One Battle After Another (2025)
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One Battle After Another is streaming in the US on Prime Video, HBO Max.
What the audience says
One Battle After Another earns its keep as a steady English film that knows its audience. It's sitting at 7.3/10 on TMDB across 4,420 ratings, which puts it comfortably above average. Budget a full evening — it runs a hefty 162 minutes. In the US you can stream it on Prime Video, HBO Max.
Should you spend 2h 42m on it?
2h 42m of English thriller with crime threaded through, adults only. Long enough that it wants your full attention rather than a second screen.
Don't watch this if…
- you've only got a couple of hours. It needs 2h 42m
- you need something everyone can sit through. Rated R
- Why
- 7.3/10 from 4,420 ratings — well received so far, on a modest sample.
- Skip if
- you'd rather not sit with tension for the whole runtime
- Best for
- A late night with the lights off
Story
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.
Good to know
| Runtime | 2h 42m — long |
| Watch with family? | R · Adults only |
| Genre | Thriller / Crime |
| Language | English |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast
Where to watch in the US
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of Oct 21, 2026 — platforms may change over time.
More: All Prime Video titles in the US
Trailer
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