A Real Pain

(2024)

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 12 Not Recommended

Production Company

Topic Studios, Extreme Emotions, Fruit Tree

Studio

Disney

Running time: 1h 30 min

Rating: Under 12 Not Recommended

Production Company: Topic Studios, Extreme Emotions, Fruit Tree

Studio: Disney

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Director

Jesse Eisenberg

Cast

Jesse Eisenberg

Kieran Culkin

Jennifer Grey

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Jesse Eisenberg

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey