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Better Things

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2008 · 93 min Drama
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

Gail's agoraphobia keeps her inside where she escapes into romance novels. She shares a house with her Nan, recently back from the hospital. Gradually, they both try to reach out to each other to break their isolation. Rob plunges further into his addiction as a way of numbing his heartbreak over the death of his girlfriend. In his stupor, he dreams of embracing her again. Mr & Mrs Gladwin are going through a shift in their 60 year relationship. Years of resentment and unspoken truths have built a barrier between them that Mrs Gladwin, in her abiding love, tries to erode in little gestures.

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Year 2008
Country United Kingdom
Genre Drama
Director Duane Hopkins
Runtime 93 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (20 votes)

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The film constructs four parallel stories of isolation, relying on a quiet, observational gaze at the mundane. It explores how loneliness and heartache manifest in different escapes—into fantasy, addiction, or decades of silence.

What lingers after the final frame is not melodrama, but a quiet, aching sense of the fragility of connection and the courage in the smallest gesture toward another. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Duane Hopkins

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