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A Better Life (2011) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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A Better Life

Movie2011·98 min

A Better Life

Directed by Chris Weitz

An Oscar-nominated drama film directed by Chris Weitz.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 29%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

283 ratings

About A Better Life

A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, family dysfunction, social injustice, los angeles, urban, parent child, everyman, underdog, survival, fish out of water

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Details

Director: Chris Weitz
Language: English

Cast

Demián Bichir, José Julián, Chelsea Rendon

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actor (2011)

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How A Better Life Ranks

All movies

Top 29%

2010s movies

Top 24%

Drama movies

Top 29%

2010s Drama movies

Top 23%

★Chris Weitz films#1 of 7

Chris Weitz's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

A Better Life Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenseapproachableseriouspersonalearnest

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

survivalfish out of watersacrifice dutyfamily dysfunctionsocial injusticeeverymanunderdogparent childLos Angelesurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty