A Real Pain

Name: A Real Pain
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2024-11-01
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan

2024·Movie·R·90 min·★ 6.8(1,448)

Comedy Drama More English titles

“Join the family.”

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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About A Real Pain

A Real Pain is a 2024 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Jesse Eisenberg. The cast is led by Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe. It has a runtime of 1h 30m. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 1400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Hulu.

A Real Pain was produced by Fruit Tree, Topic Studios, and Extreme Emotions and made in Poland and United States of America. It was released on November 1, 2024, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $3 million, it went on to gross $25 million worldwide.

Director: Jesse Eisenberg
Writers: Jesse Eisenberg
Release date: November 1, 2024
OTT release: December 31, 2024
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Poland, United States of America
Budget: $3 million
Box office: $25 million
Production: Fruit Tree, Topic Studios, Extreme Emotions

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A Real Pain cast & crew

A Real Pain was directed by Jesse Eisenberg and written by Jesse Eisenberg.

The cast features Jesse Eisenberg as David Kaplan, Kieran Culkin as Benji Kaplan, Will Sharpe as James, Jennifer Grey as Marcia, Kurt Egyiawan as Eloge, and Liza Sadovy as Diane.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Michał Dymek and it was produced by Ali Herting and Emma Stone.

Is A Real Pain worth watching?

A Real Pain holds an audience score of 6.8/10 from 1,448 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 30m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, A Real Pain is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch A Real Pain

In United States, you can stream A Real Pain on Hulu, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on December 31, 2024.

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