Een tuinier, illegaal werkend in Los Angeles, probeert zijn zoon weg te houden van bendes die een slechte invloed hebben op de buurt en immigratie agenten, die hun illegale verblijf in Amerika zouden kunnen ontdekken. Dit terwijl hij hard blijft werken om de landschappen te onderhouden van de meeste rijkste inwoners van de stad.
Nee, helaas is A Better Life nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Eric Eason | Screenplay |
| Directing | Chris Weitz | Director |
| Visual Effects | Dottie Starling | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Alexandra Patsavas | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Joseph Middleton | Casting |
| Camera | Javier Aguirresarobe | Director of Photography |
| Production | Stacey Lubliner | Producer |
| Art | Christopher Tandon | Art Direction |
| Camera | Merrick Morton | Still Photographer |
| Production | Carla Hool | Casting |
| Camera | Kirk R. Gardner | Camera Operator |
| Production | Tony Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Trampas Thompson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Robb Earnest | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Scott A. Hecker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Missy Stewart | Production Design |
| Production | Jami Gertz | Producer |
| Production | Christian McLaughlin | Producer |
| Camera | Ian Fox | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Peter Lambert | Editor |
| Directing | Liliana M. Molina | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Laura Greenlee | Co-Producer |
| Art | Bryan Venegas | Set Decoration |
| Production | Laura Greenlee | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Alexandre Desplat | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Paul Junger Witt | Producer |
| Sound | Yehuda Maayan | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Kirk R. Gardner | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Montalvo | Costume Design |
| Writing | Roger L. Simon | Story |
| Production | Chris Weitz | Producer |
| Editing | Michael Hatzer | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
