A Real Pain

(2025)

Two estranged cousins explore their grandmother's past in one of the best road movies of the year.

Jesse Eisenberg's second film as director is a comedy-drama about two misfit cousins who go on a guided tour of the Majdanek concentration camp.

Eisenberg plays a bound perfectionist and, as always, does so with nuanced accuracy, but the film's brightest star is Kieran Culkin (“Succession”) as an irritating but lovable dynamo. A dialogue-driven film, which both actors handle masterfully, about inherited trauma, it manages to be funny despite both theme and location suggesting otherwise.

Running time

1h 30 min

Rating

Under 16 Not Allowed

Production Company

Disney

Studio

Disney

Running time: 1h 30 min

Rating: Under 16 Not Allowed

Production Company: Disney

Studio: Disney

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Genres: Comedy, Drama