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Take Out

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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.
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Critics Consensus

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 09/13/2022
Take Out shows that the work of America’s premier purveyor of life on the fringes was both unflinching and empathetic from the start. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 09/19/2008
[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. Go to Full Review
Shauna Lyon The New Yorker 07/10/2008
A remarkable film...Baker and Tsous simple narrative feels like a richly authentic documentary. Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl Feb 22
7/10
Baker and Tsou...offer a wonderful look at life among a class of people that are ever present but also oddly invisible in the fabric of the city’s life. Go to Full Review
Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Feb 19
3/4
... builds to one of those climactic grace notes that would define later Baker movies. Go to Full Review
Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia 10/13/2022
A scrappy and lo-fi portrait of life in the margins. Go to Full Review
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Melia C Mar 10 Film Take Out adalah sebuah film komedi-drama yang menarik dan realistis. Meskipun alur cerita agak lambat, film ini berhasil menggambarkan kehidupan imigran di Amerika Serikat dengan akurat. Jika Anda adalah penggemar film komedi-drama, maka film ini mungkin layak untuk ditonton. See more Yash B Feb 3 "Take Out" is one of Sean Baker's earlier projects, and even then I can see a lot of the director's signature story elements in full force. This movie takes the viewer on the journey of a really stressful day in the life of a food delivery worker, fighting to pay back a loan. The movie really has a lot of food for thought and I think it tells a human story. By design, the movie can become a bit monotonous and repetitive, but the interactions our hero has with a variety of people feel diverse enough to where I wanted to see where it would go. Overall, it is a quietly powerful movie that creates a fair amount of tension, and shows Baker's skill early in his career when he really didn't have many resources to craft something, and to me, that is tremendously inspiring. See more 03/13/2018 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. See more 11/09/2014 "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. See more 07/11/2014 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. See more 06/04/2013 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. See more 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
Production Co
Cre Film
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
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