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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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Philip De Semlyen Time Out Unfolding at the American filmmaker’s measured tempo, it’s more droll than LOL-funny, though there are some big laughs along the way. Rated: 3/5 May 28, 2025 Full Review Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind is masterly in the way it creates characters with their rhythms and impulses, building on them with one surprise after another, till you have no idea where things are headed... Rated: 4.5/5 May 28, 2025 Full Review Stephanie Zacharek TIME Magazine Kelly Reichardt’s almost-a-comedy about a hapless art thief in 1970s Massachusetts is a perceptive portrait. May 28, 2025 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Compared to Reichardt’s greatest hits thus far, it’s her least compelling presentation of a solitary, melancholic character to date. Rated: 2.5/5 May 28, 2025 Full Review Chase Hutchinson IGN Movies Kelly Reichardt’s heist movie The Mastermind is crackingly, urgently alive, an assured and magnificent addition to an already storied body of work. Rated: 9/10 May 28, 2025 Full Review Iana Murray The Playlist So yes, “The Mastermind” is not about [any grand genius], and this isn’t a heist film, but a clever, dreary, quiet deconstruction of one. Rated: B+ May 28, 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

Actor

Bill Camp

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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