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The Pleasure of Being Robbed

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A quirky young woman (Eleonore Hendricks) steals random objects as she wanders the streets of downtown Manhattan.
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Ty Burr Boston Globe 01/29/2009
2/4
The movie's refusal to judge is its most interesting attribute, if one many audiences won't be able to get around. Go to Full Review
Peter Brunette The Hollywood Reporter 10/18/2008
Less pleasurable after the first fifteen minutes. Go to Full Review
Rob Nelson Variety 10/18/2008
Few ticketbuyers will take joy in The Pleasure of Being Robbed, Joshua Safdie's pranksterish New York indie portrait of a deeply unsympathetic young distaff hustler. Go to Full Review
Daniel Kasman MUBI 11/16/2017
"The Pleasure of Being Robbed" isn't exactly a criticism of its generational brethren, but it is a fundamental improvement, a small quiet film that sees its small quietness with a sympathetic sadness Go to Full Review
Prairie Miller NewsBlaze 02/07/2010
Our morbid curiosity for this criminal activity, akin to public gawking at traffic accidents, effectively lures us into complicity with both her and the filmmaker. And despite the moral implications constantly tugging on our collective conscience. Go to Full Review
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isla s 09/04/2022 This appears as if its a documentary show - there's little strong plot involved, its a film about a kelptomaniac. I can't say I felt sorry for the main character, she's clearly quirky and there is a sort of urban charm about it but its not a very memorable film and it was, if anything, a little too quirky for me. I wouldn't especially recommend it, no. See more 02/21/2021 dfdfdsf https://cineymusica.com/ See more 01/06/2020 From a confused start to... a confused rest of the film, this first for the Safdie brothers provided no more than an observational experience that simply didn't work for me. Neither immersive nor impressive, nor deep nor powerful, I felt detached from the start and could not manage to cling on to anything throughout. See more 10/25/2019 This is a point of view that needed to be revealed - an existential look, an "it is what it is" view we can easily over-analze. These are all people to watch, we'll be seeing them again soon. See more 10/15/2013 Film based on realism so not entertaining. Nibbles: Roasted cat pie. See more 08/20/2012 me encanto! absolutamente recomendada!!! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A quirky young woman (Eleonore Hendricks) steals random objects as she wanders the streets of downtown Manhattan.
Director
Josh Safdie
Producer
Brett Jutkiewicz, Josh Safdie, Zachary Treitz, Sam Lisenco, Alex Orlovsky
Screenwriter
Josh Safdie, Eleonore Hendricks
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.7K
Runtime
1h 11m