Shoplifters vs Sovereign
Shoplifters has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.9/10 for Sovereign). Sovereign is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h . Shoplifters is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shoplifters
Sovereign| Shoplifters | Sovereign | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Christian Swegal |
| Main cast | Kengo Kora, Aju Makita, Akira Emoto, Sosuke Ikematsu, Lily Franky | Dennis Quaid, Nick Offerman, Tommy Kramer, Jacob Tremblay, Megan Mullally |
Synopsis
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.
Sovereign
Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision course with a police chief who has spent his life upholding the rules that Jerry has spent his tearing down.
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