A Real Pain

Bob Mann of One Mann's Movies

2024-10-02

It’s comedy but it’s also drama. Core to this is the stressed relationship between David and Benji. Read more

Hope Madden of Maddwolf

2024-11-13

Eisenberg’s work as a filmmaker here is very sharp, never taking the cheap shot. Both characters are held to account, but there’s a generosity of spirit in the film that’s equally forgiving. The result is a poignant treasure. Read more

Garry Arnot of Cinema Perspective

2025-01-11

Jesse Eisenberg’s thought-provoking buddy movie A Real Pain contextualises our contemporary struggles with this succinctly and wittily presented picture. It’s the most fun you’ll ever have on a Holocaust tour. Read more

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2025-01-08

This comedy, with its sunny lighting and witty repartee, just might make you think about the Holocaust and its echoes in more profound ways than any well-intentioned black and white concentration camp drama. Read more

Ruth Maramis of FlixChatter

2024-11-12

This film is engaging, poignant, hilarious, and unexpectedly layered with genuine, well-earned empathy. Read more

The Massie Twins of Gone With The Twins

2024-12-19

A Real Pain isn’t concerned with telling a unique or engaging story; rather, it’s an in-depth character study, providing modest entertainment in both its examination of disparate personalities and with its wry commentary on how eccentric people can impact the conventional. Read more