Art theft movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant art theft movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspenseful, entertaining, exciting, humorous and interesting films and TV shows about / with art theft, painting, art, heist, caper, theft, chase, robbery, dishonesty and suspense plots mostly in Crime, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as art theft: The Best Offer (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), Twist (2021), Woman in Gold (2015), Lying and Stealing (2019), Trance (2013), Headhunters (2011), How to Steal a Million (1966), Vinci (2004).
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List of art theft movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally ...
Style:
surprise ending, twist ending, psychological, enigmatic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
twists and turns, loneliness, art collector, art, art theft, deception, collector, solitude, obsession, adult virgin, mysterious character, age difference ...
Time:
18th century, 21st century
Place:
vienna, prague, europe, italy
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, witty, dramatic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hotel, prison escape, art theft, mentor protege relationship, luxury hotel, murder, prison, painting, escapades, gunfight, fictional country, mentor ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 60s, 80s, year 1985 ...
Place:
eastern europe, alps, europe, hungary, central europe
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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:
witty, romantic, sexy, surprise ending, entertaining ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
heist, twists and turns, stolen painting, museum, art theft, art, famous painting, art thief, art collector, psychiatrist, businessman, love ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, new york
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3K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Dicken’s classic brought thrillingly up to date in the teeming heartland of modern London, where a group of street smart young hustlers plan the heist of the century for the ultimate payday.
Style:
captivating, unusual plot structure, tense, complex, modern day adaptation
Plot:
art theft, art gallery, heist, painter, escapades, criminal, gang, gang member, misery, teamwork, street gang, organized crime ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. She did so not just to regain ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, touching, dramatic, uplifting ...
Plot:
art, holocaust, lawyer, courtroom drama, art theft, nazi, injustice, jewish, justice, legal action, world war two, flashback ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
austria, vienna, los angeles, poland, germany ...
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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, tense, humorous, surprise ending
Plot:
art theft, ruse, fbi, master criminal, one last job, thief, art thief, actress, fbi agent, escapades, deal, greed ...
Place:
usa
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115K
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:
surprise ending, psychological, twist ending, clever, mind bending ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
hypnosis, manipulation, twists and turns, memory loss, heist, amnesia, plot twist, art thief, art theft, dishonesty, torture, mind control ...
Time:
2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
london, england
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104K
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:
stylized, captivating, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, pre-teens
Plot:
twists and turns, art thief, surveillance, chase, art theft, suspense, mercenary, dishonesty, revenge, reputation, deception, mind game ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
norway, scandinavia, europe, oslo norway
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
Style:
feel good, witty, romantic, clever, light ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
heist, fall in love, art theft, forgery, museum, love story, love and romance, perfect crime, art collector, art, insurance, police investigation ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, canada, europe
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4K
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, suspenseful, humorous, captivating, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
forgery, art theft, heist, cons and scams, stolen painting, criminal heroes, law enforcement, once in a lifetime opportunity, nothing goes right, partners, heist gone wrong, caper ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of ...
Style:
exciting, intense, suspenseful, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
world war two, war, art, art theft, nazi germany, nazism, military, painting, stolen gold, redemption, architect, suspense ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, year 1945, year 1977, year 1943 ...
Place:
poland, paris france, france, europe, germany ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Croatia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
UN agents Mike Graham and Sabrina Carver are sent by their director Nick Caldwell to investigate the theft of Rembrandt's painting, "The Night Watch". The trail takes them from Amsterdam to Hong Kong and involves them in not only art ...
Style:
serious, captivating, exciting, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
art theft, suspense, investigation, espionage, undercover, spy, escapades, partners, famous painting, heist, forgery, boat ...
Time:
90s
Place:
amsterdam, asia, europe, new york, hong kong
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
humorous, tricky, clever, entertaining, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, art, robbery, conspiracy, con men, crime gone awry, revenge, motorcycle, twists and turns, police investigation, bank robbery, gang ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, poland, detroit, warsaw poland
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.
Style:
exciting, humorous, light, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
heist, art theft, museum, forgery, happy ending, unlikely criminals, buddies, husband wife relationship, caper, artist, obsession, spy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, new jersey, boston, new york, miami
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119K
Genre: Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
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, exciting, surprise ending, clever, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, date night
Plot:
heist, burglar, art theft, art thief, suspense, older man younger woman relationship, blackmail, partners, working undercover, perfect crime, robbery, master criminal ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, malaysia, china, scotland ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way of ...
Style:
surreal, absurd, scary, enigmatic, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
art collector, supernatural, gay, art theft, supernatural horror, art dealer, social satire, painting, surrealism, art gallery, murder, business ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, miami
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140
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Ozzie Decker is an art dealer and a thief. He steals paintings for customers. Frank reluctantly begins to work with Ozzie because Frank's brother owes a lot of money to the mob. On his first art heist, Frank works directly with long-time ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
art theft, heist, betrayal, stolen painting, downfall, forgery, dishonesty, rescue, going straight, prodigy, gangsters, criminal heroes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york
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74K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.
Style:
funny, humorous, exciting, entertaining, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
art dealer, spy, treasure hunt, art, chase, escapades, stolen painting, art theft, eccentricity, cons and scams, justice, british ...
Time:
year 1943, year 1945
Place:
england, london, los angeles, usa, greece ...
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11K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In 1961, a 60 year old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happened next became the stuff of legend.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, thought provoking, psychological
Plot:
art theft, taxi, theft, painting, couples, elderly, society, senior citizen, social issues, fighting the system, social problems, elderly man ...
Time:
year 1963, year 2000, year 1961
Place:
big ben london, london, yorkshire, england
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Lucas Santos, named El Santo is petty thief going continuously in and out of jail. Tired of small thefts, he aims to strike a blow that makes him famous and become the star of all media. His wife Lucia, a comprehensive and sweet woman, while ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting
Plot:
heist, art theft, unlikely criminals, ambition, comedy of errors, museum, disorder, partners, nothing goes right, desire for fame, misfit partners, robbery ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
spain, madrid
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849
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An art expert assists an investigation into a stolen painting in Barcelona; as more paintings are being stolen, she learns she is being framed for the crimes. She must solve the crimes and clear her name with the assistance of her estranged New York ...
Style:
stylized, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, frame up, police investigation, master criminal, tough law enforcer, crime gone awry, chase, track down, estrangement, museum, couple relations, cons and scams ...
Place:
barcelona, usa, new york, spain, europe
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25K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
Style:
light, humorous, sexy, entertaining, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
heist, caper, collector, art, revenge, con men, crime gone awry, perfect crime, farce, screwball, stereotypes, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
LAPD homicide detectives Ernie Godunov and Jordan Daniels experience a violent departure from their routine duties when a series of homicides coincides with the theft of a legendary, allegedly cursed painting. According to the legend, the painting ...
Style:
psychotronic, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir
Plot:
art theft, devil worship, crime scene, buddy cop, interrogation, legend, curse, murder, death, painting, chase, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill netted over £40 million. He was untouchable - until a bullet from an IRA hitman ended it all.
Style:
tense, serious, clever, intense, thought provoking ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, robbery, art theft, adaptation, irish, master criminal, brutality, law enforcement, mastermind, cons and scams, mafia, organized crime ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s, 50s, 70s
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Psychotherapist Ruben Brandt becomes the most wanted criminal in the world when he and four of his patients steal paintings from the world's most renowned museums and art collections.
Style:
adult animation, exciting, intense, suspenseful, psychedelic ...
Plot:
art, psychologist, chase, dream, suspense, art theft, helicopter, boat, train, heist, collector, thief ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, zurich switzerland, paris france, washington d.c., tokyo ...
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349
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The National Gallery in London has flooded, and senior curator Quentin Lester has a dramatic solution. He proposes that the entire collection of priceless paintings should be removed from London and stored in an abandoned slate mine inside a Welsh ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, semi serious, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
art theft, family relations, village, culture clash, family business, secret place, society, family problems, family life, social differences, parents and children, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, wales
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 50 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
Plot:
art theft, fighting crime, art critic, crime solving, secret, suspense, theft, investigation, cold case, sleuth, unsolved crime, teamwork ...
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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, captivating, entertaining, feel good, exciting ...
Plot:
forgery, heist, partners, cons and scams, disorder, crime gone awry, art theft, thief, fall in love, murder, bad guys win, art ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
hong kong, middle east, china, asia
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Two bumbling scrap metal thieves - father and son - steal the wrong painting during a museum heist. The painting turns out to be the only original Rembrandt painting in Denmark, and all hell breaks loose. What do you do when you've got ...
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, realistic
Plot:
museum, painting, crime gone awry, on the run, nothing goes right, heist, unlikely criminals, dishonesty, disorder, small time, criminal gang, art theft ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
denmark, europe
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226K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of seven other female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.
Style:
exciting, clever, feminist film, light, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
heist, women, female protagonist, partners in crime, female thief, outsmarting, con artists, perfect crime, female criminal, jewelry, partners, friends ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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