Movies Like Better Days

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

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2 shared crewDir. Derek Tsang Kwok-CheungDP: Yu Jing-pin

Joe Bell

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1945·1h 51m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

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Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

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Fall

2022·1h 47m·★ 6.4·Scott Mann

Themes: distressing, tense

Parasite

2019·2h 13m·★ 8.5·Bong Joon Ho

Themes: tense, thoughtful

The Revenant

2015·2h 37m·★ 8.0·Alejandro González Iñárritu

Themes: tense, tragic

This Is Not What I Expected

2017·1h 46m·★ 6.7·Derek Hui Wang-Yu

DP: Yu Jing-pinStarring Zhou Dongyu

The Breaking Ice

2023·1h 40m·★ 6.5·Anthony Chen

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Blue Story

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2016·1h 49m·★ 8.0·Byron Howard

Themes: thoughtful, bullying

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How Good Is Better Days?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.

Where to Watch Better Days

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Rent

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Buy

5

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Fandango At Home

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Barnes & Noble

Available in 17 countries