This Is a Robbery | |
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Genre | |
Directed by | Colin Barnicle |
Music by | Jason Hill |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Producers |
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Cinematography | Stephen McCarthy |
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Running time | 50–57 minutes |
Production company | Barnicle Brothers Production TriBeCa Productions |
Original release | |
Release | April 7, 2021 |
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. [1] [2] [3] 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. [4] It was released on Netflix on April 7, 2021, receiving generally positive reviews from critics. [5]
No. | Title | Original release date | |
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1 | "They Looked Like Cops" | April 7, 2021 | |
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 | |
As law enforcement scrutinizes the museum's security, a suspect emerges. | |||
3 | "We've Seen It" | April 7, 2021 | |
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 | |
An informant and sting operation lead federal agents to a small-time mobster with possible connections to the robbery. |
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." [6] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 based on 13 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [7]
This Is a Robbery | |
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Genre | |
Directed by | Colin Barnicle |
Music by | Jason Hill |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
|
Producers |
|
Cinematography | Stephen McCarthy |
Editors |
|
Running time | 50–57 minutes |
Production company | Barnicle Brothers Production TriBeCa Productions |
Original release | |
Release | April 7, 2021 |
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. [1] [2] [3] 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. [4] It was released on Netflix on April 7, 2021, receiving generally positive reviews from critics. [5]
No. | Title | Original release date | |
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1 | "They Looked Like Cops" | April 7, 2021 | |
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 | |
As law enforcement scrutinizes the museum's security, a suspect emerges. | |||
3 | "We've Seen It" | April 7, 2021 | |
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 | |
An informant and sting operation lead federal agents to a small-time mobster with possible connections to the robbery. |
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." [6] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 based on 13 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [7]