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The Mastermind (2025)

Name: The Mastermind
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Genre: drama film, heist film, thriller film
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.2

The Mastermind is a 2025 heist film written and directed by Kelly Reichardt. It stars Josh O'Connor, Alana Haim, Hope Davis, John Magaro, Gaby Hoffmann and Bill Camp. Set in 1970, the film follows a struggling family man who plots to steal art from a suburban museum while the US rages over the Vietnam War. Reichardt described it as a struggle between the allure of individualism and the necessity of collective…

Directed by Kelly Reichardt · Shot by Christopher Blauvelt · Music by Rob Mazurek · Ratio 1.66:1 · 110 min

Behind the scenes

Video essay: “THE MASTERMIND: Unwinding the Heist Film” | MUBI — MUBI · 15 min
Kelly Reichardt: THE MASTERMIND behind some of the best movies of the century | MUBI Podcast — MUBI · 42 min

Elsewhere

More by Kelly Reichardt

River of Grass — 1994
Old Joy — 2006
Wendy and Lucy — 2008
Meek's Cutoff — 2010
Night Moves — 2013
Certain Women — 2016
First Cow — 2019
Showing Up — 2022

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