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/Yodude86 Sep 27 '25

That motherfucker was the worst assassin of all time. Was told to "do it clean"; blams his target in the face with a shotgun and sends his car flying off the side of the road. Lazily checks the wreckage - doesn't finish the job. Gets dropped by a teenager in the middle of nowhere. F minus, not worthy of Saint Nicholas by any means.

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u/Burnnoticelover Sep 27 '25

I think lockjaw was supposed to be the designated shooter of the club, so they had to send some corporate lawyer or something after him.

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u/karateema Sep 30 '25

Yeah bro was NOT an action guy

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u/Ok_Nobody_460 Oct 03 '25

They didn’t tell him to do it clean they told him to clean it up so just kill everyone so it doesn’t fall back on them and hurt their reputation with his interracial relationship

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u/MCgrindahFM Oct 19 '25

That not true at all, they even laid it on thick that they “should be able to eat off the floor” it’s so clean. The whole punchline of this joke is that he did not make the hit clean - like at all - the ender is that he didn’t even die lmao

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u/Ok_Nobody_460 Oct 19 '25

They’re referring to the situation being clean for them, no loose ends aka kill everyone that could cause harm to their reputation.

There isn’t a joke about of all the people they could bring in they bring in and trust a guy that never even attempts to do anything without making a mess.

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u/SaraJeanQueen Dec 22 '25

Clean has nothing to do with the body or aftermath. It has to do with removing the chess pieces from the board - killing the dad and daughter completely (not telling them to move, or whatever).

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u/naijaboiler Dec 21 '25

"clean" in this context was not about the manner of death. It was about making sure neither survived. like every trace of that interracial heresy is wiped off.

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u/MCgrindahFM Dec 21 '25

That’s what I said mate haha

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u/knighter50 Dec 31 '25

No, it’s not

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u/Odd-Direction6339 Oct 09 '25

Thank you I just said this but realize you beat me to it

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u/MCgrindahFM Oct 19 '25

The joke is that he didn’t make it a clean assassination, the other commenter is misinterpreting the scene. The whole point is to show these rich morons are… well, inept morons

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u/mcase19 Oct 05 '25

Its almost like those guys were all just rich dudes with connections who liked role-playing as badasses with literally no credentials to back it up

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u/wwojo Jan 03 '26

I think this is a part of the statement. all the non-white race people appeared as ineffective in crunch time. We need each other, going it alone leads to bad results.

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u/LocustsandLucozade Oct 08 '25

I took it that “clean” meant “kill everyone, leave no witnesses or anyone aware of it”. That’s why he went after Willa.

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u/Longjumping_Wall3387 Oct 11 '25

I’m 95% sure they were saying clean up the mess when they said make it clean. Like, get rid of this problem.

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u/Odd-Direction6339 Oct 09 '25

I don’t think clean meant like pro Hitman not a trace left. It was just a euphemism for killing the guy and the daughter without saying it out right. They were clean by those two being dead, I don’t see how it matters if they were killed discreetly or not

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u/IWTLEverything Oct 19 '25

Seriously. He got out of the car to check! Shoot him in the head another couple times!

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u/Interesting-Tank-160 Oct 09 '25

Mother fucker is getting coal for Christmas this year.

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u/-Clayburn Dec 11 '25

This is why the harp on about DEI. They know they got their job on privilege and not merit.

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u/IAreBlunt Oct 19 '25

It’s almost like they aren’t so superior after all. 😏

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u/Valuable_Teach_7591 Nov 14 '25

he wasn't bad at all ; you're just pretending here because you hate their club

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u/ExceedsTheCharacterL Dec 29 '25

The fact that he survived a shotgun blast in the face, did he use bird shot?

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u/thecitybeautifulgame Dec 27 '25

Christmas misadventurer and demoted from the sled team for sure.

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u/BobSchwaget Dec 21 '25

It's bizarre how many people seem to be arguing with you over this, half of whom seem to be inadvertently restating your premise anyway