Nightmare Alley vs Shoplifters
Shoplifters has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7/10 for Nightmare Alley). Shoplifters is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 30m. Shoplifters is the older of the two (2018 against 2021). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Nightmare Alley
Shoplifters| Nightmare Alley | Shoplifters | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 30m | 2h |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Guillermo del Toro | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Main cast | Holt McCallany, Jim Beaver, Bradley Cooper, Mary Steenburgen, Paul Anderson | Kengo Kora, Aju Makita, Akira Emoto, Sosuke Ikematsu, Lily Franky |
Synopsis
Nightmare Alley
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
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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