Overview
A group of ex-revolutionaries must confront their past to save a loved one from a vengeful enemy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- chaotic
- sardonic
- frantic
- intense movie night
- political thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an ambitious, propulsive, technically accomplished, and unusually moving political thriller with inventive twists and strong performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The former revolutionaries reunite while their conflict with a resurfaced enemy directly shapes Willa's life and future.
The film combines rebellion, riots, pursuit, and black comedy into an intentionally volatile political spectacle.
Bob's effort to rescue his missing daughter Willa supplies the intimate emotional core of the revolutionary plot.
The enemy's return after sixteen years reactivates unresolved consequences from the characters' revolutionary past.
Films like One Battle After Another, and why
The Battle of Algiers
shares politically charged resistance themes, black comedy, kinetic action, and ambitious ensemble filmmaking
Inherent Vice
shares paranoid crime-thriller energy, eccentric characters, political subtext, and darkly comic tonal shifts
Burn After Reading
shares stylized political violence, rebellious protagonists, conspiratorial plotting, and heightened dark humor
The French Connection
shares revolutionary themes, father daughter emotion, propulsive pacing, and large-scale auteur filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Release Date
- 2025-09-23
- Runtime
- 162 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (4313)
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Sean Penn
- Chase Infiniti
- Benicio del Toro
- Regina Hall
- Teyana Taylor
- Wood Harris
- Tony Goldwyn
- D.W. Moffett
- Paul Grimstad
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is One Battle After Another about?
- A fugitive father and his former revolutionary allies launch a volatile rescue mission when an old authoritarian enemy returns to threaten the next generation.
- What is One Battle After Another like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of One Battle After Another as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is One Battle After Another violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in One Battle After Another as brutal.
- What did critics think of One Battle After Another?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an ambitious, propulsive, technically accomplished, and unusually moving political thriller with inventive twists and strong performances.
- Which films are like One Battle After Another?
- Films with a similar feel include The Battle of Algiers, Inherent Vice, Burn After Reading, and The French Connection.
- How long is One Battle After Another?
- One Battle After Another runs 162 minutes.
- Where can I watch One Battle After Another?
- In United States, One Battle After Another streams on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
