The Mastermind
Cinema
Kelly Reichardt, 2025 1h 50m (12a)
Massachusetts suburbia, 1970: In an America stricken by generational divisions over the Vietnam War, an unemployed family man and amateur art thief sets out on his first heist.
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Josh O’Connor (La Chimera, The Crown) pairs up with celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (Certain Women, First Cow) for a heist movie like no other.
Massachusetts suburbia, 1970: In an America stricken by generational divisions over the Vietnam War, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B Mooney (O’Connor) sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks. Sly and offbeat, beautifully textured, The Mastermind is a wry, shaggy tale of the folly of man, with O’Connor’s wonderful performance backed by supporting turns from Gaby Hoffman, Bill Camp and Alana Haim.
“Quietly fantastic” Variety
“Josh O’Connor is world’s worst art thief in Kelly Reichardt’s unlikely heist movie” ★★★★ The Guardian