The Good Life (Spanish: La buena vida) is a 1996 comedy-drama film written and directed by David Trueba,[1] starring Fernando Ramallo and Lucía Jiménez.

[2] Distributed by United International Pictures (UIP),[1] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 13 December 1996.

[5] It also screened at the 32nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 1997, winning the Special Jury Prize.

[6] Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a charming, carefully crafted and low-key tragicomedy".

[1] Trueba wrote and directed a 2018 sequel, Almost 40, with Ramallo and Jiménez returning to their roles over two decades after.