20 Most Critically Adored Films 2018 (According To Rotten Tomatoes)

12. Shoplifters

Spider Man Paddington
Aoi Pro, Inc.

Rating: 99%

This Palme d'Or winner from Hirokazu Kore-eda isn't exactly a picture of healthy family life, given that it's about a family's attempts to stay above water through crime, but it offers a compelling portrait of characters and there's comfort to be had in its embracing of outsider status.

They're not morally good people, but they're still good-hearted people and watching them exist in this sort of modern Oliver Twist world if very captivating.

They might not be Sample Review:

"It's in theory the worst family movie of 2018 - and in practice one of the year's best films." - Boston Globe

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