The Mastermind

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The Mastermind

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2025

1h 50m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Showing Up) directs an unforgettable Josh O'Connor in THE MASTERMIND, her latest Cannes triumph. 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. A brilliant look at the folly of man, THE MASTERMIND also features Alana Haim, Gaby Hoffmann, John Magaro, Hope Davis and Bill Camp. Rich in textured detail, this sly depiction of an era subverts long-held illusions and confronts disillusionment.

Critics Consensus

Kelly Reichardt crafts a heist film at her own laconic pace with The Mastermind, a contemplative crime drama that glides along Josh O'Connor's effortless watchability and a sumptuously vintage aesthetic.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Nov 14

3.5/5

…a quiet evisceration of entitlement.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 11

I kept thinking "I know that guy. I can put a name on that guy in my life." And people who can do that might get something out of this film.

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Melissa Anderson

4Columns

Nov 6

Reichardt’s is one of the rare recent films to take place during the era known as the long 1960s in which the epoch’s mood, style, and culture are conveyed potently yet unobtrusively.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Mar 27

4/5

Everything is remarkably understated, often playing out in silence, which adds both humour and tension as events continually spiral in unexpected directions.

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Will DiGravio

Cineaste Magazine

Mar 6

Reichardt tells this 110-minute story with a pace bordering on slow cinema ... and it is spectacular.

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Brett McCracken

The Gospel Coalition

Feb 6

Everything in The Mastermind—including its sepia palette and slow, long-take pace—is meant to convey the malaise and stagnation of the 1970s in contrast to the flower-power idealism of the 1960s.

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Julia M

Nov 4

One of the most depressing movies I’ve ever seen. Ughhhh

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Chima

Nov 3

This movie was like watching paint dry . It is probably an experimental piece. Whoever the director is , he really , really likes jazz music.

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Melissa

Nov 2

Josh OConnor is infinitely watchable and Kelly Reichardt has made some great films, but the promise of a bumbling art thief in 1970 Framingham did not live up to the reality on the screen.

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william m

Oct 30

More like: The Masterpiece! I really enjoyed this film. Great performances.

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Jill V C

Oct 30

Not one of Kellys best films! The anti hero was without any redeeming qualities a lazy, self serving loser. Watching his descent was most unpleasant

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Thomas F

Oct 29

Slowest movie I've seen in a long time. With a thoroughly unlikable protagonist.

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Synopsis

Celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Showing Up) directs an unforgettable Josh O'Connor in THE MASTERMIND, her latest Cannes triumph. 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. A brilliant look at the folly of man, THE MASTERMIND also features Alana Haim, Gaby Hoffmann, John Magaro, Hope Davis and Bill Camp. Rich in textured detail, this sly depiction of an era subverts long-held illusions and confronts disillusionment.

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: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 17, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.1M
Runtime: 1h 50m