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The Mastermind
MEANRANK
65/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3158
- IMDb #4296
- Metacritic #1806
- Letterboxd #3271
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1123
- Metacritic Critics #686
+3 more
- Metacritic Audience #4089
- Kinopoisk #4917
- AlloCiné #3891
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 53, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 89. Critics average 84, everyone else 59.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An unassuming, brilliant strategist living a quiet life is revealed to be the secret architect behind a series of flawless heists pulled off by various criminal teams. When a relentless investigator begins connecting the dots between the unrelated crimes, the mastermind must plan one final, impossible job to cover their tracks, all while staying invisible and managing the egos and mistakes of the criminals who carry out their plans.
Details
- Director
- Kelly Reichardt
- Writer
- Kelly Reichardt
- Studio
- filmscience, MUBI
- Released
- 16 October 2025
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box office
- $2.1M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →2 wins from 7 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Palme d'Or | Kelly Reichardt | Nominee |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards 2025 | Best Director | Kelly Reichardt | Nominee |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards 2025 | Outstanding Lead Performance | Josh O'Connor | Nominee |
| Miskolc International Film Festival 2025 | Emeric Pressburger Prize | The Mastermind | Nominee |
| Sydney Film Festival 2025 | Sydney Film Prize | The Mastermind | Nominee |
| Valladolid International Film Festival 2025 | Golden Spike | The Mastermind | Winner |
| Valladolid International Film Festival 2025 | Best Cinematography | Christopher Blauvelt | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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7 awards — The Mastermind
×| Palme d'Or | Kelly Reichardt | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Christopher Blauvelt | Winner |
| Golden Spike | The Mastermind | Winner |
| Best Director | Kelly Reichardt | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Josh O'Connor | Nominee |
| Emeric Pressburger Prize | The Mastermind | Nominee |
| Sydney Film Prize | The Mastermind | Nominee |