The Mastermind
"It’s not stealing if you don’t get caught."
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In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B. Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.
🎬 DirectorKelly Reichardt
📅 Release2025-10-16
🌍 CountryUnited Kingdom, United States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish, French
🏢 Studiofilmscience, MUBI
🗳 Votes166
🔥 Popularity6
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🎭 Cast
Josh O'Connor
James Blaine Mooney
Alana Haim
Terri Mooney
Hope Davis
Sarah Mooney
John Magaro
Fred
Gaby Hoffmann
Maude
Jasper Thompson
Tommy Mooney
Sterling Thompson
Carl Mooney
Eli Gelb
Guy Hickey
Cole Doman
Larry Duffy
Javion Allen
Ronnie Gibson
Matthew Maher
Jerry the Driver
Rhenzy Feliz
Gordon
Bill Camp
Judge William Mooney
Carrie Lazar
Ms. Pitman
Reighan Bean
Julie
🎥 Crew
Director
Kelly Reichardt
Editor
Kelly Reichardt
Director of Photography
Christopher Blauvelt
Producer
Neil Kopp
Producer
Vincent Savino
Producer
Anish Savjani
Screenplay
Kelly Reichardt
Production Design
Anthony Gasparro
Set Decoration
Amy Beth Silver
Costume Design
Amy Roth
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
vietnam war1970smassachusettsfatherheiston the runnew englandwoman directorart heist
💬 Reviews
The absolute best thing you can say about this movie is that you will always know exactly what time it is while watching it. I have never looked at my watch more. In a movie named "The Mastermind" you'd be excused for expecting anything that required forethought. You would be disappointed. At best, the storyline of this movie was half completed before they gave up on it and just decided it was…
I wonder if the Frenchmen who just raided the Louvre in Paris maybe had a sneak preview screening of this, first? It’s all about the struggling “JB” (Josh O’Connor) who has come up with a cunning wheeze to raise some much needed cash seeing as his architect skills aren’t exactly in demand. There’s a modern art gallery in their town where the security guard is usually napping, and where…
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