The Maiden Heist

2009

Action / Comedy / Crime

53
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 37% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 37% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 18564 18.6K

sculpture theft security guard

Plot summary

A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.

Director

Peter Hewitt Photo
Peter Hewitt

Top cast

Morgan Freeman Photo
Morgan Freeman as Charles Peterson
Roger Dillingham Jr. Photo
Roger Dillingham Jr.
Dan Marshall Photo
Dan Marshall as Museum Visitor / Arts Fair Artist with Booth
Marcia Gay Harden Photo
Marcia Gay Harden as Rose Barlow
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
830.53 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 5
1.66 GB
1918*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by docm-32304 7 / 10

A fun little Movie with a Super Cast

When I saw the cast, I put this on my watchlist, regardless of any ratings. Christopher Walken is his usual freak self and wait until you see Morgan Freeman and Macy's haircuts...hilarious on their own. I found the film engaging and humorous...not a roll on the floor comedy, just humorous. Worth a watch
Reviewed by gradyharp 8 / 10

For the Love of Art

THE MAIDEN HEIST (there is a more to the title than you might think) is like getting together with old friends for a chuckle. Michael LeSieur has written a feel good comedy and Peter Hewitt has directed that script with the help of a fine cast and the results are a fun film that has some gentle hidden messages about friendship, relationships, and loving your job. A Boston art museum is making plans to ship an exhibition of works to Denmark. This news is hocking and upsetting to three of the museum guards: Charles (Morgan Freeman, in a subtle gender twist) is passionate for a painting of a girl with cats, Roger (Christopher) is literally enamored by a painting of a lonely girl on a beach, and military minded George (William H. Macy) is so obsessed by a bronze sculpture of an athlete that he secretly poses au natural imitating the pose of the athlete when no one is around. When these three works are designated to be part of the shipment to Denmark the three men pop into action - they find artists to copy their beloved artworks to 'exchange' in the crates when the exhibition leaves the museum. How they achieve this bold heist is the plot of the film. There are many problems: the exchanged crate must contain the authentic pieces accompanied by George until the shipment leaves the museum, and Roger's intrusive wife Rose (Marcia Gay Harden) nearly aborts the boys' plan by insisting on an anniversary trip to Florida. The heist has its problems, as the museum guards are simply good guys trying to prevent the sale of their beloved art works they guard every day. The poster line says it all: 'They're not bad guys, just bad thieves.' It is a pleasure to see three fine actors such as Freeman, Walken and Macy pull off this comedy, aided by the absurd character Marcia Gay Harden inhabits. It is well-scripted full and it is very obvious that these actors are having a great time with the film. Grady Harp
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