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P. T. Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ Opens With Career-Best Reviews and Premium Theatrical Rollout

Early reviews deliver a career-best Rotten Tomatoes score for Anderson to bolster Warner Bros.’ awards-season push.

Overview

  • The film opens nationwide today in premium formats, including IMAX, VistaVision and 70mm, as part of a wide theatrical release.
  • Forbes reports a 98% Rotten Tomatoes critic score, the highest for any Paul Thomas Anderson film to date.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio leads in his first collaboration with Anderson, joined by Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall and Teyana Taylor, with Chase Infiniti making her feature debut.
  • Cast interviews emphasize a human-focused father–daughter story about a former revolutionary confronted by his past, reflecting the film’s darkly comic, political tone.
  • Forbes frames the movie as a potential Best Picture contender alongside Sinners, while Reason publishes a dissenting review critiquing its political perspective.