One Battle After Another

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One Battle After Another

R

Sep 2025

2h 41m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Comedy

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Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her as both father and daughter battle the consequences of their pasts.

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Critics Consensus

An epic screwball adventure teeming with awe-inspiring action set pieces, One Battle After Another is Paul Thomas Anderson's most entertaining film yet while also one of his most thematically rich.

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A towering achievement in Paul Thomas Anderson’s already illustrious filmography, One Battle After Another is a cinematic classic of sweeping visual grandeur that deserves to be experienced again and again, on the largest screen possible.

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Jesse Hassenger

AV Club

One Battle After Another hurtles into the present without compromising Anderson’s sense of fractured, constantly rearranged, weirdly personal American history.

Rated: A-

Nov 14, 2025

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

PTA, the preferred shorthand for the best high-wire director of his generation, wakes up the sleeping giant of American cinema by trip-wiring every scene in this radical blast of action, fun and fervor like an incendiary device that’s primed to explode.

Rated: 4/4

Oct 31, 2025

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

The excellent performances of DiCaprio and Del Toro bring a deep sense of humanism to two characters who, given the dramatic tone employed, always run the risk of coming across as caricatured stereotypes. [Full review in Spanish]

Oct 14, 2025

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

This is a film that needed someone the caliber of DiCaprio to pull it off and DiCaprio absolutely delivers in what should be considered one of his best performances to date.

Rated: 4.0/4.0

Nov 22, 2025

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Asher Luberto

LA Weekly/Village Voice

It's a tone that is serious and unserious, exciting, baffling, confusing, rip-roaring, depressing and uplifting in equal measure--which is to say, it's another Anderson classic.

Nov 22, 2025

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John Serba

Decider

It’s a propulsive, hilarious action film with set pieces that push Anderson in the general direction of – ulp – pleasing a crowd.

Nov 18, 2025

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Daryl A

interesting story, superb acting

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/30/25

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Brendan

See this movie on film, the way it was intended!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/28/25

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Jon H

Amazing visually, characters are awesome, plot is original and the score is perfect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/25/25

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George H

Great performances by the actors, interesting storyline too.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/24/25

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Adam F

pretty straightforward action movie, not what I expected from PTA.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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fraudot

It was serious but also had many humorous parts. I would see this movie again

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Synopsis

Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her as both father and daughter battle the consequences of their pasts.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer: Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy
Screenwriter: Paul Thomas Anderson
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Ghoulardi Film Company
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 26, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 14, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.1M
Runtime: 2h 41m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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