Feeling Better (2025): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2025, Feeling Better is a drama and fantasy film directed by Valerio Mastandrea, running about 93 minutes.

What it’s about. A man spends peacefully his days in hospital without too many worries. He has been hospitalized for a while but that condition seems like the best way to live his life, safe from everything and everyone, without responsibilities and problems of any kind. It feels really good in there and even if some of his ward companions feel trapped, for them he can also feel free like nowhere else. That precious routine runs smoothly until a new person is admitted to the same ward. She is a restless, angry companion, she accepts nothing of that condition, especially the unwritten rules. She is not willing to wait, she wants to leave that place better or even worse. She wants to live as she should or die, as happens to those who end up in there. He is overwhelmed by that fury, first trying to defend himself and then accepting something incomprehensible. That encounter will help him accept that if you choose to truly face your heart and your emotions, there is no possible repair.

Who’s in it. Feeling Better stars Valerio Mastandrea as Lui, Dolores Fonzi as Lei, Lino Musella as Curiosone and Giorgio Montanini as Volontario, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, Feeling Better has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Feeling Better page.

If you liked it. Fans of Feeling Better tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.