Leonardo DiCaprio stars in this epic screwball adventure teeming with awe-inspiring action set pieces, One Battle After Another is Paul Thomas Anderson’s most entertaining film yet while also one of his most thematically rich. It’s been described as thrill ride that never lets up, and it’s leading the early predictions for winning Best Picture at the Oscar’s 2026.
“Paul Thomas Anderson has directed a swaggering, funny and timely action epic, where momentum never lets up and supporting actors Sean Penn and Teyanna Taylor steal the show..For all ofOne Battle After Another’s formalist pleasures – its humour, its pace, its grandeur – what feels the most striking about it, in this apocalyptic now, is the hope that it chooses to leave us with. Every battle, out on the streets and inside hearts, will have been worth it one day.” – The Independent
Washed-up revolutionary Bob (DiCaprio) exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa (Infiniti). When his evil nemesis (Penn) resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.
★★★★★‘A mighty 162 minutes of danger, comedy, excitement, love, sex and confusion.’ – Lou Thomas, Time Out
★★★★★‘A ferocious American masterpiece.’ – Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro
Directed By:
Paul Thomas Anderson
Running time:
162 mins