Shoplifters

Name: Shoplifters
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: November 23, 2018
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 93
Cast: Akira Emoto, Chizuru Ikewaki, Daisuke Kuroda, Jyo Kairi, Kazuaki Shimizu

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: November 23, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Akira Emoto, Chizuru Ikewaki, Daisuke Kuroda, Jyo Kairi, Kazuaki Shimizu, Kengo Kôra, Kirin Kiki, Lily Franky, Mayu Matsuoka, Miyu Sasaki, Moemi Katayama, Sakura Andô, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Yôko Moriguchi, Yûki Yamada

Summary: After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces.Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happilyAfter one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces.Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the bonds that unite them.… Expand

Director: Hirokazu Koreeda

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 121 min

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Justin Chang

May 21, 2018

A tender ensemble piece whose skillful performances dovetail into a perfectly symphonic whole, Shoplifters is a work of such emotional delicacy and formal modesty that you're barely prepared when the full force of what it's doing suddenly knocks you sideways. Read full review

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Kenneth Turan

Nov 21, 2018

This wise and insightful film is delicate, poignant and unexpectedly powerful. Read full review

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Moira Macdonald

Dec 10, 2018

Just as it lulls you, it also devastates. Read full review

Deborah Young

May 19, 2018

This small film is a thoughtful addition to his parables about happy and unhappy families (Nobody Knows, After the Storm), studded with memorable characters and believable performances that quietly lead the viewer to reflect on societal values. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Nov 15, 2018

Shoplifters, winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, is a film acted with great sensitivity, a rough story delicately told. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Nov 20, 2018

What these people have in common beyond a shared surname really pounds the film’s theme home with a sledgehammer, but there are numerous tender, affecting moments en route to the finale’s tearjerker overdrive, many of them productively tangential to the overarching idea of choosing one’s own family. Read full review

The Film Stage Rory O'Connor

May 19, 2018

By drawing our empathy for such morally dubious and potentially damaging characters, Shoplifters remains a real heartbreaker, the kind of which only this director seems capable. Read full review

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swelleanor

Jan 2, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a beautiful, heartbreaking film with so many small, sweet moments that it is just a treat to watch. I do imagine it'd be slow for some moviegoers. But if you can go in with patience and an open mind, you'll be rewarded.… Expand

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johndoe2014

Dec 3, 2018

I hope this movie gets to wider audiences. I think it is a masterpiece. It juxtaposes real human connection to conventional conceptions of family in a way that is so powerful. It does not seem like much but it builds and builds and eventually the message is so clear and we are invested andI hope this movie gets to wider audiences. I think it is a masterpiece. It juxtaposes real human connection to conventional conceptions of family in a way that is so powerful. It does not seem like much but it builds and builds and eventually the message is so clear and we are invested and care about these people and admire them even though society will not. It made me cry and emotionally engage in a way that few movies do.… Expand

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Rebecca31

Jan 5, 2019

Not many films can crack my cold heart but Shoplifters has become one of the rare exceptions. A deeply moving film about love, friendship and family. I experienced too many emotions during this film and I don’t know how to handle them.

A family of small time criminals come across a youngNot many films can crack my cold heart but Shoplifters has become one of the rare exceptions. A deeply moving film about love, friendship and family. I experienced too many emotions during this film and I don’t know how to handle them.

A family of small time criminals come across a young girl one night in the freezing cold. Although they barely have enough as it is they decide to keep the girl and raise her as their own. You’re not immediately sure how these people are related to each other but nonetheless they are a family. Not at all what I was expecting with some surprisingly dark turns. Beautiful and devastating. There is so much more to Shoplifters the more you watch it, and by the end you’ll still be thinking about this film. Heartbreaking, and highly recommended.… Expand

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FatalBrush

Dec 1, 2018

A beautifully shot, original, realistic, touching and unconventional movie that makes you think. The ending was a bit improper I think, mainly because some of the actors seemed off their place. However, hands down one of the best movies at the ZFF this year.

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Mehregan

Jul 13, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. that was good movie.i watched at first you dont know their not exactly familly then you will get. any of characters arent black all are grey.… Expand

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TVJerry

Jan 28, 2019

This struggling group provides much of its basics by stealing them, but the story is actually about their relationships and the way they create a family. The films starts in a store, where 2 of them are stealing food, but expands when they bring home a young girl who's alone and scared. AsThis struggling group provides much of its basics by stealing them, but the story is actually about their relationships and the way they create a family. The films starts in a store, where 2 of them are stealing food, but expands when they bring home a young girl who's alone and scared. As she's integrated into their lives, their daily activities are presented with an underplayed naturalness. The performances are reserved, yet compelling. The film is quietly paced and develops their connections with patience. Low-key by American standards, but sweetly sensitive and ultimately touching. In Japanese with subtitles.… Expand

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Goobis

Jul 8, 2020

An ultimately boring film with underdeveloped leads and a twist that you can see coming from a mile away. Has incredible pacing issues and has essentially nothing to say.

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