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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

I'm happy to take requests. - Better Nate Than Ever

I'm happy to take requests.

I will be paying for this,
with quarters and dimes. - Better Nate Than Ever

I will be paying for this, with quarters and dimes.

I will also be purchasing this coat. - Better Nate Than Ever

I will also be purchasing this coat.

I will also be purchasing this coat. - Better Nate Than Ever

I will also be purchasing this coat.

O'hana means "family." - Better Nate Than Ever

O'hana means "family."

-So, about what went down on the bus... - Better Nate Than Ever

-So, about what went down on the bus...

Still. Libby, I got a final callback, - Better Nate Than Ever

Still. Libby, I got a final callback,

I called Aunt Heidi,
it went right to voicemail - Better Nate Than Ever

I called Aunt Heidi, it went right to voicemail

Your aunt's probably still at the museum
doing that bar mitzvah thing. - Better Nate Than Ever

Your aunt's probably still at the museum doing that bar...

This is why I love you. - Better Nate Than Ever

This is why I love you.

I really do. And just, look,
you've had my back from day one, - Better Nate Than Ever

I really do. And just, look, you've had my back from da...

And when you find the thing that you love,
I'll be cheering for you. - Better Nate Than Ever

And when you find the thing that you love, I'll be chee...

Lib, you're being really quiet. Are we still best friends? - Better Nate Than Ever

Lib, you're being really quiet. Are we still best...

Excuse me, would you gentlemen happen to know - Better Nate Than Ever

Excuse me, would you gentlemen happen to know

Excuse me, would you gentlemen
happen to know - Better Nate Than Ever

Excuse me, would you gentlemen happen to know

-The dinosaurs.
-Yeah, the cute little dinos... - Better Nate Than Ever

-The dinosaurs. -Yeah, the cute little dinos...

Mitzvah. Yes, I would never miss
a museum bar mitzvah. - Better Nate Than Ever

Mitzvah. Yes, I would never miss a museum bar mitzvah.

You read out who hasn't checked in yet.
And I'll tell you which one I am. - Better Nate Than Ever

You read out who hasn't checked in yet. And I'll t...

You never realize how much you dislike
13 year-olds - Better Nate Than Ever

You never realize how much you dislike 13 year-olds

I wish, I wish I were as unjaded
as my hilariously bold nephew. - Better Nate Than Ever

I wish, I wish I were as unjaded as my hilariously bold neph...

-Yeah.
-Way you were going on about him, - Better Nate Than Ever

-Yeah. -Way you were going on about him,

No. Okay.
I spent 15 minutes with the kid today, - Better Nate Than Ever

No. Okay. I spent 15 minutes with the kid today,

He's if, like, Nathan Lane
and the Tasmanian Devil had a baby. - Better Nate Than Ever

He's if, like, Nathan Lane and the Tasmanian Devil had ...

Um, pardon me. Hello.
I'm lost and I need to get to the kitchen. - Better Nate Than Ever

Um, pardon me. Hello. I'm lost and I need to get to the...

It's just a lot of pressure, you know, - Better Nate Than Ever

It's just a lot of pressure, you know,

It's like I'm my parents' only hope
at a future, if that makes any sense? - Better Nate Than Ever

It's like I'm my parents' only hope at a futu...

-Yeah, that's cool. Should we kiss, or? - Better Nate Than Ever

-Yeah, that's cool. Should we kiss, or?

I'm kinda in the middle of something.
Don't need to see memes right now. - Better Nate Than Ever

I'm kinda in the middle of something. Don't need t...

I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home
They all say - Better Nate Than Ever

I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home They all say

Are we cousins? - Better Nate Than Ever

Are we cousins?

Okay, kids! We're about to do
the candle-lighting ceremony. - Better Nate Than Ever

Okay, kids! We're about to do the candle-lighting cerem...

Okay, kids! We're about to do
the candle-lighting ceremony. - Better Nate Than Ever

Okay, kids! We're about to do the candle-lighting cerem...

Do you want to tell me why
my idiot little brother - Better Nate Than Ever

Do you want to tell me why my idiot little brother

Do I want to tell you,
or do I have to tell you? - Better Nate Than Ever

Do I want to tell you, or do I have to tell you?

Why is my aunt calling you? - Better Nate Than Ever

Why is my aunt calling you?

She thinks I'm your mom.
It's kind of a long story. - Better Nate Than Ever

She thinks I'm your mom. It's kind of a long story...

Get out your umbrellas. We're expecting
spring showers all day tomorrow - Better Nate Than Ever

Get out your umbrellas. We're expecting spring showers ...

Of course. It figures.
Rain on our last day of vacation. - Better Nate Than Ever

Of course. It figures. Rain on our last day of vacation.

Anthony isn't responding to any
of my texts about the meet. - Better Nate Than Ever

Anthony isn't responding to any of my texts about the m...

"Us?" Greatest parents in the world.
Come on. - Better Nate Than Ever

"Us?" Greatest parents in the world. Come on.

I just don't want Nate and Anthony
to grow apart like me and Heidi. - Better Nate Than Ever

I just don't want Nate and Anthony to grow apart like m...

You know, I still regret not going to
her opening night thing. - Better Nate Than Ever

You know, I still regret not going to her opening night thin...

And the crazy thing is,
I'm kind of jealous of her. - Better Nate Than Ever

And the crazy thing is, I'm kind of jealous of her.

A kid from Pennsylvania wowed
a crowd tonight in Times Square. - Better Nate Than Ever

A kid from Pennsylvania wowed a crowd tonight in Times Squar...

But right now,
we should celebrate our anniversary. - Better Nate Than Ever

But right now, we should celebrate our anniversary.

You made me drop the cake, okay?
That pays the rent. - Better Nate Than Ever

You made me drop the cake, okay? That pays the rent.

Yeah, I am putting you
on the first bus out because, you know, - Better Nate Than Ever

Yeah, I am putting you on the first bus out because, you kno...

If your mom decides you can audition,
then you can audition. - Better Nate Than Ever

If your mom decides you can audition, then you can audition.

But, no matter what, we're family. So... - Better Nate Than Ever

But, no matter what, we're family. So...

But you yelled at me
in front of all those bar mitzvah kids, - Better Nate Than Ever

But you yelled at me in front of all those bar mitzvah kids,

I'm the only boy in seventh grade who
knows every lyric to Corner of the Sky. - Better Nate Than Ever

I'm the only boy in seventh grade who knows every lyric...

Well, "Everything has its season,
everything has its time..." - Better Nate Than Ever

Well, "Everything has its season, everything has its ti...

I just... You know, you just...
You remind me of, like, me. - Better Nate Than Ever

I just... You know, you just... You remind me of, like, me.

Three weeks on Broadway,
an apartment in New York. - Better Nate Than Ever

Three weeks on Broadway, an apartment in New York.

But you have to stop shouting
'cause you have to save your voice. - Better Nate Than Ever

But you have to stop shouting 'cause you have to save y...

Okay, yeah, you know,
so I'm not the best singer, - Better Nate Than Ever

Okay, yeah, you know, so I'm not the best singer,

You hold the sheet music, right?
Like, you know, - Better Nate Than Ever

You hold the sheet music, right? Like, you know,

And then halfway through, just casually,
let it drop to the floor like, - Better Nate Than Ever

And then halfway through, just casually, let it drop to the ...

But how are they gonna remember you
if they can't see you? - Better Nate Than Ever

But how are they gonna remember you if they can't see y...

I looked up to her, you know?
Your mom. I really did. - Better Nate Than Ever

I looked up to her, you know? Your mom. I really did.

She got the one thing - Better Nate Than Ever

She got the one thing

Well, the callback was a disaster
and you blew it big time, kid. - Better Nate Than Ever

Well, the callback was a disaster and you blew it big time, ...

So, what, then? Are they
waiting downstairs for me with handcuffs? - Better Nate Than Ever

So, what, then? Are they waiting downstairs for me with hand...

Okay. Please, just let me stay for two
more hours, so I can go to my callback. - Better Nate Than Ever

Okay. Please, just let me stay for two more hours, so I can ...

And I know that you hate being my brother, - Better Nate Than Ever

And I know that you hate being my brother,

I've been trying to explain how big
a Broadway callback is for seven hours, - Better Nate Than Ever

I've been trying to explain how big a Broadway callback...

But, just for the record,
you may have run away, - Better Nate Than Ever

But, just for the record, you may have run away,

You collect ten percent
of an actor's salary - Better Nate Than Ever

You collect ten percent of an actor's salary

And you don't have to humiliate yourself
in an audition. - Better Nate Than Ever

And you don't have to humiliate yourself in an audition...

And you get to see
what makes people amazing - Better Nate Than Ever

And you get to see what makes people amazing

Let me just say
that for your little brother - Better Nate Than Ever

Let me just say that for your little brother

And it says big things
about Nate's talent, Anthony. - Better Nate Than Ever

And it says big things about Nate's talent, Anthony.

It just... It's two hours, two hours. - Better Nate Than Ever

It just... It's two hours, two hours.

Oh, no! - Better Nate Than Ever

Thank goodness! A subway person.
I'm experiencing an emergency. - Better Nate Than Ever

Thank goodness! A subway person. I'm experiencing an em...

I need to get to Manhattan.
It's a matter of life, death, and dreams. - Better Nate Than Ever

I need to get to Manhattan. It's a matter of life, deat...

Hold up. Wait a minute. Are you...
Yo, Keith, come here! - Better Nate Than Ever

Hold up. Wait a minute. Are you... Yo, Keith, come here!

Yeah. Okay. So, we're going to
just find him at the audition studio, - Better Nate Than Ever

Yeah. Okay. So, we're going to just find him at the aud...

When this is over, I want to know
how much you pay for this place. - Better Nate Than Ever

When this is over, I want to know how much you pay for this ...

Which Broadway?
There is a lot of Broadways. - Better Nate Than Ever

Which Broadway? There is a lot of Broadways.

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

They say the neon lights Are bright on Broadway

As long as he's alive, everything will be okay. - Better Nate Than Ever

As long as he's alive, everything will be okay.

There's no Lilo & Stitch
on the schedule today. Promise. - Better Nate Than Ever

There's no Lilo & Stitch on the schedule today. Pro...

He's not gawky, he is incredibly castable
and very cuddly. - Better Nate Than Ever

He's not gawky, he is incredibly castable and very cudd...

Wait, "Ma'am?" "Ma'am?" I'm ma'am to you?
We could have gone to college together. - Better Nate Than Ever

Wait, "Ma'am?" "Ma'am?"...

New Amsterdam, Anthony. "New."
Words matter. - Better Nate Than Ever

New Amsterdam, Anthony. "New." Words matter.

Keep it moving. Up, up, up, up. - Better Nate Than Ever

Keep it moving. Up, up, up, up.

I feel like Elisabeth Shue in
Adventures in Babysitting - Better Nate Than Ever

I feel like Elisabeth Shue in Adventures in Babysitting

Look, I just got a last minute no-show - Better Nate Than Ever

Look, I just got a last minute no-show

All right, that's
a really good question, actually. - Better Nate Than Ever

All right, that's a really good question, actually.

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".

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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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