Bound vs Shoplifters

Shoplifters has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for Bound). Bound is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h . Bound is the older of the two (1996 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bound posterBound1996 VS Shoplifters posterShoplifters2018
BoundShoplifters
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 7.9/10
Year19962018
Length1h 45m2h
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorLana Wachowski, Lilly WachowskiHirokazu Kore-eda
Main castKevin Michael Richardson, Christopher Meloni, Joe Pantoliano, Gina Gershon, Jennifer TillyKengo Kora, Aju Makita, Akira Emoto, Sosuke Ikematsu, Lily Franky

Synopsis

Bound

Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.

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.

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