Red Corner vs Shoplifters
Shoplifters has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.3/10 for Red Corner). Shoplifters is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 2m. Red Corner is the older of the two (1997 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Red Corner
Shoplifters| Red Corner | Shoplifters | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 2h |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jon Avnet | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Main cast | Richard Gere, Byron Mann, Henry O, Tsai Chin, James Hong | Kengo Kora, Aju Makita, Akira Emoto, Sosuke Ikematsu, Lily Franky |
Synopsis
Red Corner
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
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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