Better Than the Movies
1972, English. Directed by Roy Battersby.
A man celebrating his birthday comes to appreciate the difference between media fantasy and mundane reality.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 13 November 1972
- Written by
- John Eliot
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Better Than the Movies runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Better Than the Movies isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 November 1972. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Better Than the Movies?
Better Than the Movies (1972) was directed by Roy Battersby and stars Bryan Marshall, Christine Hargreaves, Marjorie Yates.