The actor-writer-director's latest film, a poignant comic-drama costarring Kieran Culkin, earned him an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay. But Jesse Eisenberg finds it difficult to ...
The character of our grandmother is based on my Aunt Doris. She was born and raised in Poland, was such an unusual person and ...
open image in gallery Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in ‘A Real Pain’ (Searchlight) His own family history is key to A Real Pain. Deftly finding a balance between big laughs and pathos ...
In Jesse Eisenberg’s new film ... where he lives with his family.) He added, “It allows me to bring in other stories of trauma in a way that’s not kind of academic, but actually in the ...
Multihyphenate Jesse Eisenberg acts as writer, director, and star of 'A Real Pain,' which is nominated for four awards at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards. The film is about two cousins searching for ...
(Searchlight) A few years ago, actor Jesse Eisenberg was writing a movie about ... and borrowed details from his own family ...
A SCENE FROM ‘Resistance’ with Jesse Eisenberg (center). (credit: FORUM FILM) Eisenberg grew up in New Jersey, and his family originally came to the US from Poland and Ukraine. He took a trip ...
A Real Pain, a comedy that touchingly explores family complexities and the passage of time. With Jesse Eisenberg at the helm, ...
Jesse Eisenberg stars, directs, and writes A Real Pain, Hulu’s dramedy about family, grief, and generational trauma. A ...
A Real Pain sees Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play cousins who go to Poland to retrace their family's history. Eisenberg says being both actor and filmmaker made him nervous because he sees ...