Succession star Kieran Culkin's new movie A Real Pain is now available to watch at home in the US.
The film stars Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg, who is also the director, as cousins who go on a tour of Europe to explore Jewish history after their grandmother's death, with a focus on how things have changed after World War II and the Holocaust.
The White Lotus' Will Sharpe, Dirty Dancing's Jennifer Grey and House of the Dragon's Kurt Egyiawan also star.
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A Real Pain is now available to buy or rent from Prime Video, iTunes and other digital retailers in the US, following its release in US cinemas in November.
The movie is not yet available to watch at home in the UK, but it will be available to watch in cinemas from January 8.
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Following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January of last year, A Real Pain debuted to an impressive 100% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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This score has since dipped slightly to 96% from over 200 reviews, with the site's critical consensus reading: "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."
While UK fans still have a few days to wait until they can watch A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg's feature directorial debut When You Finish Saving the World is now available to watch on Netflix UK and Ireland.
The film focuses on the strained relationship between a mother (Julianne Moore) who runs a DA survivors centre and her son (Stranger Things' Finn Wolfhard), who feels she is indifferent to him.
A Real Pain is now available to buy or rent from Prime Video, iTunes and other digital retailers in the US. The film arrives in UK cinemas on January 8.
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