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Shortcomings

Follows a trio of young, Bay Area urbanites--Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi and Alice Kim--as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships while traversing the country in search of the ideal connection.

Director

Randall Park

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, romance

Box Office

$675,257

Production

Topic Studios,Tango Entertainment,Roadside Attractions,Imminent Collision,Picture Films

Awards

3 nominations

Homepage

https://www.shortcomingsmovie.com/

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Ben

Alice

Miko

Autumn

Sasha

Meredith

Leon

Gene

Jason

Lamont

Nina

Nikhaar Kishnani

Mrs. Lee

Tam

Zoa

Ramon

Mr. Lee

Martin

George Deihl Jr.

Max

Melanie J. Newby

Esther

Jeffrey

Mr. Wong

Mrs. Wong

Danny

Ji-Hun

College Student

Partygoer

Jonathan Campano

Meredith's Friend

Airline Passenger

Ramon's Crew

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Mrs. Wong, - Shortcomings

I've reviewed your application,
and unfortunately, - Shortcomings

I've reviewed your application, and unfortunately,

I'd like to inform you
that my husband - Shortcomings

I'd like to inform you that my husband

An e-mail confirming
said purchase should be arriving - Shortcomings

An e-mail confirming said purchase should be arriving

- Yes, Mrs. Wong.
- Now, if you wouldn't mind, - Shortcomings

- Yes, Mrs. Wong. - Now, if you wouldn't mind,

Um, everyone, I want you to meet - Shortcomings

Um, everyone, I want you to meet

Look, bruh, I know
it's a little glossy. - Shortcomings

Look, bruh, I know it's a little glossy.

Well, Miss Higashi, - Shortcomings

Well, Miss Higashi,

As a community,
we've waited a long time - Shortcomings

As a community, we've waited a long time

I thought you might be
able to see, like, - Shortcomings

I thought you might be able to see, like,

Look, the reviews
have been incredible, - Shortcomings

Look, the reviews have been incredible,

Oh, my God.
It's a game changer, okay? - Shortcomings

Oh, my God. It's a game changer, okay?

Now, when you or some other
Asian American filmmaker - Shortcomings

Now, when you or some other Asian American filmmaker

I'm not talking about you
or the festival. - Shortcomings

I'm not talking about you or the festival.

I'm just expressing
my opinion - Shortcomings

I'm just expressing my opinion

I'm sorry. That's not-- - Shortcomings

I'm sorry. That's not--

I don't understand
why you have to be-- - Shortcomings

I don't understand why you have to be--

How about the possibility they
also just really enjoyed it? - Shortcomings

How about the possibility they also just really enjoyed it?

Well, I'm sure
Miko really appreciated - Shortcomings

Well, I'm sure Miko really appreciated

In the six years
we've been together, - Shortcomings

In the six years we've been together,

I got a turkey club
and a tofu scrambled crepe. - Shortcomings

I got a turkey club and a tofu scrambled crepe.

For some reason, I thought it'd
be a good idea to get drunk - Shortcomings

For some reason, I thought it'd be a good idea to get d...

I was practically
the only non-white person - Shortcomings

I was practically the only non-white person

Exactly. I fucking earned
that outcast status. - Shortcomings

Exactly. I fucking earned that outcast status.

Mm! Remember that one guy - Shortcomings

Mm! Remember that one guy

Well, you know, we don't have to
go to sleep right away. - Shortcomings

Well, you know, we don't have to go to sleep right away...

Did you hear the theory
that Snowpiercer - Shortcomings

Did you hear the theory that Snowpiercer

Do you have a-a boss
or someone I can talk to? - Shortcomings

Do you have a-a boss or someone I can talk to?

Um, the guys downstairs said
to talk to you about the job. - Shortcomings

Um, the guys downstairs said to talk to you about the job.

She's starting this weekend,
so please-- - Shortcomings

She's starting this weekend, so please--

In other words,
singular filmmakers who-- - Shortcomings

In other words, singular filmmakers who--

Well, that's reductive,
but nonetheless-- - Shortcomings

Well, that's reductive, but nonetheless--

Bong Joon-ho,
Ruben OÖstlund, Céline Sciamma. - Shortcomings

Bong Joon-ho, Ruben OÖstlund, Céline Sciamma.

- Bullshit alert.
- Stuff that-- - Shortcomings

- Bullshit alert. - Stuff that--

It's just selling tickets - Shortcomings

It's just selling tickets

I guess I should also mention
that we have - Shortcomings

I guess I should also mention that we have

We had a problem
with the cash box before, so... - Shortcomings

We had a problem with the cash box before, so...

Yeah, sorry. It's a rule
the owners implemented. - Shortcomings

Yeah, sorry. It's a rule the owners implemented.

My therapist says I have
exhibitionistic tendencies. - Shortcomings

My therapist says I have exhibitionistic tendencies.

I'm part of a collective
that does performance art, - Shortcomings

I'm part of a collective that does performance art,

I was having lunch
down on Fourth Street, - Shortcomings

I was having lunch down on Fourth Street,

Just Ling and Ramon and some
of the other festival people. - Shortcomings

Just Ling and Ramon and some of the other festival people.

Gene's favorite movies
are literally all on Disney+. - Shortcomings

Gene's favorite movies are literally all on Disney+.

- Are you serious?
- You can't blame him for trying. - Shortcomings

- Are you serious? - You can't blame him for trying.

- What do you mean, everyone?
- I saw her. - Shortcomings

- What do you mean, everyone? - I saw her.

Because unlike you,
I like to spare you the pain - Shortcomings

Because unlike you, I like to spare you the pain

Well, you've introduced me
to Gene, Lamont, - Shortcomings

Well, you've introduced me to Gene, Lamont,

I just didn't know
you'd be so interested - Shortcomings

I just didn't know you'd be so interested

Every time
another cousin gets married, - Shortcomings

Every time another cousin gets married,

I'm honored to play a part in
your bizarre, ongoing charade. - Shortcomings

I'm honored to play a part in your bizarre, ongoing cha...

You know, you'd think the fact - Shortcomings

You know, you'd think the fact

Because I'm in love with her.
Oh, um-- - Shortcomings

Because I'm in love with her. Oh, um--

- So?
- Does the phrase World War II - Shortcomings

- So? - Does the phrase World War II

My people were getting fucking - Shortcomings

My people were getting fucking

I think the preferred term
is "incarceration camp." - Shortcomings

I think the preferred term is "incarceration camp."...

They'd rather see me with a
Japanese guy than a Korean girl. - Shortcomings

They'd rather see me with a Japanese guy than a Korean ...

What you're saying is,
rapists and pillagers - Shortcomings

What you're saying is, rapists and pillagers

So we finally get to meet
your mysterious boyfriend, huh? - Shortcomings

So we finally get to meet your mysterious boyfriend, huh?

So I had to use
your computer today-- - Shortcomings

So I had to use your computer today--

Oh, my God. I've been hacked. - Shortcomings

Oh, my God. I've been hacked.

And if it bothers you
that much-- - Shortcomings

And if it bothers you that much--

- That's what this is about?
- That's what this is about. - Shortcomings

- That's what this is about? - That's what this is...

So if you're looking
for something in particular, - Shortcomings

So if you're looking for something in particular,

It's supposed to be different
from reality, okay? - Shortcomings

It's supposed to be different from reality, okay?

That's the point. I mean, - Shortcomings

That's the point. I mean,

Is that what
this feels like to you, - Shortcomings

Is that what this feels like to you,

It's just, the point is,
sand and sun, they're great-- - Shortcomings

It's just, the point is, sand and sun, they're gre...

It's like you're obsessed
with the typical - Shortcomings

It's like you're obsessed with the typical

It's always
the same white girl-- - Shortcomings

It's always the same white girl--

Maybe I have been brainwashed - Shortcomings

Maybe I have been brainwashed

But somehow,
I've been duped into believing-- - Shortcomings

But somehow, I've been duped into believing--

This is what you always do.
You act like an asshole, - Shortcomings

This is what you always do. You act like an asshole,

I'm angry because you always
assume the worst about me - Shortcomings

I'm angry because you always assume the worst about me

And I'm not acting crazy, - Shortcomings

And I'm not acting crazy,

Hey,
about last night... - Shortcomings

Hey, about last night...

Jesus, Gene. You can't just
come up on me like that. - Shortcomings

Jesus, Gene. You can't just come up on me like that.

Well, under less
urgent circumstances, fine. - Shortcomings

Well, under less urgent circumstances, fine.

Autumn feels it is imperative
that she go gets a burrito. - Shortcomings

Autumn feels it is imperative that she go gets a burrito.

But if I go and cover for her, - Shortcomings

But if I go and cover for her,

Where'd you come from? WOMAN: What do you care? - Shortcomings

Where'd you come from? WOMAN: What do you care?

Hey, do you remember that
internship that I applied for? - Shortcomings

Hey, do you remember that internship that I applied for?

The Asian American
Independent Film Institute? - Shortcomings

The Asian American Independent Film Institute?

Well, I finally heard back
from them and I got it. - Shortcomings

Well, I finally heard back from them and I got it.

I did. It's a three-month
program, and I'm-- - Shortcomings

I did. It's a three-month program, and I'm--

It only seems like
an amazing opportunity - Shortcomings

It only seems like an amazing opportunity

There's no way
I'm moving to New York - Shortcomings

There's no way I'm moving to New York

And now I have to be
all supportive and shit. - Shortcomings

And now I have to be all supportive and shit.

But then I'm the one
holding her back, - Shortcomings

But then I'm the one holding her back,

Cool.
You really didn't
have to drive me. - Shortcomings

Cool. You really didn't have to drive me.

No. I wanted to. Here.
Give me this. - Shortcomings

No. I wanted to. Here. Give me this.

Shortcomings poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Follows a trio of young, Bay Area urbanites--Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi and Alice Kim--as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships while traversing the country in search of the ideal connection.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Randall Park

Writer: Adrian Tomine

Production: Topic Studios,Tango Entertainment,Roadside Attractions,Imminent Collision,Picture Films

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 65/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: $675,257

Released: 04 Aug 2023

Awards: 3 nominations

Homepage: https://www.shortcomingsmovie.com/

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