A Real Pain

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A Real Pain

Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

Nominated for Four 2025 Golden Globes: Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy (Jessie Eisenberg), Best Screenplay—Motion Picture (Jessie Eisenberg), Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture (Kieran Culkin) and Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy

"A Real Pain is an easy watch, a buddy movie rooted in the existential fun of verbal sparring. Yet it has an emotional kick that sneaks up on you."
Variety, Owen Gleiberman
"Culkin, just as motor-mouthed and f-bombing as Succession’s Roman Roy, but here with an extra slug of despair, is the manic yin to Eisenberg’s neurotic but compassionate yang. It’s an inspired on-screen pairing that plays to both actor’s strengths and finds space for melancholy amid some deeply awkward laughs."
Phil de Semlyen, Time Out

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