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

In addition to co-starring with Kieran Culkin, who is also playing a variation of a type he’s often portrayed in movies and most recently on the TV series “Succession,” Eisenberg is the director of “A ...

But this is no Eisenberg vehicle: The director selflessly hands every scene to his co-star, Kieran Culkin (“Succession”), as ...

This is billed as a comedy/drama but it seemed much more drama and very little comedy to me, a very sad one. I didn’t really find it that funny. I left the theater somewhat sad. It’s about pain that ...

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

Jesse Eisenberg's amiable skittishness has become his calling card. He's the nervous, jittery, quick-talking Everyman ...

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(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.

It was written, directed by, and stars Jesse Eisenberg. Eisenberg and his co-star, Kieran Culkin, play two high-contrast ...