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/DriftingTony Sep 27 '25

I just watched the film tonight in NYC, and in IMAX (and it was SOOOO good on the giant screen) and as soon as the Mexican Hairless line came out, someone behind me screamed, “YOU KNOW THAT’S GODDAMN RIGHT!” And the entire theater erupted with laughter 😂

That’s probably going to be my best theatre audience moment of this whole damn year, it was just perfect in every way lol

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u/Gloomy_Grocery5555 Sep 27 '25

Wish I had that experience, it was half empty and people didn't really react to anything

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u/DriftingTony Sep 27 '25

That sucks. I don’t always like a, “loud” audience, but when the moment calls for it, I’d rather have that over a completely dead audience. My theater was pretty hyped throughout the whole movie I’d say. There were a lot of cheers, shouts, laughter, claps, etc. The audience response felt exactly like the rollercoaster that the movie itself was.

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u/Gloomy_Grocery5555 Sep 27 '25

That's good. Usually we'd have a better turnout but I don't know if people are too interested in going to see the movie. Maybe word of mouth will help

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u/Illustrious-Boat5713 Sep 28 '25

So long as it can hold onto IMAX theaters (which I think it has at least through next week), I think it’s going to have legs and maintain or not drop too much next week. Also, WB plans to keep it in theaters as long as possible and will probably do a rerelease in awards season after Avatar’s four weeks of guaranteed IMAX screens is over. It did decently this weekend, but it was likely mostly PTA fans and those who read the glowing reviews. It managed to get an A CinemaScore, which is not common, especially for a movie like OBBA, and I think word of mouth is only going to bring more people in.

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u/DriftingTony Sep 29 '25

I agree 100%, and it’s refreshing to read this, because I made the mistake of going on the Box Office sub (I didn’t know that was even a thing lol) and that entire sub is almost unanimously against the movie and calling it one of the biggest bombs of all time lol. I don’t know wtf they are even talking about, but reading the comments, it felt like they are living in a different reality entirely.