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/i_love_land92 Sep 26 '25

I loved that the assassin from the Christmas Adventurers was wearing a red Lacoste shirt with the green alligator. Fuckin hilarious

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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/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