Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin
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 character of our grandmother is based on my Aunt Doris. She was bored and raised in Poland, was such an unusual person and gave me such grounding in my life. She died at 101 and while the film is fictional, it has many personal, autobiographical elements that came out, like my aunt and even filming at the home my family lived in in Poland.
Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain explores intergenerational trauma and survivor's guilt in a darkly comic, weighty meditation on grief.
A Real Pain sees Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play cousins who go to Poland to retrace their family's history. Eisenberg says being both actor and filmmaker made him nervous because he sees actors giving notes as the "biggest taboo".
Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin’s award-winning comedy drama—is new on Hulu this week. Find out when you can stream the film at home.
Wrapping the film in a sprightly 90 minutes, bringing a deft, light touch to one of history’s greatest tragedies, and giving us people who connect, Jesse Eisenberg has a winner.
So “A Real Pain” is a buddy comedy-drama written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, who played Mark Zuckerberg in 2010’s “The Social Network” and was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar.
A Real Pain is both a road movie and a political reminder to Jews about their legacy. Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin carry the day.
A Real Pain actress Jennifer Grey has unveiled the reason why she agreed to do the film in the first place. Her reason has a special link with Golden Globe Award winner Kieran Culkin, who
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.
US audiences can stream A Real Pain on Hulu from now after it dropped on the service on January 16. There are a number of Hulu plans available. New subscribers can opt for one of its on-demand only plans and enjoy a 30-day free trial. Thereafter, you’ll pay $9.99 a month for its ad-supported plan, or $18.99 a month to go commercial free.