A Brighter Tomorrow
Seen it?2023 | 96 min | Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (54% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
An old film director, unhappy with the movie he's shooting about a Hungarian circus stranded in Rome during the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising, faces divorce from his producer wife and other problems.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
54% on Rotten Tomatoes, 47 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 8 Cannes awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$7 million worldwide on a $13 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nanni Moretti
- Nanni MorettiGiovanni
- Margherita BuyPaola
- Silvio OrlandoEnnio
- Barbora BobuľováVera
- Mathieu AmalricPierre
- Jerzy StuhrJerzy
- Zsolt AngerDirettore del circo
- Teco CelioPsicoanalista
- Valentina RomaniEmma
- Flavio FurnoEdoardo