Shrinking
2023 · Comedy / Drama

Shrinking

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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

No synopsis available. Probably for the best.

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— THE DOSSIER
RELEASE DATE
2023
RUNTIME
GENRE
Comedy / Drama
PLOT SUMMARY

Synopsis withheld out of mercy.

STARRING CAST

Cast information unavailable.

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@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-13 05:00 UTC

Watched Shrinking so you don't have to. You're welcome.

@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-06 16:00 UTC

If Shrinking was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.

@RATIO_RAT2026-01-18 04:00 UTC

Even the popcorn looked bored during Shrinking.

@REEL_DEAL2026-01-08 16:00 UTC

Shrinking has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.

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r/criticalkino · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 1.1k points

Hot Take: Shrinking's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece

Everyone praising the Shrinking performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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r/criticalkino · u/CinephileCynic🔥 1.8k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Shrinking actually is?

Director clearly thought Shrinking was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.

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r/movies · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 2.2k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Shrinking?

Honestly, Shrinking would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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r/criticalkino · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 0.9k points

[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Shrinking?

Look, I wanted to love Shrinking. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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