Here's what the bittersweet ending of A Real Pain starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin really means. Jesse Eisenberg, best known for The Social Network, made his directorial debut with When You Finish Saving the World.

Culkin shares what made him not step away from the movie.

"I was at the premiere, and I was dying laughing," Culkin told the Los Angeles Times in December. "It was the funniest thing I had ever seen. I had no idea what the movie was abou

The buddy comedy is back with Succession breakout Kieran Culkin and The Social Network star Jesse Eisenberg in their familial road comedy A Real Pain. The film, written and directed by Eisenberg, is sitting pretty with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score and nestled in the top spot on Hulu's Top 10.

Golden Globe Awards, Kieran Culkin shared a special thank you to his ex Emma Stone—who produced his film A Real Pain—while accepting the win for Best Supporting Actor.

On January 5th, Kieran Culkin won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film. He won the award for his performance as Benji in “A Real Pain”. The next night, the WWE Raw on Netflix premiere was held in Los Angeles, and Culkin was one of the many stars in attendance.

While Kieran Culkin was beginning to accept the award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in A Real Pain, he realized he was still chewing his gum. The Succession alum casually took it out of his mouth and shared that he didn’t know what to do with it only for Eisenberg to swoop in seconds later to retrieve the ABC gum.

"A Real Pain" has received additional praise beyond the Golden Globes, including the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award win for Eisenberg.

Discover how Kieran Culkin rose from Macaulay's shadow to stardom with Succession and A Real Pain—a look at his journey, challenges, and career highlights.

Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin’s award-winning comedy drama—is new on Hulu this week. Find out when you can stream the film at home.

The premise is deceptively simple. Two Jewish-American cousins, David (played by Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin), travel to Poland to honour their late grandmother, Dora, a Holocaust survivor. It’s part family obligation, part personal journey ...

In A Real Pain, Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg play mismatched cousins, Benji Kaplan and David Kaplan. They travel to Europe to honor their grandmother and track their Jewish lineage. Dysfunction arises when the two drastically different personalities face unresolved tensions from the past.