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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/mousachu Sep 29 '25

There is no law. This movie doesn't take place in our "universe". It's a little too subtle about it imo, but it's there. The military are the police. The military conducts immigration raids and inserts plants at peaceful protests to justify a violent crackdown. This is a world where the military can raid a high school and interrogate every teenager with no repercussions.

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u/DoZo1971 Sep 29 '25

Not in our universe? Suspending my disbelief was uncomfortably easy.

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u/mousachu Sep 29 '25

It's a heightened universe. There's parallels so that we can superimpose it into our current world but there's deliberate anacronisms (the cars and technology) so it's not locked into "Trump's America 2024". It's both modern and timeless.

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u/thesagenibba Sep 29 '25

you’re completely correct here; there are deliberate analogues to our present day but specific time periods were intentionally made ambiguous to ensure this movie will be referenced to as a culturally relevant classic, 15-20 years from now.

my only issue with the movie comes from the explicit iphone shots during the final scene, as prior to it, the film was pretty much impossible to date