Better Things
May 17, 2008 | IMDB 5
93 min Watch NowDrama
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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Far North
Die Anruferin
The Match Factory Girl
Limite
Tideland
Blast from the Past
Bug
Shadows in the Sun
The Living and the Dead
Bunny and the Bull
Archive
The Snow Walker
Thomas in Love
The Day After
The Shipping News
Hairspray
God's Own Country
Black Snow
Edward Scissorhands
Three Colors: Red
SIMILAR MOVIES
Far North
IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 2008
In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.Die Anruferin
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2008
A lonely woman's prank phone call leads to an unexpected friendship with a grieving widow.The Match Factory Girl
IMDB 7.3 | Jan , 1990
Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.Limite
IMDB 7.1 | May , 1931
Adrift in the vast expanse of the ocean, a solitary boat carries three castaways—a man and two women. Stranded and devoid of any glimmer of rescue, they find solace in recounting the tales of their lives to one another. As they delve into their personal narratives, reminiscing about the circumstances that led them to this desolate predicament, they navigate through the depths of three distinct destinies. Bound by the confines of their shared space, every aspect of their existence becomes a boundary, underscoring their plight.Tideland
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2005
Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.Blast from the Past
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 1999
Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain food and supplies for his family, and a non-mutant wife for himself.Bug
IMDB 6.1 | Feb , 2007
In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Peter, a quiet and mysterious man with whom she establishes a peculiar relationship.Shadows in the Sun
IMDB 6.2 | May , 2005
An aspiring young writer tracks a literary titan suffering from writers block to his refuge in rural Italy and learns about life and love from the irascible genius and his daughters.The Living and the Dead
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2006
Lord Donald and Lady Nancy reside in the magnificent but run-down Longleigh House with James, their mentally disabled adult son. Nancy has fallen seriously ill and Donald is preparing to sell the house to raise enough money to pay for an operation. He arranges for the family nurse, Mary, to take care of Nancy while he leaves to tend to the sale. However, James wants to prove to his father that he can look after his mother on his own and decides to lock Mary out of the house. It isn't long before James starts mixing his mother's pills and forgetting to take his own medication, and as the stress of looking after his mother increases, so too does the severity of his own condition.Bunny and the Bull
IMDB 6.1 | Nov , 2009
A young shut-in takes an imaginary road trip inside his apartment, based on mementos and memories of a European trek from years before.Archive
IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 2020
2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife.The Snow Walker
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2003
A bush pilot in nothern Canada who with the aid of modernity thinks he can handle it all & knows it all. After reluctantly agreeing to transport a local indian girl to a medical facility his light plane crashes & they have to survive whilst finding their way back to civilization. Along the journey the man finds a new respect for the native ways as they battle to survive the elements.Thomas in Love
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 2000
Thomas Thomas is agoraphobic, has a computer-generated girlfriend, and hasn't left his home in years. Can a prostitute convince him to leave cyberspace and his home for the real world?The Day After
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 1983
In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.The Shipping News
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 2001
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.Hairspray
IMDB 6.7 | Jul , 2007
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.God's Own Country
IMDB 7.8 | Aug , 2017
A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.Black Snow
IMDB 6.1 | Jan , 2017
Accused of killing his brother during adolescence, Salvador lives alone in the middle of Patagonia. Several decades later, his brother Marcos and his sister-in-law Laura, come to convince him to sell the lands they share by inheritance.Edward Scissorhands
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1990
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.Three Colors: Red
IMDB 7.9 | May , 1994
Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it. But the two form a bond when she returns to his house and catches him listening to his neighbors’ phone calls.