A Better Life

Name: A Better Life
Director: Chris Weitz
Released: 2011
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Demián Bichir, José Julián, Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo, Joaquín Cosio, Nancy Lenehan

2011 · 98 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 16,812 VOTES · DIR. Chris Weitz

Overview

A 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.

Dialogue Timeline — 871 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:11 Carlos!

00:06:54 Don't even say that.

00:09:14 Hey, what's up?

00:11:38 We're delivering packages.

00:14:03 Take your shirt off.

00:18:42 Hey.

00:22:10 You ain't no gangster.

00:23:39 I don't know. Try me next week.

00:28:38 All students, the bell has rung.

00:30:36 Don't say that too loud, okay?

00:35:08 Sure, mijo. Yeah, go to sleep.

00:43:20 Nah, man.

00:47:22 Santiago? Wake up.

00:50:06 Yeah, yeah. That's him.

00:54:16 Try.

00:58:56 Maybe he fixed it.

01:04:37 What's up?

01:08:13 You, too.

01:13:32 No, mijo.

01:17:01 You married some pendejo for your papers.

01:19:03 you'll have to stay in this detention center until your removal hearing.

01:23:09 They say I can have one bag with me.

01:26:56 Why?

01:30:01 I asked the shoemaker to make me some shoes

Cast & Characters

Demián Bichir Carlos Galindo José Julián Luis Galindo Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo Joaquín Cosio Blasco Martinez Nancy Lenehan Mrs. Donnelley Gabriel Chavarria Ramon Bobby Soto Facundo Chelsea Rendon Ruthie Valdez Trampas Thompson School Security Officer Tim Griffin Juvie Officer

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed871

Dialogue density8.9 lines / min

First line00:03:11

Final line01:30:01

Production Record

DirectorChris Weitz

LanguageEnglish

Budget$10,000,000

Revenue$1,800,000

IMDb votes16,812