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A Real Pain (2024)

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Audience Score
68
Review Score
85
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R 1 hr 30 minNov 15th, 2024Drama, Comedy
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.
StarringJesse EisenbergKieran CulkinWill Sharpe
DirectorJesse Eisenberg
WriterJesse Eisenberg

A Real Pain Review

Funny and Moving, ‘A Real Pain’ Explores Grief, Family, and History Jesse Eisenberg’s confident direction steers the poignant, acerbic ‘A Real Pain,’ with Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin in top form as dysfunctional cousins.

Jesse Eisenberg has long been an acquired taste as an actor, but as a director, his second feature, ‘A Real Pain,’ shows tremendous growth from his 2022 debut behind the camera, ‘When You Finish Saving the World.’ While that film felt incomplete and abrasive in ways, ‘A Real Pain’ brings tremendous emotional sensitivity and a more focused wit to the story of two cousins traveling together to the land of their family’s heritage, and the issues that journey brings up.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 15th, 2024 - Buy Tickets
On Digital & Streaming:December 31st, 2024 - Watch Now
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 4th, 2025 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$9,814,110 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Ryan Heller, Michael Bloom, Jennifer Westin, Kevin Kelly
Production Companies:Fruit Tree, Topic Studios, Extreme Emotions, Rego Park, Mazowiecki i Warszawski Fundusz Filmowy
A Real Pain on the Web:Instagram, Official Website
Movie Tags:
griefholocaust (shoah)vacationsuicide attemptsuspensefulpolanddramedythoughtfuljewishpain