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Take Out

Play trailer Poster for Take Out Released Jun 6, 2008 1h 30m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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.
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 Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia A scrappy and lo-fi portrait of life in the margins. Oct 13, 2022 Full Review Eric Campos Film Threat "Take Out" turns out to be quite an infectious watch, tickling surprising laughs from its audience and teaching them to be a little nicer next time they make an order for delivery. Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 10, 2013 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Most importantly it allows you to care about its very human characters and to feel their emotional pain as you watch their life unfold onscreen. Jan 10, 2013 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
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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
Producer
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