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Shortcomings

Lists: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Brief Synopsis: "Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice, a queer grad student with a serial dating habit. When Miko moves to New York for an internship, Ben is left to his own devices, and begins to explore what he thinks he might want."

Overall Ranking: - (Rank from 2023: # 0)


Rating:
72.5
Adjusted* Rating:
(lowest rating dropped)
85

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MaddWolf Hope85 - It’s smart humor, one that recognizes the defensiveness and fear at the heart of Ben’s disdain for anything that swings for the fences, and for anyone who puts themselves in the vulnerable position to try and fail.
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People Involved



  • Justin H. Min (Ben)
  • Sherry Cola (Alice)
  • Ally Maki (Miko)
  • Tavi Gevinson (Autumn)
  • Debby Ryan (Sasha)
  • Sonoya Mizuno (Meredith)
  • Stephanie Hsu (Mrs. Wong)
  • Ronny Chieng (Mr. Wong)
  • Jacob Batalon (Gene)
  • Timothy Simons (Leon)
  • Theo Iyer (Jason)
  • Scott Seiss (Lamont)
  • Nikhaar Kishnani (Nina)
  • Boran Anh (Mrs. Lee)
  • George Deihl Jr. (Martin)
  • Melanie J. Newby (Max)
  • Jess Nahikian (Esther)
  • Adam Enright (Jeffrey)
  • Daniel Hank (Danny)
  • Randall Park (Ji-hun)
  • David Niu (Mr. Lee)