Actor, writer and director Jesse Eisenberg says he has had more failures than successes. In this week's Wild Card, he opens up about ambition and his his defense against despair.

Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain has emerged as one of the most acclaimed films of recent times, grossing $16 million against a modest $3 million budget. Despite strong word of mouth and a successful limited release worldwide,

Jesse Eisenberg portrayed Mark Zuckerberg in the 2010 film “The Social Network,” so it made sense to him that he should meet the Facebook founder in person as he was preparing for the role.

Here's what the bittersweet ending of A Real Pain starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin really means. Jesse Eisenberg, best known for The Social Network, made his directorial debut with When You Finish Saving the World.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin star as cousins who ...

Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain explores intergenerational trauma and survivor's guilt in a darkly comic, weighty meditation on grief.

I’m waiting for Kieran Culkin at the tip of the Greenpoint ... increasingly volatile moods that reveal a tormented core. Jesse Eisenberg — who wrote, directed, and stars opposite Culkin ...

Jesse Eisenberg and Keiran Culkin have redefined the buddy comedy with ‘A Real Pain.’ Here’s how to stream the movie from the comfort of your own home.

The best way to play a free-spirited man who gets under his cousin’s skin is not to prepare at all, says Kieran Culkin. “You never quite know what’s gonna come out of him and I didn’t want to plan that ahead of time,

It’s part comedy, part tragedy. It’s part road-trip saga, part odd couple-buddy flick, and part Holocaust film. What could possibly have gone wrong? Yup – everything could have gone wrong. So the first miracle about “A Real Pain,

Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin Take an Unforgettable Trip Kieran Culkin Reflects on Sister Dakota's Death and Keeping Her Memory Alive 16 Years Later: 'Losing a Big Piece of Myself' All About ...

While Jesse Eisenberg's David is perhaps the "everyman" and the audience's entry point into the story, Benji is the heart of A Real Pain. Watching his layers of trauma and emotionality unfold throughout the film's 90-minute runtime is deeply moving, especially his devastated reaction to visiting a former Nazi concentration camp.