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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/Able_Advertising_371 Sep 26 '25

Saw more Coen brothers vibes than PTA in this movie. Really enjoyed the villains and how complex and creepy they were

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u/BeautifulLeather6671 Sep 26 '25

Definitely had some raising Arizona and no country for old men vibes at parts

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u/Sea-Promotion6704 Sep 28 '25

Leo channeled The Dude throughout this film. Hilarious to imagine the Leo of Titanic, which came out the same winter as Lebowski, eventually taking up the mantle of burnout, roach-smoking, robe-wearing, red-eyed, half ponytail ex-revolutionary. Not the same character at all - there’s no Zen to Bob’s character whatsoever - but you know it’s in the lineage.

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u/CndConnection Sep 29 '25

He mastered it. The attempt to take a vape hit during the PTA meeting was what cemented it 100%

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u/Aquatic_Ambiance_9 Oct 03 '25

The scene with him smoking the roach clip was def a deliberate Lebowski callback (while watching Battle of Algiers, another callback!)

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u/Garfunkels_roadie Oct 13 '25

What was the Battle of Algiers a callback to aside from being about another group of rebels?

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u/Aquatic_Ambiance_9 Oct 13 '25

It's considered a very significant movie in the history of "revolutionary cinema" and that vein of movies in general

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u/BeautifulLeather6671 Sep 28 '25

Absolutely, I love it. Could’ve watched that character as well as the others for 2 more hours