THE THIEF COLLECTOR
A captivating crime documentary about the heist one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century.
SYNOPSIS
A captivating crime documentary about the heist one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century, a1985, Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre,” which was brazenly cut from its frame while hanging at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. 32 years later, the painting was found hanging in the New Mexico home of an eccentric married couple with a keen eye for great works but a very unconventional method of collecting them.
Director
Allison Otto
WITH
Eric Banks, Hailee Cruzen, Tony Eckstat, Glenn Howerton, Katelyn Martinez, Sarah Minnich
Run Time
1 hour, 37 minutes
Released
May 12, 2023
Distributed by
FilmRise
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Country
United States
SUBTITLES
None
NOT RATED
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SHOWINGS
MAY 26 | FRI
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
MAY 27 | SAT
12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
MAY 28 | SUN
12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
MAY 29 | MON
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
MAY 30 | TUE
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
MAY 31 | WED
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
JUNE 1 | THU
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
JUNE 2 | FRI
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
JUNE 3 | SAT
12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
JUNE 4 | SUN
12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
JUNE 5 | MON
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
JUNE 6 | TUE
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
JUNE 7 | WED
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
JUNE 8 | THU
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
REVIEWS
“[THE THIEF COLLECTOR is] A movie that has used art to touch something essential about how strangers — or maybe I should just say the downright strange — walk among us.”
“Allison Otto’s snappy documentary The Thief Collector ponders how and why the Alters got away with their one famous crime — and perhaps many more.”
“This entertaining documentary looks at how teachers Rita and Jerry Alter walked into a museum and left with a rolled-up Willem de Kooning now worth $160m.”