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Better Nate Than Ever

13-year-old Nate Foster fantasizes about becoming a big Broadway star. He and his best friend Libby mastermind a daring trip to New York City to audition for "Lilo and Stitch: The Musical".

Director

Tim Federle

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, family

Box Office

N/A

Production

Walt Disney Pictures,Marc Platt Productions

Awards

1 win & 10 nominations

Homepage

https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/better-nate-than-ever/2uLbiScwRFC2

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Nate

Anthony

Libby

Sherrie

Michelle Federer

Jimmy Madison

Finn Egan-Liang

Tall Middle Schooler

Pierson Salvador

Mrs. Wadsworth

Fantasy Audition Greeter

Jimmy Ray Bennett

Rex

Norbert Leo Butz

Local Guy

Brandon Espinoza

Security Guard

Stage Mom

Kim Berrios Lin

Stage Daughter

Crying Kid at Audition

Gabriel Amoroso

Tumbler Boy

Assistant Casting Director

Krystina Alabado

Casting Director

Brooks Ashmanskas

Young Screaming Boy #1

Kind Girl

Track Teammate

Massage Therapist #1

Aunt Heidi

Garret Kekoa

Assistant Choreographer

Young Screaming Boy #2

Young Screaming Girl #1

Wry Female Passenger

Bus Driver #2

David Michael Garry

Kimmy

Natalie Kaye Clater

Music Director

Mary-Mitchell Campbell

Sleepy Bus Passenger

Michael Hegarty

Drugstore Employee

Tamika Lawrence

George Benson

Random Tourist in Times Square

Dinosaur Guy #1

Dinosaur Guy #2

Museum Guard

Ellyn Marie Marsh

Caterer #2

Caterer #1

Ashley Blanchet

Bar Mitzvah Girl

Hailey Jade Panchame

Squeaky-Voiced Sophomore

Jared Goldsmith

Zach (Bar Mitzvah Boy)

Jackson Greenspan

Newscaster

MTA Worker

Businesswoman on Subway

Random Teen on Subway

Zariah Singletary

Serious Play Casting Director

Priscilla Lopez

Reader

Julia Blanchard

Director

Heidi's Competition

Principal

Natasha Yvette Williams

Dancer

Dancer

Angelica Maria Beliard

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Tilly Evans-Krueger

Dancer

Dancer

Satori Folkes-Stone

Dancer

Zuri Noelle Ford

Dancer

Karla Puno Garcia

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Brandt Martinez

Dancer

Dancer

Mishay Petronelli

Dancer

Christine Sienicki

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Daryl Tofa-Soriano

Dancer

Sharrod Williams

Dancer

Dancer

Blake Zelesnikar

Bar Mitzvah Dancer

Bar Mitzvah Dancer

Bar Mitzvah Dancer

Adriana Ciociano

Bar Mitzvah Dancer

Gianna-Milani Cooley

Bar Mitzvah Dancer

Tallulah Rose Sanders

Middle School Kid

Splits Twin

Andrea-Marie Alphonse

Splits Twin

Selena-Marie Alphonse

Classmate

Times Square Tourist

Saffron Rose Cooper

Middle School Bully

Dante DiGiorgio

Pedestrian

Alexandra Lopez Galan

Classmate

Jack Ronan Grindley

Middle School Student

Stephanie Groves

Hula Performer

High School Teacher

Bar Mitzvah Guest

Ian Hernandez-Oropeza

Theatre Patron

Tennley Jackson

Broadway Performer

Katie Lynn Johnson

Middle School Girl

Bianca-Rose Lasky

Subway Passenger

Taisha E Lembert

Tourist

Middle School Student

Theater Patron

Bar Mitzvah Guest

Middle School Kid

Dupree Francois Porter

Lilo

Mariah-Anne Porter

Tourist

Middle School Kid

Jude Michael Rodricks

Midwestern Pedestrian

Tall Girl

Bus Kid

Tourist at Times Square's NYC

Cashier

Rayvon Southerland

Bar Mitzvah Party Kid

Middle School Girl

Gwyneth Anne Trumbore

Times Square Newspaper Vendor

Pedestrian with Target Bag

Girl with Muddy Shoes

Simone Vysnovsky

Girl on the Bus

Audrey Jr.

Margot Weintraub

Bar Mitzvah Guest

Tony Attendee

Joelle Westwood

Middle School Boy

Noble B. Whitted

Bar Mitzvah Party Kid

Bar Mitzvah Party Kid

Parent

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Sleepy Bus Passenger Aunt Heidi

(ON BROADWAY
BY GEORGE BENSON PLAYING) - Better Nate Than Ever

(ON BROADWAY BY GEORGE BENSON PLAYING)

They say the neon lights Are bright on Broadway - Better Nate Than Ever

They say the neon lights Are bright on Broadway

Good day, guv'nor. - Better Nate Than Ever

Good day, guv'nor.

No more girls in this row. - Better Nate Than Ever

No more girls in this row.

Good news. - Better Nate Than Ever

Please, please, please, please. - Better Nate Than Ever

Please, please, please, please.

Congratulations on getting the role
of Abraham Lincoln - Better Nate Than Ever

Congratulations on getting the role of Abraham Lincoln

It's a lot for someone who's never had
a leading role before. - Better Nate Than Ever

It's a lot for someone who's never had a leading r...

It's hard to get a leading role
when no one will give you a chance. So... - Better Nate Than Ever

It's hard to get a leading role when no one will give y...

If you'll excuse me,
I need to have a word with my associate. - Better Nate Than Ever

If you'll excuse me, I need to have a word with my asso...

"Good news"? You texted that
you had "Good news." - Better Nate Than Ever

"Good news"? You texted that you had "Good ne...

And, yes, we will have fun
in the chorus together, - Better Nate Than Ever

And, yes, we will have fun in the chorus together,

That my parents are right.
I should just give up on my dreams now. - Better Nate Than Ever

That my parents are right. I should just give up on my dream...

Okay. Lilo & Stitch. Cult classic.
I'm intrigued. Go on. - Better Nate Than Ever

Okay. Lilo & Stitch. Cult classic. I'm intrigued. G...

I've got some breaking news
about this weekend. - Better Nate Than Ever

I've got some breaking news about this weekend.

Whatever it is, it better not involve
any more glitter lip gloss. I'm serious. - Better Nate Than Ever

Whatever it is, it better not involve any more glitter lip g...

Ever since we were little,
we've been like, - Better Nate Than Ever

Ever since we were little, we've been like,

They're making Lilo & Stitch
into a Broadway musical? - Better Nate Than Ever

They're making Lilo & Stitch into a Broadway musica...

Welcome to the first audition
of the rest of your life! - Better Nate Than Ever

Welcome to the first audition of the rest of your life!

You really think you're going
to drive to New York in a cab? - Better Nate Than Ever

You really think you're going to drive to New York in a...

I'd hate to not be your date
to the Tony Awards. - Better Nate Than Ever

I'd hate to not be your date to the Tony Awards.

And the Tony Award
for Best Actor of All Time goes to... - Better Nate Than Ever

And the Tony Award for Best Actor of All Time goes to...

She is. And she would report me
to my mom immediately. - Better Nate Than Ever

She is. And she would report me to my mom immediately.

They have very antagonistic
Glinda versus Elphaba, act one energy. - Better Nate Than Ever

They have very antagonistic Glinda versus Elphaba, act one e...

You think we're going
to arrive in New York City - Better Nate Than Ever

You think we're going to arrive in New York City

Nate. You didn't even get cast
as Lincoln's dead son. - Better Nate Than Ever

Nate. You didn't even get cast as Lincoln's dead s...

Daddy is taking me away for the weekend. - Better Nate Than Ever

Daddy is taking me away for the weekend.

Somewhere fancy in West Virginia
for our big anniversary! - Better Nate Than Ever

Somewhere fancy in West Virginia for our big anniversary!

We can afford "fancy?" - Better Nate Than Ever

We can afford "fancy?"

He's going to land on his feet soon.
But the sitter is tied up, so... - Better Nate Than Ever

He's going to land on his feet soon. But the sitter is ...

Could you? Would that be too much trouble? - Better Nate Than Ever

Could you? Would that be too much trouble?

Did you take a series
of selfies at your house - Better Nate Than Ever

Did you take a series of selfies at your house

What do you say if the casting director
asked for our parents' phone numbers? - Better Nate Than Ever

What do you say if the casting director asked for our parent...

We give them each other's, - Better Nate Than Ever

We give them each other's,

Correct. But you should probably
pretend to be my mom. - Better Nate Than Ever

Correct. But you should probably pretend to be my mom.

Nate, that's a wallet-sized school photo - Better Nate Than Ever

Nate, that's a wallet-sized school photo

Like the Tonight duet, on the fire escape,
in West Side Story. - Better Nate Than Ever

Like the Tonight duet, on the fire escape, in West Side Stor...

Hey, Lib? - Better Nate Than Ever

Because, it damages my clout, - Better Nate Than Ever

Because, it damages my clout,

And I figured you could use the mood lift. - Better Nate Than Ever

And I figured you could use the mood lift.

The Lyft's going to be here
in, like, 12 seconds. Go. - Better Nate Than Ever

The Lyft's going to be here in, like, 12 seconds. Go.

This is probably good practice
for the New York City transit system. - Better Nate Than Ever

This is probably good practice for the New York City transit...

Also, I'm using your shoulder as a pillow
and you're dealing with it. - Better Nate Than Ever

Also, I'm using your shoulder as a pillow and you'...

My name is Elliot
and I will be your driver - Better Nate Than Ever

My name is Elliot and I will be your driver

I know you kind of think of Times Square
as the 1950s Guys and Dolls fantasia, - Better Nate Than Ever

I know you kind of think of Times Square as the 1950s Guys a...

Okay. Good evening, folks. - Better Nate Than Ever

Okay. Good evening, folks.

So, sit back and please enjoy your ride. - Better Nate Than Ever

So, sit back and please enjoy your ride.

Last stop. Last stop. Last stop... - Better Nate Than Ever

Last stop. Last stop. Last stop...

I'll make you proud of me - Better Nate Than Ever

I'll make you proud of me

I'm headed to the big time - Better Nate Than Ever

I'm headed to the big time

I'm headed to the big time - Better Nate Than Ever

I'm headed to the big time

- (MACHINES RUMBLING)
- (RAT SQUEAKS) - Better Nate Than Ever

- (MACHINES RUMBLING) - (RAT SQUEAKS)

It's great. - Better Nate Than Ever

Oh, look at you quoting me. I'll allow it. - Better Nate Than Ever

Oh, look at you quoting me. I'll allow it.

Hello. We are here to audition
for Lilo & Stitch. - Better Nate Than Ever

Hello. We are here to audition for Lilo & Stitch.

(GIRL VOCALIZING) - Better Nate Than Ever

(GIRL VOCALIZING)

And what do we say if they ask how old we are? - Better Nate Than Ever

And what do we say if they ask how old we are?

I say, "However old the character
Lilo is in the script." - Better Nate Than Ever

I say, "However old the character Lilo is in the script...

The casting director!
This is so cool! - Better Nate Than Ever

The casting director! This is so cool!

We are expecting 1,000 kids
in the next 24 hours, - Better Nate Than Ever

We are expecting 1,000 kids in the next 24 hours,

You must indicate in the application
if you are allergic to macadamia nuts, - Better Nate Than Ever

You must indicate in the application if you are allergic to ...

And most important, - Better Nate Than Ever

And most important,

You good? - Better Nate Than Ever

How's Gibby doing?
Actually don't tell me. - Better Nate Than Ever

How's Gibby doing? Actually don't tell me.

Our boys can survive
for one weekend without us. - Better Nate Than Ever

Our boys can survive for one weekend without us.

It's the tricep again, ma'am.
You gotta lay off the triceps. - Better Nate Than Ever

It's the tricep again, ma'am. You gotta lay off th...

I mean, a metaphorical bus, - Better Nate Than Ever

I mean, a metaphorical bus,

You're distracting my kid.
She needs to concentrate. - Better Nate Than Ever

You're distracting my kid. She needs to concentrate.

His blood sugar's low, show some respect. - Better Nate Than Ever

His blood sugar's low, show some respect.

I played a snow-man in a full body suit
in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. - Better Nate Than Ever

I played a snow-man in a full body suit in the Radio City Ch...

I turned it down the third year,
so I wouldn't be pigeon-holed - Better Nate Than Ever

I turned it down the third year, so I wouldn't be pigeo...

You're supposed to say, "break a leg." - Better Nate Than Ever

You're supposed to say, "break a leg."

I mean, if you needed us
to learn to drive a car for the show - Better Nate Than Ever

I mean, if you needed us to learn to drive a car for the sho...

Because the competition
seems to think you're flying solo. - Better Nate Than Ever

Because the competition seems to think you're flying so...

Unless you have a parent
or guardian with you, - Better Nate Than Ever

Unless you have a parent or guardian with you,

It is you. Okay. Okay. - Better Nate Than Ever

It is you. Okay. Okay.

I was this close
to not even coming to this audition today. - Better Nate Than Ever

I was this close to not even coming to this audition today.

And then something in me was like,
"Do it, Heidi," - Better Nate Than Ever

And then something in me was like, "Do it, Heidi,"

Yeah. Did you see all those ladies
trying to still pass for mid-thirties? - Better Nate Than Ever

Yeah. Did you see all those ladies trying to still pass for ...

Yeah, we're all up for the same play.
It's called A Solitary Woman. - Better Nate Than Ever

Yeah, we're all up for the same play. It's called ...

All these years - Better Nate Than Ever

All these years

And I love that you're still acting.
I'm not surprised. I'm not. - Better Nate Than Ever

And I love that you're still acting. I'm not surpr...

Because you were the only toddler
whose first word was "Me." - Better Nate Than Ever

Because you were the only toddler whose first word was "...

-No!
-We haven't chosen a label - Better Nate Than Ever

-No! -We haven't chosen a label

No! He thinks Broadway
is a four letter word. - Better Nate Than Ever

No! He thinks Broadway is a four letter word.

-So you're telling me...
-We ran away from home, lady. - Better Nate Than Ever

-So you're telling me... -We ran away from home, lady.

All right, so, yeah,
responsible adult mode. - Better Nate Than Ever

All right, so, yeah, responsible adult mode.

"Okay, ten, I guess..." - Better Nate Than Ever

"Okay, ten, I guess..."

And I just missed my audition, - Better Nate Than Ever

And I just missed my audition,

I can't believe
you still have to audition for things. - Better Nate Than Ever

I can't believe you still have to audition for things.

Better Nate Than Ever poster

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13-year-old Nate Foster fantasizes about becoming a big Broadway star. He and his best friend Libby mastermind a daring trip to New York City to audition for "Lilo and Stitch: The Musical".

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Tim Federle

Writer: Tim Federle

Production: Walt Disney Pictures,Marc Platt Productions

Genre: comedy, drama, family

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 66/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Apr 2022

Awards: 1 win & 10 nominations

Homepage: https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/better-nate-than-ever/2uLbiScwRFC2

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