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.

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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, 2025

3.5/5

…a quiet evisceration of entitlement.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 11, 2025

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, 2025

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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Keva York

The Saturday Paper

Jul 16, 2026

The Mastermind is a characteristically ultra-dry genre piece from Kelly Reichardt, whose lightness of touch tends to belie her films’ sharp impact.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jul 5, 2026

3/4

A low-key gem.

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

Jul 1, 2026

2.5/5

The Mastermind has a fair amount of potential as it sets up its intriguing heist tale..., but it sadly loses its way rather quickly as it becomes quite clear that Reichardt simply didn't know where to take the story after that.

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Kelly Reichardt

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Gaby Hoffmann

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Josh O'Connor

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John Magaro

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Hope Davis

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Bill Camp

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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

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