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Shoplifters

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On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders is united by fierce loyalty and a penchant for petty theft. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
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Understated yet ultimately deeply affecting, Shoplifters adds another powerful chapter to director Hirokazu Koreeda's richly humanistic filmography.

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Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) A film that just grows and grows and grows. It seems very quiet, but you are absolutely hooked. Sep 13, 2019 Full Review Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express [Shoplifters] is a film edged by despair, and yet is life-affirming. Families may disintegrate, but love keeps us ticking over. Rated: 4/5 Jul 11, 2019 Full Review Tom Long Detroit News Writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda fills the film with grace notes, humor and fine observations, circling and filling out each character while leaning more on innocence than corruption. Jan 4, 2019 Full Review Toba Singer culturevulture.net The actors, young or old, transform themselves fully to make what some may regard as their “unexamined lives” worth living, worth recounting, and for observers, worth admiring for their internal fortitude, honesty, and resulting sagacity. Feb 25, 2025 Full Review JD Duran InSession Film Hirokazu Kore-eda is one of my favorite directors working today and he did not disappoint with Shoplifters. Aug 7, 2024 Full Review Calum Cooper Source (Scotland) You feel like you’re watching the lives of real people as the story grows and sprouts. It makes the smaller moments of bonding, such as a trip to the beach, all the more charming. Yet it also makes the eventual truths all the more shocking. Rated: 4/5 Jul 14, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sam N Typical Kore-eda—slow, calm, and quietly intriguing. Shoplifters gently pulls you into a makeshift family, only to unravel a darker truth beneath the warmth. The twist creeps in, never loud, just unsettling. It makes you wonder: are laws and morality always right? Maybe love’s messier but somehow more honest. Thought-provoking. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review Gustavo R A family of shoplifters adopts a little girl that’s being neglected. This movie is cute and sad at the same time. Has glowing reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Got a nod for best foreign film at the Oscars so we checked it out. While the story is interesting, no spoilers but I didn’t like the ending. But it does leave you thinking which is what’s a good movie would do 🍿🍿🍿🍿/5 on Prime Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/17/25 Full Review M7AMD A nothing special about the movie and i feel like I have watched this story many time before and this one doesn't add anything new, I also didn't like the acting at all, I don't know why asian actros and actress tend to be over reacting to the point I cringe a bit Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/15/25 Full Review Lars N Slow but constantly developing into new, surprising territory. There's such a strange mix of tenderness and love, tragedy and sorrow a play here, that is genuinely rare to see. Stuck with me afterward Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Gortee U I like how they manage to have rolecosters of emotions and still keep attaching to the movie even after some months later i cant think of any probelms whit this movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/25/24 Full Review Gitansh G 5 star scale is not enough Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders is united by fierce loyalty and a penchant for petty theft. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
Director
Hirokazu Koreeda
Producer
Kaoru Matsuzaki, Hijiri Taguchi
Screenwriter
Hirokazu Koreeda
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
AOI Pro, Fuji Television Network Inc., GAGA
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content and Nudity)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Adventure
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 23, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.3M
Runtime
2h 1m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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