0 Comments on Chop Shop
Trending
Top
New
Chop Shop
Drama - 2008
Chop Shop
Disc
$15.53
0 Comments
7.3
97%
83
Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.
Director:
,
Ramin Bahrani
Cast:
,
Ahmad Razvi
,
Alejandro Polanco
,
Isamar Gonzales
,
Carlos Zapata
,
Rob Sowulski

Similar

Same Director

Chop Shop
Putty Hill
(2010)
Friends and family of Cory, a young man who has died of an overdose, gather at a Baltimore-area karaoke bar for his wake and compare stories about him. Gradually, as it becomes clear that there are many holes in their recollections about Cory, they fill in the blanks by talking about things that reveal aspects of their own lives. Among...
Chop Shop
99 Homes
(2015)
After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.
Chop Shop
Goodbye Solo
(2009)
A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.
Chop Shop
Man Push Cart
(2006)
Every night while the city sleeps, Ahmad, a former Pakistani rock star turned immigrant, drags his heavy cart along the streets of New York. And every morning, he sells coffee and donuts to a city he cannot call his own. One day, however, the pattern of this harsh existence is broken by a glimmer of hope for a better life.
Chop Shop
At Any Price
(2012)
Set in the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected ...
Chop Shop
Fahrenheit 451
(2018)
In an oppressive future, a 'fireman' whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.
Go to IMDb

7.3
Go to R. Tomatoes

97%

83

Details

Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
84 min
Release date:
27 Feb 2008
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 8 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Bahrani celebrates those who never give up, no matter how badly their dreams are shattered.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2008
fresh:
In this clear-eyed, quietly absorbing film, director Ramin Bahrani opens up a wedge of Third World America that operates, all but invisibly, in plain sight.
– Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 Jun 2008
fresh:
It's a sharp mixture of neorealist grit and lyricism.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jul 2008
fresh:
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.
– Andrew O'Hehir,
Salon.com,
9 Jul 2008
fresh:
All these low-level criminal enterprises and idle dreams aren't happening in Mexico City or Kandahar; they're just outside Queens.
– Noel Murray,
AV Club,
18 Oct 2008
See more...
Press esc to close