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Movie Info & Cast

Synopsis

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 at gunpoint by an impassioned Smiths fan.

Cast

  • Helena Howard
  • Ellar Coltrane
  • Elena Kampouris
  • Nick Krause
  • James Bloor
  • Thomas Lennon
  • Joe Manganiello
  • Olivia Luccardi
  • Celia Au
  • Cameron Moulène

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Metacritic

70
Mar 25, 2021

This sweetly nostalgic look at lost boys and lonely girls feels like it comes straight from the heart.

Metacritic review by Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
The New York Times
42
Mar 25, 2021

Shoplifters Of The World seems intended as a love letter to The Smiths, but in trying to convey the British band’s importance, it comes across more like fan fiction—too reference-heavy for a general audience, too shallow for those already in the know.

Metacritic review by Josh Modell
Josh Modell
The A.V. Club
70
Mar 25, 2021

Shoplifters of the World, in fact, belongs to Cleo, not just because Howard is such a dizzyingly charismatic actress but because her story, which unfolds parallel to Dean’s, is a heartfelt coming-of-age drama that perfectly embodies the youthful angst, ennui and romantic longing expressed so well in the music of the Smiths.

Metacritic review by Katie Walsh
Katie Walsh
Los Angeles Times