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Chop Shop

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A young man works as an auto-body repairman to provide for his younger sister.

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Critics Consensus

Filled with excellent performances, Ramin Bahrani's deft sophomore effort is a heartfelt, hopeful neorealist look at the people who live in the gritty underbelly of New York City.

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Noel Murray AV Club 10/18/2008
B+
All these low-level criminal enterprises and idle dreams aren't happening in Mexico City or Kandahar; they're just outside Queens. Go to Full Review Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com 07/09/2008
It's a near-masterwork of low-budget precision and improvisation, constructed and rehearsed over many months in collaboration with the actors and the entire Willets Point community. Go to Full Review Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune 07/09/2008
3.5/4
It's a sharp mixture of neorealist grit and lyricism, and while other writer-directors would treat the sibling relationship at the film's center very differently--more melodramatically, for starters--Bahrani lets us into two improvised lives naturally. Go to Full Review Farah Cheded A Good Movie To Watch 07/26/2023
75/100
The fact that neither [leads] were professional actors before starring here makes their extraordinarily fluid performances all the more impressive, and helps burnish Chop Shop’s golden aura of genuine discovery. Go to Full Review Brian Susbielles InSession Film 03/06/2023
Chop Shop uses non-actors to continue this neorealism... Go to Full Review Piers Marchant Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 06/01/2021
Bahrani shoots the film in classic verite style, all hand-held cameras, and natural dialogue, capturing a docu-feel for a story as gritty and resourceful as its young protagonist. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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torin f @nonlinearize 12/06/2020 A slow, quasi-documentary style portrait of life on the fringes, and compelling characters depicted with a very steady cinematic eye. See more 10/30/2020 I love this movie, it's so well directed, with a realistic and sensitive vision. Ramin Bahrani is a phenomenal filmmaker, no wonder Roger Ebert called him "the director of the decade." Can't wait for White Tiger on Netflix! See more 03/17/2016 "GRIMY | GRITTY | PAINSTAKING | RAW | REALISTIC" (87-out-of-100) See more 08/09/2015 I know the intent was good...just.. well, little boring. See more 10/01/2014 A work for art. A tribute to building a better life for yourself and your family. Grit, beauty, and honesty, all in one. A beautiful story and very well told. Bahrani does an amazing job telling the tale of these children who fight for everything. See more 05/04/2014 A landmark for new independent cinema. See more Read all reviews
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Ramin Bahrani

Director

Alejandro Polanco

Ale

Isamar Gonzales

Isamar

Ahmad Razvi

Ahmad

Carlos Ayala

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Laura Patalano

Laura
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man works as an auto-body repairman to provide for his younger sister.
Director
Ramin Bahrani
Producer
Jeb Brody
Screenwriter
Bahareh Azimi, Ramin Bahrani
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$123.7K
Runtime
1h 24m