Love Is Better Than Life

Love Is Better Than Life

Directed by Claude Lelouch

Produced by Les Films 13

2022115 min5.3 / 10

A warm, bittersweet comedy about three lifelong friends who orchestrate a final love story for their terminally ill companion, balancing humor with mortality and the redemptive power of friendship.

Upon their release from prison twen­ty years ear­li­er, Gérard, Ary and Philippe asked them­selves if hon­esty was not the best rack­et of them all. Today, they are insep­a­ra­ble and scrupu­lous­ly above board. But Gérard learns he is ter­mi­nal­ly ill. Their friend’s days being num­bered, Ary and Philippe want to offer him one last love sto­ry… because, as Gérard likes to say : love is bet­ter than life.

Questions people ask

  • Is Love Is Better Than Life scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Love Is Better Than Life sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Love Is Better Than Life easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Love Is Better Than Life end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Love Is Better Than Life violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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