Shoplifters vs Traffic
Shoplifters has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.1/10 for Traffic). Shoplifters is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 27m. Traffic is the older of the two (2000 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shoplifters
Traffic| Shoplifters | Traffic | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h | 2h 27m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Steven Soderbergh |
| Main cast | Kengo Kora, Aju Makita, Akira Emoto, Sosuke Ikematsu, Lily Franky | Don Cheadle, Dennis Quaid, Erika Christensen, Benicio del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones |
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.
Traffic
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy…
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