Better Living Through Chemistry

Better Living Through Chemistry

Happiness has no formula

Directed by David Posamentier, Geoff Moore

Produced by Ealing Metro International, Occupant Entertainment

201491 min5.9 / 10

A darkly comedic descent into moral chaos as a buttoned-up pharmacist's affair with a reckless woman pulls him into a world of sex, drugs, and potential murder.

A straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.

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  • Does Better Living Through Chemistry end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Better Living Through Chemistry scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Better Living Through Chemistry easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Better Living Through Chemistry violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Better Living Through Chemistry sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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