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Leonardo DiCaprio's woke 'pro-Antifa' blockbuster is struggling at the box office amid conservative backlash
The Daily Mail ^ | 09 Oct 2025 | JACQUES PETERSON

Posted on 10/09/2025 4:17:42 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Leonardo DiCaprio's One Battle After Another has sparked backlash from conservative audiences despite being the most critically acclaimed film of the year.

The sprawling 162-minute thriller, directed by 11-time Oscar nominee Paul Thomas Anderson, has wowed mainstream critics and won praise from the likes of Steven Spielberg and Taylor Swift.

But despite the film's many accolades, One Battle After Another has struggled to recoup its rumored $175 million budget at the box office so far.

The movie's progressive plot has also been blasted as 'woke' by conservative viewers, who accuse it of being 'pro-Antifa' for having a group of left-wing radical terrorists as the protagonists.

One Battle After Another is a politically charged action-thriller based loosely on Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel Vineland.

The film sees DiCaprio playing Bob Ferguson, a former member of a far-left revolutionary group who now lives in a state of stoned paranoia off the grid with his daughter Willa, played by Chase Infiniti.

When Willa goes missing, Ferguson must reunite with his former comrades, which includes his estranged girlfriend Perfidia, played by Teyana Taylor, to take on an evil cabal of white supremacists.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: antifa; antifapropaganda; brainwashing; dicaprio; hollyweird; hollywood; leonardodicaprio; mayarudolph; movies; paulthomasanderson; thomaspynchon; vineland

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To: MinorityRepublican

Just because people don’t want to see a movie, doesn’t mean there is a backlash. I for one am not interested in seeing it. That’s okay though, other people can watch it.


21 posted on 10/09/2025 4:40:07 PM PDT by 13foxtrot
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To: Bullish

I know. Never met one.


22 posted on 10/09/2025 4:41:32 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: MinorityRepublican

More like a bomb than a block buster.


23 posted on 10/09/2025 4:42:04 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Budget: $130 million - $175 million

Opened: 26 September 2025 (USA)

Wiki says ONLY showing in the USA.

Box Office: $112 million

Break Even: $350 million

Just $238 million to go!

24 posted on 10/09/2025 4:47:16 PM PDT by zeestephen (Trump Landslide? Kamala lost the election by 230,000 votes, in WI, MI, and PA.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Can’t be a backlash since the very thought of seeing this would never cross my mind. Something praising Antifa is like oh I don’t know a bio of Obama or Brandon. Just would never enter my radar.


25 posted on 10/09/2025 4:48:26 PM PDT by xp38
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To: MinorityRepublican

Um….

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1784184833/

Grosses
DOMESTIC (41.8%)
$46,833,086
INTERNATIONAL (58.2%)
$65,200,000
WORLDWIDE
$112,033,086


26 posted on 10/09/2025 4:49:08 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: MinorityRepublican

😷


27 posted on 10/09/2025 4:49:43 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: MinorityRepublican

I saw the “trailer” on the tube. Decided right then that this movie was garbage.


28 posted on 10/09/2025 4:50:38 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The New DemonRAT Amerika! If you don't like your political opponent, kill them and their family.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Conservatives are not stopping liberals from going to the movie.

Get a clue guys.

Your movie rots.


29 posted on 10/09/2025 4:53:16 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: catnipman

Has Tater fallen in love with DiCaprio yet?


30 posted on 10/09/2025 4:53:38 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The New DemonRAT Amerika! If you don't like your political opponent, kill them and their family.)
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To: Bullish
Just saw one the other night.

Not our usual fare but it was the only one playing that looked even close to acceptable.

Called "Good Dog" it is sort of a horror, (what did I expect in October) but not really. It is sad but in a good way.

Surprisingly good.

31 posted on 10/09/2025 5:01:03 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It's like somebody just put the Constitution up on a wall …. and shot the First Amendment -Mike Rowe)
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To: Tijeras_Slim


"Chase Infinity? Sounds like an Arkansas State Police video."


Lol.. I love watching their pursuits..
They must be the only state that will do a pit maneuver at 150 MPH.
32 posted on 10/09/2025 5:10:52 PM PDT by Bikkuri (We are all Charlie now. I am Charlie!)
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To: Bullish
I lived my entire life and I've never once met anyone that was even close to being a ‘white supremacist’. It's really just a made up boogie man for the left that they use as a dumb scare tactic.

Same here, I'm 75 and live in rural area with cowboys, wranglers, packers, ranchers, etc and have never met a 'white supremacist."

33 posted on 10/09/2025 5:16:03 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: Bikkuri

Same here, especially Jacob Byrd. Dude is a monster.


34 posted on 10/09/2025 5:21:46 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: MinorityRepublican

Because he’s the spawn of Satan?


35 posted on 10/09/2025 5:22:29 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: MinorityRepublican

Remember Broke Back Mountain? As much as it sucked (and I watched the first 15 minutes and turned it off) Hollyweird declared it the best movie of the year. Hollywood needs to become irrelevant.


36 posted on 10/09/2025 5:24:36 PM PDT by sevinufnine
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To: MinorityRepublican

A movie about mythical, inbred, backwoods, white supremacists.

Hard pass.


37 posted on 10/09/2025 5:24:50 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Je suis Charlie Kirk.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Hadn't heard of him.. just did a search and reddit says he is a legend (for chases)..

"This officer needs an award named after him. Don't think of running from him. He WILL catch you. He is a legend and an excellent officer. I would be honored to meet him in person. I can't speak highly enough about him."



You have any good vid links?
38 posted on 10/09/2025 5:28:26 PM PDT by Bikkuri (We are all Charlie now. I am Charlie!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The fact that hardcore Leftist film critics love it tells you all you need to know.


39 posted on 10/09/2025 5:29:05 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Critical Drinker panned it.


40 posted on 10/09/2025 5:29:16 PM PDT by Bratch
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