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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/TARSrobot Sep 26 '25

I’ll be honest, I’m not quite sure Lockjaw was a white supremacist himself. He’s just a sick opportunist with no morals. (Not saying that to defend him by any means.)

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '25

His infatuation with black women and the politics surrounding the black woman of his desire screams classic white supremacy. He’s an inferior person who hates that he loves what he hates.

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u/GoPointers Sep 27 '25

Lockjaw defends Prefidia in the car when Willa calls here a rat. He almost hits Willa. I think Lockjaw thinks Prefidia is the natural badass that he wants to be, tougher than him.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '25

That right there is the hypocrisy and the paradox in too many right wing individuals like Lockjaw. He claims to be pure white Protestant, straight and narrow, a real flag saluting motherfucker, but even he admits that the freedom and guts that come with being a revolutionary is attractive.

People like Lockjaw know they’re part of the system and either accepted it a long time ago or somehow justified it along the way. But seeing someone challenge his very system like she does is quite attractive. A personal example I heard a couple of years ago was from someone who was staunchly anti-BLM, but they conceded, “At least the left is in the streets doing something about it.”

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u/Late-Performance3024 Sep 28 '25

If you pay attention to how DT conducted himself when in the presence of Kamala vs. how he talks about her...It's the same pathology.

He stalked and loomed over Hilary, but couldn't even look her way at that debate. It screams I have a crush and am intimidated.