"Led by a scene-stealing turn from Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain is a powerfully funny, emotionally resonant dramedy that finds writer-director-star Jesse Eisenberg playing to his strengths on either side of the camera."
—Rotten Tomatoes
"A delight and a revelation — a deft, funny, heady, beautifully staged ramble of a road movie…. A buddy movie rooted in the existential fun of verbal sparring. Yet it has an emotional kick that sneaks up on you."
—Variety
Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.