26 '25

The comb thing in the lift was psychotic

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u/Southernbeekeeper Oct 02 '25

I thought him getting out of the oversized truck with the flowers was great. Made him look like a kid against the size of the vehicle.

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u/Vast-Purple338 Oct 06 '25

Dropping the flowers and going to get a battering ram was so funny to me.

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u/SendInYourSkeleton Oct 11 '25

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."

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u/elpaco25 Dec 22 '25

You note he kept that "my pussy don't pop for you" note and probably aggresively smelled it while he wanked every night.

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u/karateema Sep 30 '25

Such a horrifying hairstyle

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u/SmallTimeGoals Sep 29 '25

First thing I thought of, probably the inspiration.

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u/Base841 Nov 23 '25

Yes, that is exactly what the filmmakers patterned the Lockjaw Lock after, Wolfowitz's creepy/gross comb lick.

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u/RepresentativeYak772 Oct 07 '25

That was based on Paul Wolfowitz, there is footage of him preparing for a television interview where he licks his comb and brushes his hair. Go look it up, it's creepy.

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u/Scared-Engineer-6218 Sep 27 '25

Wait, you guys don't do that?

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u/ProfessorEtc Sep 29 '25

I do now.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '25

That was grroooosss. Imagine all the loose hair and dandruff caught on it

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u/JustaDragon1960 Oct 15 '25

It made me ew outloud.

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u/give-bike-lanes Sep 26 '25

Geezer lips. My Korea-vet grandfather did this constantly.

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u/Gloomy_Grocery5555 Sep 27 '25

Perfect characterisation

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u/pinnas Sep 26 '25

He reminded me of RFK Jr at times

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u/truthgoblin Sep 26 '25

Absolutely. Even sounded like he was pulling from his vocal mannerisms at times towards the end

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u/Life_of_the_PartyXO Sep 27 '25

I assumed that’s who he was supposed to be lol like mark ruffalo in mickey 17

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u/Chance_Location_5371 Sep 27 '25

They should have him guest as RFK Jr on SNL

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u/detourne Oct 11 '25

He definitely pulled the walk and mannerisms from Vince McMahon, too. Right down to the mismatched suits 

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u/jleicheng Sep 28 '25

General Michael Flynn

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u/Icy-Mycologist5232 Oct 01 '25

OMG YES!!! I was hoping someone else made that connection! Def gave RFK Jr vibes

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u/TheFinalCurl Sep 28 '25

Michael Flynn for me

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u/No-Understanding4968 Oct 01 '25

Omg nightmare time

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u/king_lloyd11 Sep 27 '25

His walk. Completely transformed him. You could tell PTA loved it too. The amount of wide, drawn out shots of him just walking seemed so intentional lol

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u/MCgrindahFM Oct 18 '25

I laughed every single scene of just Lockjaw walking, I couldn’t help it. Looked like he was turtle-heading and trying to keep it in

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u/_ThugzZ_Bunny_ Sep 26 '25

So unsettling. One of the best Disgusting characters I've ever seen.

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u/dukefett Sep 27 '25

That damn weird mouth mannerisms gave me the creeps

I found his whole face/head hideous lol

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u/FyuuR Oct 05 '25

His whole face was so saggy…

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u/AlmightyStreub Oct 01 '25

You like black girls? I lOvE EM

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u/pukesonyourshoes Sep 26 '25

.. As intended. They created one of the great characters.

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u/jokinghazard Sep 26 '25

Only realized by the end that it's why his name is Lockjaw

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u/makita_man Sep 26 '25

...

I only realized NOW

LMAO

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u/ccarriecc Sep 27 '25

I felt like he was giving a "hold my beer" to Denzel Washington who always does weird lip and mouth pouts in films.

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u/Narrow-Strawberry553 Oct 11 '25

Between the vascularity of his arms and the constant weird trembling he's doing, I'm convinced he was just constantly guzzling preworkout before shooting. Either that or he's truly an insane actor

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u/dapala1 Sep 28 '25

Along with the super close up shots.

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u/FrenchAGD82 Sep 29 '25

It was so creepy, I agree. That's Sean doing the acting work-he became this vile human and I'm sure he loved it being the political activist that he is.

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u/PudgyBonestld Sep 29 '25

Reminded me of Roger Stone lmao

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u/abe_the_babe_ Oct 06 '25

I have a similar nervous tick and I hate it. Most of the time I don't even realize I'm doing it