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273 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon) · newest Oct 25, 2026 · last updated Oct 30, 2026 · How this works
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A Real Pain is a 2024 comedy drama film, directed by Jesse Eisenberg, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin and Will Sharpe.
- 257 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon
- posts span Jan 28, 2024 to Oct 25, 2026
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60 of 273 · most liked firstIn honor of A REAL PAIN hitting theaters, one of my favorite Jesse Eisenberg anecdotes
neutral · AI labelView post →anyway A Real Pain is a very good movie, one of the best screenplays in years. real kudos to Jesse.
positive · AI labelView post →Kieran Culkin has earned his second Golden Globe, his first in a movie category, for his work in “A Real Pain.” Culkin also won an award at last year's show for his role in the television series “Succession.” nyti.ms/40iuhzw
neutral · AI labelView post →The American Film Institute has chosen its top 10 films of 2024: • Anora • The Brutalist • Conclave • Dune: Part 2 • Emilia Pérez • Nickel Boys • A Real Pain • Sing Sing • Wicked
neutral · AI labelView post →A Real Pain is a minor masterpiece. A perfect 90 minute film: small, tender and funny, but full of big ideas and big feelings. I loved it
positive · AI labelView post →“A Real Pain” is my favorite movie of last year!
positive · AI labelView post →Want something to do that will help you get away from the world but also think about it? Jesse Eisenberg's movie A Real Pain opens wider on Friday. I saw it a month ago and it's grown and grown for me. Witty, sorrowful, well-calibrated, beautifully played and written--it will take you on a journey.
positive · AI labelView post →A Real Pain is so good and intimate and spoke to me. Just a fantastic film by Jesse Eisenberg.
positive · AI labelView post →Today is my BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! Cheers to 29!!!!!! Celebrating by seeing a movie (A Real Pain) and getting Panda Express with friends. The perfect day!!!!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →One loaded pod, a tale of two films. RED ONE and A REAL PAIN, plus an intriguing Best Supporting Actor race and our top 5 two-handers on The Big Picture with @jowrotethis.bsky.social. And I talked with Jesse Eisenberg. He's a stellar director now, too. open.spotify.com/episode/730O...
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched ‘A Real Pain’ last night. Beautiful film, really recommend.
positive · AI labelView post →A Real Pain was the rare movie where I wish it was longer. really exquisite work.
positive · AI labelView post →The actor Kieran Culkin is an awards front-runner for the film “A Real Pain.” But his actual priority is being a dad: “That’s the whole point of life,” he told The New York Times. nyti.ms/3VM3hG7
neutral · AI labelView post →Very much appreciated the elegant jewel of a movie, A Real Pain. As a family ourselves living in pain-my wife and I found it unexpectedly consoling and even helpful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2et...
positive · AI labelView post →Emma Stone attends the screening of "A Real Pain" during the 62nd New York Film Festival.
neutral · AI labelView post →We watched “A Real Pain” last night—there’s a tour through a c-camp. It’s a dramedy, but that was a blindside. My 15 y/o daughter was sobbing. When the movie ended we talked. She said it. “Why the hell would Americans vote for ANYONE who even COULD be like this??” Great question, baby girl. 🤦🏻
positive · AI labelView post →"A Real Pain" is soooo good. A perfect little film. Beautifully written. Wonderfully cast. Kieran Culkin is as good as he always is. Loved it.
positive · AI labelView post →oh by the way I went to see A Real Pain the other day, didn't mention it because I felt that "Marie thought A Real Pain was a perfect movie" was a bit of a "dog bites man" post, but would say that if you're also a somewhat emotionally fragile extrovert living alone....maybe go see it on a good day
positive · AI labelView post →Last night I watched the movie A Real Pain and Ali Siddiq's standup special "The Domino Effect" and I enjoyed them both very much!
positive · AI labelView post →As A Real Pain heads for the Oscars stage, Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin speak with @ellakemp.bsky.social about their real-life bond and five lessons the film taught them about each other and themselves. Read more ➡️ boxd.it/2n0
neutral · AI labelView post →FYI, Oscar-winning movie A Real Pain is free to watch on Disney +
neutral · AI labelView post →2) A Real Pain. A terrific film of incredible depth, subtlety and range. Fantastic edit, not a moment wasted.
positive · AI labelView post →A Real Pain is a warm, moving and spikily funny film anchored by a beautifully human performance from Kieran Culkin. A character study and a kind of road trip which doesn't try to answer every question but leaves you with melancholy and hope. Poland looks beautiful and the Chopin score is exquisite.
positive · AI labelView post →My girlfriend’s rewatching a Real Pain in the living room and every time I walk in it’s like, of course, it’s Kulkin. He’s a livewire, as great as I remembered, but man, Jesse Eisenberg is tremendous in this too. Pretty special movie imo. Even better than its already great re
positive · AI labelView post →Jesse Eisenberg discusses his new film, “A Real Pain”; grappling with what it means to be good; and the scripts, songs, and jokes that “never see the light of day.”
neutral · AI labelView post →With A Real Pain arriving in international theaters, Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin speak with Ella about their real-life bond and five lessons the film taught them about each other and themselves. boxd.it/2n0
neutral · AI labelView post →Jesse Eisenberg's Oscar Nominated film, "A Real Pain," had a budget of $3M Disney Searchlight bought distribution for $10M It made $21M Write your script Then maybe consider finding a way to make it! #scriptsky
neutral · AI labelView post →A few fun Oscar-season twists just now, courtesy of BAFTA: ANORA pulls off a surprise win for Actress, but can't clinch Film (CONCLAVE), Director (THE BRUTALIST), or Screenplay (A REAL PAIN) or. Hard to argue with ANORA's guild run so far, though this introduces some doubt.
neutral · AI labelView post →Much love but Emilia Pérez is a terrible movie and it winning over The Substance, Challengers, Anora, A Real Pain, and Wicked is a fuckin joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
negative · AI labelView post →On a real plane watching A Real Pain and both characters are on a plane in pain.
neutral · AI labelView post →New show just dropped 🙌 Jesse Eisenberg & Kieran Culkin join Simon to talk A REAL PAIN Spoilers: Kieran has no filter and we are here for it 😂 Don't miss this one! + Mark reviews their film, BABYGIRL and MARIA 🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/29b956
neutral · AI labelView post →Hollywood star Jesse Eisenberg, whose ancestors were Jews from Poland, has been handed Polish citizenship by President Andrzej Duda. The filmmaker - whose latest movie, A Real Pain, was set entirely in Poland - described it as "the honour of a lifetime".
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie recommendation: “A Real Pain” written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. A real pain is a brilliant movie that somehow effectively and seriously explores the horrors of the holocaust in Poland, while simultaneously being one of the funniest movies of the year. 9 to 10 out of 10.
positive · AI labelView post →Rather than watch a 27-year-old douche beat up an old guy, I went to the (empty) theater to see the new Jesse Eisenberg movie A Real Pain. It was a nice, low key, personal, complicated indie dramedy of the sort that used to be everywhere 20 years ago. Happy with my life choices.
positive · AI labelView post →Thinking a lot about Dan Lent tonight. Maybe it's the news about Q running Iditarod again or maybe it's that I just watched A REAL PAIN and Kieran Culkin looks a lot like him in this movie. Most #UglyDogs knew Dan and Kristie and they were among my favorite people I met through mushing.
neutral · AI labelView post →A REAL PAIN: A beautiful film. Kieran Culkin is phenomenal but I don’t think he gets there without Jesse Eisenberg’s subdued, sad performance. Could have spent hours watching them together. Sometimes you just need to sprinkle the emotion and let the silence tell the story. What a lovely film.
positive · AI labelView post →New episode of #KeepIt: An election post-mortem, Grammy noms and snubs, and reviews of Emilia Perez and Conclave with guest host @samsanders.bsky.social! Also Jennifer Grey joins to discuss her new film A Real Pain, memories of her father Joel in Wicked, and more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched this amazing film called tonight "A Real Pain" with Kieran Culkin & Jesse Eisenberg. Funny and incredibly moving in parts RS
positive · AI labelView post →Wow, just realised that Mrs Tim and I saw 43 films at the cinema in 2025, starting with A Real Pain. So, at 17.99 a month for the unlimited pass, that works out at just over £5 each per film. And, taking off the time spent away from home now and then, that's not that far off one a week. #WorthIt
neutral · AI labelView post →Loved "A Real Pain." Eisenberg does a fantastic job with that movie. I'd have nominated him for Best Actor in addition to Best Original Screenplay probably
positive · AI labelView post →A Real Pain is the best film I've seen in years. You should go and see A Real Pain. You will love it
positive · AI labelView post →Jesse Eisenberg had never seen Kieran Culkin in SUCCESSION? 😮 Hear why he did cast him in A REAL PAIN in our latest show✨ + Mark's review of the film & more of this week's releases 📽️ 🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/29b956
neutral · AI labelView post →I really enjoyed the movie A Real Pain. 10/10 recommendation. Funny, moving, and so human. Beautifully shot, directed, acted, edited, and scored.
positive · AI labelView post →#LetterboxdFriday so here are the #LastFourWatched... A Real Pain was the engrossing watch. Sandwiched in between a bang average Predator movie and arguably the worst stand alone Predator movie #film #movies
positive · AI labelView post →"A Real Pain" has a stunning performance from Kieran Culkin, and I'm very appreciative of it's scenes in Majdanek, but it is not a very good movie
negative · AI labelView post →A Real Pain is a very good movie (on Hulu) It's only 90 mins (score) Has the written by/directed by premium for Jesse Eisenberg Also who would've thought Fuller McCallister would have a better acting career than Kevin? Kieran Culkin was great in this movie
positive · AI labelView post →I recommend A Real Pain. A film that raises all sorts of emotions and ideas but never tells you what to think. Kieran Culkin is wonderful but Jesse Eisenberg is sensational. Warning: it’s only a comedy in the way Uncle Vanya is a comedy
positive · AI labelView post →And I watched A Real Pain and it might be my favourite film of the year. Quietly devastating. Tackles depression and trauma so well, never feels manipulative. The cast is excellent across the board but Kieran Culkin is giving a hall of fame performance.
positive · AI labelView post →A Real Pain (2024) dir. Jesse Eisenberg 🎬 Have you seen this movie? Kieran Culkin swept up all the awards for his performance. Did they get it right? Here are a few of our thoughts on this one 👇 #filmsky #moviesky #cinema www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXnS...
neutral · AI labelView post →A REAL PAIN is Jesse Eisenberg's second turn as director and writer, but the real star here is Kieran Culkin, who steals just about every scene in this funny, poignant film about two cousins who go on a tour of Jewish sites in Poland after their grandmother's death. My review: bit.ly/4gg6WDL
neutral · AI labelView post →A Real Pain is a movie that is going sit with you, and sit with you, and sit with you. It will hang heavy in the air around you. I simply don’t have the words for it yet. If you get a chance to see this film, see it.
positive · AI labelView post →A Real Pain is real good, and it also marks half a life since I first went to a movie and found myself very attracted to Kieran Culkin
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight’s solo date night: Greek food for dinner and A Real Pain at the movie theater (and yeah I got Reese’s Pieces).
neutral · AI labelView post →Culkin's performance in A Real Pain is great because he complicates a film that otherwise communicates what it's saying in a straightforward manner. He's more evasive, hidden, captivating for what he doesn't show.
positive · AI labelView post →A Real Pain is a great movie but funny in retrospect to realise Jesse Eisenberg wrote a movie that specifically has a scene about how nice his feet look. I get that. Use what you got. Like Dev Patel doing that washing scene in Monkey Man
positive · AI labelView post →A Real Pain is just a solid well written and directed film. It’s exactly the kind of just straight to the point but makes you feel things types of movies I love.
positive · AI labelView post →Here’s A Real Pain writer/director/star Jesse Eisenberg on the difference between a play and a movie
neutral · AI labelView post →A Real Pain [2024] is a Train Movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Available on Hulu, and in theaters, A Real Pain is an amazing film, highly recommended. Jesse Eisenberg wrote and directed it. Kieron Culkin is great as is Eisenberg. It’s framed as a buddy movie, some laughs, but mostly a drama about formerly close cousins reconnecting.
positive · AI labelView post →Last 4 Watched: The Getaway (1972) Bullitt (1968) Alien Romulus (2024) A Real Pain (2024) 🎬🍿📽️ #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky
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