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The Mastermind

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In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, JB Mooney (Josh O'Connor), an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels.

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Kelly Reichardt

Director

Gaby Hoffmann

Actor

Josh O'Connor

Actor

John Magaro

Actor

Hope Davis

Actor

Bill Camp

Actor

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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 Joonatan Itkonen Movies We Texted About Reichardt’s innate ability to weave together a time and place remains unmatched. This is an understated film that says more in the quiet moments than it does in dialog. Rated: 4/5 Aug 25, 2025 Full Review Doug Jamieson The Jam Report A quiet but biting character study of mediocrity dressed up in delusions of grandeur. Rated: 4/5 Jun 24, 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 Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, JB Mooney (Josh O'Connor), an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels.
Director
Kelly Reichardt
Producer
Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani
Screenwriter
Kelly Reichardt
Distributor
MUBI
Production Co
Film Science, UTA Independent Film Group, MUBI
Rating
R (Some Language)
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 17, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 50m