Movies like A Better Life: 20 to watch next
If you loved A Better Life (2011) — a drama film directed by Chris Weitz — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of A Better Life most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like california, undocumented immigrant and gardener. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Book of Henry 2017★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother. When Henry discovers that the girl next door has a terrible secret, he implores Susan to take matters into her own hands.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Short Term 12 2013★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Black or White 2015★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Christmas in Angel Falls 2017★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
Gabby Messinger, a Guardian Angel who has trouble following the rules and is known for meddling in the love live’s of others, is tasked by the Angel Michael to help the town of Angel Falls find its Christmas spirit again.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dad 1989★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. Estranged from his own son, the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Million Miles Away 2023★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Color of Friendship 2000★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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In America 2003★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Roman J. Israel, Esq. 2017★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Normal 2003★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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John Q 2002★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Judge 2014★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Killer of Sheep 1978★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Borderline 1980★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has just been murdered. Maynard knows that a smuggler of illegal aliens is responsible for Scooter's death, but the feds insist that drug dealers committed the crime.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Pumpkin Eater 1964★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Minari 2020★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
Stream in India on Zee5
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Journeyman 2018★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A boxer suffers a serious head injury during a fight, and must deal with the consequences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The River 1984★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Come Sunday 2018★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Tigertail 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Stream in India on Netflix