"Like so much of Reichardt’s output, THE MASTERMIND feels modest when you’re watching it and downright brilliant once it’s had some time to settle in your mind." - Alison Willmore, New York Magazine/Vulture
"Stupendously smart." - Ben Kenigsberg, RogerEbert.com
Massachusetts husband, father, and out of work carpenter JB Mooney (Josh O’Connor, LA CHIMERA) crafts a plan to steal several valuable paintings from a sparsely guarded local museum. A bumbling heist film and a slice-of-life domestic drama set against a backdrop of 1970s disillusionment, Kelly Reichardt’s magnificent THE MASTERMIND, for which the director claims her first solo screenplay credit, is a subtly brilliant portrait of hope, consequences, and dashed dreams. One of the year’s best films, THE MASTERMIND will seep into your bones.
Awards & Nominations
Nominee - Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee - Best Film, Sydney Film Festival
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