It takes a great artist to pull off the perfect con.
Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief, teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. But it's not just about the book for Crunch — he's keen to rewrite some chapters of his own past as well.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, spare and contemporary.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
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“Is the heist the best part?”
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“Is Kurt Russell the best thing in The Art of the Steal?”
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“Is it style over substance?”
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Cast
- Kurt RussellCrunch Calhoun
- Matt DillonNicky Calhoun
- Jay BaruchelFrancie
- Kenneth Welsh'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy
- Chris DiamantopoulosGuy de Cornet
- Katheryn WinnickLola
- Jason JonesInterpol Agent Bick
- Terence StampSamuel Winter
- Devon BostickPonch
- Karyn DwyerGinger
Crew
- Jonathan SobolDirector
- Jonathan SobolWriter
- Adam SwicaDirector of Photography
- Grayson MatthewsOriginal Music Composer
- Geoff AshenhurstEditor
- Nicholas TabarrokProducer
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