Shoplifters vs The Secret Agent
Shoplifters has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.7/10 for The Secret Agent). Shoplifters is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 41m. Shoplifters is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shoplifters
The Secret Agent| Shoplifters | The Secret Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h | 2h 41m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Kleber Mendonça Filho |
| Main cast | Kengo Kora, Aju Makita, Akira Emoto, Sosuke Ikematsu, Lily Franky | Gabriel Leone, Wagner Moura, Udo Kier, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Luciano Chirolli |
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 Secret Agent
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.
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