LFF at QFT: The Mastermind

BBFC Ratingf-rated FilmLFF at QFT: The Mastermind

Showing: 14 October 2025

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Certificate12A
Year2025
GenreCrime
Director(s)Kelly Reichardt
Writer(s)Kelly Reichardt
LanguageEnglish
CountryUSA
Running Time1HR 50MINS
Season BFI London Film Festival at QFT, Main Programme

Josh O’Connor is superb as a rudderless everyman out of step with his immediate environs and the country at large, in Kelly Reichardt’s funny, shaggy heist film.

1970s America has witnessed a generational chasm and a society torn apart by Vietnam. But JB (O'Connor) is oblivious to these cultural changes as he bumbles towards a major art heist. Reichardt’s (First Cow, Wendy and Lucy) smartly crafted drama offers a sensitive political critique of our times, and a quietly thoughtful examination of what we owe ourselves, as well as our familial and social tribes. With its jazzy score, period detailing and nuanced performances, it’s a cinematic joy from the get-go.

Tickets go on sale to QFT Members on Thursday 11 September and on general sale on Tuesday 16 September. Join as a QFT Member now.

Please note: all BFI London Film Festival screenings will start promptly at the advertised time, and play without ads or trailers.

Presented as part of the 69th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express.

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