All The Ways Leonardo DiCaprio's Character In One Battle After Another Is Just Like The Dude

Side by side photos, Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another on the left, Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski on the right.

One Battle After Another, from writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, is definitely one of the best movies released on the 2025 movie schedule, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance (which he has said was partly inspired by The Dude) is a big reason why. The whole time I watched the white-knuckle action, I just couldn’t help but wonder if his character, "Ghetto" Pat Calhoun/Bob, is the same person as The Dude from The Big Lebowski. Like, if we're talking about in an alternate timeline where The Dude (Jeff Bridges) got more radicalized after his role in writing the Port Heron statement (not the compromised second draft).

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