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The Art of the Steal

It takes a great artist to pull off the perfect con
2013 | 90m | English

(26956 votes)

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Popularity: 4 (history)

Director: Jonathan Sobol
Writer: Jonathan Sobol
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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.
Release Date: Sep 20, 2013
Director: Jonathan Sobol
Writer: Jonathan Sobol
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Keywords brotherhood, risk, brother, thief, revenge, honor, heist, gang, motorcycle, trust, art, game, daredevil, con, steal
Production Companies The Weinstein Company, Téléfilm Canada, Astral Media, Darius Films, Entertainment One, Stage 6 Films, Ontario Media Development Corporation
Box Office Revenue: $64,065
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Full Credits

Name Character
Kurt Russell Crunch Calhoun
Matt Dillon Nicky Calhoun
Jay Baruchel Francie
Kenneth Welsh 'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy
Chris Diamantopoulos Guy de Cornet
Katheryn Winnick Lola
Jason Jones Interpol Agent Bick
Terence Stamp Samuel Winter
Devon Bostick Ponch
Karyn Dwyer Ginger
Joe Pingue Carmen
Stephen McHattie Dirty Ernie
Eugene Lipinski Bartkowiak
Elle Downs Female Border Guard
Dax Ravina Sunny
Rob deLeeuw Van Der Beer
Christopher Dyson Ranking Officer
Jasmin Geljo Detective Brodowski
Vieslav Krystyan Detective Kumik
Maria Lerinman Belly dancer
A.C. Peterson Reverend Herman Headly
Camilla Scott Olga Something-Long
Jon Steinberg Stoned Ice cream truck driver
Juan Carlos Velis The Construction Worker
Mike Wilmot Detroit Border Guard
Scott McCrickard Beefy Man #1
K. Trevor Wilson Beefy Guy #2
James Collins Crunch Calhoun's cellmate
Michael McNaughton Carnie
Ron Laugher Passerby
Sandy Kellerman (voice)
Kyle Hytonen Carnie
Stephen Lee Wright George
Name Job
Jonathan Sobol Screenplay, Director
Peter Emmink Art Direction
Geoff Ashenhurst Editor
Matthew Davies Production Design
Grayson Matthews Original Music Composer
Marek Posival Line Producer
Stephanie Gorin Casting
Adam Swica Director of Photography
Nancy Klopper Casting
Name Title
Nicholas Tabarrok Producer
Mark Slone Executive Producer
Jeff Sackman Executive Producer
Leah Jaunzems Associate Producer
Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
Noah Segal Executive Producer
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Reviews

Rangan
6.0

**The two half-brothers and the art heist.** I like heist movies, once they were making great ones, but not anymore. I have heard about this, though haven't seen it till now. Seems it's a decent film, but came at the wrong time of the history. You know, the same film 15-20 years ago would have ma ... de a better impact among people, as well as commercially. Nowadays, the youngsters want only superhero action-sci-fi films. That should not be the reason for a film's failure. Instead, they should have improved it in lots of areas. But still I liked a few things from it, like the information about mixing the real art with the fake ones, but still it remains as the real. The film is about two half-brothers. They are the art thieves and they have done many jobs together, but in their final one, one of them betrays. So the rest of the narration sets in a few years later when they join hands for another big art heist sidelining their differences. They form a big team and this time they are watchful over each other. Now comes the final act where the actual event takes place and with a twist the story comes to an end. An enjoyable film, little funny and had some good moments, But overall film was predictable, including the twist. Could be the director's best film so far. Kurt Russell was just okay, but expected a lot. The rest of the cast in this multi-starrer, does not look good, though contributed. Maybe the film characters were weaker than the story. They should have focused more on them to progress it, so it would have achieved the success they were looking for than what a few people praising it. I think it's okay for a watch with the low expectation. _6/10_

May 16, 2024