Writer-director Jesse Eisenberg's “A Real Pain” strikes an almost impossible balance. It’s part comedy, part tragedy. It’s part road-trip saga, part odd couple-buddy flick, and part Holocaust film.

A Real Pain' is a wonderfully funny and heartfelt film about reconnecting with your family, heritage, and identity.

A Holocaust tour of Poland forms the backdrop for a wise tale of mismatched cousins.

Both that movie and “A Real Pain,” from Searchlight Pictures, were produced by Eisenberg’s Oscar-winning “ Zombieland ” ...

It’s part comedy, part tragedy. It’s part road-trip saga, part odd couple-buddy flick, and part Holocaust film. What could ...

Yup - everything could have gone wrong. So the first miracle about "A Real Pain,” writer-director Jesse Eisenberg’s ...

Two cousins, once close as youngsters, are given a trip to trace their roots back in Poland. For both, because they are opposites in every way, it becomes “A Real Pain.” ...

That stunning performance comes from Kieran Culkin, and what’s striking is ... aunt had lived in before the Holocaust uprooted the family. He wondered what his own life would have been like ...

Kieran Culkin is great in "A Real Pain," written and directed by co-star Jesse Eisenberg. The film, about two cousins in Poland, is excellent.

This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Kieran Culkin, left, and Jesse Eisenberg ... had lived in before the Holocaust uprooted the family. He wondered what his own life would have ...