The Delinquents - Metacritic

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In Theaters Now

2023
Unrated
3 h 9 m

2023
Unrated
3 h 9 m

The Delinquents

Summary Morán (Daniel Elías) and Román (Esteban Bigliardi) are two bank employees that at some point in their lives question the routine life they carry out. One of them finds a solution, committing a crime. Somehow he succeeds and commits his destiny to his partner. This decision will lead to a resounding change in their lives in search of a be...

Directed By: Rodrigo Moreno

Written By: Rodrigo Moreno

In Theaters Now

2023
Unrated
3 h 9 m

2023
Unrated
3 h 9 m

The Delinquents

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 17 Critic Reviews

86

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

6.2

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Summary Morán (Daniel Elías) and Román (Esteban Bigliardi) are two bank employees that at some point in their lives question the routine life they carry out. One of them finds a solution, committing a crime. Somehow he succeeds and commits his destiny to his partner. This decision will lead to a resounding change in their lives in search of a be...

Directed By: Rodrigo Moreno

Written By: Rodrigo Moreno

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Universal Acclaim Based on 17 Critic Reviews

94% Positive
16 Reviews

6% Mixed
1 Review

0% Negative
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Metascore

Universal Acclaim Based on 17 Critic Reviews

94% Positive
16 Reviews

6% Mixed
1 Review

0% Negative
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Los Angeles Times

Oct 30, 2023

From unsettled beginning to wondrously open-hearted finale, The Delinquents is wise enough not to offer clear or easy answers, beyond its certainty that getting lost is the only way to be found.

By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW

May 22, 2023

This is a deadpan comedy which strides off down its own confident, eccentric path, and actually the whole heist trope is subverted from the outset by the purely un-tense way the robbery is shown.

By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

May 22, 2023

Writer-director Rodrigo Moreno methodically unfurls a genius tragicomedy on the elusive nature of freedom: an idealized state in which, in theory, one does as one pleases at all times.

By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW

May 22, 2023

While The Delinquents was pointedly made to provoke active viewing and push back against the algorithmic storytelling that has choked the life out of modern cinema, its airiness and emergent sense of romance make it a delightful place to get lost for a while.

By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW

Wall Street Journal

Oct 19, 2023

the narrative, despite its crime-drama trappings, ends up as an ambling, affecting, sometimes funny exploration of what it means to live freely in the modern world.

May 22, 2023

It is a fairly familiar crime thriller setup, yet this playful, effortlessly engrossing picture from Rodrigo Moreno takes a series of deliciously confounding turns.

By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Oct 19, 2023

The Delinquents wants to live modestly. It’s less concerned with satisfying the expectations of its genre than in finding waggish ways to deviate from them. To the film’s thinking, narrative is only a construct.

By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

50% Positive
3 Ratings

33% Mixed
2 Ratings

17% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

50% Positive
3 Ratings

33% Mixed
2 Ratings

17% Negative
1 Rating

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Details

Production Company Wanka Cine, Rizoma Films, Jaque Content, Les Films Fauves, Jirafa films, Punta Colorada de Cinema

Release Date Oct 18, 2023

Duration 3 h 9 m

Rating Unrated

Genres

Tagline Recuperá tu vida. [Steal back your life.]

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Awards

Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Havana Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Jerusalem Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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