The Mastermind

The Mastermind

It’s not stealing if you don’t get caught.

Directed by Kelly Reichardt

Produced by filmscience, MUBI

2025110 min5.7 / 10

A period crime drama about an ordinary man's descent into heist planning, balancing suburban domesticity with the tension of a scheme unraveling.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Mastermind easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Mastermind violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Mastermind end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Mastermind sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Mastermind scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity63

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Mastermind, and what each one shares →

Like The Mastermind

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Mastermind

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Mastermind, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Mastermind, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Mastermind, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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