This Is a Robbery | |
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Directed by | Colin Barnicle |
Music by | Jason Hill |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Cinematography | Stephen McCarthy |
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Running time | 50–57 minutes |
Production company | Barnicle Brothers Production TriBeCa Productions |
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Release | April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07) |
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist is a 2021 American documentary miniseries about the 1990 robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The four-part series was directed by Colin Barnicle, who also produced alongside his brother Nick Barnicle. The series was produced over a seven-year period, beginning in 2014. It was released on Netflix on April 7, 2021, receiving generally positive reviews from critics.
Episodes
No. | Title | Original release date | |
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1 | "They Looked Like Cops" | April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07) | |
In Boston 1990, two men dressed as police officers enter the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and leave with Rembrandt's The Storm on the Sea of Galilee and A Lady and Gentleman in Black, Vermeer's The Concert, and ten other works of art. | |||
2 | "Vipers in the Grass" | April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07) | |
As law enforcement scrutinizes the museum's security, a suspect emerges. | |||
3 | "We've Seen It" | April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07) | |
As alleged sightings of the stolen art are reported, organized crime activity leads to possible suspects and motives for the robbery. | |||
4 | "$10 Million Reward" | April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07) | |
An informant and sting operation lead federal agents to a small-time mobster with possible connections to the robbery. |
Reception
For the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 81% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "This is a Robbery may not be the world's most innovative docuseries, but a fascinating subject and an acute attention to detail make for a riveting watch." Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 based on 13 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
References
- "This Is a Robbery: a Netflix series examines the world's biggest art heist". the Guardian. April 7, 2021. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- Wilkinson, Alissa (April 7, 2021). "The new Netflix docuseries about history's biggest art heist is weirdly dull". Vox. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- "'This Is a Robbery' on Netflix revisits the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art theft - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- "'This Is a Robbery': Netflix revisits Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist | Boston.com". www.boston.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- Vanamee, Norman (April 7, 2021). "What Really Happened with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Heist". Town & Country. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- "This Is a Robbery: The World's Greatest Art Heist: Season 1 (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- "This Is a Robbery: The World's Greatest Art Heist Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
External links
Categories:- 2021 American television series debuts
- 2021 American television series endings
- 2020s American documentary television series
- Documentary television series about art
- Documentary television series about crime in the United States
- American English-language television shows
- Netflix original documentary television series
- Art crime