Jesse Eisenberg's new movie, "A Real Pain," is based on his own family history. Eisenberg cast himself and "Succession's" Kieran Culkin as polar opposites. Critic Bob Mondello says the result is ...

Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey and Will Sharpe came by the L.A. Times Studios at Sundance Film Festival presented by Chase Sapphire, to talk about their film, ‘A Real Pain.’ Jan ...

Jesse Eisenberg directs and stars in a melancholic yet funny exploration of Jewish loss and belonging, with an outstanding Kieran Culkin. Listen to this article · 5:40 min Learn more.

Jesse Eisenberg Hated Bar Mitzvahs As A Kid : Fresh Air Eisenberg's film, A Real Pain, follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland, which includes a stop at the Majdanek death camp.

Jesse Eisenberg, right, wrote, directed and, with Kieran Culkin, co-starred in “A Real Pain” as cousins trying to reconnect after the death of their grandmother.