A Better Life

"Every father wants more for his son."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.2/10

268 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nomination

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Actor

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$10.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$1.8M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-8,200,000

ROI: -82%

Budget Recovery18% of budget

$0|Budget: $10.0M|Revenue: $1.8M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

10.9K

Daily Avg

181

7-Day Trend

+3%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Los Angeles

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Story Setting

Set In

Los Angeles

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Javier Aguirresarobe

Music / Score

Alexandre Desplat

Production Companies

Summit Entertainment

Distributors

Summit EntertainmentNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch A Better Life

Available in 45 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	YouTube Free	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada14A	Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels	Hoopla	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

Canada14A

FranceU

JapanPG12

South Korea12

Production

Director

Chris Weitz

Writers

Eric Eason, Roger L. Simon

Production Companies

McLaughlin FilmsDepth of FieldSummit EntertainmentLime Orchard ProductionsWitt/Thomas Productions

Cast

Demián Bichir

Carlos Riquelme

José Julián

Luis Galindo

Chelsea Rendon

Ruthie Valdez

Dolores Heredia

Anita

Joaquín Cosío

Blasco Martinez

Carlos Linares

Santiago

Bobby Soto

Facundo

Nancy Lenehan

Mrs. Donnely

Gabriel Chavarria

Ramon

Tim Griffin

Charlie

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Isabella Rae Thomas

Linda

Giselle Nieto

Gigi

Tags & Keywords

immigrantcaliforniagardentruckundocumented immigrantgardenerstolen truck9/11

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