
10 Best Movies Like Shoplifters
If you loved Shoplifters, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

MOTHER
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shoplifters for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to sc...

Museum
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shoplifters for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes...

The Insect Woman
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shoplifters for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, intro...

Vengeance Is Mine
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shoplifters for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police....

The World of Kanako
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shoplifters for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his ide...

Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shoplifters for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board....