One Battle After Another
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis 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. From TMDB
400 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Oct 18, 2026 · last updated Oct 19, 2026 · How this works
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| Bluesky * | 70 | 15 | 258 |
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| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Viewers praise the film as a masterful dark comedy-drama that balances humor with unsettling realism. [1][2] Many highlight its political urgency and timely commentary on American society. [3][4][2] Some note the film's chaotic energy and gripping action keep them on edge. [5][6][7]
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Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another", from Thomas Pynchon's novel, is recognizably a PTA film, yet profoundly different in ways that set it apart from everything he's done before. This is Anderson evolving, and stepping into territory he's previously only circled. For the first time, PTA is blatantly political and urgently timely. He tackles immigration and racism with direct engagement, addressing …
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FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/one-battle-after-another-movie-review-a-star-is-born-in-one-of-the-years-best-and-most-important-films/ "One Battle After Another is a technical feat, a movie with brilliant performances and a thematic density that can only be truly processed after multiple viewings over time. It's a chaotic, intense, and surprisingly hilarious examination of the state of …
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Movie Review: One Battle After Another One Battle After Another is a masterful dark comedy-drama that skillfully balances humour with unsettling realism. The performances are compelling, and the cinematography strikingly captures both the intimacy and tension of each scene. Beneath its moments of humour lies a powerful narrative about love, resilience, and the human cost of political conflict. The film’s ability to …
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Wow, what a wild ride. You’re constantly on the edge of your seat. If you’re looking for a cozy, relaxing night at the movies, forget it.. your chair will be yanked out from under you. There’s no room for comfort or rest here. It’s masterful.
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A pretty dang good movie. Feels like it takes place in a not too distant american future, and in some ways feels like it takes place in the same universe as civil war. But that's not to say it bears any resemblance to that movie. The action and manic energy of this movie had me locked in from the beginning. And bonus points for putting me in the holiday spirit thanks to the Christmas Adventurers club! Viva la …
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Critics, per Wikipedia
One Battle After Another grossed $72.9 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $140.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $213.1 million. The film ended up being a box office failure, falling short of its estimated $300 million break-even point and losing Warner Bros. an estimated $100 million during its theatrical run. It is also Anderson's highest-grossing release to date. In the U.S. and Canada, the film opened in 3,634 theaters, the widest release for a film directed by Anderson and his first to debut in wide release. It made $8.8 million on its first day, including $3.1 million from Thursday previews. The film earned $22 million over the weekend, topping the box office,…
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positive · AI labelView post →One Battle After Another became just the fourth film to win the National Society of Film Critics, LAFCA, NYFCC, and NBR honors for Best Picture. Only one of the three took Best Picture so far...
neutral · AI labelView post →me before and after shelling out to see One Battle After Another in IMAX
negative · AI labelView post →If you haven't watched ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, maybe you should. It's an action picture with a high IQ.
positive · AI labelView post →Ben Shapiro said the Christmas Adventurer plot line in One Battle After Another was ridiculous
neutral · AI labelView post →Well, One Battle After Another and Sinners are making all the worst people on Twitter lose their minds, so I guess we can all unite and enjoy :)
positive · AI labelView post →One Battle After Another truly is one battle after another. They even say it in the film. They say "it'll be one battle after another". And you know what? They're right!
positive · AI labelView post →The first ever Oscar for casting goes to Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another! So glad they added this category!
neutral · AI labelView post →One Battle After Another takes its third Best Film prize this time from NBR as the organization makes some surprising picks on its top 10 list... Complete list:
neutral · AI labelView post →A WW II "One Battle After Another" movie waiting to be made. Thank God for the fearlessness of women.
neutral · AI labelView post →I don’t think One Battle After Another can be over-hyped. You’re going to hear alot of what sounds like awards season hyperbole about it, but it’s not - the movie is undeniable, it really is that good. And it’s a big funny entertaining action movie, but also much more. I can’t wait to see it again.
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neutral · AI labelView post →One Battle After Another goes hard.
positive · AI labelView post →In a surprise-filled ceremony, one constant remained: One Battle After Another. The PTA awards monster took Best Film, Best Director, and four other trophies. Jessie Buckley won Best Actress, Sinners took 3 BAFTAs, and no, Lead Actor did not go to Timmy #BAFTAs
neutral · AI labelView post →Keep Honking! I'm Liking Sinners And One Battle After Another The Exact Right Amount
positive · AI labelView post →One Battle After Another dominated but Hamnet surprised as The Pitt, The Studio and Adolescence ruled the TV categories at the Golden Globes
neutral · AI labelView post →The first move for Skydance after the merger announcement: fire the studio executives who brought in One Battle After Another and Sinners.
neutral · AI labelView post →some scattered thoughts on ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, which i saw last night boxd.it/bJHjTX
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks to the Oscars, our local arthouse cinema was showing this again. No idea how I managed to miss this last year, because this is such a fantastic movie. I'd be hard pressed to declare One Battle After Another the better one.
positive · AI labelView post →Happy to be the first person on this site to remark that One Battle After Another is excellent. Absolutely the best time you can have watching a movie that feels this queasily current. Kevin Tighe is in it. Strongest possible recommendation.
positive · AI labelView post →Some Golden Globe winners like “Sinners,” “One Battle After Another” and “Marty Supreme” are among this year’s top Oscar contenders.
neutral · AI labelView post →This dude really is Sean Penn from One Battle After Another.
neutral · AI labelView post →One Battle After Another is legit. Best movie of the year? Maybe. Definitely the most important. Political and Timely AF. It's an Antifa ad. This is high praise.
positive · AI labelView post →I wrote about One Battle After Another, which is not the first great Paul Thomas Anderson movie, but may be the first one that freakin rules
positive · AI labelView post →If you’re like me, you sat up on your chair when S-tier character actor Kevin Tighe turned up in ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. I had a wonderful conversation with him about it for The Reveal: thereveal.film/interview-ke...
neutral · AI labelView post →One Battle After Another is about many things but it’s mainly about getting pussy so good it ruins your life
positive · AI labelView post →Finally watched One Battle After Another. I really enjoyed it, but I’m not sure it’s a “best movie of the year” type film. Between the two, I would have picked Sinners.
neutral · AI labelView post →LOS ANGELES (AP) — 'One Battle After Another' wins best picture at the 98th Academy Awards.
neutral · AI labelView post →One Battle After Another fucking SLAMS
positive · AI labelView post →Welp. One Battle After Another is going to win all the Oscars.
positive · AI labelView post →Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” took top honors at the 83rd Golden Globes in the comedy category, while Chloe Zhao's Shakespeare drama “Hamnet” upset “Sinners” to win best film, drama.
neutral · AI labelView post →One Battle After Another somehow predicted Greg Bovino almost perfectly.
neutral · AI labelView post →After watching One Battle After Another I think they should get Paul Thomas Anderson to direct a James Bond movie
positive · AI labelView post →Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
neutral · AI labelView post →‘One Battle After Another’ crosses $100M at the global box office 💰 First PTA film to do this
neutral · AI labelView post →Sinners, One Battle After Another, and Tenn CB Jermod McCoy vs Oklahoma in 2024: All elite film
neutral · AI labelView post →One Battle After Another wins Best Picture #Oscars
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally watched One Battle After Another and I don't know if it was the best movie of the year, but it definitely felt like the movie that best captured the current mood
positive · AI labelView post →Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio del Toro behind the scenes of ‘One Battle After Another’ 🍺
neutral · AI labelView post →Uh, yeah, I’ve seen One Battle After Another, it’s called my freakin’ life.
neutral · AI labelView post →Very cool how this year the Oscars honored popcorn movies (One Battle After Another, Sinners, Kpop Demon Hunters), and films of significant artistic merit (One Battle After Another, Sinners, Kpop Demon Hunters).
neutral · AI labelView post →Benicio del Toro speaks to the moments in One Battle After Another that have turned into popular memes. One Battle After Another is back in select theaters and available on HBO Max
neutral · AI labelView post →today's newsletter: a consideration of the many wonderful cars in One Battle After Another, in particular Willa's 2005 Yaris, Sensei's T-Bird Super Coupe and Bob's boosted 1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R
neutral · AI labelView post →Teyana Taylor wins Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for One Battle After Another 🏆 #GoldenGlobes
neutral · AI labelView post →The acting winners of the 2026 Oscars. • Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) • Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) • Amy Madigan (Weapons) • Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
neutral · AI labelView post →‘ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER’ has won Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards.
neutral · AI labelView post →Projectionist's POV of ‘One Battle After Another’ in IMAX 70mm 🎞️ 📷 Taylor Umphenour | IG
neutral · AI labelView post →Sean Penn in One Battle After Another
neutral · AI labelView post →‘ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER’ has won Best Picture at the Oscars. See the full winners list: bit.ly/OscarWins26
neutral · AI labelView post →BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
neutral · AI labelView post →“One Battle After Another,” dir. Paul Thomas Anderson (2025)
neutral · AI labelView post →This is what I wrote about One Battle After Another for @flaminghydra.com. It's not the best movie I saw this year or the one whose despair/politics/craft ratio best aligned with mine; that's The Secret Agent, which is on another level. But I still think it was great: flaminghydra.com/issue-416/
positive · AI labelView post →"One Battle After Another" becomes the first movie to win an Oscar and walk on stage to Steely Dan since "The English Patient" in 1996
neutral · AI labelView post →One Battle After Another has just joined the Letterboxd One Million Watched Club 🎥
neutral · AI labelView post →“One Battle After Another” comes to America. My latest on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
neutral · AI labelView post →Absolutely loved "One Battle After Another," wrote up some spoiler-y thoughts on the movie geek site letterboxd.com/daveweigel/f...
positive · AI labelView post →Sinners is a better movie then One Battle After Another, but I heavily doubt it’ll win Best Picture this year. L
negative · AI labelView post →Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ releases on HBO Max this Friday 📺
neutral · AI labelView post →ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER was a real goddamn movie. THAT’S a movie. Saw it in VistaVision and MAN. That’s a MOVIE
positive · AI labelView post →Paul Thomas Anderson wins Best Director for One Battle After Another #Oscars
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