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Better Days
MEANRANK
85/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #146
- IMDb #963
- Metacritic #603
- Letterboxd #164
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #241
- Metacritic Audience #1138
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is IMDb on 76, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 97.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A bullied teenage girl named Chen Nian is trying to survive her final year of high school, a period of intense pressure for the national college entrance exam. Her isolation is broken when she forms an unexpected connection with a small-time criminal named Xiao Bei, who becomes her protector. As the relentless bullying escalates, their bond deepens, offering each a respite from their harsh realities. However, when a local police investigation draws near, their alliance is tested, and they find themselves entangled in a case that threatens their futures.
Details
- Director
- Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
- Writers
- Lam Wing-Sum, Li Yuan, Xu Yimeng
- Released
- 25 October 2019
- Country
- China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Rated
- NR
- Box office
- $225.9M
- Awards
- 17 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (103) →
Awards & nominations
See all 39 →17 wins from 39 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| 93rd Academy Awards 2020 | Best International Feature Film | Nominee | |
| 15th Osaka Asian Film Festival 2020 | Audience Award | Winner | |
| 26th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award 2020 | Recommended Film Award | Winner | |
| 26th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award 2020 | Best Screenplay | Nominee | |
| 26th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award 2020 | Best Actor | Nominee | |
| 26th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award 2020 | Best Actress | Nominee | |
| 26th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award 2020 | Best Director | Winner | |
| 26th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award 2020 | Best Film | Nominee |
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