Art thief movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant art thief movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, suspenseful, entertaining, suspense, realistic and exciting films and TV shows about / with art thief, art theft, heist, forgery, thief, caper, art, theft, robbery and criminal plots mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres shot in USA, France, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as art thief: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), White Collar (2009), Headhunters (2011), Lying and Stealing (2019), Red Notice (2021), The Mona Lisa Mystery (2006), Inside (2023), Entrapment (1999), The Happy Thieves (1961), Ocean's Twelve (2004).
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Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
Style:
romantic, witty, detective, sexy, entertaining ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
caper, museum, art theft, art thief, stolen painting, heist, cat and mouse, famous painting, art, love story, businessman, painting ...
Time:
20th century, year 1999, 90s
Place:
usa, new york
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152K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Neal Caffrey, a con man, forger and thief, is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with the FBI. With only months left serving a four-year sentence, he escapes to look for Kate, his girlfriend. Peter Burke, the FBI agent who initially ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, light, serious, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
fbi, investigation, law enforcement, art thief, mastermind, unlikely partners, friendship, fbi agent, criminal, expert, talented, cons and scams ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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111K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary..
Style:
clever, captivating, dark comedy, breathtaking, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, pre-teens
Plot:
twists and turns, art theft, art thief, surveillance, chase, mercenary, male nudity, infidelity, reputation, male star appears nude, thief, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2011, y2k, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
scandinavia, oslo norway, europe, seattle
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Hoping to leave his criminal lifestyle behind him, a successful art thief teams up with a sexy con woman to pull off the ultimate heist and set himself free.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, humorous, tense, surprise ending
Plot:
art theft, ruse, fbi, master criminal, one last job, thief, art thief, actress, fbi agent, financial problem, escapades, deal ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa
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351K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.
Style:
funny, exciting, tense, anamorphic, action comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
heist, interpol, ruse, art thief, buddy cop, wanted, thief, agent, criminal, mission, money, caper ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
Place:
valencia spain, paris france, spain, argentina, england ...
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Genre: Adventure
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 187 min.
Story:
Are there two versions of The Mona Lisa? Is the Mona Lisa the world knows so well the original version? Or had Leonardo da Vinci painted an earlier version of the iconic portrait?
Style:
captivating, disturbing, thought provoking
Plot:
art theft, mona lisa, art thief, heist, louvre, caper, artwork, art forgery, uncover truth, crime investigation, detective inspector, puzzle ...
Place:
paris france, italy
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24K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece, Germany, Belgium, UK, Switzerland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An art thief becomes trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist goes awry. Imprisoned with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and invention to survive.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, captivating, psychological thriller, crying ...
Plot:
art, art theft, trapped in a building, art thief, trapped, captive, thief, burglar, penthouse, heist gone wrong, robbery, artwork ...
Place:
new york
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129K
Genre: Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA, Malaysia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
Style:
sexy, suspense, clever, exciting, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, girls' night
Plot:
heist, burglar, art thief, robbery, perfect crime, art theft, thief, caper, older man younger woman relationship, career criminal, blackmail, surveillance ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, y2k
Place:
usa, malaysia, manhattan new york city, london, scotland ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
We confess! They did it! But it's how they did it that makes it so delightful!
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, cynical, humorous ...
Plot:
heist, forgery, art theft, chess, art thief, hitman, disorder, rivalry, fall in love, love and romance, mind game, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 1961, 60s
Place:
paris france, madrid, europe, france, spain
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying out three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.
Style:
entertaining, clever, stylized, exciting, tricky ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, robbery, master thief, caper, perfect crime, con artists, planning, con men, thief, art thief, fraud, jail ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, rome italy, paris france, europe, netherlands ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
David King is an art thief who has retired to devote his time to his daughter on whom he dotes. He hasn't counted, however, on a mysterious gang who don't believe he is ready for retirement and who kidnap his daughter Gillian. If he ...
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, tension, intense, dramatic ...
Plot:
art thief, heist, kidnapping, father daughter relationship, art theft, danger, blackmail, protection, protective parent, criminal gang, one last job, fatherhood ...
Time:
90s
Place:
montreal
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Tired of life on the run, a pro thief decides to retire — but not before one easy last job with her partner in crime and a feisty new getaway driver.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, crime drama, fast paced, road movie ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, female friendship, art thief, robbery, criminal, thief, one last job, escapades, burglar, bandit, theft, gang ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
An FBI agent and a detective team up to find the criminal behind missing rare artwork. The number one suspect? An unexpectedly handsome Santa Claus.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, thrilling, suspense, twisted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, investigation, art thief, santa claus, holiday, male female relationship, relationships, satire, teamwork, agent, police investigation, crime solving ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A treasure-hunting mastermind assembles a team for a life-changing adventure. But to outwit and outrun threats at every turn, he'll need someone even smarter than he is: his estranged sister.
Plot:
fountain of youth, art thief, healing power, ancient, estranged family member, siblings, heist, treasure, pharaoh, secret organization, two against one, woman fights a man ...
Place:
egypt, thailand, england, united kingdom, bangkok thailand ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
VINCENT, a struggling art-thief and failed artist, stole Malewitsch’s legendary abstract painting the „Black Square”. The sale and handover to a Russian Oligarch and his designated art expert MARTHA is set to take place on a cruise ship. When ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, semi serious, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Plot:
cruise ship, art theft, art thief, art, painting, plan gone wrong, burglar, heist, escapades, cat versus mouse, robbery, cruise ...
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121K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.
Style:
psychological, neo noir, surprise ending, sexy, twist ending ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
hypnosis, plot twist, twists and turns, amnesia, heist, memory loss, manipulation, dishonesty, disorder, art theft, skinny dipping, hot and sexy ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
TV show
Story:
Finnish art fraud investigator, Emma, goes undercover to infiltrate an auction house in Stockholm to investigate the firm’s connection to a notorious money launderer known as Blanko. To go undetected, Emma chooses the cover identity Annika, a ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, detective, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
female detective, infiltration, art, crime investigation, who done it, art thief, artwork, forensics, private detective, art critic, sleuth, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Up till 20 years ago, together with his father and 3 other people, Homura Masayoshi was part of the legendary group of thieves that called themselves 「TAKE FIVE」. This group stole from the rich who had acquired their wealth through immoral ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, crime drama, twist ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, secret, robbery, life is a bitch, bandit, artwork, art thief, confronting the past, criminal, dark past, burglar, art theft ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
Style:
clever, suspenseful, tense, intense, tricky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robbery, betrayal, safecracker, caper, bank robbery, thief, heist, bank robber, race against time, group of criminals, cons and scams, jewel thief ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
quebec, north america, montreal, canada
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422K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an ...
Style:
clever, detective, suspense, tense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, robbery, bank, bank robbery, hostage, twists and turns, perfect crime, master criminal, plot twist, deception, police detective, caper ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
TV show
Story:
This mini-series focuses on two people, Tracy Whitney and Jeff Stevens. In the beginning, Tracy was an innocent, who was in love and pregnant, with the son of an affluent family. Obviously her family did not approve of her. She would sent ot prison ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, entertaining, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
diamond theft, art thief, romantic rivalry, caper, couples, mentor protege relationship, possessed human, lovers, revenge, chess, con artists, women's prison ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Masked Mexican wrestler and superhero Santo plays private investigator, called in by government officials to investigate the mysterious vandalism of a high profile painting. With the help of his two counterparts, he uncovers the truth behind an art ...
Style:
detective, suspense, heroic, crime thriller, retro ...
Plot:
superhero, interpol, art theft, masked hero, art forgery, investigation, masked vigilante, fight scenes, wrestling, criminal conspiracy, undercover, mad scientist ...
Place:
madrid, spain
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5K
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The sophisticated thief of art Robert "Cuma" Cuminski is released on probation from the local prison by the corrupt Doctor Wiaderny to organize the theft of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting "Lady with Ermine" for the dealer ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, captivating, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
forgery, art theft, stolen painting, cons and scams, caper, heist, criminal heroes, law enforcement, partner, once in a lifetime opportunity, nothing goes right, chases and races ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
poland
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Lupin III competes with the Kisugi sisters to steal a triptych of paintings that once belonged to their father, and which hold the key to a long-unsolved mystery.
Style:
anime, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, 3d animation ...
Plot:
painting, criminal, burglar, art theft, robbery, sisters, heist, cat versus mouse, escapades, adventure hero, female protagonist, secret ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
In 2023, Alexia, Tam and Sylia are reunited in the City of Light after many years apart. At the same time, a work of art that belonged to their father – who had died ten years earlier in a mysterious fire at his art gallery – reappears in a ...
Style:
detective
Plot:
art thief, family reunited, sibling relationship, seduction, mission, love, sisterhood, fight, investigation, sister, police, trio ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Cat's Eye is the most notorious group of art thieves in Japan. No one knows their identities, but for most of Tokyo, the mystery only heightens their allure.
Style:
anime, sexy, detective, shounen, ecchi ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
police inspector, police, dangerous mission, sisterhood, art collection, mission, young woman, seduction, cafe, love, thief, fugitive ...
Time:
80s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Harry Dean has a perfect plan to steal a priceless bust. The core of which is Nicole a look alike for his marks late wife. Will the gambit go as planned?
Style:
humorous, entertaining, captivating, feel good, light ...
Plot:
forgery, caper, heist, partner, cons and scams, crime gone awry, disorder, perfect crime, art theft, thief, con artists, cat burglar ...
Time:
20th century, year 1966, 60s
Place:
hong kong, middle east, asia, china
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Fired for insubordination, PJ Antoine Verlay, good cop but a blood strand and having difficulty working as a team, is attached to the OCBC (Central Office for the fight against Traffic in Cultural Goods) thanks to the intervention of the commander ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, detective
Plot:
art critic, art theft, investigation, art, crime investigation, private investigation, fighting crime, crime solving, teamwork, secret, theft, uncover truth ...
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Genre: Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Art patron Pierce's priceless movie posters are stolen from the museum. Dashing, straight-arrow detective Dan falls for the seductive Pierce, but she's a suspect.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, noir, twist ending
Plot:
forgery, seduction, police detective, investigation, erotica, cat and mouse, museum, suspect, glamour, ethical dilemma, male protagonist, betrayal ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A sophisticated con man mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank while the Soviet premier is due to arrive.
Style:
fast, realistic, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful
Plot:
heist, stolen painting, bank robbery, ex convict, heiress, airport, con man, robbery, con artists, manuscript, caper, wealth ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s
Place:
denver colorado, russia, los angeles, usa, california ...
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