One Battle After Another (2025)

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
← Inspired by 7 films

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

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Films that influenced One Battle After Another

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  1. The Searchers (1956)
    "PTA-cited primary influence: shot in VistaVision (matched by OBAA), centered on the search for an abducted child. PTA explicitly compared DiCaprio's character to Wayne's Ethan Edwards — "the other side of the coin" with softness instead of hardness." source
  2. The French Connection (1971)
    "Anderson and DP Michael Bauman kept a print of The French Connection at hand throughout production. The grainy, naturalistic visual texture of OBAA — rejecting modern stylized action — is the explicit reference." source
  3. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
    "Pontecorvo's quasi-documentary urban revolutionary cinema is the explicit visual-DNA reference for OBAA's contemporary tale of revolutionary resistance and state violence." source
  4. Midnight Run (1988)
    "PTA: "I've been dreaming of trying to make a film as fun as Midnight Run since I first saw it." Brest's road-movie/buddy-action template directly informs OBAA's escalating chase structure." source
  5. Running on Empty (1988)
    "Lumet's film about radical-leftist parents on the run with their child is the closest single template for OBAA's premise: ex-revolutionaries living under assumed identities, raising a daughter inside that constraint." source
  6. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
    "DP Michael Bauman cited Demme's color-and-lighting palette as a direct visual reference for OBAA. PTA is on the record as a longstanding Demme admirer." source
  7. In the Mood for Love (2000)
    "Bauman cited Wong Kar-wai's color and lighting work — In the Mood for Love is the canonical reference — as a direct influence on OBAA's visual mood." source

One Battle After Another (2025), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, was inspired by 7 earlier films — including The Searchers, The French Connection, and The Battle of Algiers. Check out the citations below.