A Real Pain
“Join the family.”
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
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Cast
15 people
Jesse Eisenberg
David Kaplan
Known for
Now You See Me
The Social Network
Kieran Culkin
Benji Kaplan
Known for
Succession
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Will Sharpe
James
Known for
The White Lotus
Sherlock
Jennifer Grey
Marcia
Known for
Dirty Dancing
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Kurt Egyiawan
Eloge
Known for
House of the Dragon
The Exorcist
Liza Sadovy
Diane
Known for
Emma
A Small Light
Daniel Oreskes
Mark
Known for
Elsbeth
Only Murders in the Building
Ellora Torchia
Priya
Known for
House of the Dragon
Midsommar
Banner Eisenberg
Abe
Also in
The Debut
Olha Bosova
Flight Attendant
Also in
The Pact
Jakub Gąsowski
Receptionist
Known for
Heart Parade
Piotr Czarniecki
Conductor
Also in
Sins of the Fathers
Lesson Plan
Jesse Eisenberg Director · Michał Dymek Cinematographer Robert Nassau Editor
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $3M · United States release November 1, 2024
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$24,856,027
Gross vs. budget
8.3×
Production
Fruit Tree
Production
Topic Studios
Production
Extreme Emotions
Production
Rego Park
Production
Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury
Production
Poland · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Polish
Release dates
United States · January 20, 2024
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · November 1, 2024
Limited theatrical
United States · December 31, 2024
Digital
United States
September 19, 2024 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
October 4, 2024 · Premiere · Beyond Fest
October 5, 2024 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 10, 2024 · Premiere · Heartland International Film Festival
October 18, 2024 · Premiere · Middleburg Film Festival / Santa Fe International Film Festival
October 20, 2024 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival / Woodstock Film Festival
October 22, 2024 · Premiere · Twin Cities Film Fest
October 23, 2024 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 27, 2024 · Premiere · FilmColumbia Film Festival
October 29, 2024 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · Coronado Island Film Festival
November 15, 2024 · Theatrical
January 16, 2025 · Digital · Hulu
January 24, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
February 4, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray
Albania
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
American Samoa
December 31, 2024 · Digital
January 15, 2025 · Digital · Hulu
Andorra
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Anguilla
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Antigua & Barbuda
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Argentina
November 27, 2024 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Aruba
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Australia
October 28, 2024 · Premiere · Jewish International Film Festival
December 26, 2024 · Theatrical
February 18, 2025 · Digital
February 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Austria
October 23, 2024 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
January 16, 2025 · Theatrical
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Bahamas
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Barbados
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Belgium
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Belize
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Bermuda
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Bolivia
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Bosnia & Herzegovina
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Brazil
October 4, 2024 · Premiere · Festival do Rio
January 30, 2025 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
British Indian Ocean Territory
April 2, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
British Virgin Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Bulgaria
February 28, 2025 · Theatrical
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Canada
January 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Cayman Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Chile
January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Christmas Island
February 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
February 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Colombia
January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Cook Islands
February 25, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Costa Rica
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Croatia
November 5, 2024 · Premiere · Zagreb Film Festival
February 27, 2025 · Theatrical
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Czechia
February 20, 2025 · Theatrical
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Denmark
January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
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Dominican Republic
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Ecuador
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
El Salvador
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Estonia
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
January 17, 2025 · Theatrical
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Falkland Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Faroe Islands
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Finland
January 3, 2025 · Theatrical
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
France
October 17, 2024 · Premiere · La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
February 26, 2025 · Theatrical
November 28, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
French Guiana
November 28, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
French Polynesia
November 27, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
French Southern Territories
November 28, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
October 20, 2024 · Premiere · Film Festival Cologne
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg
January 16, 2025 · Theatrical
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Gibraltar
April 2, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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January 16, 2025 · Theatrical
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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November 28, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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December 31, 2024 · Digital
January 16, 2025 · Digital · Hulu
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January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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March 12, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Hungary
February 27, 2025 · Theatrical
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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February 6, 2025 · Theatrical
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
India
January 17, 2025 · Limited theatrical
April 4, 2025 · Digital · JioHotStar
Ireland
November 4, 2024 · Premiere · Belfast Film Festival
January 10, 2025 · Theatrical
April 2, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Israel
January 7, 2025 · Theatrical
March 11, 2025 · Digital · iTunes / Apple TV
Italy
October 16, 2024 · Premiere · Festa del Cinema di Roma
February 27, 2025 · Theatrical
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Jamaica
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Japan
October 30, 2024 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
January 31, 2025 · Theatrical
April 1, 2025 · Digital
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Latvia
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Liechtenstein
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Lithuania
January 17, 2025 · Theatrical
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Luxembourg
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Malaysia
February 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Malta
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Marshall Islands
January 16, 2025 · Digital · Hulu
Martinique
November 28, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Mauritius
November 28, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Mayotte
November 28, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Mexico
October 18, 2024 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
January 23, 2025 · Limited theatrical
February 6, 2025 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Monaco
November 28, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Montenegro
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Montserrat
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Netherlands
October 10, 2024 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
January 9, 2025 · Theatrical
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
New Caledonia
November 28, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
New Zealand
December 26, 2024 · Theatrical
February 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Nicaragua
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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February 25, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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February 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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December 31, 2024 · Digital
January 16, 2025 · Digital · Hulu
Norway
January 24, 2025 · Theatrical
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Panama
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Paraguay
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Peru
January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
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Philippines
January 29, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Ayala Malls Exclusive
Pitcairn Islands
April 1, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Poland
November 5, 2024 · Premiere · Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
November 6, 2024 · Premiere · American Film Festival
November 8, 2024 · Theatrical
January 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Portugal
November 13, 2024 · Premiere · LEFFEST - Lisboa Film Festival
January 16, 2025 · Theatrical
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Puerto Rico
November 14, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
December 31, 2024 · Digital
January 16, 2025 · Digital · Hulu
February 4, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray
Réunion
November 28, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Romania
February 21, 2025 · Theatrical
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
June 14, 2026 · TV · HBO
San Marino
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Serbia
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Singapore
February 20, 2025 · Theatrical
April 9, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Slovakia
January 30, 2025 · Theatrical
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Slovenia
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
South Africa
January 24, 2025 · Theatrical
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
South Korea
October 8, 2024 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
January 15, 2025 · Theatrical
April 2, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Spain
October 21, 2024 · Premiere · Valladolid International Film Festival
January 10, 2025 · Theatrical
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
St. Helena
April 2, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
St. Kitts & Nevis
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
St. Lucia
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
St. Pierre & Miquelon
November 28, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
St. Vincent & Grenadines
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Suriname
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Svalbard & Jan Mayen
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Sweden
November 14, 2024 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
January 24, 2025 · Theatrical
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Switzerland
October 9, 2024 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
January 16, 2025 · Limited theatrical · German
January 23, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Italian
February 19, 2025 · Limited theatrical · French
April 16, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Taiwan
November 12, 2024 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
March 12, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Thailand
January 30, 2025 · Theatrical
March 19, 2025 · Digital · Disney+ Hotstar
Tokelau
February 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Trinidad & Tobago
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Türkiye
February 28, 2025 · Theatrical
August 27, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Turks & Caicos Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
U.S. Virgin Islands
December 31, 2024 · Digital
January 16, 2025 · Digital · Hulu
February 4, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray
Ukraine
February 20, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 13, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 31, 2024 · Premiere · Cambridge International Film Festival
November 4, 2024 · Premiere · Belfast Film Festival
January 10, 2025 · Theatrical
March 11, 2025 · Physical
April 2, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
April 7, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Uruguay
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Vatican City
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Venezuela
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Wallis & Futuna
November 28, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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