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Better Man (2024)
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Better Man (2024)

Music, Drama • 2h 15m

Overview

Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.

Director: Michael Gracey

Cast: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Alison Steadman, Kate Mulvany, Frazer Hadfield, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Tom Budge, Jake Simmance, Liam Head, Chase Vollenweider, Jesse Hyde, Anthony Hayes, Leo Harvey-Elledge, Chris Gun, Carter J. Murphy, Asmara Feik, Rafferty Gleeson, Leatham Blisand, Jasper Hall, Molly Gleeson, Romley Gurr, John Lloyd Fillingham, Rose Flanagan, Jessica Lu, Patrick Harvey, Dailin Gabrielle, Dalip Sondhi, Brigid Zengeni, Milijana Cancar, Karina Banno, Sandra Githinji, Elyssia Koulouris, David Woods, Nick Nicolas, Michelle Brasier, Jack McMinn, Sophia Elliff, Campbell Maccorquodale, John O'May, Joe Ruberto, Yvonne Fix, Sharon Heywood, Vicky Jacobs, Wil King, Ned Zaina, David Wood, Aaron Lynch, Jack Stratton-Smith, Teon Haywood, Laurence Boxhall, Clarisse Bonello, Paul Esmonde, Nadya Nepomnyashaya, Tami Achebe, Jayden Ayodele, Lewis Duffield, Steven Elliot, Adil Akram, Hannan Ahmed, Perry Warner, Sanjay Batra, Ellie Dickens, Oliver Wheeler, Mark Lee, Bella Merrington, Ivy Tucker, Thalía Dudek, Clare Chihambakwe, Paul Warwick, Daisy Bishop, Emma Johnson, Jade Carr, Lizzie Kelly, Jonty Reason, Spencer Susser, Kasia Grabowski, Mia Harangozó, Jordan Holtam, Gaby Seow, Annelise Buttress, Jessica Duncan, Madison Gaze, Emma Monaco, Ross Sands, Oliver Gebhardt, Noam Phillips, Tricia Hennessy, Luke Travers, Liam Baptista, Cully Barnacle, Emily Bedford, Cassius Cole, Yves Cole, Olivia Gurr, Goldie Harris-Currie, Audrey Kambouris, Namitha Nair, Jasper McDonald Parsons, Darcy Montana Sterling-Cox, Sebastian Sero, Liam Smith, Charlotte Anderson, Oliver Andrews, Tyrone Anthony, Jorge Antonio, Chris Arias, Simon Ata, Fatou Bah, Chantal Bala, Charlotte Bazeley, Olivia Beckford, Darren Bennett, Philip Birchall, Courtenay Brady, Amira Walters-Byrne, Beth Cain, Patrick Cain, Samuel Baxter, Dani Cash, Cece, Megan Charles, Tendai Chitate, Vicky Clarke, Elise Clinton, Brie Cohen, Katie Collins, Armando Cruz, Yves Cueni, Che Barrett-Davis, Idney De'Almeida, Robin Dobler, Kieran Donovan, Harrison Dowzell, Lauren Drago, Joy Duckrell, Erin Dusek, Jo Dyce, Carly Mercedes Dyer, David Eap, Austyn Farrell, Mike Fellows, Majella Fitzgerald, Jakub Franasowicz, Melissa Freire, Tom Fryearson, Chanelle George, Darron Gifty, Martha Gimson, Jo Goodwin, Jamie Graham, Jenny Griffin, Lina Gurin, Jared Martyn-Hageman, Ian Harris, Yasmin Harrison, LaShay Harvey, Ryan Hayes, Emily Haygarth, Lisa Herbert, Lili Hodge, India Hope, Kane Horn, Renae Hughes, Samantha Inge, Sammi Lee Jayne, Mira Jebari, Matt Jordan, Konnie Karachaliou, Kate Kelly, Kane Klendjian, Josh Lay, Steph Lee, Jake Leigh, Natalie Lennie, Vicky Leung, Hannah Levitt-Collins, Ashley Lloyd, Lamaar Manning, Christie Lee Manning, Fiona McDonald, Lianne Lee May, Molly McGibbon, Mari Macleod, Hena Memishi, Victoria Mudima, James Mulford, Connor Murray, Carella Mutagubya, Mina Neighbour, Anders Neilsen, Ken Nguyen, Shaun Niles, Josh Nkemdilim, Kelechi Nwanokwu, Lucifer O'Shea, Tom Partridge, Steven Pascau, Elise Pinel, Neal Piron, Josie Pocock, Kyah Purling, Luca Rainbow, Nimmz Riaz, Elliot Richardson, Kailum Richardson, Ben Ritter, Alana Rixon, Harry Robinson, Shani Ross, Carmelle Rudder, Bradley Salter, Hannah Sandilands, Billy Sawyer, Ben Scarmozzino, Marty Sedgefield, Brett Sewell, Aaliyah Sharnell, Kane Silver, Fi Silverthorn, Darcey Simmons, Oliver Smithson, Emma-Louise Stansall, Erica Stubbs, Charlie Tatman, Kim Taylor, Thanh Jason Nguyen, Nicky Treleaven, Sophia Turner, Summer Villiers, Kane Walcott, Nakai Warikandwa, Kieran Daley Ward, Randall Watson, Megan Westpfel, Angel Wharmby, Josh Wharmby, Johnny White, Charlotte Wildrianne, Beth Willetts, Aleshia Willilams, Maisie Wilson, Becky Wong, Devon Young, Michele Zanette, Jordan Elise

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Paramount US vs Entertainment in Video UK - comparison. From nicolas

I think this film is strikingly ugly and it ultimately doesn't matter much which one to take. Paramount's looks low-pass filtered (as usual) which Entertainment in Video doesn't have but it looks like they did some filtering of the chroma but compression-wise, both could be better.

Format

UHD Blu-ray

UHD Tiers

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Length

135 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

6 months ago

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Paramount US vs Entertainment in Video UK - comparison. From nicolas

I think this film is strikingly ugly and it ultimately doesn't matter much which one to take. Paramount's looks low-pass filtered (as usual) which Entertainment in Video doesn't have but it looks like they did some filtering of the chroma but compression-wise, both could be better.

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Length
135 mins
Type
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Last Updated
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