One Battle After Another had created a lot of hype among fans as two critically acclaimed artists, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and director Paul Thomas Anderson, had collaborated to bring this political thriller to the audience. And the film did not disappoint. Released on September 26, 2025, the film has been receiving rave reviews, as expected. However, people are also curious to find out if this film, with its political undertones, is inspired by true events. Here’s everything to know about it.
Leonardo DiCaprio said that One Battle After Another is inspired by true stories
One Battle After Another is not a biopic, and it isn’t based on a specific real event or story. However, Leonardo DiCaprio mentioned to RadioTimes that the story draws inspiration from many true historical events. Leonardo shared that the group of revolutionaries, ‘French 75’ shown in the film, was inspired by a real group of the ’60s known as The Weatherman. He said:
“Anderson based this on a lot of the activities of The Weathermen, late 1960s revolutionaries that were fighting imperialism, the Vietnam War, civil rights. They were multicultural people that then had to sort of scatter like rats around the country and try to assimilate themselves and disappear into everyday society, but at a time and a place they were willing to risk their life for their ideology and belief system.”