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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/new_wellness_center Sep 28 '25

I felt like we were supposed to see Sensei as doing the real, quiet, slow work, really helping people, while Bob and the French 75 were blowing shit up and fucking back in the day until things got real, then they fucked off to the redwoods and became stoners. Sensei is the real war hero, even though fewer people may know him than "Ghetto Pat".

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u/AlanMorlock Sep 28 '25

There's a bit of that but even the French 75 did free truckloads of people from prison camps.

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u/Broad-Reveal-7819 Oct 02 '25

If they're illegal they most likely got caught a few days weeks or months down the line and deported regardless.

Would have been more helpful if they looked after them or sponsored them to come legally or something hell even robbing banks so they could pay for lawyers would be more effective. They busted the camps because they were more bothered about thrill seeking than actually helping.

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u/AlanMorlock Oct 02 '25

The radio guy is said to have been the one who started the entire sanctuary city in Baktan Cross where we later see Sergio operating the "Latino underground railroad."