Better Man
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.
Critics Sentiment
Robbie battles inner critics during Knebworth performance climax
Robbie learns he missed Betty's death before performance
The film surges from its lowest emotional point during Betty's death to its creative peak at the Knebworth breakdown sequence.
Better Man maintains strong audience engagement through its unconventional CGI monkey approach and spectacular musical sequences, particularly the Regent Street dance and Knebworth climax. The film's brutal honesty about addiction and mental health resonates with critics, though some find the middle section repetitive and the ending overly sentimental. The creative gamble of the chimpanzee metaphor pays off by enabling more vulnerable and experimental storytelling than a traditional biopic.
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Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams (voice)
Jonno Davies
Robbie Williams
Steve Pemberton
Peter
Alison Steadman
Betty
Kate Mulvany
Janet
Frazer Hadfield
Nate
Damon Herriman
Nigel Martin-Smith
Raechelle Banno
Nicole Appleton
Tom Budge
Guy Chambers
Jake Simmance
Gary Barlow
Liam Head
Howard Donald
Chase Vollenweider
Jason Orange
Jesse Hyde
Mark Owen
Anthony Hayes
Chris Briggs
John Waters
Michael Parkinson
Leo Harvey-Elledge
Liam Gallagher
Chris Gun
Noel Gallagher
Carter J. Murphy
Young Robbie
Asmara Feik
Young Robbie
Rafferty Gleeson
Young Gary
Crew
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