‘One Battle After Another,’ the Explosive New Film from Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Leonardo DiCaprio

PAUL Thomas Anderson’s newest epic ‘One Battle After Another’, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn, earns a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score.
With a title like One Battle After Another, you’d expect chaos—and that’s exactly what award-winning director Paul Thomas Anderson delivers, in the best possible way. The film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and breakout talent Chase Infiniti, has critics buzzing ahead of its theatrical release.
Already holding a 97% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Anderson’s latest is being hailed as an instant classic, a genre-defying marvel, and one of the boldest cinematic rides of 2025.
In their ecstatic review, Empire called the movie “a blast from start to finish (and there are many blasts within),” while boldly declaring it a “stone-cold, instant classic.”
RogerEbert.com praised Anderson’s screenplay as “phenomenal” and “timeless,” adding: “Anderson’s phenomenal screenplay is a timeless story of resistance, one that playfully weaves together influences as broad-reaching as the true story of Weather Underground and cinematic depictions of rebellion, but it’s also a remarkably propulsive, fun, and eventually moving piece of work about the human beings caught up in the chaotic machine. It’s a live wire that drops in the first scene, setting off sparks for the next 162 minutes.”
So, what’s it all about?
DiCaprio plays Bob, a burned-out revolutionary living off the grid in a haze of paranoia, raising his fiercely capable daughter Willa (Infiniti). But when his old nemesis (Sean Penn) resurfaces after 16 years—and Willa disappears—Bob is thrust back into a world he tried to escape.
As he races to find her, the film unpacks the weight of the past, the unpredictability of the present, and the deep bond between a broken father and his fearless child.This film wasn’t rushed. Producer Sara Murphy revealed that Anderson began developing One Battle After Another two decades ago. The screenplay evolved, the themes sharpened, and the vision deepened. Now, that patience has paid off.
Presented by Warner Bros. Pictures in partnership with Ghoulardi Film Company, One Battle After Another is more than just a film—it’s a cinematic event.
With knockout performances, striking visuals, and a narrative that swings from the absurd to the emotionally profound, this is the kind of film that sticks with you long after the credits roll.
Experience the chaos, the laughs, and the heart of One Battle After Another when it hits cinemas and IMAX® screens nationwide starting today, September 24, 2025.
One story. One father. One revolution. Don’t miss it!

(Photo & Video Credit: “Warner Bros. Pictures”)