A Real Pain

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A Real Pain

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Released Nov 15, 2024

1h 29m

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Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

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Critics Consensus

Led by a scene-stealing turn from Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain is a powerfully funny, emotionally resonant dramedy that finds writer-director-star Jesse Eisenberg playing to his strengths on either side of the camera.

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Katherine McLaughlin

Little White Lies

... it is also distinctly a film about the boundaries and limits of love.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 18, 2025

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

It may be formally unadventurous but A Real Pain is a real treat, a tender, funny treatise on family jealousies and our relationship to the past. Simultaneously light and heavy, it soars on the stellar pairing of Eisenberg and Culkin.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 16, 2025

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Inseparable as kids, our two heroes now make a classic odd couple, even if that comic staple seems a strange fit indeed for the gravity ahead.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 15, 2025

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M.V. Moorhead

Less Hat, Moorhead

Written and directed by Eisenberg, this modest movie is genuinely original --very funny, very poignant, very believable, painfully uncomfortable to watch at times but ultimately a gem.

Jan 21, 2025

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Kiko Martinez

San Antonio Current

Funny and sincere, A Real Pain gives actor Kieran Culkin a foundational character he consumes with his whole heart.

Rated: B+

Jan 21, 2025

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Devesh Sharma

Filmfare

Eisenberg hasn’t let directing duties get to him and has succeeded in making a heartfelt buddy/road movie, with deeper political connotations, if you care to scratch the surface.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 21, 2025

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Linda

Thought it would be a young buddy movie. instead started out with F bombs:not something I do not appreciate. Got worse with the one character picking on the other character. dont want to give too much away , but did not see what was coming at end of picture. wait for it to come on regular tv in about a year.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/25

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Erick B

Brilliant screenplay, wonderful story & excellent acting.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/25

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Olivia W

Enjoyed this quirky film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/11/25

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FRANCISCA S

loved the humor and the serious conversations - the acting was great

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/09/25

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derek

an outspoken, abrasive, over sensitive boy takes a trip with his cousin.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/25

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Tom P

Kieran Culkin is tragic and hilarious and totally believable. Great writing, great performances by the two leads.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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Synopsis

Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

Director: Jesse Eisenberg
Producer: Jesse Eisenberg, Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Emma Stone, Ewa Puszczyńska
Screenwriter: Jesse Eisenberg
Distributor: Searchlight Pictures
Production Co: Topic Studios, Fruit Tree, Extreme Emotions
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Language Throughout)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 15, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 31, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.9M
Runtime: 1h 29m

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