Shoplifters vs The Informers
Shoplifters has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 4.8/10 for The Informers). The Informers is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h . The Informers is the older of the two (2008 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shoplifters
The Informers| Shoplifters | The Informers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 4.8/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Gregor Jordan |
| Main cast | Kengo Kora, Aju Makita, Akira Emoto, Sosuke Ikematsu, Lily Franky | Theo Rossi, Billy Bob Thornton, Winona Ryder, Rhys Ifans, Mickey Rourke |
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.
The Informers
A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week in the lives of an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, violence, and drugs.
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