Premiered at Sundance earlier this year. Reviews: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_real_pain

Best film I saw during Sundance. It is a real step up from Eisenberg as a writer and director in comparison to his debut feature.

I would not be surprised to see Culkin get awards recognition for this.

One of the best films of the year!

This expands to more theatres this weekend.

Hoping to catch a screening over the weekend.

Saw this on Saturday.

Even though I read through a few mixed reviews, I thoroughly enjoyed Kieran Culkin's performance in addition to a few of the film's core themes.

I didn't care much for Jesse Eisenberg's character, as it again feels as if he's reprising a role he's done a dozen times over.

I saw it yesterday too. I like it but didn't love it. I thought it was totally worth seeing, though.

I liked it. Plus, it's always good to see Jennifer Grey.

I’m dying to see this, but it’s showing nowhere near me

Everything worked for me on this one. Loved the pairing of Jesse and Kieran.

Now available on digital.

This will be available on Hulu starting 1/16.

Cool

A great and special person was born on that date

André Michelin?

Fuck. I just bought it on Vudu.

Enjoyed this, very relatable.

This was A Real Good movie. Kieran Culkin plays it so natural as if he’s not even acting at all. Just plain real. Great debut for Eisenberg.

Debut?

Jerry Rice?

writing and directing

It’s the second film he’s wrote and directed.

until now, I never heard of the first one

This is up on Hulu today. I watched it this morning and I really liked it.

Well-directed and engaging. At first, I thought Kieran Culkin came off as the male equivalent of the "manic pixie dream girl" trope*, but as the film went on, you see a lot of depth in his character. I would even say the final shot says a ton about how his mind works and why he is the way he is, that was awesome. I think he deserves all of the accolades he's getting and Eisenberg did a great job. The Chopin soundtrack is wonderful.

* Apparently, this is a term which has looped itself and has now become not a way to point out the need for stronger women characters that are well-rounded instead of a silly foil to press the male protagonist's story forward, but now it's been deemed a lazy way to put down women characters who are unique or interesting. Not sure what to do with all of that. But I'm not really in charge of it, so I'll just reiterate that Benji at first seemed quirky for the sake of quirky but then grew on me as a complex character.

I watched this last night. What a wonderful little movie. I agree with everyone here that Kieran Culkin was great. Eisenberg played a typical version of himself but he played it so well.

I would totally travel around Europe with Benji!

Agree with others here. Wife and I watched last night and absolutely loved it.

What a treasure of a movie. Culkin is fantastic. Must see this.

I watched this on Hulu. It was a good low-key, low-energy watch. I enjoyed the performances and the sentiment.

I identified so much with Jesse's character that, while appreciating Rory's acting, I just wanted to throttle Benji. I think if I had been in David's shoes, I would have tried to kill him or abandon him. I also resented Benji's behavior on behalf of the rest of the tour group.