The Art of the Steal

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The Art of the Steal

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Released Mar 14, 2014

1h 30m

Comedy

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Crunch Calhoun, a motorcycle daredevil and art thief, agrees to help his brother with one last heist. As Crunch gathers his old team and plans to steal a priceless book, he has no idea his brother has his own hidden agenda.

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Critics Consensus

It boasts a terrific cast led by the always-watchable Kurt Russell and Terence Stamp, but The Art of the Steal wastes its stars on a formulaic plot that borrows too obviously from superior heist pictures.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

An entertaining lark.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 19, 2014

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Adam Woodward

Little White Lies

Unsuccessfully marries the slick-suited jargoning of Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's trilogy with the gloves-off double-dealing of Guy Ritchie's early oeuvre.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 19, 2014

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Sobol ... borrows widely and unfashionably from the Guy Ritchie stylebook: he's either missed the trend by ten years or pre-empted the revival by 20.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 19, 2014

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The Art of the Steal is a fun, entertaining ride that puts more emphasis on the beauty of priceless art than its price tag—a refreshing notion for the heist genre.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 15, 2022

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Certainly has entertaining moments but does not meet demanding expectations.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 29, 2019

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Tara Thorne

The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Completely fine Canadian heist movie.

Apr 11, 2018

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Sharon D

Movie is great. Absolutely funny. Loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/27/25

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dee b

Total sh-t. Netflix is definitely bottom of the barrel.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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gandano

why only 45%?! great cast, great editing, some good jokes and well orchestrated cinematography. plus a plot better then some other heist movies. deserves more!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/04/23

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Audience Member

It's messy and all over the place, one of the most tasteless con heist I ever watch

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Better than most heist movies of the same vein.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Niby coś się dzieje, ale to planowane, jak i sama akcja, jakieś nieciekawe. Końcówka ok

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Synopsis

Crunch Calhoun, a motorcycle daredevil and art thief, agrees to help his brother with one last heist. As Crunch gathers his old team and plans to steal a priceless book, he has no idea his brother has his own hidden agenda.

Director: Jonathan Sobol
Producer: Nicholas Tabarrok
Screenwriter: Jonathan Sobol
Distributor: Radius TWC
Production Co: Weinstein Company, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language Throughout)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.7K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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