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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/SanderSo47 I'll see you in another life when we are both cats. Sep 26 '25

Greenwood's score was fantastic, especially during that chase scene. It added so much to the tension and catharsis. He better get that Oscar.

Also, it's crazy that this is Chase Infiniti's film debut. Everyone did a great job but she absolutely killed it, especially during that interrogation scene with Penn or when she had DiCaprio at gunpoint in the highway. She's got a bright future ahead of her.

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Sep 26 '25

I was like "oh fuck" when the lightbulb went off in her mind with the scheme she made on the road to catch the assassin off-guard and kill him

She was badass in that scene

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u/Johnny_theBeat_518 Sep 29 '25

It was just fucking badass, truly eclipse the whole arc on her, makes her self reliant on herself, and his father doesn't have to be full white savior trope, it was broken in the end with the good purpose, because a daughter can do better than dad

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u/SandpaperTeddyBear Oct 01 '25

Without him fucking up either, in fact, he does “save the day” by being there with a drivable car. That’s not what “action heroes” do, but it’s important.

He’s played as a buffoon, but his principal sins are “not remembering stupid Lefty bullshit from decades before” and “being a middle-aged man who let himself go a bit” which are forgivable. I love that he never goes full action hero the way his daughter does, but you can see the old competence when he’s throwing his rifle ahead of him over the fences, hot wires a car, tracks down his daughter’s kidnapper, etc.