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Shortcomings( 2023)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Justin H. Min

      Ben Tagawa

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      Sherry Cola

      Alice Lee

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      Ally Maki

      Miko Higashi

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      Tavi Gevinson

      Autumn

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      Debby Ryan

      Sasha

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      Sonoya Mizuno

      Meredith

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      Stephanie Hsu

      Mrs. Wong

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      Ronny Chieng

      Mr. Wong

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      Jacob Batalon

      Gene

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      Timothy Simons

      Leon Alexander

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      Theo Iyer

      Jason

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      Scott Seiss

      Lamont

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      Nikhaar Kishnani

      Nina

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      Boran Anh

      Mrs. Lee

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      David Niu

      Mr. Lee

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      George Deihl Jr.

      Martin

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      Melanie J. Newby

      Max

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      Jess Nahikian

      Esther

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      Adam Enright

      Jeffrey

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      Daniel Hank

      Danny

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      Mike Cabellon

      Ramon

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      Sheldon Best

      Zoa

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      Randall Park

      Ji-hun

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      Adrian Tomine

      Adrian

    Social

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    A review by Brent Marchant

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    Written by Brent Marchant on Thu Feb 15 2024
    When life doesn’t quite turn out as planned, it’s easy to become frustrated, cynical and embittered, falling into a trap of unrelenting wallowing and victimhood from which it’s difficult to escape. But what will staying in such a rut accomplish? That’s the harsh reality that an aspiring but unsuccessful Bay Area filmmaker (Justin H, Min) must face when his plans never materialize as hoped for, circumstances that taint his overall outlook and impact other areas of his life, such as his increasingly strained relationship with his live-in girlfriend (Ally Maki). To address these issues, he frequen...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    666482.00

    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