A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.
the vibe
Pickpocket Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burnbittersweetmoderatelayeredseriouspersonalearnest
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Movie1997·113 min
Pickpocket
Directed by Jia Zhangke
A drama film directed by Jia Zhangke.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 29%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.2/10
124 ratings
About Pickpocket
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- isolation loneliness, identity self discovery, ambition hubris, small town, urban, close friendship, outsider misfit, anti hero, rise and fall, slow burn reveal, heist robbery