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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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I don't think
I ever said congratulations - Shortcomings

I don't think I ever said congratulations

I'm glad
you're happy about it, - Shortcomings

I'm glad you're happy about it,

Yeah, maybe I'll get back
into writing or something. - Shortcomings

Yeah, maybe I'll get back into writing or something.

Let me know
once you get settled, - Shortcomings

Let me know once you get settled,

It's all these tech
assholes taking over - Shortcomings

It's all these tech assholes taking over

It's like, "Get off
the fucking road, - Shortcomings

It's like, "Get off the fucking road,

- Hey.
Did she actually leave? - Shortcomings

- Hey. Did she actually leave?

This next piece is entitled
"Asylum." - Shortcomings

This next piece is entitled "Asylum."

Really?
The whole time I was thinking: - Shortcomings

Really? The whole time I was thinking:

Yeah, we're trying to combine
the physicality of modern dance - Shortcomings

Yeah, we're trying to combine the physicality of modern...

You know, I have to admit, - Shortcomings

You know, I have to admit,

Plus, I'm kind of trying
to dodge that waitress. - Shortcomings

Plus, I'm kind of trying to dodge that waitress.

Okay, you think I'm gonna sit
around pining away for Miko - Shortcomings

Okay, you think I'm gonna sit around pining away for Mi...

I don't understand why
that's so confusing for you. - Shortcomings

I don't understand why that's so confusing for you...

All I'm saying
is that while the cat's away, - Shortcomings

All I'm saying is that while the cat's away,

Everything's less creepy without
the hetero power dynamics. - Shortcomings

Everything's less creepy without the hetero power dynam...

Alice. I haven't seen you
in a while. Where you been? - Shortcomings

Alice. I haven't seen you in a while. Where you been?

I mean, I'm more into the
content of one's character, - Shortcomings

I mean, I'm more into the content of one's charact...

We've had to cancel
a few screenings - Shortcomings

We've had to cancel a few screenings

Oh, jeez. - Shortcomings

Well, you know,
I've learned not to bore you, - Shortcomings

Well, you know, I've learned not to bore you,

You started it with the whole - Shortcomings

You started it with the whole

What? - Shortcomings

Yeah. I probably shouldn't
have had that last drink. - Shortcomings

Yeah. I probably shouldn't have had that last drink.

I wake up every morning, go pee,
and then I take a picture. - Shortcomings

I wake up every morning, go pee, and then I take a picture.

Right now, the working title
is Epistemology. - Shortcomings

Right now, the working title is Epistemology.

How about Urine Sane? - Shortcomings

How about Urine Sane?

No. No, no, no, I was just-- - Shortcomings

No. No, no, no, I was just--

Yeah. There's actually--
I can-- - Shortcomings

Yeah. There's actually-- I can--

I think it's
a real commentary on, uh... - Shortcomings

I think it's a real commentary on, uh...

You nailed it.
Yes, exactly, that. - Shortcomings

You nailed it. Yes, exactly, that.

I think I have some soju
in here somewhere. - Shortcomings

I think I have some soju in here somewhere.

- Oh!
- Oh, I'm so sorry. I-- - Shortcomings

- Oh! - Oh, I'm so sorry. I--

Um-- - Shortcomings

It's for the best.
How can you even get it up - Shortcomings

It's for the best. How can you even get it up

Now you mention that. - Shortcomings

Now you mention that.

No, you're just
out of practice. - Shortcomings

No, you're just out of practice.

Listen, I just wanted
to say I'm so sorry - Shortcomings

Listen, I just wanted to say I'm so sorry

No, I think
I misread things, and I-- - Shortcomings

No, I think I misread things, and I--

Yeah, that makes sense.
I just-- I s-- - Shortcomings

Yeah, that makes sense. I just-- I s--

And then sometimes
the mind is like, "Maybe." - Shortcomings

And then sometimes the mind is like, "Maybe."

I wasn't always able
to be this honest with myself, - Shortcomings

I wasn't always able to be this honest with myself,

Okay, that's a very narrow
and exclusionary term, Ben. - Shortcomings

Okay, that's a very narrow and exclusionary term, Ben.

Can you just be
a normal person for once - Shortcomings

Can you just be a normal person for once

Just because I'm a hypocrite doesn't mean I'm wrong - Shortcomings

Just because I'm a hypocrite doesn't mean I'm...

We're probably
the only two people - Shortcomings

We're probably the only two people

Comp Lit with a focus
on Latin American Marxism. - Shortcomings

Comp Lit with a focus on Latin American Marxism.

No. I'm probably
the least-informed person here. - Shortcomings

No. I'm probably the least-informed person here.

Don't even know what I'm really
doing here, to be honest. - Shortcomings

Don't even know what I'm really doing here, to be ...

Weren't you the one
who gave me a lecture - Shortcomings

Weren't you the one who gave me a lecture

I'm telling you, she's total
bad news. You'll regret it. - Shortcomings

I'm telling you, she's total bad news. You'll...

"Free popcorn." - Shortcomings

"Free popcorn."

Yeah, I know how much you loved
our last one, - Shortcomings

Yeah, I know how much you loved our last one,

Because I might not
be able to do-- - Shortcomings

Because I might not be able to do--

So you could come
multiple times. - Shortcomings

So you could come multiple times.

Of course.
I will just check-- - Shortcomings

Of course. I will just check--

I was in a relationship,
and she became a vegetarian. - Shortcomings

I was in a relationship, and she became a vegetarian.

Yeah, well, needless to say, - Shortcomings

Yeah, well, needless to say,

Uh-- - Shortcomings

I guess we've been broken up
for a couple months now. - Shortcomings

I guess we've been broken up for a couple months now.

Just so it doesn't seem like
I'm just jumping from one thing - Shortcomings

Just so it doesn't seem like I'm just jumping from...

But you say it's too long,
then you run the risk of-- - Shortcomings

But you say it's too long, then you run the risk of--

Do you wanna meet my cats?" - Shortcomings

Do you wanna meet my cats?"

No, I am kidding.
About the same as you. - Shortcomings

No, I am kidding. About the same as you.

I just-- I'm a little
out of practice. - Shortcomings

I just-- I'm a little out of practice.

I'm sorry.
It's gotta be fascinating - Shortcomings

I'm sorry. It's gotta be fascinating

I-- I'm actually reminded
why I dropped out. - Shortcomings

I-- I'm actually reminded why I dropped out.

Yeah, I got through
two years, - Shortcomings

Yeah, I got through two years,

I need to stop studying
and start creating. - Shortcomings

I need to stop studying and start creating.

Yeah. So wrote a script
and did the whole - Shortcomings

Yeah. So wrote a script and did the whole

I was trying to be the next
Eric Rohmer or something. - Shortcomings

I was trying to be the next Eric Rohmer or something.

But I had to accept eventually
that I was just a... - Shortcomings

But I had to accept eventually that I was just a...

- That's very nice of you.
- Wait. What was I supposed--? - Shortcomings

- That's very nice of you. - Wait. What was I supposed-...

It's due to a lifetime
of work avoidance. - Shortcomings

It's due to a lifetime of work avoidance.

Are you okay?
You just seem a little off. - Shortcomings

Are you okay? You just seem a little off.

Sorry,
I was just overly excited. - Shortcomings

Sorry, I was just overly excited.

It's just that I've never-- - Shortcomings

It's just that I've never--

I mean, never mind.
I just meant it's been a while. - Shortcomings

I mean, never mind. I just meant it's been a while.

And this will actually be
a first for me too. So... - Shortcomings

And this will actually be a first for me too. So...

Oh, please. - Shortcomings

Jesus. Can I bask in my glory
for one fucking minute? - Shortcomings

Jesus. Can I bask in my glory for one fucking minute?

Yeah, I can tell. - Shortcomings

Yeah, I can tell.

I got kicked out of school. What? - Shortcomings

I got kicked out of school. What?

Yeah. Yeah, I'll be there. - Shortcomings

Yeah. Yeah, I'll be there.

Yeah. I got into an argument
with Nina's fucking roommate. - Shortcomings

Yeah. I got into an argument with Nina's fucking roomma...

The one you ghosted - Shortcomings

The one you ghosted

Whatever. So I bump into
the roommate on campus, - Shortcomings

Whatever. So I bump into the roommate on campus,

It wasn't like that.
I was just-- I was sitting, - Shortcomings

It wasn't like that. I was just-- I was sitting,

I put my foot out
and it just landed on her pussy. - Shortcomings

I put my foot out and it just landed on her pussy.

Alice.
She filed a report
with the campus police - Shortcomings

Alice. She filed a report with the campus police

Shortcomings poster

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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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