Get the 598 s during the $ 99 sale <| sep |>### A Better Place 2015 IIBetterPlace % 282015 % 2 FII % 29 Drama , Fantasy 1 h 30 min Stephen Todt , Perry Thomas , Mary Ann Raemisch , Max Aria Director Dennis HoIMDb rating # movieguidestars # 9733 # 9733 # 9733 # 9733 # 9733 # 9733 # 9734 # 9734 # 9734 # 9734 6 . 410 20 votes Jeremy Rollins is a young man with a very strange affliction . He has the uncanny and uncontrollable ability to deflect any physical attack and its associated pain and injury to the attacker ' s closest relationship . Born with this condition , Jeremy ' s mother had the foresight to home school him and limit his contact to the outside world . She feared that if he were ever discovered , men in white coats would conscript and subject him to unspeakable experiments . This upbringing makes him awkward and childlike , and upon the unexpected passing of his mother , Jeremy is forced to confront a corrupt town and face the realities of a harsh society and the cruelties of its people . He encounters a variety of unsavory town folk a dominating bully who is the sheriff ' s son , the sheriff who is in the pocket of a corrupt banker , a golddigging temptress and a reverend who has lost his way . But a local waitress , Jess , who sees something very special in Jeremy , befriends him . Through a series of physical altercations with the town locals , Jeremy ' s strange condition is slowly unveiled to Jess . When confronted by her , Jeremy reluctantly discloses his powers and its consequences . With each altercation , Jeremy gains additional insight about his condition and its nuances . When Jeremy later learns the truth surrounding the demise of his mother , a showdown between he and the town ' s authority results in the death of the sheriff ' s son . Upon seeing this and for the first time in his life , Jeremy takes action that is not rooted on confusion or fear , but from acceptance of his condition . Jeremy channels and embraces his gift to express the teachings of compassion at the ultimate level . IMDbMore info at BetterPlace % 282015 % 2 FII % 29 . I am a bot . Send me feedback % 2 Fr % 2 FMovieGuidesubjectRe % 3 A % 20 Confidence 0 . 95 . Data sources and other i n f ormationrMovieGuidewabout .