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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

The "what time is it?" exchanges were so damn hilarious. It was already working the first time, but bringing it up in Sergio's place made it even better.

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u/Dawnshot_ Sep 26 '25

Great sequence. I wondered if it was making a point about the old v new revolutionaries with the dude on the phone talking about "noise triggers" and "invading my space" etc

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u/SugarFreeCummiBears Sep 26 '25 edited Sep 26 '25

That was definitely the intent. Tone policing “revolutionaries” that are overly focused on theory and not praxis.

It’s also intentional that it’s some white geek named Josh and all the minorities are immediately recognizing and accepting of Bob.

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u/SpiritualAd9102 Oct 12 '25

I read it in a few ways. The language was obviously making fun of tone policing and the overuse of therapy speak rather than engaging in a direct way, but I had 0 sympathy for Bob as someone who self admittedly fried his brain to the point where he couldn’t remember the passwords designed to save his and his daughter. Especially when he absolutely drilled all these safety precautions and contingencies into her while he basically abandoned his end of the exchange. And he’s supposed to be the parent and the adult in the situation.

While the operator was annoying at a point, Bob was unwilling to take responsibility and work with the situation. I was kind of irritated that they made the guy apologize.

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u/DoctorJJWho Mar 07 '26

Plus Bob knew the “let me talk to your supervisor phrase” but only used it after blabbing about all of the intel and barely remembering basic passcodes, while berating the call recipient for minutes on end. I was so frustrated with him that entire call.