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A Real Pain

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Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. From TMDB

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  • Isaac Feldberg @isaacfeldberg.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2024

    In honor of A REAL PAIN hitting theaters, one of my favorite Jesse Eisenberg anecdotes

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  • Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2025

    anyway A Real Pain is a very good movie, one of the best screenplays in years. real kudos to Jesse.

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  • The New York Times @nytimes.comBluesky · Jan 6, 2025

    Kieran Culkin has earned his second Golden Globe, his first in a movie category, for his work in “A Real Pain.” Culkin also won an award at last year's show for his role in the television series “Succession.” nyti.ms/40iuhzw

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  • DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.netBluesky · Dec 5, 2024

    The American Film Institute has chosen its top 10 films of 2024: • Anora • The Brutalist • Conclave • Dune: Part 2 • Emilia Pérez • Nickel Boys • A Real Pain • Sing Sing • Wicked

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  • Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2025

    A Real Pain is a minor masterpiece. A perfect 90 minute film: small, tender and funny, but full of big ideas and big feelings. I loved it

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  • Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 3, 2025

    “A Real Pain” is my favorite movie of last year!

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  • Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 13, 2024

    Want something to do that will help you get away from the world but also think about it? Jesse Eisenberg's movie A Real Pain opens wider on Friday. I saw it a month ago and it's grown and grown for me. Witty, sorrowful, well-calibrated, beautifully played and written--it will take you on a journey.

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  • Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2024

    A Real Pain is so good and intimate and spoke to me. Just a fantastic film by Jesse Eisenberg.

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  • Andy Herren @andyherren.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 14, 2024

    Today is my BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! Cheers to 29!!!!!! Celebrating by seeing a movie (A Real Pain) and getting Panda Express with friends. The perfect day!!!!!!

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  • Sean Fennessey @seanfennessey.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 19, 2024

    One loaded pod, a tale of two films. RED ONE and A REAL PAIN, plus an intriguing Best Supporting Actor race and our top 5 two-handers on The Big Picture with @jowrotethis.bsky.social. And I talked with Jesse Eisenberg. He's a stellar director now, too. open.spotify.com/episode/730O...

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  • Tim Stillman ⭐️⭐️ @tim-stillman.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 3, 2025

    Watched ‘A Real Pain’ last night. Beautiful film, really recommend.

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  • Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 25, 2025

    A Real Pain was the rare movie where I wish it was longer. really exquisite work.

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  • The New York Times @nytimes.comBluesky · Dec 4, 2024

    The actor Kieran Culkin is an awards front-runner for the film “A Real Pain.” But his actual priority is being a dad: “That’s the whole point of life,” he told The New York Times. nyti.ms/3VM3hG7

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  • David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2024

    Very much appreciated the elegant jewel of a movie, A Real Pain. As a family ourselves living in pain-my wife and I found it unexpectedly consoling and even helpful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2et...

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  • 21metgala @21metgala.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2024

    Emma Stone attends the screening of "A Real Pain" during the 62nd New York Film Festival.

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  • Trump’s Talkin’ Toilet™️ 🚽 @trumpstalkintoilet.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 2, 2025

    We watched “A Real Pain” last night—there’s a tour through a c-camp. It’s a dramedy, but that was a blindside. My 15 y/o daughter was sobbing. When the movie ended we talked. She said it. “Why the hell would Americans vote for ANYONE who even COULD be like this??” Great question, baby girl. 🤦🏻

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  • Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 24, 2025

    "A Real Pain" is soooo good. A perfect little film. Beautifully written. Wonderfully cast. Kieran Culkin is as good as he always is. Loved it.

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  • Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.comBluesky · Jan 12, 2025

    oh by the way I went to see A Real Pain the other day, didn't mention it because I felt that "Marie thought A Real Pain was a perfect movie" was a bit of a "dog bites man" post, but would say that if you're also a somewhat emotionally fragile extrovert living alone....maybe go see it on a good day

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  • Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 12, 2025

    Last night I watched the movie A Real Pain and Ali Siddiq's standup special "The Domino Effect" and I enjoyed them both very much!

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  • Letterboxd @letterboxd.socialBluesky · Feb 17, 2025

    As A Real Pain heads for the Oscars stage, Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin speak with @ellakemp.bsky.social about their real-life bond and five lessons the film taught them about each other and themselves. Read more ➡️ boxd.it/2n0

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  • Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2025

    FYI, Oscar-winning movie A Real Pain is free to watch on Disney +

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  • Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2025

    2) A Real Pain. A terrific film of incredible depth, subtlety and range. Fantastic edit, not a moment wasted.

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  • Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.comBluesky · Jan 13, 2025

    A Real Pain is a warm, moving and spikily funny film anchored by a beautifully human performance from Kieran Culkin. A character study and a kind of road trip which doesn't try to answer every question but leaves you with melancholy and hope. Poland looks beautiful and the Chopin score is exquisite.

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  • Brandon Streussnig 📽️ @brndnstrssng.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 26, 2025

    My girlfriend’s rewatching a Real Pain in the living room and every time I walk in it’s like, of course, it’s Kulkin. He’s a livewire, as great as I remembered, but man, Jesse Eisenberg is tremendous in this too. Pretty special movie imo. Even better than its already great re

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  • The New Yorker @newyorker.comBluesky · Jan 18, 2025

    Jesse Eisenberg discusses his new film, “A Real Pain”; grappling with what it means to be good; and the scripts, songs, and jokes that “never see the light of day.”

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  • Letterboxd @letterboxd.socialBluesky · Jan 7, 2025

    With A Real Pain arriving in international theaters, Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin speak with Ella about their real-life bond and five lessons the film taught them about each other and themselves. boxd.it/2n0

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  • Tim Westland @timwestland.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 3, 2025

    Jesse Eisenberg's Oscar Nominated film, "A Real Pain," had a budget of $3M Disney Searchlight bought distribution for $10M It made $21M Write your script Then maybe consider finding a way to make it! #scriptsky

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  • Kyle Buchanan @kylebuchanan.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 16, 2025

    A few fun Oscar-season twists just now, courtesy of BAFTA: ANORA pulls off a surprise win for Actress, but can't clinch Film (CONCLAVE), Director (THE BRUTALIST), or Screenplay (A REAL PAIN) or. Hard to argue with ANORA's guild run so far, though this introduces some doubt.

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  • Andy Herren @andyherren.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 6, 2025

    Much love but Emilia Pérez is a terrible movie and it winning over The Substance, Challengers, Anora, A Real Pain, and Wicked is a fuckin joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Michael Fry @bigdirtyfry.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 1, 2025

    On a real plane watching A Real Pain and both characters are on a plane in pain.

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  • Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2025

    New show just dropped 🙌 Jesse Eisenberg & Kieran Culkin join Simon to talk A REAL PAIN Spoilers: Kieran has no filter and we are here for it 😂 Don't miss this one! + Mark reviews their film, BABYGIRL and MARIA 🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/29b956

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  • Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 5, 2025

    Hollywood star Jesse Eisenberg, whose ancestors were Jews from Poland, has been handed Polish citizenship by President Andrzej Duda. The filmmaker - whose latest movie, A Real Pain, was set entirely in Poland - described it as "the honour of a lifetime".

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  • chef, the online tits @cheftips.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2024

    Movie recommendation: “A Real Pain” written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. A real pain is a brilliant movie that somehow effectively and seriously explores the horrors of the holocaust in Poland, while simultaneously being one of the funniest movies of the year. 9 to 10 out of 10.

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  • Justin Sevakis @worldofcrap.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 16, 2024

    Rather than watch a 27-year-old douche beat up an old guy, I went to the (empty) theater to see the new Jesse Eisenberg movie A Real Pain. It was a nice, low key, personal, complicated indie dramedy of the sort that used to be everywhere 20 years ago. Happy with my life choices.

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  • Alex M. Stein (Coldfootfilms) @alexmstein.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 4, 2024

    Thinking a lot about Dan Lent tonight. Maybe it's the news about Q running Iditarod again or maybe it's that I just watched A REAL PAIN and Kieran Culkin looks a lot like him in this movie. Most #UglyDogs knew Dan and Kristie and they were among my favorite people I met through mushing.

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  • A L I E N Cerny @alancerny.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 16, 2024

    A REAL PAIN: A beautiful film. Kieran Culkin is phenomenal but I don’t think he gets there without Jesse Eisenberg’s subdued, sad performance. Could have spent hours watching them together. Sometimes you just need to sprinkle the emotion and let the silence tell the story. What a lovely film.

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  • Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 13, 2024

    New episode of #KeepIt: An election post-mortem, Grammy noms and snubs, and reviews of Emilia Perez and Conclave with guest host @samsanders.bsky.social! Also Jennifer Grey joins to discuss her new film A Real Pain, memories of her father Joel in Wicked, and more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

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  • Ron Sexsmith @ronsexsmith.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 23, 2025

    Watched this amazing film called tonight "A Real Pain" with Kieran Culkin & Jesse Eisenberg. Funny and incredibly moving in parts RS

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  • Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 1, 2026

    Wow, just realised that Mrs Tim and I saw 43 films at the cinema in 2025, starting with A Real Pain. So, at 17.99 a month for the unlimited pass, that works out at just over £5 each per film. And, taking off the time spent away from home now and then, that's not that far off one a week. #WorthIt

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  • Daniel Montgomery 🇵🇸 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @danielmontgomery.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2025

    Loved "A Real Pain." Eisenberg does a fantastic job with that movie. I'd have nominated him for Best Actor in addition to Best Original Screenplay probably

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  • Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 23, 2025

    A Real Pain is the best film I've seen in years. You should go and see A Real Pain. You will love it

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  • Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 11, 2025

    Jesse Eisenberg had never seen Kieran Culkin in SUCCESSION? 😮 Hear why he did cast him in A REAL PAIN in our latest show✨ + Mark's review of the film & more of this week's releases 📽️ 🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/29b956

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  • Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2025

    I really enjoyed the movie A Real Pain. 10/10 recommendation. Funny, moving, and so human. Beautifully shot, directed, acted, edited, and scored.

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  • The Neverending Watchlist - Movie Podcast @neverendingwl.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2025

    #LetterboxdFriday so here are the #LastFourWatched... A Real Pain was the engrossing watch. Sandwiched in between a bang average Predator movie and arguably the worst stand alone Predator movie #film #movies

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  • davidgrossman.bsky.social @davidgrossman.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2025

    "A Real Pain" has a stunning performance from Kieran Culkin, and I'm very appreciative of it's scenes in Majdanek, but it is not a very good movie

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  • Ben Carlson @bencarlson007.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 18, 2025

    A Real Pain is a very good movie (on Hulu) It's only 90 mins (score) Has the written by/directed by premium for Jesse Eisenberg Also who would've thought Fuller McCallister would have a better acting career than Kevin? Kieran Culkin was great in this movie

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  • David Aaronovitch @davidsonofaaron.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 13, 2025

    I recommend A Real Pain. A film that raises all sorts of emotions and ideas but never tells you what to think. Kieran Culkin is wonderful but Jesse Eisenberg is sensational. Warning: it’s only a comedy in the way Uncle Vanya is a comedy

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  • Casket Based @cineblah.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2025

    And I watched A Real Pain and it might be my favourite film of the year. Quietly devastating. Tackles depression and trauma so well, never feels manipulative. The cast is excellent across the board but Kieran Culkin is giving a hall of fame performance.

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  • More Movies @moremovies.co.ukBluesky · Sep 28, 2025

    A Real Pain (2024) dir. Jesse Eisenberg 🎬 Have you seen this movie? Kieran Culkin swept up all the awards for his performance. Did they get it right? Here are a few of our thoughts on this one 👇 #filmsky #moviesky #cinema www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXnS...

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  • Keith Law @keithlaw.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2024

    A REAL PAIN is Jesse Eisenberg's second turn as director and writer, but the real star here is Kieran Culkin, who steals just about every scene in this funny, poignant film about two cousins who go on a tour of Jewish sites in Poland after their grandmother's death. My review: bit.ly/4gg6WDL

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  • shea 🍃 @sorealmp3.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2024

    A Real Pain is a movie that is going sit with you, and sit with you, and sit with you. It will hang heavy in the air around you. I simply don’t have the words for it yet. If you get a chance to see this film, see it.

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  • Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 15, 2024

    A Real Pain is real good, and it also marks half a life since I first went to a movie and found myself very attracted to Kieran Culkin

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  • Eric @e-glo.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 13, 2025

    Tonight’s solo date night: Greek food for dinner and A Real Pain at the movie theater (and yeah I got Reese’s Pieces).

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  • Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2024

    Culkin's performance in A Real Pain is great because he complicates a film that otherwise communicates what it's saying in a straightforward manner. He's more evasive, hidden, captivating for what he doesn't show.

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  • Val 🏳️‍⚧️ @valondar.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 14, 2025

    A Real Pain is a great movie but funny in retrospect to realise Jesse Eisenberg wrote a movie that specifically has a scene about how nice his feet look. I get that. Use what you got. Like Dev Patel doing that washing scene in Monkey Man

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  • Caroline Renard @carolinerenard.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2025

    A Real Pain is just a solid well written and directed film. It’s exactly the kind of just straight to the point but makes you feel things types of movies I love.

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  • Vulture @vulture.comBluesky · Feb 16, 2025

    Here’s A Real Pain writer/director/star Jesse Eisenberg on the difference between a play and a movie

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  • Screamer Jim @screamerjim.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 24, 2025

    A Real Pain [2024] is a Train Movie

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  • Jerry Ordway @jerryordway.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 23, 2025

    Available on Hulu, and in theaters, A Real Pain is an amazing film, highly recommended. Jesse Eisenberg wrote and directed it. Kieron Culkin is great as is Eisenberg. It’s framed as a buddy movie, some laughs, but mostly a drama about formerly close cousins reconnecting.

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  • Jeremy Williams @jerqwills.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 31, 2025

    Last 4 Watched: The Getaway (1972) Bullitt (1968) Alien Romulus (2024) A Real Pain (2024) 🎬🍿📽️ #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky

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