Jesse Eisenberg and Keiran Culkin have redefined the buddy comedy with 'A Real Pain.' Here's how to stream the movie from the comfort of your own home.
"I was at the premiere, and I was dying laughing," Culkin told the Los Angeles Times in December. "It was the funniest thing I had ever seen. I had no idea what the movie was abou
Kieran Culkin played Fuller McCallister, while his brother Macaulay Culkin starred as cousin Kevin, in ‘Home Alone’
Jesse Eisenberg stars, directs, and writes A Real Pain, Hulu’s dramedy about family, grief, and generational trauma. A must-watch for heartfelt storytelling.
While Jesse Eisenberg's David is perhaps the "everyman" and the audience's entry point into the story, Benji is the heart of A Real Pain. Watching his layers of trauma and emotionality unfold throughout the film's 90-minute runtime is deeply moving, especially his devastated reaction to visiting a former Nazi concentration camp.
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 film, dubbed an heir of Woody Allen, follows Jewish American cousins who travel to Poland in memory of their late grandmother
A Real Pain follows the cousins as they embark on a Holocaust tour of Poland in memory of their grandmother, a Holocaust survivor who recently passed away. While the pair, who were very close as children,
The best way to play a free-spirited man who gets under his cousin’s skin is not to prepare at all, says Kieran Culkin. “You never quite know what’s gonna come out of him and I didn’t want to plan that ahead of time,
Eisenberg's film follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland, which includes a stop at the Majdanek death camp. The story draws on his own family history — and his struggle with OCD.
It’s his costar Kieran Culkin’s amazing performance post-hit TV series Succession that made it Golden Globe worthy. The Home Alone alum almost turned it down, but thanks to Emma Stone, Culkin had a change of heart.
A Real Pain ( now streaming on Hulu, in addition to VOD services like Amazon Prime Video) is the highlight of a strange year for Jesse Eisenberg: He writes, directs and stars in this prickly comedy-drama that’s almost certain to score co-star Kieran Culkin an Oscar nomination – and reasonable consideration for Best Picture and Screenplay.