One Battle After Another
5/10Watched 20252h 42mThriller · Crime · ComedyReleased 2025
Chris's take
Pretty weak plot, somewhat underdeveloped and weird characters, and a lack of cohesive structure tying it all together.
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
Bob
Sean Penn
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
Chase Infiniti
Willa
Benicio del Toro
Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
Regina Hall
Deandra
Teyana Taylor
Perfidia
Wood Harris
Laredo
Tony Goldwyn
Virgil Throckmorton
Plot overview
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.