A Real Pain is a 2024 buddy road comedy-drama film written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, who stars opposite Kieran Culkin. An international co-production between Poland and the United States, the film follows mismatched cousins who reunite for a heritage tour through Poland in honor of their late grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. The cast also includes Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, and Daniel Oreskes.
The film first premiered in competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.[1] A Real Pain competed in several film festivals before it was released theatrically in the United States on November 1, 2024,[2][3] and in Poland on November 8 through Searchlight Pictures.[4]