How to watch One Battle After Another – is it streaming?

Since making his directorial debut in 1996, at the age of just 26, with the film Hard Eight, Paul Thomas Anderson has gone on to become one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed directors.

Nominated for 14 Academy Awards across an illustrious career, Anderson seemed destined to forever miss out on Oscar gold. Enter One Battle After Another, the directors latest film and, to some, his magnum opus.

Across a career that has included films like Magnolia, There Will Be Blood and Phantom Thread, PTA has been showered with all sorts of praise and frequently featured in multiple best of the year lists. However, that recognition has never translated to an Oscar until now.

At the 2026 Academy Awards, One Battle After Another secured six wins including best picture, dest director, best adapted screenplay, best supporting actor, best casting and best editing.

One Battle After Another stands as a staggering achievement, representing a filmmaker at the top of their game. It sits on a mightily impressive score of 97 per cent on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with a glut of five-star reviews including our own highly positive write-up, which called it "the best film of the year."

With that in mind, you might be wondering how you can see the film – read on for everything you need to know.

How to watch One Battle After Another – is it streaming?

Yes, One Battle After Another is available for streaming at home and for a reasonable price at that. It can be rented on Apple TV, Sky Store and Prime Video for just £4.99 or bought for £9.99.

Even better for those with a NOW subscription, the film will be available on the platform and Sky Cinema from Thursday 26 March.

However if you're desperate to see it on the big screen then you might still have a chance – with cinemas around the country likely to put on extra showings now it has won the Oscar.

One Battle After Another cast – who stars with Leonardo DiCaprio

The film marked the first collaboration between Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio – and the Oscar-winning actor is one of several big names in the cast, with other prominent stars including Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor and Benicio del Toro.

Meanwhile, Chase Infiniti – whose only previous screen credit was the Apple TV remake of Presumed Innocent – makes her film debut in a key role, while there's also a small part for Alana Haim, who starred in Anderson's previous film Licorice Pizza.

You can find the full cast list below:

• Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson
• Sean Penn as Col Steven J Lockjaw
• Benicio del Toro as Sensei Sergio
• Regina Hall as Deandra
• Teyana Taylor as Perfidia Beverly Hills
• Chase Infiniti as Willa Ferguson
• Alana Haim as Mae West
• Wood Harris as Laredo
• Tony Goldwyn as Virgil Throckmorton
• Shayna McHayle as Junglepussy
• Starletta DuPois as Grandma Jennie
• D. W. Moffett as Bill Desmond
• Paul Grimstad as Howard Sommerville
• Kevin Tighe as Roy More
• Jim Downey as Sandy Irvine
• John Hoogenakker as Tim Smith
• Eric Schweig as Avanti
• Jena Malone as the voice of the greeting code

One Battle After Another plot – what is it about?

The film is very loosely based on Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland, but Anderson has reworked that text into something uniquely his own – including updating the setting from the '80s to the modern day.

After a lengthy opening chapter set 16 years before the rest of the film, it follows DiCaprio as paranoid and complacent single father Bob Ferguson – who is forced to rediscover his revolutionary spirit when his old nemesis returns with plans to kidnap his daughter.

The official synopsis reads: "Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa.

"When his evil nemesis resurfaces and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her as both father and daughter battle the consequences of their pasts."

One Battle After Another trailer

You can view the trailer below – which gives you some idea of what to expect from the film, but merely hints at its overall greatness:

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