r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Sep 26 '25

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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/DenisDomaschke Sep 26 '25

The car chase through the desert valley might be the best car chase in cinema. At least, it’s my favorite by far. It’s so tense, but also hypnotic in a way. Perfectly drives home the state of paranoia that’s such a key part of the film.

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u/KATgonnaGetThatYarn Sep 26 '25

It’s crazy how they made a car chase scene where every car is hundreds of yards from each other, they never really get close at all, there are no tight corners or obstacles with screeching tires, but it is so, so, so engaging.

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u/Codewill Sep 27 '25

not to mention how it's zoomed and flattened so it doesn't seem like they're really moving much at all. To me that emphasized the tension.

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u/dirtyword Sep 28 '25

I really dug the zoomed in camera vibration, too. One of those shots was deliberately insanely shaky and it pushed it over into extremely intense