Shoplifters (2018)

Shoplifters rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.9/10· 94K votes

Rotten Tomatoes99%

Metacritic93%

TMDb7.836/10· 2K votes

With 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.9/10 on IMDb and 93/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Shoplifters

In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.

Cast of Shoplifters

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  Lily Franky

  as Osamu Shibata

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  Sakura Ando

  as Nobuyo Shibata

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  Mayu Matsuoka

  as Aki Shibata

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  Kairi Jo

  as Shota Shibata

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  Miyu Sasaki

  as Yuri

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  Kirin Kiki

  as Hatsue Shibata

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  Sosuke Ikematsu

  as 4 Ban-san

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  Naoto Ogata

  as Yuzuru Shibata

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  Yōko Moriguchi

  as Yoko Shibata

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  Yuki Yamada

  as Yasu Hojo

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  Moemi Katayama

  as Nozomi Hojo

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  Kengo Kora

  as Takumi Maezono

Shoplifters facts

Original title

万引き家族

Our take on Shoplifters

Kore-eda's 2018 Palme d'Or winner follows a makeshift Tokyo family scraping by through petty theft, who take in a neglected little girl. Tender and quietly devastating, it asks what truly makes a family — blood, or the people who choose to care for you. If its gentle humanity and gut-punch revelations moved you, seek out humane family dramas that find warmth and heartbreak on society's margins.