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Man Push Cart

2005 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 7.0 · 80% critics

Drama

A former musician now living as an immigrant in New York spends his nights hauling a heavy food cart and his mornings selling coffee and bagels to get by. As the grind wears on, small connections and a faint chance at stability offer a break from the routine—if he can hold on to it.

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Details
Years
2005
Release date
2006-05-10
Language
English
Runtime
87 min
Critic score
80/100
TMDB rating
7.0/10 (54 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, realistic look at working-class survival and loneliness in the city, similar to Chop Shop; Not for you if you need fast pacing, big payoffs, or an uplifting tone.

Pros: authentic slice-of-life feel; quiet, humane moments; strong sense of struggle | Cons: slow, repetitive pacing; thin plot for some; often bleak mood

Themes

  • dying and death
  • new york city
  • immigrant
  • parent child relationship
  • pop star
  • cat
  • skyscraper
  • despair
  • night life
  • nightclub
  • coffee
  • snack bar
  • +7 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Ramin Bahrani