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Shoplifters of the World

2021

Stephen Kijak

Ellar Coltrane, Helena Howard, Joe Manganiello, Elena Kampouris ...

5.4

369

Comedy. Drama 1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwaves are hijacked by an impassioned Smiths fan with a gun. Based on true events.

	Author	Review
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"A loving gift to superfans of the English band The Smiths (...) this sweetly nostalgic look at lost boys and lonely girls feels like it comes straight from the heart."	POS
United States	Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"If you love the Smiths, and that magical teenage time when music, and your connection to it, is the most important thing in the world, you’re likely to swoon for 'Shoplifters of the World.'"	POS
United States	David Robb Slant	"The film lacks for the empathy, curiosity, and sense of humor that are the defining characteristics of the Smiths’s musi (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A sweet but inauthentic comedy (...) Helena Howard is the only light that never goes out in a forced time capsule of a comedy set on the night the Smiths broke up."	NEU
United States	Tara McNamara Common Sense Media	"You really have to know the music to get the most out of the film. But The Smiths have maintained relevance over the decades (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Josh Modell AV Club	"Shoplifters Of The World seems intended as a love letter to The Smiths, but (...) it comes across more like fan fiction—too reference-heavy for a general audience, too shallow for those already in the know."	NEU
United States	Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"The result is imperfect, but its messaging and execution is a lot more resonant than I expected going in"	POS

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