

The Mastermind
It’s not stealing if you don’t get caught.
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.
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5.7/10
235 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2M
- Box office
- $2.1M
- Language
- English
- vietnam war
- 1970s
- massachusetts
- father
- heist
- on the run
- new england
- woman director
- art heist
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United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- PremiereInternational Film Festival of India27 Nov 2025
- Digital / OTTMUBI 12 Dec 2025
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival29 Aug 2025
- PremiereNew York Film Festival27 Sept 2025
- PremiereMill Valley Film Festival6 Oct 2025
- PremiereHamptons International Film Festival8 Oct 2025
- PremiereIFFBoston Fall Focus12 Oct 2025
- PremiereNewport Beach Film Festival17 Oct 2025
- Theatrical (limited)R17 Oct 2025
- PremierePhiladelphia Film Festival18 Oct 2025
- PremiereChicago International Film Festival22 Oct 2025
- TheatricalR24 Oct 2025
- Digital / OTTRMUBI12 Dec 2025
- PremiereMUBI Fest Chicago12 Jul 2026
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival13 Oct 2025
- Theatrical12A24 Oct 2025
- Digital / OTT12MUBI12 Dec 2025
- Physical124k Ultra HD Blu-ray / Blu-ray21 Jun 2026
AustraliaAU
- PremiereSydney Film Festival6 Jun 2025
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival8 Aug 2025
- PremiereAdelaide Film Festival8 Oct 2025
- TheatricalM23 Oct 2025
- PremierePerth Festival1 Dec 2025
- Digital / OTTMMUBI12 Dec 2025
CanadaCA
- PremiereAtlantic International Film Festival12 Sept 2025
- PremiereCalgary International Film Festival / Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival18 Sept 2025
- PremiereVancouver International Film Festival7 Oct 2025
- PremiereFestival du Nouveau Cinéma14 Oct 2025
- Theatrical24 Oct 2025
- Digital / OTTMUBI12 Dec 2025
ArgentinaAR
- PremiereUBA International Film Festival2 Oct 2025
- Theatrical+1316 Oct 2025
- Digital / OTT+13MUBI12 Dec 2025
AustriaAT
- PremiereVienna International Film Festival18 Oct 2025
- Theatrical31 Oct 2025
- Digital / OTTMUBI12 Dec 2025
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical18 Feb 2026
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival2 Oct 2025
- Theatrical1416 Oct 2025
- Digital / OTT14MUBI12 Dec 2025
ChileCL
- PremiereSantiago International Film Festival 17 Aug 2025
ChinaCN
- PremierePingyao International Film Festival28 Sept 2025
- PremiereBeijing International Film Festival17 Apr 2026
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical23 Oct 2025
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The Mastermind was released on 16 October 2025.
Audience reviews
2- N1/10
nicless42
10/14/2025
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 a good place to put…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
11/5/2025
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 the paintings are relatively po…
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