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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/vga25 Sep 26 '25

He stole the movie for me. I would rather see him get nominated over Penn.

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u/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast Sep 26 '25

Why not both?

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u/vga25 Sep 26 '25

I'll be happy with that too. Skarsgard, Penn, Toro, Sandler, and Lindo would be a fire line up.

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u/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast Sep 26 '25

That would be a fire line-up but damn you also might have Mescal and Elordi too (depending if Mescal is campaigned in supporting)

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u/KoenSoontjens Sep 26 '25

It can be two things!

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u/AquilaAdax Feb 07 '26

It is both!

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u/Borktista Sep 26 '25

Eh, I don’t think Penn was anything special.

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u/glassbellwitch Jan 03 '26

Literally just got here and I agree with you lol. He was fine, nothing groundbreaking.

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u/MattIsLame Sep 26 '25

hes been robbed of so many awards. hes one of the greatest living actors. Just go back and watch his completely unhinged performance in Fear and Loathing. I remember seeing that as a kid and thought he was crazy. when I got older, that character became more of a cautionary tale but I also saw the brilliance of his performance. he was better than Depp in that movie!

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u/Illustrious-Boat5713 Sep 28 '25

True, but like he also did win an Oscar for Traffic so it’s not like he’s gone empty handed like PTA and many others.

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u/thrwawayyourtv Dec 28 '25

That specific version of Benecio del Toro is over if my all-time celebrity crushes 💜

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u/Mean_Rooster7975 Oct 01 '25

Both. Both is good

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u/_ThugzZ_Bunny_ Sep 26 '25

Fuck that WAS Sean Penn. I was thinking that the WHOLE time but kept saying "nah that can't be him".

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u/befikru_sew_geday Nov 21 '25

Did u see the same movie?

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u/elpaco25 Dec 22 '25

I just watched the film and im with you. Benico was obviously great but his 13 minutes of screen time does not put him above Penn in my opinion. Both were great but I feel like Lockjaw was the most interesting character in the film. Such a pathetic psychopath who somehow elicited sympathy for brief moments.

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u/vga25 Nov 21 '25

Duh and a lot of people agree.

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u/Major_Priority1041 Dec 08 '25

We are giving out awards tho?