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Better Man
2024
· Movie
· 135 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #668
- IMDb #1146
- Google retired #581
- Metacritic #1173
- Letterboxd #1141
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1107
+5 more
- Metacritic Critics #858
- Metacritic Audience #1925
- Douban #1612
- Kinopoisk #1189
- AlloCiné #452
Every rating
71–92
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic users on 71, highest is Google on 92.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A successful but emotionally closed-off man is compelled to return to his rural hometown after a long absence due to a family obligation. Reconnecting with his roots and the community he left behind forces him to confront the person he has become. Through interactions with old friends and family, he begins to re-evaluate his priorities, rediscovering simpler values and questioning what it truly means to be a good man.
Details
- Director
- Michael Gracey
- Writers
- Michael Gracey, Oliver Cole, Simon Gleeson
- Released
- 6 December 2024
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom, United States, China, Cyprus
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $110.0M
- Box office
- $22.5M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 22 →9 wins from 22 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2025 | Best Visual Effects | Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, and Peter Stubbs | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2025 | Best Original Song | " Forbidden Road " | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2025 | Best Cinematography | Erik A. Wilson, Matt Toll, and Ashley Wallen | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2025 | Best Supporting Actress | Kate Mulvany | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2025 | Best Editing | Martin Connor, Lee Smith, Spencer Susser, Jeff Groth, and Patrick Correll | Winner |
| AACTA Awards 2025 | Best Original Music Score | Batu Sener | Winner |
| AACTA Awards 2025 | Best Sound | Paul Pirola, Guntis Sics, Greg P. Russell, Tom Marks, Andy Nelson, Tim Ryan | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2025 | Best Production Design | Joel Chang | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, and Peter Stubbs | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | " Forbidden Road " | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
13 nominations, 8 won
| Best Casting | Alison Telford, Kate Leonard, and Kate Dowd | Winner |
| Best Direction | Michael Gracey | Winner |
| Best Editing | Martin Connor, Lee Smith, Spencer Susser, Jeff Groth, and Patrick Correll | Winner |
| Best Film | Better Man | Winner |
| Best Lead Actor | Jonno Davies | Winner |
| Best Original Music Score | Batu Sener | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, and Michael Gracey | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Damon Herriman | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Erik A. Wilson, Matt Toll, and Ashley Wallen | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Cappi Ireland | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Joel Chang | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Paul Pirola, Guntis Sics, Greg P. Russell, Tom Marks, Andy Nelson, Tim Ryan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kate Mulvany | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Robbie Williams | Winner |
| Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature | Better Man | Nominee |
| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project | Better Man | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Better Man | Nominee |
AWGIE Awards
1 nomination
| Feature Film – Original | Michael Gracey, Oliver Cole, and Simon Gleeson | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Special Visual Effects | Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, and Peter Stubbs | Nominee |
Crystal Pine Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Batu Sener | Nominee |