"James, the whispers have it that you're tangled up in that heist at the museum." Mubi has just unveiled one last trailer for the film The Mastermind, a funky delight crafted by the beloved indie filmmaker Kelly Reichardt. Now streaming on Mubi! If you missed it in theaters, make up for it now. It's her latest offering after Night Movies, Certain Women, First Cow, and Showing Up, just before this one. "A rebel without a cause," JB Mooney, an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, plots his first grand heist in a hushed corner of Massachusetts in the 1970s. When things go awry, his life unspools like a torn canvas.
Josh O'Connor stars as Mooney, a simple soul who decides to pilfer some paintings from his local art museum but finds himself on the run in this serene, quiet, contemplative art heist drama. Alana Haim, Gabby Hoffman, John Magaro, Hope Davis, and Bill Camp join the cast. After premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, this film opened in theaters this fall in October. Now it's available for streaming - just as Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man lands on Netflix, also starring Josh O'Connor. Both movies are must-watches - Josh is simply superb.
In a hushed corner of Massachusetts in the 1970s, JB Mooney (Josh O’Connor), an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, maps out his first grand heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels like a loosened sash. Mooney and his two accomplices stroll into a museum in broad daylight and steal four paintings. When holding onto the art proves more difficult than stealing it, Mooney is forced into a life on the run. The Mastermind is both written and directed by the beloved American indie filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, who has brought us such indie gems as River of Grass, Ode, Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy, Meek's Cutoff, Night Movies, Certain Women, First Cow, and Showing Up. Produced by Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, and Anish Savjani. This film premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and will soon play at the NYFF. Mubi debuts Reichardt's The Mastermind film in select US theaters starting October 17th, 2025. And now it's ready to view streaming.
