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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Cast
54 people
Josh O'Connor
James Blaine Mooney
Known for
Disclosure Day
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Alana Haim
Terri Mooney
Known for
Licorice Pizza
The Drama
Hope Davis
Sarah Mooney
Known for
Your Honor
Wayward Pines
John Magaro
Fred
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
The Big Short
Gaby Hoffmann
Maude
Known for
Zero Day
Wild
Jasper Thompson
Tommy Mooney
No other roles listed
Sterling Thompson
Carl Mooney
No other roles listed
Eli Gelb
Guy Hickey
Known for
Indignation
Cole Doman
Larry Duffy
Known for
Henry Gamble's Birthday Party
Gossip Girl
Javion Allen
Ronnie Gibson
Known for
The Deliverance
Gray Matter
Matthew Maher
Jerry the Driver
Known for
Our Flag Means Death
Outer Range
Rhenzy Feliz
Gordon
Known for
The Penguin
Marvel's Runaways
Kelly Reichardt Director · Rob Mazurek Composer Christopher Blauvelt Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.1M · Budget $2M · United States release October 17, 2025
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,143,645
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
filmscience
Production
MUBI
Production · Distribution
United Kingdom · United States · U.S. Outlying Islands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · May 23, 2025
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 17, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · December 12, 2025
Digital · MUBI
United States
August 29, 2025 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 6, 2025 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 8, 2025 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 12, 2025 · Premiere · IFFBoston Fall Focus
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Newport Beach Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 22, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 24, 2025 · Theatrical
July 12, 2026 · Premiere · MUBI Fest Chicago
Argentina
October 2, 2025 · Premiere · UBA International Film Festival
October 16, 2025 · Theatrical
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Australia
June 6, 2025 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 8, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 8, 2025 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
December 1, 2025 · Premiere · Perth Festival
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Austria
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Belgium
February 18, 2026 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 2, 2025 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 16, 2025 · Theatrical
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Canada
September 12, 2025 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival
September 18, 2025 · Premiere · Calgary International Film Festival / Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
October 7, 2025 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 14, 2025 · Premiere · Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
October 24, 2025 · Theatrical
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Chile
August 17, 2025 · Premiere · Santiago International Film Festival
China
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Colombia
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
France
September 7, 2025 · Premiere · Deauville American Film Festival
February 4, 2026 · Theatrical
Germany
October 2, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
October 16, 2025 · Theatrical
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Greece
October 31, 2025 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Guatemala
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 16, 2025 · Premiere · Summer International Film Festival
Iceland
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
India
November 27, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival of India
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Ireland
October 24, 2025 · Theatrical
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Italy
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Japan
October 27, 2025 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Latvia
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Mexico
October 16, 2025 · Theatrical
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Morocco
November 29, 2025 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · 013 International Film Festival
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
New Zealand
August 6, 2025 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Peru
August 11, 2025 · Premiere · Lima Film Festival
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Philippines
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · American Film Festival
Portugal
November 15, 2025 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 18, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Sweden
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
Switzerland
September 25, 2025 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Taiwan
November 13, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Thailand
October 4, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
Türkiye
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · Ayvalık International Film Festival
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Ukraine
September 30, 2025 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 13, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 24, 2025 · Theatrical
December 12, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
June 21, 2026 · Physical · 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray / Blu-ray
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