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A Better Place

  • 20162016
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
208
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A Better Place (2016)
Jeremy Rollins, a shy and underdeveloped young man with an uncanny condition, learns how to cope with life in a small corrupt town.
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A shy and underdeveloped young man with uncanny powers learns how to cope with life in a small corrupt town.A shy and underdeveloped young man with uncanny powers learns how to cope with life in a small corrupt town.A shy and underdeveloped young man with uncanny powers learns how to cope with life in a small corrupt town.
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
208
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Dennis Ho
  • Writers
    • K.R. Bass(screenplay)
    • Dennis Ho(story)
  • Stars
    • Stephen Todt
    • Perry Thomas
    • Mary Ann Raemisch
  • Director
    • Dennis Ho
  • Writers
    • K.R. Bass(screenplay)
    • Dennis Ho(story)
  • Stars
    • Stephen Todt
    • Perry Thomas
    • Mary Ann Raemisch
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 7 nominations

    Videos6

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    A Better Place "Maybe even a curse."
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    Characters
    Featurette 2:03
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    Red Carpet Screening at Fox Studios
    Interview 6:57
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    Mary Ann Raemisch "Super Hero"
    Interview 1:00
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    A Better Place (2016)
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    Stephen Todt, Mary Ann Raemisch, and Garrett Wareing in A Better Place (2016)
    Stephen Todt and Mary Ann Raemisch in A Better Place (2016)
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    Stephen Todt in A Better Place (2016)
    William Frederick Knight and Dennis Ho in A Better Place (2016)
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    Stephen Todt
    Stephen Todt
    • Jeremy
    Perry Thomas
    • Sheriff Bower
    Mary Ann Raemisch
    Mary Ann Raemisch
    • Jess
    Max Aria
    Max Aria
    • Ned Bower
    Joshua Lee Young
    Joshua Lee Young
    • Beach
    Tonya Kay
    Tonya Kay
    • Sheila Cummings
    Hunter McClamrock
    • Rev. Hicks
    Kassi Crews
    Kassi Crews
    • June
    Austin James Wolff
    Austin James Wolff
    • Trevor
    Claudia Zevallos
    Claudia Zevallos
    • Mirabella
    Garrett Wareing
    Garrett Wareing
    • Young Jeremy
    Maria Olsen
    Maria Olsen
    • Rita
    William Frederick Knight
    William Frederick Knight
    • Sam Abram
    • (as William Knight)
    Don Yanan
    Don Yanan
    • Harris Goodman
    Rossi Anthony-Ben Gaona
    • Mirabella's Son
    Brianna Knickerbocker
    • Kaitlin
    Jon Savoy
    Jon Savoy
    • Mr. Morgan
    Angela Gulner
    Angela Gulner
    • Mrs. Morgan
    • Director
      • Dennis Ho
    • Writers
      • K.R. Bass(screenplay)
      • Dennis Ho(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Additional Awards 2016 The Modcon London Film Festival - Won "Best Feature Film" & "Best Director" 2016 Lyon International Film Festival (France) - Won "Best Director," Nominated "Best Music Score"
    • Soundtracks
      Jess' Song
      Music and Lyrics by Dennis Ho

      Sung by Mary Ann Raemisch

    User reviews8

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    1/10
    Your one stop chop and slop
    If you like terrible movies, this is an elegant masterpiece on par with the 2016 presidential race. Perhaps they couldn't have done it without them.

    I first infected my television and my dear girlfriend's mind when we were looking for something to watch, anything. We opened the preview and although skeptical, I was intrigued. We gave it a shot, just jumped on in there with cold coffee and no popcorn at all. Had I known the ride I was in for, I would have done it all differently by repeatedly bashing my head into the front door until the brain trauma had finally leaked in.

    The outright rudeness of the opening characters was splendid. It seemed that at every turn, any individual might walk in off the street with a raging case of hemorrhoids and sit on a gallon of fresh vanilla ice cream like it was no big deal to absolutely no reaction of the cast of background mutes.

    I wondered to myself, what kind of town is this? Intrigued further, I continued to watch. I knew what I was in for, but I was completely unaware that some people have a completely different interpretation of a super power than the rest of the world, and some of these people have begun to infiltrate some of my favorite film genres. But can you blame me for continuing? I was thrown off my guard. I haven't seen movie making this bad since Kurt Russell wore and eye patch and Dolph Lundgren had baby smooth skin.

    To be fair, When a movie opens up with forgettable 80's street thugs dressed all cloak and dagger like in Walmart shopping outfits pulling pranks on the local diner's lifer waitress, you just get pulled in somehow. It wasn't too long before I reasoned that this movie was clearly a joke and nothing more.

    Now, if for some reason, you went the full mile like me and mine, I do recommend pulling out the sweaters as suggested by dbh850, because you are in for the flat tire of your life. I was shocked by the terrible service you get at the grocery store when your card is shut down, the overwhelming cunning of the local sheriff, and I may forever wonder just how many envelopes Sam Abram carries with him into church. Tireless hours were spent on thinking of the most immediate and abrasive reaction one might have to anything that put them at any sort of disadvantage or just simply didn't work out the way they were supposed to.

    I for one am glad that I won't get this hour of my life back, because it was bound to happen, and I am grateful I will never have to relive the experience of seeing this movie again. Not an ounce of curiosity was left unspent, and I will sleep soundly knowing I have finally seen the worst movie possible. Putting it at the top of my list of poovies.
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    • Nov 26, 2016

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Boomerang
    • Filming locations
      • The Pink Motel & Cadillac Jack's Diner, 9457 San Fernando Road, Sun Valley, California, USA(Jess is a waitress at the diner)
    • Production company
      • Digital Jungle Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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