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Film · 2025

One Battle After Another

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · starring Teyana Taylor, Leonardo DiCaprio and Regina Hall

  • 2 h 50 min
  • Crime · Drama · Thriller
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 25 September 2025
  • 8.9 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.9 Users8 votes
  • 10 Critics1 review
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Synopsis

After 16 years of silence, an old enemy returns with force and a thirst for revenge, forcing a group of former revolutionaries to reunite once again. The protagonist, Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio), must lead a dangerous personal mission: to rescue his teenage daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti), who has been kidnapped by the feared Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw (Sean Penn).

On his journey, Bob receives help from an enigmatic mentor, played by Benicio del Toro, who trains him through unconventional methods — including throwing him from a moving vehicle — to prepare him in the art of survival and fear-free freedom.

As the rescue operation evolves into a larger crusade, old ideals are rekindled, unexpected alliances form, and the wounds of the past resurface. Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Wood Harris, and Alana Haim complete the cast of this ensemble story that intertwines dark comedy, political action, and deep personal emotion.

The film is loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland (1990), reinterpreting its themes of dissent, surveillance, resistance, and memory from a contemporary perspective on today's America. Under the direction of Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another offers an electrifying journey through political chaos and personal redemption.

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Runtime
170 min2 hours and 50 minutes
Box office
$72.8min US
How long is One Battle After Another?
2 hours and 50 minutes (170 minutes).
When was One Battle After Another released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 25 September 2025.
Who directed One Battle After Another?
Paul Thomas Anderson.
Who is in One Battle After Another?
It stars Teyana Taylor, Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall and Wood Harris.
Where can I watch One Battle After Another?
In the UK you can watch it on subscription on HBO Max, with a channel on Now and a channel on Prime Video and on buy on Apple TV.
How much did One Battle After Another make?
It took $72.8 million in US.
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Cast

Full cast (25)
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Writers
Paul Thomas Anderson
Music
Christopher Allen Nelson, David Barrett, John Curran, Gonzalo Robles
Producers
Paul Thomas Anderson

Videos and trailers

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'One fight after another' trailer 2:2427 March 2025

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 3 reviews
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What the critics say 10, from one review

  • 10 EmpireAlex Godfrey "One sequence in particular, involving a horribly tense, sinisterly mannered car-chase, unfolds on rolling desert roads, terrifying blind summits providing omniscient doom, front-and rear-mounted… Read
  • IndiewireDavid Ehrlich "A propulsive, hilarious, and overwhelmingly tender paranoid comedy-thriller car chase blockbuster whatever, PTA's $~150 million Leonardo DiCaprio epic is the first movie of its size to accurately… Read
  • The Hollywood ReporterRichard Lawson "Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall and Benicio Del Toro also star in the film about an ex-revolutionary group, aimed squarely and righteously at the nightmare politics of today". Read

Box office

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  • US $72.8m

Awards

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  • Academy Awards (Oscars) 2026 6 of 13 nominations Won: Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Achievement in Directing
  • Golden Globes 2026 4 of 9 nominations Won: Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  • BAFTA Awards 2026 6 of 14 nominations Won: Best Film, Film Best Supporting Actor
  • Actor Awards 2026 1 of 7 nominations Won: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Soundtrack

All 17 songs
  1. Bunker BumperJon Brion
  2. Mean AlleyJonny Greenwood, The London Contemporary Orchestra
  3. Soldier BoyThe Shirelles
  4. Dirty WorkSteely Dan Spotify

Trivia

All 7 facts

  • Most expensive film

    Paul Thomas Anderson's most expensive film yet with a reported $110 million budget, despite Anderson's highest grossing film Petróleo sangriento (2007) making only $76 million upon release. Warner Bros. executives pointed towards Leonardo DiCaprio being a box office draw for Anderson to have that sort of budget.

  • Adam Somner

    Paul Thomas Anderson's fifth and final feature film collaboration with first assistant director Adam Somner, who died of thyroid cancer on November 27, 2024.

  • Vineland

    Is rumored to be an adaption of Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel "Vineland".

  • Test audiences

    Paul Thomas Anderson's first film shown to test audiences since 'Boogie Nights' (1997).

  • Shoot locations

    Shot partially in Mexico, and in Texas, USA.

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