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Better Alone

2026 · 10 min

A brisk, wry slice of domestic life that turns a family's breaking point into dry, uncomfortable laughs.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
Overwhelmed by living with their teenage children, Lidia and Félix announce a decision as unexpected as it is irreversible. A sharp comedy about family ties, the limits of cohabitation, and the difficult transition to adulthood.
How it feels
Satirical, cynical, melancholic and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Family, parenthood, identity, freedom
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Federico Untermann
Written by
Federico Untermann
Starring
Noelia Castaño, Antonio Pagudo, Rodrigo Gibaja, Iratxe Emparan
Cinematography
Guillermo Vazquez
Runtime
10 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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