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The buddy comedy is back with Succession breakout Kieran Culkin and The Social Network star Jesse Eisenberg in their familial road comedy A Real Pain. The film, written and directed by Eisenberg, is sitting pretty with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score and nestled in the top spot on Hulu's Top 10. The heartfelt comedy was just released in theaters this past November but has become a streaming hit in just a few short days on Hulu.

A Real Pain is also off to the races picking up awards as it was nominated for 4 Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture for a Musical or Comedy, and won Best Supporting Actor in A Motion Picture for Kieran Culkin as Benji. This also marks the first major award win for a film for Culkin. The film was also named by AFI as one of the ten best movies of the year. The stars of...

This year's Golden Globes saw countless underappreciated actors finally get the recognition they deserve. Colin Farrell made comic book history with his win for The Penguin, and Mubi's horror film, The Substance, earned Demi Moore her first major win in over 30 years. But, while the underdogs dominated the show, Kieran Culkin continued his awards season streak with yet another win. But, the actor hung up his Succession suit and tie in 2023, earning a Golden Globe for his performance in the final season. This time, he took home another performance-based award for his performance in the underrated A Real Pain.

Kieran Culkin took home the award for Best Supporting Male Actor - Motion Picture for his performance in A Real Pain. Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, who also stars in the film, the movie sees the pair play cousins with clashing personalities as they take a tour through Poland to honor their deceased grandmother.

A Real Pain's digital release date has been revealed for Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin's Oscar hopeful with a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Officially from Searchlight Pictures, A Real Pain arrives on digital on December 31, and Blu-ray on February 4.

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Source: Searchlight Pictures

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A Real Pain 6/10

A Real Pain explores themes of identity and loss as two estranged families confront their shared and tumultuous pasts. Through intertwining narratives, the film delves into the complexities of familial relationships and the enduring impact of unresolved grief.

Release Date January 20, 2024Runtime 90 MinutesGenres Drama, ComedyCast Marek Kasprzyk, Piotr Czarniecki, Krzysztof Jaszczak, Jakub Gąsowski, Daniel Oreskes, Liza Sadovy, Ellora Torchia, Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Will Sharpe, Kurt Egyiawan, Jennifer GreyCharacter(s) Pianist, Eloge, Older Man, Marsha, Priya, Conductor, James, Mark, Benji, Receptionist, David, DianeDirector Jesse EisenbergWriters Jesse EisenbergStudio(s) Topic Studios,...

This review was originally published on January 26, 2024, as a part of Screen Rant's Sundance Film Festival coverage.

Jesse Eisenberg returned to the 2024 Sundance Film Festival with his second directorial feature, the intimate and heartfelt A Real Pain. The actors first directorial feature, When You Finish Saving the World, had its fair share of stumbling blocks, but its biggest issue was that it felt disconnected and trite. A Real Pain, on the other hand, showcases Eisenbergs writing and directing skills in a better light. It has its lighthearted moments, but in its exploration of complicated familial relationships and generational trauma and the different ways it affects people, Eisenberg, who also stars opposite Kieran Culkin, crafts something more honest.

A Real Pain

Director Jesse EisenbergRelease Date January 20, 2024Studio(s) Topic Studios, Rego Park, Extreme Emotions, Fruit TreeWriters Jesse EisenbergCast Marek Kasprzyk, Piotr Czarniecki, Krzysztof Jaszczak, Jakub Gsowski, Daniel Oreskes, Liza Sadovy,...

Poland 1962. Anna (newcomer Agata Trzebuchowska) is a beautiful eighteen-year-old woman, preparing to become a nun at the convent where she has lived since orphaned as a child. She learns she has a living relative she must visit before taking her vows, her mother's sister Wanda. Her aunt, she learns, is not only a former hard-line Communist state prosecutor notorious for sentencing priests and others to death, but also a Jew. Anna learns from her aunt that she too is Jewish - and that her real name is Ida. This revelation sets Anna, now Ida, on a journey to uncover her roots and confront the truth about her family. Together, the two women embark on a voyage of discovery of each other and their past. Ida has to choose between her birth identity and the religion that saved her from the massacres of the Nazi occupation of Poland. And Wanda must...