Meanwhile, a bizarre anecdote about Jeremy finding people in the acting industry to network with at age 13 — and inviting himself to stay with them over the summer — has resurfaced as an example of his long-time passion for Hollywood.

Jesse Eisenberg’s second film as writer and director follows the tale of two very different cousins on a Holocaust tour.

“A Real Pain,” co-produced by Emma Stone’s Fruit Tree (“Poor Things,” “I Saw the TV Glow”), is part of Ayala Malls Cinemas’ lineup of critically acclaimed awards-season films, which this year also includes “Anora.”

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, reportedly earned a nickname from ex Spotify employees inspired by the character of a camp classic film starring Joan Crawford.

As awards season progresses each year, you start to hear names recurring, clear favorites emerging in various fields. In the case of Best Supporting Actor awards from major awards groups

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.

Culkin, 42, is nominated for his role as cousin Benji in Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” while Strong, 46, earned his after portraying Roy Cohn in the polarizing Donald Trump biopic, “The Apprentice.”

Kieran Culkin has received a special recognition by the 2025 Academy Awards for his latest performance in A Real Pain.Culkin played a significant role in the 2024 comedy drama directed and

The 2025 Oscars nominations were announced Thursday morning and there was no shortage of big surprises and snubs among the major nominees. As expected, the musical crime drama Emilia Pérez had s huge presence with 13 nominations overall. However, one key player in the film—Selena Gomez—missed out on a nomination.

Jesse Eisenberg directed movies Eisenberg has begun to take on more directing projects. As we mentioned above, A Real Pain is the second movie he has directed, preceded by When You Finishing Saving the World, which like A Real Pain he also wrote. When You Finish Saving the World also premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the 2022 edition and was officially released to general audiences in ...

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.

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.