In Framingham, Massachusetts in the early 1970s, J.B. Mooney (Josh O’Connor) makes the rash, largely inscrutable decision to orchestrate a heist at his local art museum and abscond with a selection of modern paintings. Since he didn’t have much of a plan, what follows is an often quite funny story that sets his low-key criminal enterprise against a Nixon-era backdrop of alienation and political disillusionment.

As always, director Kelly Reichardt’s impeccable craft is front and center. The film’s naturalism and remarkable period detail make it a contemplative crime drama with a sumptuously vintage aesthetic.
And the casting is wonderful. Supported by Hope Davis, Alana Haim, and Gaby Hoffman, Josh O’Connor’s effortless watchability and hangdog elegance bring an ingenious charm to the center of the story.

”This film is stupendously smart.” - Ben Kenigsberg, RogerEbert.com

(US / 2025 / Directed by Kelly Reichardt)
R / 1 hr 50 mins