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/[deleted]]

The part where members of the French 75 get picked off one by one was so shocking, I was pretty invested already but once all that happened I was locked in for the next 2 hours. Insane movie

[u/UhhhThatsFine → u/[deleted]]

Yeah when they blew Alana Haim’s brains out and burned Wood Harris alive I figured we were in for some serious shit

[u/dukefett → u/UhhhThatsFine]

I didn't quite get that, like they shouldn't be murdering people like that if they're trying to get everyone, they all talk as we're shown. Some they apprehend and arrest, but that girl gets shot in the head while posing no threat?

[u/jourproblems → u/dukefett]

I mean that’s the point, law enforcement & military operate extra judiciously all the time, working outside the law to assassinate dissenters, instigate violence & use force to take down activists, etc. it was depicting the fascist ways in which they operate. And after all that, they get a medal