Better Man

Better Man (A)

Movie |

Boy Band | Based On Real Person

  • Duration: 2h 15min
  • Music: Robbie Williams,Andy Nelson,Will Files,Justin Goldner,Justine Angus
  • Award(s): AACTA 2025 (Won)
    Oscar 2025 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), Lainey Wilson: Keepin' Country Cool
  • Story:

    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.

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STORY

Story

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.

Ratings

89%

Rotten Tomatoes

AWARDS

Won
AACTA Award

Best Supporting Actor in Film | 2025 | Damon Herriman

Best Film | 2025 | Michael Gracey

Best Lead Actor in Film | 2025 | Jonno Davies

Best Direction in Film | 2025 | Michael Gracey

FCCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2025 | Damon Herriman

ASSG Award

Best Sound for a Feature Film | 2025 | Ryan Cole

AACTA International Award

Best Direction in Film | 2025 | Michael Gracey

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Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Achievement in Visual Effects | 2025 | Keith Herft

Golden Globe Award

Best Original Song Motion Picture | 2025 | Robbie Williams

BAFTA Film Award

Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects | 2025 | Keith Herft

IFJA Award

Best StuntMovement Choreography | 2024 | Ashley Wallen

Best VocalMotion Capture Performance | 2024 | Robbie Williams

Best Special Effects | 2024 | Scott McIntyre

AACTA International Award

Best Supporting Actor in Film | 2025 | Damon Herriman

Best Lead Actor in Film | 2025 | Jonno Davies

Best Screenplay in Film | 2025 | Simon Gleeson

HMMA Award

Best Music Themed Film Biopic or Musical | 2024 | Michael Gracey

Best Original Song Feature Film | 2024 | Robbie Williams

ASSG Award

Best Sound Editing | 2025 | Ryan Cole

FCCA Award

Best Actress Supporting Role | 2025 | Kate Mulvany

Best Actor | 2025 | Jonno Davies

Best Cinematography | 2025 | Erik Wilson

Best Screenplay | 2025 | Simon Gleeson

AACTA Award

Best Supporting Actress in Film | 2025 | Kate Mulvany

Golden Reel Award

Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing Feature Motion Picture | 2025 | Craig Beckett

AFCA Award

Best Voice ActingAnimatedDigital Performance | 2025 | Robbie Williams

WAFCA Award

Best Motion Capture Performance | 2024 | Jonno Davies

CACF Award

Best Hybrid Performance | 2025 | Robbie Williams

DFCS Award

Best NonLiveAction Performance | 2025 | Jonno Davies

SCL Award

Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production | 2025 | Robbie Williams

Awgie Award

Feature Film Original | 2025 | Simon Gleeson

LEJA Award

Best Visual Effects | 2025 | Keith Herft

VES Award

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | 2025 | Keith Herft

Outstanding CG Cinematography | 2025 | Blair Burke

OFTA Film Award

Best Visual Effects | 2025 | Keith Herft

UFCA Award

Best Visual Effects | 2025 | Keith Herft

Critics Choice Award

Best Visual Effects | 2025 | Keith Herft

Annie Award

Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production | 2025 | Shaun Freeman

GMS Award

Best Music Supervision for Major Budget Film | 2025 | Jordan Carroll

BOX OFFICE

Budget 110,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 22,549,151 USD

TRIVIA

Trivia

The film arose from multiple interview recordings filmmaker Michael Gracey made with Robbie Williams during the course of a year and a half in Williams' recording studio in Los Angeles, in the United States. Although the interviews weren't originally for a film, as Gracey "just wanted to capture [Williams] in his own voice telling his story," the majority of Williams' voiceover in the film is from those recordings.

Securing permission to shoot the lavish dance sequence on Regent Street in London took a year and an half as the British Crown Estate owns it. Two nights before filming was scheduled, after spending an entire week in rehearsal, Queen Elizabeth II passed away and the shoot had to be postponed. Everyone had to be paid anyway, including shop owners and crew, and production insurance didn't cover the losses due to death of a monarch. Producers had to raise additional funds to shoot the sequence, which filmed five months later.

The poster for the film replicates the same photo utilized for the cover of Robbie Williams' 1997 debut solo album, Life Thru A Lens.

Robbie Williams attended the Benelux premiere in Amsterdam on 10 December 2024. Before the movie started, he did a live interview with Gerard Ekdom, a well-known radio personality from The Netherlands. When asked by Gerard what the audience could expect, Robbie said; "I'm showing everything in this movie except my hemorrhoids." Robbie also warned the audience about being portrayed by a monkey: "the first five minutes you'll think, 'wtf?' But after eight minutes, you'll be completely okay with it."

The song "Forbidden Road" received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. The song was also shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 97th Academy Awards, but was disqualified from consideration due to the song incorporating material from an already existing song. Per the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, songs under consideration for nominations must be completely original and contain absolutely no material from existing songs.