Shoplifters fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Shoplifters is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Family, everyday modern life, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
The characters, direction, and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Sometimes you choose your family.
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Shoplifters is included with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 89/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 99%, and Metacritic 93). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States.
2 h 0 min
Shoplifters runs 2 h 0 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Shoplifters higher (96) than audiences (84). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
+28GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Shoplifters in 42 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 44 storytelling tropes for Shoplifters, including Rewatch Bonus, The Fagin, Hooker with a Heart of Gold.
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