Better Living

1998 1h 35m EN

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3.8

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★3.8TMDB · 4

Comedy

Synopsis

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A comedy about families, the elements that bind them together, and about hope in the face of hardship.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Roy Scheider
Larry
Olympia Dukakis
Nora
Edward Herrmann
Jack
Scott Cohen
Larry
Dan Moran
Dan
Deborah Hedwall
Elizabeth
Brian Tarantina
Danny
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Waitress

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Max Mayer
Writers: Max Mayer

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1 / 5

ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Roy Scheider and Olympia Dukakis and Edward Herrmann carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0131972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Max Mayer directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Roy Scheider and Olympia Dukakis and Edward Herrmann carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0131972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.