Dogville vs Shoplifters

Shoplifters has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.8/10 for Dogville). Shoplifters is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 58m. Dogville is the older of the two (2003 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dogville posterDogville2003 VS Shoplifters posterShoplifters2018
DogvilleShoplifters
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 7.9/10
Year20032018
Length2h 58m2h
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryDenmark–
DirectorLars von TrierHirokazu Kore-eda
Main castJohn Hurt, Blair Brown, Paul Bettany, Željko Ivanek, Jeremy DaviesKengo Kora, Aju Makita, Akira Emoto, Sosuke Ikematsu, Lily Franky

Synopsis

Dogville

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.

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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