Better Things
2008 · 93 MIN · IMDB 5.2 · 750 VOTES · DIR. Duane Hopkins
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 413 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:05 "Nothing.
00:03:25 # And was Jerusalem builded here
00:05:56 Tradition doesn't do anything for anybody.
00:09:31 Fuck, does Larry always phone this much?
00:11:35 Yeah, I ain't been to see either of them since he went in.
00:18:13 How's Rob?
00:19:28 You know he must be...
00:21:12 Can you just take it out of my disability benefit?
00:31:19 You know I don't do what they do.
00:35:18 I can't explain.
00:37:10 Get on with it.
00:39:38 # Be different # Be different
00:44:13 Another one?
00:49:31 The next time we see each other...
00:51:38 How was Tess's mum?
00:53:09 I was a coward.
00:57:00 You're fucking him, aren't you? - No.
00:57:41 You don't make it easy to show.
01:02:28 Where are you going, Nan?
01:05:17 He loved this time.
01:07:44 There was this couple in the hospital, older than us.
01:13:39 Have you noticed he's stopped wearing T-shirts?
01:18:35 Your dad said...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed413
Dialogue density4.4 lines / min
First line00:01:05
Final line01:18:35
Production Record
DirectorDuane Hopkins
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes750