new york city,friendship,narcissism,cynicism,based on comic,interracial relationship,hypocrisy,lgbt,berkeley, california,self reflection,movie fan,late coming of age,movie theater,asian american,factual,unlikeable protagonist

Shortcomings (2023)

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The only constant in life is (he won't) change.

When his girlfriend leaves for New York City on a 3-month-long internship, a strongly opinionated Berkeley arthouse movie theater manager begins exploring life as a bachelor.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Randall Park
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    Ben Tagawa Justin H. Min
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    Alice Lee Sherry Cola
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    Miko Higashi Ally Maki
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    Autumn Tavi Gevinson
  • Profile picture of Debby Ryan
    Sasha Debby Ryan
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    Meredith Sonoya Mizuno
  • Profile picture of Stephanie Hsu
    Mrs. Wong Stephanie Hsu
  • Profile picture of Ronny Chieng
    Mr. Wong Ronny Chieng

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Keywords

  • new york city
  • friendship
  • narcissism
  • cynicism
  • based on comic
  • interracial relationship
  • hypocrisy
  • lgbt
  • berkeley, california
  • self reflection
  • movie fan
  • late coming of age
  • movie theater
  • asian american
  • factual
  • unlikeable protagonist