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 29 min

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production Company

Searchlight Pictures

Studio

Disney

Running time: 1h 29 min

Rating: Under 12 Not Recommended

Production Company: Searchlight Pictures

Studio: Disney

Genres

Drama

Genres: Drama