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  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 2 h 5 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 2 h 5 m

Summary When the reclusive Christian (Franz Rogowski) takes a job working the night shift at a big box store, his new manager, Bruno from the Beverage Department (Peter Kurth), teaches him the lay of the land and the delicacy it takes to operate a forklift. Christian becomes enamored by his charming but mysterious co-worker “Sweets Marion” (Sand...

Directed By: Thomas Stuber

Written By: Clemens Meyer, Thomas Stuber

  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 2 h 5 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 2 h 5 m

In the Aisles

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
67
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
6.9
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Summary When the reclusive Christian (Franz Rogowski) takes a job working the night shift at a big box store, his new manager, Bruno from the Beverage Department (Peter Kurth), teaches him the lay of the land and the delicacy it takes to operate a forklift. Christian becomes enamored by his charming but mysterious co-worker “Sweets Marion” (Sand...

Directed By: Thomas Stuber

Written By: Clemens Meyer, Thomas Stuber

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
9 Reviews
25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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88
Jun 18, 2019
Many reviewers have compared the mood of In the Aisles to the stories of Raymond Carver, and it’s not a bad analogy. Stuber, who wrote the screenplay with Clemens Meyer (based on Meyer’s short story), is adept at evoking both the ache of unanswered longing and the tiny promise of redemption that flickers still within the human spirit, even when crushed under the weight of soulless drudgery.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 19, 2019
In the Aisles is a poignant and richly sympathetic film.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 19, 2019
The stars, it must be said, are slightly more interesting than the characters, which is another way of saying Rogowski and Huller amplify what’s there on the page.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 20, 2019
Like a humble gift, In the Aisles makes up for its lack of opulence with quotidian magic.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 19, 2019
In the Aisles is unusual in its compassion and respect for its blue-collared characters.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 19, 2019
A charming exercise in low-key romantic realism that risks being too subtle for its own good.
By Stephen Dalton FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 13, 2019
Imagine a Kaurismaki with less humor and a slower pace, and you’ll have a sense of how singular yet insubstantial In the Aisles ultimately appears.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
6.9
64% Positive
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36% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
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36% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company Sommerhaus Filmproduktion, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), ARTE, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), Rotor Film, Departures Film, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Medien- und Filmgesellschaft (MFG) Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF), German Films
Release Date Jun 14, 2019
Duration 2 h 5 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.betafilm.com/en/product/d/in-the-aisles.html
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Awards

German Film Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Athens International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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