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Uncover the Hidden World of Shoplifter Movies and TV Shows

Get ready to delve into a world of intrigue and deception as we explore the best movies and TV shows that revolve around the infamous act of shoplifting. From gripping dramas to thought-provoking documentaries, our curated list will take you on a thrilling journey through the complexities of theft and the consequences that follow. Whether you're a fan of crime fiction or simply fascinated by the human condition, this collection has something for everyone.

Cast

Pepper LaBeija

Octavia St. Laurent

Venus Xtravaganza

Dorian Corey

Paris Is Burning (1991)

8.0 550 votes

Genre: Documentary

Country: United States of America

Duration: 78 min.

Audience: R

Story: Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.

Plot: new york city, transvestism, aids, homophobia, drag queen, male homosexuality, transsexual, subculture, ...

Time: 1980s

Cast

Lily Franky

Sakura Ando

Mayu Matsuoka

Kairi Jo

Shoplifters (2018)

7.8 2.3K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: Japan

Duration: 120 min.

Audience: R

Story: In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.

Style: philosophical

Plot: family relationships, family drama, tokyo, japan, poverty, orphan, crime family, shoplifting, ...

Place: japan

Cast

Lea Massari

Benou00eet Ferreux

Marc Winocourt

Fabien Ferreux

Murmur of the Heart (1971)

7.0 215 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: France, Germany

Duration: 118 min.

Story: This loosely plotted coming-of-age tale follows the life of 15-year-old Laurent Chevalier as he stumbles his way over the burgeoning swell of adolescence in 1950s France. After having his first sexual experience with a prostitute and dodging the lips of a priest, Chevalier contracts a case of scarlet fever. When the fever leaves him with a heart murmur, Chevalier is placed in a sanatorium, along with his over-attentive and adulterous mother.

Plot: jazz, sanatorium, incest, shoplifting, boy scout, resort sex, mother son relationship, teenage protagonist, ...

Time: 1950s

Cast

Leo Fitzpatrick

Justin Pierce

Chlou00eb Sevigny

Rosario Dawson

Kids (1995)

6.9 1.3K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 91 min.

Audience: NC-17

Story: A group of bored, disaffected New York City teenagers spend a day skating, smoking, drinking, partying, deflowering virgins, and getting into fights.

Plot: puberty, first time, new york city, drug abuse, coming of age, hiv, juvenile delinquent, shoplifting, ...

Nothing to Lose (1997)

6.6 712 votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: R

Story: Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don't appreciate the competition.

Plot: infidelity, rap music, loss, road trip, f word, crook, artifact, sociopath, ...

Cast

Pauline Acquart

Louise Blachu00e8re

Adu00e8le Haenel

Warren Jacquin

Water Lilies (2007)

6.5 472 votes

Genre: Drama, Romance

Country: France

Duration: 85 min.

Audience: NR

Story: Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team? Sciamma, and the two leads, capture the uncertainty of teenage sexuality with a sympathetic eye in this delicate drama of the angst of coming-of-age.

Plot: paris, france, forbidden love, female friendship, loss of virginity, swimming pool, coming of age, locker room, ...

Cast

Rose McGowan

James Duval

Johnathon Schaech

Cress Williams

The Doom Generation (1995)

6.5 315 votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America, France

Duration: 83 min.

Audience: NR

Story: Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.

Style: shocking, intense

Plot: friendship, robbery, nazi, nihilism, eroticism, blow job, controversy, punk rock, ...

Place: california

Cast

Keke Palmer

Naomi Ackie

Taylour Paige

Poppy Liu

I Love Boosters (2026)

6.0 73 votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 113 min.

Audience: R

Story: A group of shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven by stealing from her stores and reselling them at a lower price — what they call 'fashion-forward philanthropy'.

Style: surreal, philosophical, lighthearted, absurd

Plot: department store, fashion designer, fashion, shoplifting, clothes, shoplifter, absurdism, inspirational, ...