Overview
Following last month’s selection, December’s selections tell the true stories of art heists from around the world, the artworks that were recovered and the others that are still missing.
The Painter and the Thief
Not Rated | 1hr 47min | 97% Rotten Tomatoes
Desperate for answers about the theft of her two paintings, Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova seeks out and befriends the career criminal who stole them. After inviting her thief to sit for a portrait, the two form an improbable relationship and an inextricable bond that will forever link these lonely souls.
Where to Watch
Stream: Hulu
Rent: Amazon, Google Play, YouTube
Buy: Fandango, Amazon, Google Play, YouTube
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The Liberators
Not Rated | 1hr 15min | 76% IMDb
A true detective story, The Liberators follows a dogged German art detective through the New York art world and military archives to the unlikeliest of destinations: a small town on the Texas prairie. The film raises intriguing questions as to the motivations of the Nazi seizure of Medieval art treasures that went missing at the end of World War II and the whereabouts of the items that, to this day, remain waiting to be discovered.
Where to Watch
Stream: Amazon Prime
Rent: Vudu, Amazon, Google Play, YouTube
Buy: Vudu, Amazon, Google Play, YouTube
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Art of the Heist
Not Rated | 14 episodes | 72% IMDb
Art of the Heist investigates fourteen of the most high profile art thefts of the 20th and 21st centuries fitting together the pieces of the crime jigsaw and studies the masterpieces coveted by the criminal world.
Where to Watch
Stream: Amazon Prime
Rent: N/A
Buy: Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play
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