"Better Man" looks at British pop star Robbie Williams' life, but he's portrayed as a chimp. The biopic is available for streaming, and here's how you can watch the unique take on the superstar's life.
The biopic is based on the true story of Williams' life, and his rise, fall, and resurgence to fame.
The movie, directed by Michael Gracey, who also directed "The Greatest Showman" starring Hugh Jackman, was released theatrically in December 2024 in Australia and released in the U.S. in January 2025, according to IMDB.
Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie a "Certified Fresh" rating, and it was given a 90% on the website's Popcornmeter.
'Better Man' movie review: Robbie Williams is a chimp. (Just go with it.)
The movie is available for streaming on Paramount+ now and was released on Tuesday, March 11, according to Rolling Stone, Forbes, and other outlets. It is also already available on a few other streaming platforms which include:
The movie is based on William's rise to fame while he was a part of the popular boyband Take That, and then went solo in 1997.
The movie contains plenty of music biopic tropes, but they happen to be true: A small-town kid is dabbed with fate's wand, becomes immensely successful, can't handle success, caves to addictions, goes solo, fills stadiums with hyperventilating fans enraptured with his sublime pop anthems, tries to earn the love of his cabaret-singing dad, and adores his primary supporter, his grandmother.
Except, instead of watching a human go through the trials and tribulations that come with a life of fame, it's a chimp, but the superstar thinks that portraying him as a chimp is "genius."
"I'm just like a performing monkey," Williams often told Gracey.
He's "completely and utterly obsessed" with Gracey's idea that his musical biography depicts him as a chimpanzee, Williams said.
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