Written and directed by Jesse Esienberg, A Real Pain is already making waves on the awards circuit. A story about cultural heritage, loss and familial relationships, the new film arrives on ...

Thankfully, A Real Pain is everything Treasure failed to be. Instead of dealing with mawkish musings, actor-writer-director Jesse Eisenberg has delivered a frequently hilarious buddy movie that ...

Jesse Eisenberg’s second directorial, A Real Pain, is the kind of film that sneaks up on you. At first glance, it feels like a quirky buddy comedy but before you know it you are in the deep end of an ...

Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain begins and ends with Kieran Culkin’s face, taut with unresolved grief, eyes heavy with the weight of something unspeakable. The familiar wild-eyed Roman Roy charm ...

A Real Pain keeps the cousins in the foreground while alluding to many things, including mental health, middle age angst, identity, fragility and grief, underscored by a dominance of piano-based ...

Aaron is also an actor and stay-at-home dad, which means coffee is his friend. In A Real Pain, Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg play mismatched cousins, Benji Kaplan and David Kaplan.

"Jesse Eisenberg has said that he was inspired to write 'A Real Pain' after coming across an online advert promoting tours of the concentration camp Auschwitz, with lunch included," said Brian ...

Featured pricing is subject to change. “A Real Pain” is headed to Hulu, just one week before 2025 Oscar nominations are announced. The movie premiered at the 2024 edition of the Sundance Film ...

A Real Pain actress Jennifer Grey has unveiled the reason why she agreed to do the film in the first place. Her reason has a special link with Golden Globe Award winner Kieran Culkin, who also ...

An odd-couple road movie, only one where the destination isn’t really a place but a sense of shared history, “A Real Pain” is set to be a darling of the upcoming awards season. Of course ...

Despite its many triumphs, A Real Pain demands patience. Its tonal shifts—from laugh-out-loud moments to sobering silence—might alienate viewers seeking conventional storytelling. The film’s ...