The Better Angels
The Better Angels

Watch The Better Angels Online Free

- 60/100 based on 1,439 votes

Indiana, 1817. The entire nation, only 40 years old and a few years removed from a second war of independence, is raw. Men, women, and children alike must battle nature and disease to survive in remote log cabins. This is young Abraham Lincoln's world. Spanning three years of the future president's childhood, The Better Angels explores his family, the hardships that shaped him, the tragedy that marked him forever, and the two women who guided him to immortality.... (Full plot summary below)

Watch MOVIES for FREE on Prime Video

Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!

Share this

The Better Angels Online Streaming

Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.

Rent The Better Angels on DVD

Rent The Better Angels on Blu-ray

Today's Featured Movies:

The LighthouseThe Lighthouse
The WrestlerThe Wrestler
Underworld: EvolutionUnderworld: Evolution
Minority ReportMinority Report
The Elephant ManThe Elephant Man
AlienAlien
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Phone BoothPhone Booth
Big FishBig Fish
The RingThe Ring
The ApartmentThe Apartment
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsLemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Fistful of DollarsA Fistful of Dollars
DodgeBall: A True Underdog StoryDodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Eagle EyeEagle Eye
The Tomorrow WarThe Tomorrow War

You Might Also Like:

Sophie Scholl: The Final DaysSophie Scholl: The Final Days
The Elephant ManThe Elephant Man
GerryGerry
The Edge of HeavenThe Edge of Heaven
Angel FaceAngel Face
Land, Poste RestanteLand, Poste Restante

Actors in The Better Angels:

Diane Kruger
Jason Clarke
Brit Marling
Wes Bentley
Braydon Denney
Cameron Mitchell Williams

Full Plot Details

Indiana, 1817. The entire nation, only 40 years old and a few years removed from a second war of independence, is raw. Men, women, and children alike must battle nature and disease to survive in remote log cabins. This is young Abraham Lincoln's world. Spanning three years of the future president's childhood, The Better Angels explores his family, the hardships that shaped him, the tragedy that marked him forever, and the two women who guided him to immortality.

Review & Comments

Leave your thoughts about The Better Angels.

Movie Reviews

Minneapolis Star Tribune - 9/10 by Colin CovertThe narrative is gentle and sparse. The beautifully photographed imagery, shot in elegant, deep-focus black-and-white, is exceptional. The music is richly classical.
The Film Stage - 9/10 by Jordan RaupThe Better Angels makes for a sublime, transfixing, and informative look at the early life of Abraham Lincoln.
Epoch Times - 8/10 by Joe BendelVisually, Angels is a true work of art. Each and every frame of Matthew J. Lloyd's black-and-white cinematography is suitable for framing.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) - 8/10 by John BeifussA dreamlike reverie as well as a uniquely American origin story...
Tribune News Service - 8/10 by Roger MooreIt’s a bit too spare and Malik-like for its own good. But the incessant voice-over, another Malick trademark, here makes the whole enterprise feel overheard, a story constructed from memory where the words are just ways of underlining what we would come to know about Lincoln the man based on Lincoln the boy.
Cinemalogue.com - 8/10 by Todd Jorgenson... frustrating and emotionally aloof, with a whirling camera and glacial pace that offer more tedium than insight.
Entertainment Weekly - 8/10 by Jeff LabrecqueIt feels more like a poem. Or, at times, a symphony. But it's much less effective as an actual movie.
Globe and Mail - 8/10 by Brad WheelerSandburg’s "The Prairie Years" is a source behind The Better Angels, a gorgeous look at the raw, wooded Indiana of the early 1800s and a dreamy study of the boy Lincoln who was destined to leave it behind.
James on screenS - 8/10 by Caryn JamesOn paper, this lyrical, black-and-white rendering of Lincoln's backwoods boyhood may seem pompous, but it is beautiful, poetic and graceful, with its own flowing rhythm.
Metro - 8/10 by Matt PriggeIs and isn't a straight-up [Terrence] Malick imitation.

Browse Movie Genres

Other Links

The Better Angels

Watch Online For Free | Free Movies | Movie Genres | Most Viewed | Top Rated | Latest Releases

About Us • Affiliates • Terms of Use • Disclaimer • Cookies • Privacy Policy • Copyright • DMCA Compliance • Contact Us • Language Settings

Copyright © 2004 - 2016 Watch Online For Free or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.

Imagery, artwork, logos, service marks, and trademarks used on this page are the intellectual property of their respective companies.

Related Websites: Amazon Prime Free Trial - DVD Rental Free Trial - Free Prime Video Trial - Movie Trailers