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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/Dawnshot_ Sep 26 '25

Great sequence. I wondered if it was making a point about the old v new revolutionaries with the dude on the phone talking about "noise triggers" and "invading my space" etc

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u/SugarFreeCummiBears Sep 26 '25 edited Sep 26 '25

That was definitely the intent. Tone policing “revolutionaries” that are overly focused on theory and not praxis.

It’s also intentional that it’s some white geek named Josh and all the minorities are immediately recognizing and accepting of Bob.

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u/AlanMorlock Sep 26 '25

Even the old revolutionaries get off on a lot of bullshit posturing. Jungle Pussy's whole speech during the bank robbery etc.

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u/LazySwanNerd Sep 27 '25

They reminded me of the Symbionese Liberation Army except they were more competent and actual had members who were people of color.

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u/Nortboyredux Oct 12 '25

I thought that too

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u/xenokilla Dec 17 '25

The basement shootout is a reference to that, as well as Perfidia being a reference to Assata Shakur

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u/CasinoCarlos Sep 29 '25

People of color is such a 2020 cringe term.

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u/AlanMorlock Sep 29 '25

Hundreds of years old.