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Shortcomings

Shortcomings

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

20236.01h 32m

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.

Directed by Randall Park
Written by Adrian Tomine
Produced by Margot Hand, Howard Cohen, Eric d'Arbeloff
Box Office0Revenue: $666K

Top Cast

Justin H. Min

Justin H. Min

Ben Tagawa

Debby Ryan

Debby Ryan

Sasha

Sherry Cola

Sherry Cola

Alice Lee

Ally Maki

Ally Maki

Miko Higashi

Sonoya Mizuno

Sonoya Mizuno

Meredith

Stephanie Hsu

Stephanie Hsu

Mrs. Wong

Ronny Chieng

Ronny Chieng

Mr. Wong

Jacob Batalon

Jacob Batalon

Gene

Timothy Simons

Timothy Simons

Leon Alexander

Theo Iyer

Theo Iyer

Jason

Themes & Keywords

new york cityfriendshipnarcissismcynicismbased on comicinterracial relationshiphypocrisylgbtberkeley, californiaself reflectionmovie fanlate coming of agemovie theaterasian americanfactualunlikeable protagonist

About Shortcomings

Shortcomings is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2023 exploring themes of new york city, friendship, narcissism, cynicism, based on comic, interracial relationship. Directed by Randall Park, it stars Justin H. Min, Debby Ryan, Sherry Cola. 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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