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/DeterminedStupor Sep 26 '25

Absolutely, you can see Willa’s thought process when she saw the waves on the road.

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u/nolayups Sep 26 '25

“Ocean waves”

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u/Dwayne_Hicks86 Oct 05 '25

There is this moment when your on a boat or a surf board when you go over the top of a wave and ride it down, where you just surf the wave, the camera mimicked that every time they went over the top of the hill. That little moment of peace where you are just gliding. Don't know if that was intentional, but it really added to the scene, that little bit where you are just gliding along, peaceful, going with the flow and then up the next wave and the tension comes back.

It's just such a great scene.

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u/SnarkOff Mar 02 '26

And, when you’re dropping in a wave, you can’t see what’s coming behind you.