Better Living Through Chemistry (2014) movie poster

Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)

"Happiness has no formula"
ThumbScore
👍 65%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
🎬 22%
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Director
David Posamentier
Runtime
1h 31m
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.9/10 (330 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
22%

Cast

Sam Rockwell as Douglas Varney · 70% avg
Michelle Monaghan as Kara Varney · 68% avg
Olivia Wilde as Elizabeth Roberts · 66% avg
Jane Fonda as Pharmacy Customer · 74% avg
Ray Liotta as Jack Roberts · 68% avg
Norbert Leo Butz as Agent Andrew Carp
Ben Schwartz as Noah · 66% avg
Ken Howard as Walter Bishop · 69% avg

Is Better Living Through Chemistry good?

It's divisive. 65% audience score, estimated from 330 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 22%, but audiences disagreed.

Overview

A straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder. Wikipedia ↗

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