Better Nate Than Ever (2022)

Directed by

Tim Federle

Genre

drama film, comedy film, musical film, teen film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 106 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teen boy leaves his small town to audition for a Broadway musical in New York City. He chases his dream of performing on stage.

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What happens

Better Nate Than Ever is a 2022 American musical comedy film written and directed by Tim Federle, based on his 2013 novel of the same name. Described as a coming-of-age story involving musical theater and Broadway, the story centers on the titular Nate Foster, played by Rueby Wood in his first film role. Lisa Kudrow, Aria Brooks and Joshua Bassett appear in supporting roles. Better Nate Than Ever had its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on March 15, 2022, and was released in the United States as a Disney+ original film on April 1. It received generally positive reviews from critics and received eight nominations at the 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Fiction Special, Outstanding Lead Performance for Wood and Outstanding Supporting Performance for Kudrow. The film was removed from Disney+ on May 26, 2023, amidst a Disney+ and Hulu content removal purge as part of a broader cost cutting initiative under Disney CEO Bob Iger. It was, however, re-released on multiple video-on-demand platforms on September 26, 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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