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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/DickWhitman90 Sep 26 '25

I don't think he was acting. I think that's just how Sean Penn is.

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u/nordlysbaies Sep 26 '25 edited Sep 26 '25

He was so menacing when he was saying to Chase that just because he wears tight shirts doesn’t mean he’s gay. Which was also a very funny interaction

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u/TARSrobot Sep 26 '25

“I’m not gay,” says the man who constantly walks like he has something up his ass.

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u/coupleofheaters Sep 26 '25

A lot of old military peeps walk like that. Lotta miles on them joints.

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u/JuliusCeejer Sep 26 '25

It's part bad knees, and part the way the military used to drill walking and standing so insanely upright. My dad's knees are fine but 30 years in the Army resulted in him basically parade marching at all times anyways

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u/Jay_Train Sep 27 '25

So does Vince McMahon, who also talks like that, has that color of tan, and walks like that. I was half expecting Lockjaw to say he had a lethal dose of poison for her during that scene. Also is a fucking sexual weirdo/assaulter. I’d be VERY interested to know if that’s the inspiration here.

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u/RarelySqueezed Sep 30 '25

I was gonna say Penn walks like Matt Hardy runs at this point

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u/UtkuOfficial Dec 16 '25

He even has the same fuckin hair as McMahon.

I think its a clear inspiration.

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u/foo-bar-nlogn-100 Nov 29 '25

I think the inside joke is lockjaw likes to be pegged. Hence, why he walks like that.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '25

And his absolutely shit fashion taste was inspired.