Jesse Eisenberg, who also wrote and directed the comic drama, stars as David Kaplan, a New Yorker who is uptight and neurotic ...

While "A Real Pain" has a strong concept and delivers some moving and funny moments, it is weighed down by the off-putting ...

Searchlight Pictures Share Jesse Eisenberg has made quite the career out of playing nimble-minded, passive-aggressive, socially awkward dweebs who are bearable because they’re usually vulnerable and ...

The road-trip dramedy about two cousins finding their Jewish roots in Poland seamlessly moves from mirth to melancholy and ...

Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin make a great team of polar opposites in a powerful look at family ties and historical ...

“A Real Pain” was written and directed by actor Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”), who co-stars with Kieran Culkin ...

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With A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg, that jittery mensch of an actor, continues his journey of writing and directing films in ...

Devon Blackwell’s short documentary explores how her great-grandparents lost the house they had owned since 1892, and the ...

(139 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Savoy) A REAL PAIN: Jesse Eisenberg wrote, directed and stars with Kieran Culkin in this comedy ...

Writer-director Jesse Eisenberg's “A Real Pain” strikes an almost impossible balance. It’s part comedy, part tragedy. It’s part road-trip saga, part odd couple-buddy flick, and part Holocaust film.