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The Mastermind

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In 1970, Mooney and two cohorts wander into a museum in broad daylight and steal four paintings. When holding onto the art proves more difficult than stealing them, Mooney is relegated to a life on the run.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) The Mastermind could have gone so wrong if we were all Maude from the start, giving up on JB and his lazy irresponsibility, but this is where O’Connor’s ingenuous charm comes in: he makes it so watchable. Rated: 3/5 Jun 16, 2025 Full Review Tomris Laffly Elle A dazzling little caper enlivened by the spirit of the ’70s cinema. Jun 10, 2025 Full Review Justin Chang The New Yorker If you’ve seen Kelly Reichardt’s versions of a frontier Western and of an ecoterrorist thriller, you may know what to expect from her take on an art-heist movie: an exquisite groundedness, in which no detail or texture can be too precise. Jun 2, 2025 Full Review Stephen A. Russell Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Josh O’Connor is marvellously hapless as an art thief without a clue ... But the heist, as fun as it is, is just a pretext to follow this lost soul cast adrift in a beautifully shot film that thrums with ‘70s spirit. Jun 18, 2025 Full Review Farah Cheded Film Daze Kelly Reichardt's Cannes-closer is a portrait of a power-keg period of history glimpsed from the periphery, and a wry, withering film about living without integrity in an era that demands it. Jun 12, 2025 Full Review Rita Di Santo Morning Star (UK) an unconventional heist story without chases or action sequences, but with minimal dialogue that reveals the mystery and inner emotions of the protagonist. Rated: 4 Jun 5, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kelly Reichardt

Director

Gaby Hoffmann

Actor

Josh O'Connor

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John Magaro

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Hope Davis

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Bill Camp

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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1970, Mooney and two cohorts wander into a museum in broad daylight and steal four paintings. When holding onto the art proves more difficult than stealing them, Mooney is relegated to a life on the run.
Director
Kelly Reichardt
Producer
Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani
Screenwriter
Kelly Reichardt
Production Co
Film Science, UTA Independent Film Group, MUBI
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
English