A Real Pain
2024, comedy, drama
89 minutes
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
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10
2024-10-02
It’s comedy but it’s also drama. Core to this is the stressed relationship between David and Benji. Read more
10
2025-02-13
Such a phenomenal picture—a film that truly feels like reality. In a story like this, the relationship between two people can make or break everything. Thankfully, Eisenberg and Culkin have amazing chemistry that grips us from start to finish. Read more
9.0
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
8.0
2025-02-01
It is a wonderful, smartly written, and sensitive but also funny two-hander that gets the most out of its central stars’ unique gifts, including the acting talents of its triple-threat filmmaker, whose star is now also on the rise behind-the-camera. Read more
8.0
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
8.0
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
8.0
2024-11-12
This film is engaging, poignant, hilarious, and unexpectedly layered with genuine, well-earned empathy. Read more
7.0
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
6.0
2025-01-23
The premise dissipates quickly, leaving surface impressions that fluctuate between pleasantly whimsical and mildly moving. Read more
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7.5
2024-12-25
De twee hebben een realistische chemie, zoals broers die het contact even zijn verloren om vervolgens het contact op te pakken alsof er nooit iets is gebeurt. Read more
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