A Better Life (2011)
"Every father wants more for his son."
ThumbScore
👍 72%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 75%
(RT: 86%, MC: 64) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
José Julián as Luis Galindo
Chelsea Rendon as Ruthie Valdez
Carlos Linares as Santiago
Bobby Soto as Facundo
Nancy Lenehan as Mrs. Donnely
Is A Better Life good?
Most people think so. 72% audience score, estimated from 292 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 75%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
