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      Take Out

      Released Jun 6, 2008 1h 30m Drama List
      100% Tomatometer 27 Reviews 73% Audience Score 250+ Ratings A Chinese immigrant (Charles Jang) in New York works frantically to raise enough money through delivery tips to pay off his $800 debt to smugglers. Read More Read Less
      Take Out

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      Take Out presents an unvarnished view of one immigrant's experiences as a restaurant deliveryman -- and leaves the audience with plenty of food for thought.

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      Derek Smith Slant Magazine Take Out shows that the work of America’s premier purveyor of life on the fringes was both unflinching and empathetic from the start. Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Drew Toal Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times [The] endless string of demeaning apartment-doorway interactions with a convincing cross-section of hungry customers is darkly funny, even if it never snowballs into the After Hours-type obstacle course one might hope. Sep 19, 2008 Full Review James Wegg JWR A very dark look at systemic misery Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 17, 2023 Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia A scrappy and lo-fi portrait of life in the margins. Oct 13, 2022 Full Review Roger Moore Movie Nation A gritty, intimate portrait of working life on the struggling end of the spectrum Rated: 3/4 Sep 14, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member wrong accent! tHIS is supposed to be a film about mainland chinese immigrants, but they hired people from taiwan province. so they all spoke with a taiwanese accent. it is like a british guy speaking with a british accent in an US-BASED FILM. I THINK THAT THEY REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO HIRE ANY MAINLAND CHINESE, THAT IS WHY THERE WAS NONE. IT IS LIKE HIRING A WHITE GUY FOR A BLACK GUY'S ROLE. OTHER THAN THAT, THIS FILM SEEMS TO BE REFLECTING THE REAL LIFE OF SOME CHINESE IMMIGRANTS. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member "Take Out" presents the day in the life of a Chinese delivery man, complicated by the need to collect extra tips to pay off a debt. It is unassuming and, by the end, riveting in its normalcy. The story of the making of the film is almost as enticing as the film itself. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member A hidden gem! You probably haven't even heard of it but it's not to be missed. The gritty, yet beautiful cinematography, coupled with the seemingly improvised acting and dialogue make for a raw, docu-style film experience that is unforgettable. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Take Out is a surprisingly entertaining film that takes you through the average day of an illegal chinese immigrant. The atmosphere of the film is so authentic and real that you just assume the actors actually deal with this trouble daily. The narrarive is about as simple as it gets, you just watch Ming deliver take out to many agitated customers that show very little respect for Ming and his troubles. However, the narrative is thoroughly enlightening, because it generalizes the chinese immigrant experience, but also illuminates it in the perfect light. In short, I reccomend you watch this film merely for the enlightening experience, but you may find yourself grossly entertained. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This foreign language movie delivers literally. Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Bakers delivers a movie of a day-in-the-life of an unseen world of a illegal Chinese immigrant working as a deliveryman for a Chinese take-out shop in New York City. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Anybody who's had a food delivery position will be delighted to see this cinematic representation on how exciting their job can be. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A Chinese immigrant (Charles Jang) in New York works frantically to raise enough money through delivery tips to pay off his $800 debt to smugglers.
      Director
      Shih-Ching Tsou, Sean Baker
      Screenwriter
      Shih-Ching Tsou, Sean Baker
      Distributor
      Cavu Releasing
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 6, 2008, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 23, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $66.9K
      Runtime
      1h 30m