One Battle After Another (2025)

Paul Thomas Anderson's 2025 film One Battle After Another is a tense action thriller that centers on Bob Ferguson, a former revolutionary, and his teenage daughter, Willa. After years of living a quiet, off-the-grid life, Bob's past returns to haunt him when a former enemy from his militant days, a corrupt military officer named Steven J. Lockjaw, resurfaces. The threat forces Bob and Willa into a desperate flight, compelling Bob to once again engage in the kind of combat he left behind. The story is loosely adapted from Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel, Vineland.
The film's plot unfolds as Bob and Willa find themselves in a dangerous struggle for survival. As the pursuit intensifies, their journey tests their relationship and forces them to confront the legacy of Bob's radical history. The narrative is built on high-stakes action and suspense as the father and daughter face down the consequences of a tumultuous past.