Director: Kelly Reichardt
Cast: Josh O'Connor, Alana Haim, Hope Davis, John Magaro, Gaby Hoffmann
The Mastermind is a 2025 crime film directed by Kelly Reichardt, set in 1970s America and Britain, following a small-time thief whose bold museum heist unravels into an increasingly desperate chase — a slow-burn story of ambition outpacing judgment.
What is The Mastermind about?
It is 1970, and Mooney — an unremarkable man with an improbable plan — walks into a museum with two associates and, almost casually, walks out with four paintings tucked under their arms. The theft itself is almost laughably simple. What follows is anything but. Holding stolen art turns out to carry its own brutal logic: you cannot sell it, cannot show it, and cannot easily be rid of it. As the walls close in, Mooney finds himself trapped between the object of his ambition and a life permanently spent one step ahead of consequences. Reichardt keeps the story lean and unhurried, letting the weight of Mooney's miscalculation accumulate scene by scene.
Cast & crew
Josh O'Connor leads as Mooney, the low-key schemer at the center of the theft, bringing the same coiled restraint he has applied to period roles elsewhere. Alana Haim, Hope Davis, John Magaro, Bill Camp, and Gaby Hoffmann fill the supporting orbit with the kind of quietly observed characterization Reichardt habitually draws from her ensembles. Amanda Plummer and Eli Gelb round out a cast selected for texture over spectacle.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, The Mastermind lands squarely in the tradition of heist films that treat the crime itself as prologue rather than climax — a lineage running from classic European caper pictures through American indie crime. Kelly Reichardt, known internationally for precisely observed, unhurried character studies, brings that sensibility to a period crime story that is more about the psychological cost of a bad decision than any action sequence. The film is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing as well as Persian subtitles, making it fully accessible to viewers across every level of English comfort.
Where & how to watch
The Mastermind is available on K-Time with Persian DUB and Persian subtitles. Stream it on the web browser, your TV, or your phone — no extra download or VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.