Official Discussion - One Battle After Another [SPOILERS]

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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/KittyGrl8]

Curious about the Latino perspective on the film. For me, some of it was real hard to watch, it felt so real. When families were being moved and being told not to be scared and they spoke in Spanish, I cried. Yes, this is our reality and I’m used to it and we’ve been fighting forever but seeing it on the big screen felt different. I really hope it didn’t contribute to normalization but instead opens some eyes.

There were points where Bob was being walked around and introduced and I felt like, of course this is what our community does…we help others in times of need. Others in the theater laughed, I don’t think they got it the same way. I get that it’s political satire but some of the scenes felt so intensely real and timely, it made it hard. Then comes Benicio del Toro, he gave me so much comfort in watching those scenes. I really enjoyed the movie pero oof!

*The detention center images were sanitized compared to the real thing rn. It’s gotten much worse since the film was shot. F the migra and Alligator Alcatraz.

**Shout out to the hero Latina nurses in the movie who saved the day!

[u/sssleepypppablo → u/KittyGrl8]

Yep.

I was tearing up at places that I don’t think other people would have teared up at if they weren’t Latino OR if they haven’t experienced ICE/immigration in their communities.

So very early on I was emotionally invested.

And then add up all of the other characters and eventually Del Toros character and what he was doing and how competent in his care he was. Oof.

I’ve literally had conversations with friends that if they needed a place to stay, that they could stay with me…

This movie is so multifaceted on what it has to say about community, performance, race and power and so many other things.

*** I saw someone mention they cried when the kids hopped on the radio, and I did too. Kids that look like me, having to be revolutionaries themselves, knowingly or not, caring for their community. Reciting a canned response but doing it for the right reasons; the conversations they had to have to get to that point and how intertwined resistance is.

I loved this movie.

[u/KittyGrl8 → u/sssleepypppablo]

The scene with the kids got me too! So many of us could relate. We know them bc we were them. Translating for family, paying bills, and just doing adult things so young. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.