Movie Information
Overall Rank: 217
Average Rating: 3.5/4
# of Ratings: 15
Theatrical Release Date: 11/23/2018
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 02/12/2019
Language: Japanese
Genre: Crime, Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Actors: Kirin Kiki, Lily Franky, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Sakura Andô, Mayu Matsuoka, Jyo Kairi
Plot: A family of small-time crooks use shoplifting to help ends meet but their operation comes under new scrutiny when they take in a child from the streets. -- Chris Kavan
Quick Movie Reviews
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4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 06/07/2019
"Shoplifters" shows us what it means to be a family, even when its members are chosen.
Rating of
4/4
Rod - wrote on 05/20/2019
In my opinion, Japan is the least likely to use poverty as the backdrop of a story among Asian cinema, but when they do, it perfectly captures the human condition of this marginalized sector.
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