Shopgirl

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Shopgirl

R

Released Oct 21, 2005

1h 56m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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Struggling artist Mirabelle (Claire Danes) works a modest sales job at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, Calif., and dates underachieving musician Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman). Her workaday existence suddenly becomes more exciting when she meets the charming Ray (Steve Martin), a well-to-do customer at the store. Though Mirabelle's life appears to take an enchanted turn as Ray begins courting her, Ray's fear of commitment threatens to doom the relationship.

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Critics Consensus

Shopgirl is precariously slight, but it has some intriguing moments, and Danes is luminous.

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Zadie Smith

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Steve Martin's script sneers at the vanity of fake LA girls and their plastic surgery. He is in no position to sneer.

Jan 17, 2018

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Victoria Segal

New Statesman

For most women, finding a pair of black gloves on their doorstep would signal "Boston Strangler" rather than "man of my dreams!" and it is this sense of unintentional creepiness that asphyxiates Shopgirl.

Sep 26, 2017

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Kathy Fennessy

Seattle Film Blog

...the conclusion feels borrowed from Woody Allen's oeuvre... I suspect [Anand] Tucker had Annie Hall in mind.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 19, 2021

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

Danes and Schwartzman brilliantly perform against the icky subtext of their not-so-cute meet. Jeremy works because he doesn't appear to have an agenda.

May 9, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A glum love story.

Rated: C+

Apr 14, 2017

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Serge M

I was excited to watch this movie because of Jason Schwartzman. However, this was the most boring, pointless film I've ever seen. Long, plotless shots with lifeless, cheesy music. Terrible dialogue, boring characters. 0/10

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/30/23

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Gareth v

Not a bad movie, but this Steve Martin project does come across as being quite creepy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/20/23

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April B

One of my favorite movies of all time. Love the dynamics of it all. Very Artistic and Dark.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/23

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Viv L

There is something about this movie, I just love it. Steve Martin's character is serious, he barely cracks a smile, let alone a joke - it's unnerving. The mental health struggles for all three main characters are laid out across the frames of the movie in a slow unpicking. And the music is a beautiful and moving complement to that unpicking.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Sometimes I feel like critics just love a nice glass of wine to go along with a boring film . Acting was fine but that’s it . 1.8. Why did they gotta make Steve Martin such a prick you could tell it was unnatural for him . I feel like the goal was to try to make it kinda a gatsby esque film but they failed

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/31/21

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camille l

Alors que les vingt premières minutes du film semblent indiquer une romcom tout à fait indigente entre un Jason Schwartzmann immature et une Claire Danes plus convaincante qu'à l'accoutumée, c'est lorsque Steve Martin entre en scène que le film se met à ressembler à quelque chose de différent. Sur un ton plutôt mélancolique sans non plus tomber dans la parodie indie, Shopgirl est une belle et émouvante histoire d'émancipation, portée par un excellent Steve Martin qui écrit aussi le scénario issu de sa propre nouvelle. Anand Tucker n'est pas le plus grand réalisateur du monde, mais il trouve quelques idées sympathiques de mise en scène, faisant de Shopgirl un vrai bon moment reposant.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Mirabelle

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Synopsis

Struggling artist Mirabelle (Claire Danes) works a modest sales job at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, Calif., and dates underachieving musician Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman). Her workaday existence suddenly becomes more exciting when she meets the charming Ray (Steve Martin), a well-to-do customer at the store. Though Mirabelle's life appears to take an enchanted turn as Ray begins courting her, Ray's fear of commitment threatens to doom the relationship.

Director: Anand Tucker
Producer: Steve Martin, Ashok Amritraj, Jon Jashni
Screenwriter: Steve Martin
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Studio Canal, Hyde Park Entertainment, Brass Hat Film Slate 1 Shopgirl Ltd., Shopgirl Inc.
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Brief Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.3M
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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