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It sits within the topics 2010s hood films, 2011 American films and 2011 drama films.
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7.2A 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.
Released: 2011-06-2498 minDir: Chris WeitzDramaBudget: $10.0MBox office: $1.8M
Cast
- Demián Bichir as Carlos Riquelme
- José Julián as Luis Galindo
- Chelsea Rendon as Ruthie Valdez
- Dolores Heredia as Anita
- Joaquín Cosío as Blasco Martinez
- Carlos Linares as Santiago
Themes
- california
- undocumented immigrant
- gardener
- parental sacrifice
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
16,852 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
64/100
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 10 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Spanish
- Director
- Chris Weitz
- Cast member
- Nancy Lenehan
- Composer
- Alexandre Desplat
- Producer
- Jami Gertz
- Production company
- Summit Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Javier Aguirresarobe
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 472017
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2011-01-01
- title
- A Better Life
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 64/100
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Categories
2010s hood films2011 American films2011 drama films2011 English-language films2011 films2011 independent films2011 multilingual films2011 Spanish-language filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican multilingual filmsEnglish-language crime filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms about father–son relationshipsFilms about illegal immigration to the United StatesFilms adapted into television showsFilms directed by Chris WeitzFilms scored by Alexandre DesplatFilms set in Los AngelesFilms shot in Los AngelesHispanic and Latino American drama filmsSpanish-language American filmsSummit Entertainment filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateWorks about gardening