

A Real Pain
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Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3M
- Box office
- $24.9M
- Language
- English
- pain
- suicide attempt
- holocaust (shoah)
- vacation
- grief
- jewish american
- poland
- cousin relationship
- reflection
- dramedy
- candid
- coping mechanisms
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IndiaIN
- Theatrical (limited)A17 Jan 2025
- Digital / OTTU/A 16+JioHotStar4 Apr 2025
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival20 Jan 2024
- PremiereAspen Film Festival19 Sept 2024
- PremiereBeyond Fest4 Oct 2024
- PremiereNew York Film Festival5 Oct 2024
- PremiereHeartland International Film Festival10 Oct 2024
- PremiereMiddleburg Film Festival / Santa Fe International Film Festival18 Oct 2024
- PremierePhiladelphia Film Festival / Woodstock Film Festival20 Oct 2024
- PremiereTwin Cities Film Fest22 Oct 2024
- PremiereChicago International Film Festival23 Oct 2024
- PremiereFilmColumbia Film Festival27 Oct 2024
- PremiereAustin Film Festival29 Oct 2024
- Theatrical (limited)R1 Nov 2024
- PremiereCoronado Island Film Festival8 Nov 2024
- TheatricalR15 Nov 2024
- Digital / OTTR31 Dec 2024
- Digital / OTTRHulu16 Jan 2025
- Theatrical (limited)RRe-Release24 Jan 2025
- PhysicalRBlu-ray4 Feb 2025
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival13 Oct 2024
- PremiereCambridge International Film Festival31 Oct 2024
- PremiereBelfast Film Festival4 Nov 2024
- Theatrical1510 Jan 2025
- Physical1511 Mar 2025
- Digital / OTTDisney+2 Apr 2025
- Physical15Blu-ray / DVD 7 Apr 2025
AustraliaAU
- PremiereJewish International Film Festival28 Oct 2024
- TheatricalMA 15+26 Dec 2024
- Digital / OTTMA 15+18 Feb 2025
- Digital / OTTMA 15+Disney+26 Feb 2025
CanadaCA
- Digital / OTTRDisney+16 Jan 2025
AlbaniaAL
- Digital / OTTDisney+4 Jun 2025
American SamoaAS
- Digital / OTT31 Dec 2024
- Digital / OTTHulu15 Jan 2025
AndorraAD
- Digital / OTTDisney+16 Apr 2025
AnguillaAI
- Digital / OTTDisney+26 Mar 2025
Antigua & BarbudaAG
- Digital / OTTDisney+26 Mar 2025
ArgentinaAR
- PremiereMar del Plata Film Festival27 Nov 2024
- Theatrical+1323 Jan 2025
- Digital / OTT+16Disney+26 Mar 2025
ArubaAW
- Digital / OTTDisney+26 Mar 2025
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A Real Pain was released on 1 November 2024.
Audience reviews
8- B7/10
Brent Marchant
11/16/2024
Finding ourselves, particularly the process of finding what we’ve lost about ourselves, can be an eye-opening, enlightening but sometimes-painful ordeal, especially if we’re unclear about where to look. For many of us, though, this is a challenge we often attempt to resolve by examining our past, specifically that of our family and its legacy, in hopes that it provides the answers we seek. Such is the quest embarked …
- C7/10
Chris Sawin
11/20/2024
Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain sees two cousins reunite after a long period. David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) were raised together and were around each other so much growing up that they were brothers. They meet up in the present day for a Poland Holocaust tour that culminates with them visiting the house that once belonged to their grandmother. David and Benji are at two differe…
- C8/10
Chandler Danier
1/3/2025
Good little buddy trip flick. Funny bits. Characters. Stupid tourists making life miserable for locals. Better acting than the mighty Megalopolis. Very clever title.
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
1/9/2025
"Grandma Dory" has passed away and left her two grandsons some money so that they can take a trip to Poland and see where she grew up amidst the Nazi invasion and subsequent holocaust. These two are cousins. "David" (Jesse Eisenberg) is a bit of a shy, geeky, type who lives in New York with his wife and child. "Banji" (Kieran Culkin) is quite the opposite. A free spirited, thinking and speaking individual who cares l…
- R7/10
r96sk
1/9/2025
<em>'A Real Pain'</em> is a real solid watch. It makes up for its no-frills with plenty of heart and a meaningful buddy road trip. It's described as a comedy-drama and it is, though I'd say it's more the latter than the former; albeit with a still sizeable dose of comedy, it is amusing. Kieran Culkin is the reason for the aforementioned, he is the star of this particular show and is funny throughout - though when …
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