One Battle After Another out on OTT in India: Here's where and how you can stream Leonardo DiCaprio's action-thriller
Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, a $130M+ action-thriller based on Pynchon's Vineland starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is now on Prime Video India (₹499) after earning $197M globally.
Last Updated: 11.54 AM, Nov 14, 2025
The critically acclaimed action-thriller One Battle After Another by Paul Thomas Anderson has finally arrived on OTT in India after a smashing success in theatres around the world. The film, which has an A-list ensemble cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and newcomer Chase Infiniti, can be rented on Prime Video for Rs. 499 right now.
Creative team and critical acclaim
The film was based on Thomas Pynchon's 1990 book Vineland and was written, directed, and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. Critically acclaimed as one of Anderson's most entertaining and aesthetically breathtaking works, the nearly three-hour hyperkinetic experience is the product of original narratives woven throughout it, fulfilling Anderson's long-standing desire to adapt Pynchon's work.
One of the first major features to use the vintage, large-format technology for primary photography since the 1960s, the film's ambitious production featured filming in California utilising VistaVision. Among Anderson's films, One Battle After Another had the highest budget, with estimates ranging from $130 million to $175 million.
Plot summary
The story revolves around Bob Ferguson, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, a paranoid ex-revolutionary and explosives specialist for the French 75 who now lives off the grid with his independent daughter Willa, played by Infiniti.
Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw, his long-time enemy and a corrupt and fixated military officer, returns after 16 years, shattering his delicate, secret existence. Scrambling to find Willa while confronting the deadly effects of his prior life, the former radical is thrust back into his confrontational past when she goes missing. Interwoven throughout the story are ideas of activism, generational strife, and the human toll of wars fought long ago. Perfidia Beverly Hills, played by Teyana Taylor, is Bob's partner and Willa's mother. Her past with Lockjaw is an important part of the story's conflict.
Theatrical debut and critical reception
The critically acclaimed film One Battle After Another had its theatrical debut on September 26, 2025. Critics commended Anderson's incisive direction and script, the film's relevant political concerns, Michael Bauman's cinematography, and the thrilling action scenes, especially the critically acclaimed automobile chase scene. Many praised the performances of the major cast, particularly Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and newcomer Chase Infiniti.
As of November 11, 2025, the film has earned $197 million globally, making it Paul Thomas Anderson's highest-grossing film to date. The box office performance of the film has been solid. With $127 million from outside regions and $70 million from the US and Canada, it is definitely one of the biggest films of the year. Now that it's available on OTT, the film can reach a larger audience in India who are interested in renting the highly publicised release via Prime Video.
FAQs:
Q: What is the plot of One Battle After Another?
A: One Battle After Another follows Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio), a washed-up, paranoid former revolutionary living off-grid with his teenage daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti). When his long-standing nemesis, a corrupt military officer named Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw (Sean Penn), resurfaces after 16 years and Willa goes missing, Bob is forced back into his former combative lifestyle to find and protect her from the consequences of his revolutionary past. The film centers on a relentless chase and conflict between the ex-radicals and the powerful forces pursuing them.
Q: Is One Battle After Another based on a book?
A: Yes, One Battle After Another is inspired by the 1990 novel Vineland by American author Thomas Pynchon. Director Paul Thomas Anderson, who also adapted Pynchon's Inherent Vice, incorporated several of his own original stories into the novel's core narrative, creating a loose, modern-day action-thriller adaptation of its central father-daughter dynamic and revolutionary themes.
Q: Who directed One Battle After Another?
A: The film was co-produced, written, and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson. This marks his tenth feature film and his second adaptation of a novel by Thomas Pynchon.