A Real Pain (2024)
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A Real Pain rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7/10· 139K votes
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic85%
TMDb6.8/10· 1K votesWith 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 85/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About A Real Pain
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Cast of A Real Pain
Jesse Eisenberg
as David Kaplan
Kieran Culkin
as Benji Kaplan
Will Sharpe
as James
Jennifer Grey
as Marcia
Kurt Egyiawan
as Eloge
Liza Sadovy
as Diane
Daniel Oreskes
as Mark
Ellora Torchia
as Priya
- B
Banner Eisenberg
as Abe
Olha Bosova
as Flight Attendant
- J
Jakub Gąsowski
as Receptionist
Piotr Czarniecki
as Conductor
A Real Pain facts
- Budget
- $3M
- Box office
- $24.9M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Jesse Eisenberg balances humor and grief with genuine comedic sensibility
- •Cousin dynamic explores unresolved trauma through compassionate lens
- •Dramedy tone maintains emotional authenticity without melodramatic excess
What the audience disliked
- •Indie sensibility may feel precious to mainstream audiences
- •Modest scope limits narrative ambition intentionally
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