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One Battle After Another
2025 162 min United States of America R 18+
★8.4
Thriller, Crime, Comedy
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
🎭 Based on
«Vineland»
byThomas Pynchon
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Description
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.
Budget:
$175M
US Gross:
$72.92M
Worldwide:
$209.38M
Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor
Sean Penn
Actor
Benicio Del Toro
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Film Editing
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Film Editing
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Casting
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Supporting Actress
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Cinematography
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Production Design
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Sound
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Original Score
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Director
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Screenplay
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Original Score
BAFTA 2026
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2026
— Best Director
BAFTA 2026
— Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA 2026
— Best Film Editing
BAFTA 2026
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2026
— Best Actress
BAFTA 2026
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 2026
— Best Original Score
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2026
— Best Actress
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2026
— Best Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2026
— Best Supporting Actress
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2026
— Best Stunt Ensemble
BAFTA 2026
— Best Casting
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Picture
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 2026
— Best Cinematography
BAFTA 2026
— Best Sound
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2026
— Best Supporting Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2026
— Best Cast Ensemble
Key opinion
One Battle After Another is a stylistically ambitious, polarizing work that blends political satire, thriller, and character drama into a dense, episodic experience. While its masterful visuals and powerful performances—particularly from Sean Penn—draw consistent praise, opinions are split on whether its hyperbolic characterization and complex structure achieve profundity or simply become overlong and emotionally detached.
| Cinematography | VistaVision cinematography provides scale and visual mastery, consistently delivering a high-quality aesthetic experience. | |
| Acting | Sean Penn delivers an Oscar-worthy, commanding performance as a villainous figure who anchors the film's satirical weight. | |
| Score | The score by Johnny Greenwood is integral to the film, effectively intensifying the narrative's themes and tension. | |
| Theme | The film is highly successful as a visual and atmospheric piece, but some critics find the central characters lack necessary emotional depth. | |
| Pacing | The episodic structure and dense, three-hour runtime create a divide between viewers who find the deliberate pace rewarding and those who find it exhausting or disjointed. | |
| Originality | The film's reliance on hyperbolic, caricatured archetypes polarizes audiences, with some viewing it as sharp political commentary and others finding it alienating or superficial. |