A Better Life (2011)
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Every father wants more for his son.
An Indigenous Latino American 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: 2011-06-24
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 38m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 289 votes
Directed by Chris Weitz.
Top 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
- Bobby Soto as Facundo
- Nancy Lenehan as Mrs. Donnely
- Gabriel Chavarria as Ramon
- Tim Griffin as Charlie
Where to watch A Better Life
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- India: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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