Movies and TvShows featuring "art-thief" theme.
Neal Caffrey, a charming con artist and forger, forms an unlikely partnership with FBI agent Peter Burke to solve white-collar crimes in New York City. Together, they use their unique set of skills to catch cunning criminals while navigating a complex web of trust, friendship, and deception.
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 prestigious exhibition at the Eiffel Tower. The sisters decide to risk everything to steal the painting, in the hope that they will finally solve the mystery of what happened to their father.
An Interpol agent successfully tracks down the world's most wanted art thief with help from a rival thief. But nothing is as it seems as a series of double-crosses ensues. Two thousand years ago, Marcus Antonius gifted Cleopatra three bejeweled eggs as a wedding gift symbolizing his devotion. The eggs were lost to time until two are found by a farmer in 1907, the third remaining lost. In 2021, Special Agent John Hartley, a criminal profiler for the FBI, is assigned to assist Interpol agent Urvashi Das in investigating the theft of one of the eggs in Rome. With the help of art thief Nolan Booth, they embark on a mission to retrieve the stolen egg and uncover the truth behind the theft. As they delve deeper into the mystery, they face rivalries, double-crosses, and unexpected alliances. Together, they must outsmart their enemies and secure the eggs before a billionaire can get his hands on them.
Tired of the risks involved in a life of crime, two expert thieves and best friends recruit feisty Sam to assist them with one last job before they move to a new, and less stressful, line of work. They must steal a famous painting and its blueprints, but they face obstacles and betrayals along the way. In the end, they successfully complete the heist and fake one of their deaths to escape the wrath of a powerful criminal boss. The three friends decide to raise Carole's child together.
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.
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.
Gambit is a comedic crime thriller about a cat burglar who plans an elaborate heist to steal a priceless statuette. Along the way, he falls in love with a beautiful woman and encounters various obstacles, including a wealthy art dealer and a cunning millionaire. With the help of his accomplice, the burglar must navigate through a series of comedic and thrilling situations to successfully pull off the heist.
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.
Nemo, an experienced art thief, breaks into a high-tech penthouse to steal a prized possession. However, when the security alarm goes off, he becomes trapped inside with priceless works of art. With hunger, thirst, and fatigue setting in, Nemo must use his cunning to survive and escape.
In Lying and Stealing, a talented thief named Ivan partners with a struggling actress named Elyse to execute a daring art heist in order to save their lives. As they navigate a web of lies, deception, and danger, they must also confront their own personal demons. With the FBI closing in on them, Ivan and Elyse race against time to complete the heist and secure their freedom.
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.
In 'If Tomorrow Comes,' a skilled con artist tempts fate as she seeks revenge against those who wronged her. Set in a thrilling world of crime, mystery, and drama, she navigates the treacherous paths of an elusive chess player, an art thief, and a women's prison. Based on a novel, this TV mini-series explores the depths of betrayal and the pursuit of justice.
Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem is a comedy adventure that takes place in Roman Judea. The story follows an art thief who accidentally time travels to the year 2019. Along with a resistance fighter, they navigate their way through the challenges of the modern world while trying to find a way back to their own time. This hilarious journey is filled with unexpected twists and turns.
An art auctioneer becomes mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting. As they try to extract his lost memory through hypnotherapy, they uncover a twisted plot of manipulation, amnesia, and a love triangle. The art auctioneer must overcome his gambling addiction and confront his past in order to find the painting and expose the true intentions of his partners.
After being away from his mother for three years, a young man returns home to find her involved with a new boyfriend. Little does he know, his mother's new boyfriend is an undercover FBI agent trying to catch an art thief. He is forced to go undercover as his mother's boyfriend to help catch the thief and reunite with his mother.
Two If by Sea (1996) is a comedy crime movie about a couple of thieves who steal a valuable painting and try to make their escape. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles and comedic situations, leading to a series of misadventures.
Big Eyes is a biographical drama film that tells the story of Margaret Keane, an artist whose paintings of big-eyed children became extremely popular in the 1950s and 1960s. However, her husband, Walter, took credit for her work, leading to a legal battle between the two. The film explores Margaret's struggle to reclaim her identity as an artist and the impact of her art on popular culture.
In Airport '77, a luxury aircraft carrying a valuable art collection is hijacked and crashes into the Bermuda Triangle. The survivors must find a way to escape the sinking plane before running out of oxygen.
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.
Ruben Brandt, a famous psychotherapist, is forced to steal 13 paintings from the world's renowned museums and private collections to prevent his suffering from terrible nightmares he has as a result of subliminal messaging he received as a child. Accompanied by his four patients-turned-accomplices, he is pursued by a relentless detective while the art collector tries to keep his priceless art collection intact.