Movies and TvShows featuring "art-theft" theme.
In 'The Wrong Trousers,' a penguin named Feathers McGraw befriends an inventor named Wallace, but soon reveals his true intentions of stealing a valuable diamond. As Wallace's loyal dog Gromit tries to save the day, a hilarious and thrilling chase ensues, full of slapstick comedy and surreal moments. Can Wallace and Gromit overcome betrayal and rivalry to catch the cunning penguin?
Three years after the Bellagio heist, Terry Benedict finds the Ocean's eleven crew and demands they return his money with interest. With only two weeks to repay the debt, Danny Ocean and his team plan another heist in Europe to steal a valuable stock certificate. However, a rival thief known as the Night Fox is also after the same object, leading to a challenge to determine the better thief. Agent Isabel Lahiri, a detective with a personal connection to one of the crew members, tries to stop them. Despite setbacks and captures, the team manages to outwit their rivals and successfully complete the heist. In the end, they reunite for a poker night and celebrate their freedom.
In the present, a teenage girl reads a memoir about the Grand Budapest Hotel, a once-glorious establishment in a war-torn country. The story follows the hotel's lobby boy, Zero, and the eccentric concierge, Gustave, as they navigate a murder accusation, theft, and a chase with an assassin. Amidst the chaos, they uncover the truth and Gustave is proven innocent. The story ends with the hotel's decline and Zero's dedication to preserving its memory.
When a valuable painting is stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a billionaire art thief and a determined insurance investigator engage in a mind game with high stakes. As the investigation unfolds, the lines between trust and deception blur, leading to a surprise ending.
A woman named Maria Altmann, who fled to America during World War II, seeks to reclaim a painting by Gustav Klimt known as the Woman in Gold. The painting was stolen from her family by the Nazis and is now displayed in a museum in Austria. With the help of a young lawyer, Maria embarks on a legal battle against the Austrian government to reclaim what rightfully belongs to her family.
In this action-packed comedy, a group of skilled thieves from Korea team up with an expert safecracker from Hong Kong to pull off the ultimate diamond heist in Macau. As they plan and execute their daring scheme, they face unexpected obstacles and twists. Will they be able to outsmart their enemies and get away with the loot?
Throughout history, some of the world's most amazing works of art have simply disappeared. Through re-enactment, rare archive, and expert comment we see how these treasures were looted, stolen or vanished into the archives. Some have been recovered but many more are still waiting to be found
An insurance agent, Virginia Baker, is sent by her employer to track down and capture an art thief named Robert MacDougal. She tries to entrap him by posing as an art thief and offers him a challenge to steal a priceless Chinese mask. They plan the theft at Mac's hideout, an isolated castle, but little does Gin know that Mac can hear their conversations. After successfully stealing the mask, Mac accuses Gin of planning to double-cross him, but she convinces him that she has an even bigger heist planned. They target a bank in Kuala Lumpur, but their plans are foiled by building security. Gin and Mac manage to escape and agree to meet at a train station, but Gin reveals that she still needs Mac for another job.
Twist is a modern-day reimagining of Charles Dickens' classic novel Oliver Twist. The movie follows a young graffiti artist named Twist who gets caught up in an art theft orchestrated by a notorious gang. As Twist navigates the criminal underworld of London, he must use his parkour skills and street smarts to stay one step ahead of the police and the dangerous gang.
Set in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, 'The Train' tells the story of a train engineer who becomes involved in a plot to steal precious artworks from a museum before they fall into the hands of the Germans. As he navigates through danger and betrayal, he must race against time to save the priceless treasures.
Fletch is accused of murder and works to clear his name. At the same time, he embarks on a mission to find his girlfriend's stolen art collection.
How to Steal a Million is a charming heist comedy set in Paris in the 1960s. Nicole Bonnet, a young woman, discovers that her father is a master forger and her family's art collection is on display at a prestigious museum. To protect her father and his reputation, Nicole teams up with a suave burglar named Simon Demarest to steal a valuable art statuette before it can be exposed as a forgery. As their plan unfolds, they encounter numerous obstacles, including a bumbling detective and a nosy photographer. With wit, romance, and plenty of laughs, How to Steal a Million is a delightful caper filled with twists and turns.
In Gambit, a Texan art curator teams up with a con artist to seek revenge on his abusive boss. Their plan involves stealing a valuable painting and replacing it with a forgery. As they execute their scheme, unexpected twists and turns ensue, leading to a surprising and comedic conclusion. This dark comedy combines elements of crime, caper, and heist genres.
The head of a secret organization named Annabel assembles a team of art thieves to retrieve several priceless paintings stolen by Nazis during World War II. They target Otto Huizen, a neo-Nazi billionaire oligarch who now possesses the stolen artworks. However, as the crew prepares for the heist, they discover Annabel's true motivations, which test their loyalties to one another.
In 1943 during World War II, the Monuments Men, a group of museum directors and art historians, embark on a mission to save art treasures from being lost or looted. They face challenges from both the Allied forces and the Germans. Along the way, they encounter resistance from a curator in Paris, collaborate with resistance fighters, and find hidden caches of artwork. Despite the risks and setbacks, they succeed in rescuing and preserving vast quantities of art. Decades later, their efforts are celebrated and the impact of their sacrifice is appreciated by future generations.
In the glamorous yet cutthroat world of the Los Angeles art scene, a supernatural force starts killing people involved in the exploitation of art. As an art critic, an artist, and an art dealer cross paths, they must confront their own greed and dark desires to survive.
During a hurricane in Puerto Rico, a group of thieves takes advantage of the chaos to plan and execute a heist. As a retired cop and a doctor try to protect their apartment building and its residents, they must confront the dangerous gang.
In his own words, the burglar behind the 2010 robbery of the Paris Museum of Modern Art tells how he pulled off the biggest art heist in French history.
An extraordinary master thief named Michael Lynch plans a series of heists while also trying to outsmart a criminal prosecutor and a gang of thieves. As he juggles his criminal activities, he becomes entangled in a love triangle and has to deal with family issues and unexpected events in the process. Set in Dublin, Ireland, the movie combines comedy, crime, and thrilling elements.
Based on actual events that took place on 26 April 1974, former debutante turned IRA member Rose Dugdale and three comrades carried out an armed raid on Russborough House, Wicklow, in which nineteen masterpieces were stolen in an effort to support the IRA’s armed struggle. The film plays out over the course of the days following the raid, when Rose is in hiding in a remote cottage.