A Better Life

A Better Life

  • Director: Chris Weitz
  • Writer: Eric Eason,Roger L. Simon
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Release date: July 28, 2011
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: The Gardener
  • "A Better Life" is a drama film directed by Chris Weitz and starring Demián Bichir and Joaquín Cosio .
    The film tells the story of Roberto Carlos, a Mexican who smuggled into the United States, in order to have the life of his dreams, living hard, just to have a "better life".

    Details

    • Release date July 28, 2011
    • Filming locations Wattles Mansion - 1824 N. Curson Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies Summit Entertainment, Lime Orchard Productions, Witt/Thomas Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $10,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $1,759,252

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $62,087

    Gross worldwide

    $1,863,506

    Movie reviews

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    • By Donna 2022-08-03 18:55:49

      A Better Life: Falling into the cliché, the Eyes are Enough

      As usual, the beginning begins with the plot. The father and son came to the United States from Mexico again. The father kept a low profile because he did not have an ID. The son did not study well and was associated with bad teenagers. To let his son live a better life, the father borrowed some money to buy work tools, thinking that he could be the boss, earn more money, and give his son a better life. Who knows that the tools are stolen, and the other party is also poor. The father and son...

    • By Garrick 2022-08-03 18:34:47

      "A Better Life" is a Family Movie Worth Watching

      The 84th Oscars, which I have been focusing on all morning, finally came to an end. Although the American movie "Better Life" (A Better Life) did not win anything (was nominated for the best actor), this drama about family love is still worth seeing. The whole story is told from the perspective of a Mexican father and son who illegally immigrated to the United States in pursuit of a better life. It is a true but poignant story of leaving home but finding hope in life. Every father...

    • By Rylee 2022-04-19 09:03:15

      culture shock

      I didn't catch up with the Transformers in the morning show, so I watched this movie by the way. To be honest, if it wasn't for my friend's recommendation, I would never have chosen this film to watch in the cinema, what a waste of sound and light effects. Besides, the neighbors seated are all silver-haired people. . .

      This film still makes people feel calm and watch it, let’s talk about a few points:
      1. People in trouble have no choice?
      Carlos stopped his son from beating...

    • By Javon 2022-04-19 09:03:15

      Will we be kinder to "peasant workers"? Stop calling this word

      1. I like a light plot, and I will quickly enter the play when I am moved by the actors.
      2. A family story in the context of immigration, a son who is eager to "Americanize" with a mouth full of "man and kid", and a father who is struggling for his son's American dream.
      3. Thieves and a group of poor immigrants are all beautiful, including gangsters.
      Fourth, the tension in the viewing process comes from the invisible US government, which has no positive performance at all....

    • By Jacklyn 2022-04-19 09:03:15

      A Better Life

      For film creators, it is very easy to get emotional points by telling the stories of ordinary people. It is said that every family has a hard-to-recite sutra, so who doesn't wonder what sutras the neighbors will recite when they close their doors? And I guess I'm mostly concerned with comforting "stories" that make me feel irrelevant and lucky—tragic, unbearable, secret. Of course, there are also some who are looking for resonance.

      It's about life in life. A long time ago, a...

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    • By Muriel 2023-08-11 16:07:24

      I thought life would be better after they bought the car. In the end, the father once again embarked on the journey of smuggling, for the sake of his son, for the sake of...

    • By Murray 2022-09-07 14:31:52

      People who are good are bullied by others, and horses who are good are ridden by others. ....

    • By Lee 2022-04-24 07:01:26

      The little stories of little people, without thrilling scenes and anticipating reversal plots, are such ordinary days for illegal immigrants, which accumulate moving energy over time and guide us to persist for a better life for a while. Try...

    • By Linnie 2022-04-24 07:01:26

      There are no miracles in real life. . The last part of the father and son farewell to the tears. . . Fortunately, my son did not learn badly, so he put on the jersey given by his father and started playing football again. . Father and son will be reunited soon. . But how many people have no future to speak...

    • By Ally 2022-04-24 07:01:26

      In the end, it was really touching when the father told the reason why he gave birth to his...

    Movie plot

    An illegal Mexican immigrant, Roberto Carlos , was repairing the gardens of wealthy people in Los Angeles . He wanted to bring A Better Life to himself and his son, but then unpleasant things happened one after another. The truck he used to work was stolen, and his son also Trapped in adolescent rage and crime.
    Roberto Carlos is a man with a "black hukou" who smuggled into the United States from Mexico, and lives with a 14-year-old son....
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    Movie quotes

    • Carlos Galindo: This truck is my only chance to grow this into something big. So we can move out of here and get you in a better school.

    • Carlos Galindo: I worry about you all the time.

    • Carlos Galindo: You are the most important thing in this world to me, mijo.