Shopgirl

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Shopgirl

R

2005

1h 56m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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Struggling artist Mirabelle (Claire Danes) works a modest sales job at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, Calif., and dates underachieving musician Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman). Her workaday existence suddenly becomes more exciting when she meets the charming Ray (Steve Martin), a well-to-do customer at the store. Though Mirabelle's life appears to take an enchanted turn as Ray begins courting her, Ray's fear of commitment threatens to doom the relationship.

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Critics Consensus

Shopgirl is precariously slight, but it has some intriguing moments, and Danes is luminous.

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Zadie Smith

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jan 17, 2018

Steve Martin's script sneers at the vanity of fake LA girls and their plastic surgery. He is in no position to sneer.

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Victoria Segal

New Statesman

Sep 26, 2017

For most women, finding a pair of black gloves on their doorstep would signal "Boston Strangler" rather than "man of my dreams!" and it is this sense of unintentional creepiness that asphyxiates Shopgirl.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Nov 18, 2005

3.5/5

Shopgirl stands out as an elegant work, one that provides a welcome look at love, romance, and heartbreak without the encumbrances of the usual Hollywood folderol.

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Kathy Fennessy

Seattle Film Blog

Sep 19, 2021

2.5/4

...the conclusion feels borrowed from Woody Allen's oeuvre... I suspect [Anand] Tucker had Annie Hall in mind.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

May 9, 2020

Danes and Schwartzman brilliantly perform against the icky subtext of their not-so-cute meet. Jeremy works because he doesn't appear to have an agenda.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Apr 14, 2017

C+

A glum love story.

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David F

@dfulmer Oct 20, 2025

A decent little romantic comedy with maybe a bit more of a philosophical flourish than most. Well acted, modestly funny.

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Petoria c

@RT04247035 Nov 11, 2024

My theory--this is Steve Martin's fifty something fantasy that he wrote between marriages. His blind spot is that he comes across as creepy. Story line is one star, but I gave an extra star so the review doesn't appear bitter.

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Gareth v

@geewah Jun 20, 2023

Not a bad movie, but this Steve Martin project does come across as being quite creepy.

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Jan 31, 2021

Sometimes I feel like critics just love a nice glass of wine to go along with a boring film . Acting was fine but that’s it . 1.8. Why did they gotta make Steve Martin such a prick you could tell it was unnatural for him . I feel like the goal was to try to make it kinda a gatsby esque film but they failed

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camille l

@RT76374992 Jan 13, 2021

Alors que les vingt premières minutes du film semblent indiquer une romcom tout à fait indigente entre un Jason Schwartzmann immature et une Claire Danes plus convaincante qu'à l'accoutumée, c'est lorsque Steve Martin entre en scène que le film se met à ressembler à quelque chose de différent. Sur un ton plutôt mélancolique sans non plus tomber dans la parodie indie, Shopgirl est une belle et émouvante histoire d'émancipation, portée par un excellent Steve Martin qui écrit aussi le scénario issu de sa propre nouvelle. Anand Tucker n'est pas le plus grand réalisateur du monde, mais il trouve quelques idées sympathiques de mise en scène, faisant de Shopgirl un vrai bon moment reposant.

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Nov 8, 2020

Steve Martin has this subtle and nuanced way of being provactive and agile in his criticism while also allowing room for the human elements of life to play out. i think it's a raw and stunning portrayal of desire, learning and disapointment wrapped around beautiful performances.

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Synopsis

Struggling artist Mirabelle (Claire Danes) works a modest sales job at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, Calif., and dates underachieving musician Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman). Her workaday existence suddenly becomes more exciting when she meets the charming Ray (Steve Martin), a well-to-do customer at the store. Though Mirabelle's life appears to take an enchanted turn as Ray begins courting her, Ray's fear of commitment threatens to doom the relationship.

Director: Anand Tucker
Producer: Steve Martin, Ashok Amritraj, Jon Jashni
Screenwriter: Steve Martin
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Brass Hat Film Slate 1 Shopgirl Ltd., Studio Canal, Hyde Park Entertainment, Shopgirl Inc.
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Brief Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.3M
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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