Jesse Eisenberg’s second film as a director, A Real Pain, has a shot at nominations for the 2025 Oscars, and soon you’ll be able to watch the movie from the comfort of your own home.
Written, directed, and produced by Eisenberg, A Real Pain is a light drama that tells the story of two very different cousins (played by Eisenberg and Keiran Culkin) who take a tour of Poland in honor of their late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor. The uptight David (Eisenberg) finds it his free-spirited and emotional cousin Benji (Culkin) to be, well, a real pain in the butt. But as they navigate their shared generational trauma and Jewish heritage, these two cousins find a way to better understand each other.
A Real Pain earned four Golden Globe nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Comedy, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor and Supporting Actor for Eisenberg and Culkin respectively. Read on to find out where to watch A Real Pain, and when to expect to see A Real Pain streaming on Hulu.
Where to watch A Real Pain online:
A Real Pain will be released on digital on Tuesday, December 31. Starting tomorrow, you will be able to buy A Real Pain on platforms like Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Vudu, and more.
A Real Pain will also be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on February 4, 2025. Both the digital and the DVD/Blu-Ray release will include a “making of” bonus feature, which will “take a tour through the heart and history of Poland while going behind the scenes of A Real Pain. Explore the themes of family and connection with Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin. Experience all the humor and humanity that brought this story to life.”
But before you buy A Real Pain online, you should know that A Real Pain will likely be on Hulu.
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A Real Pain is not yet streaming on Hulu. Right now, the movie is only available to buy or rent on digital.
But A Real Pain is a Searchlight Pictures release, which is a studio that is owned by Disney. While some Searchlight films go to Disney+, most end up on the more adult-friendly streamer Hulu, which is also owned by Disney. So we do expect to see A Real Pain streaming on Hulu eventually, but we’re not sure when. Another Searchlight release, Kinds of Kindness, was released on Hulu just a few days after it was released on digital. While there has been no official announcement on the A Real Pain Hulu release date yet, it is possible you might see it on the streamer in just a few days’ time.
If A Real Pain follows a similar release pattern, you might see the movie on digital and on Hulu by January 2025.
This is all speculation. If you want to watch A Real Pain right away, you can buy or movie online starting tomorrow.
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