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The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

The Thomas Crown Affair poster
Directed by
John McTiernan
Genre
drama film, comedy film, heist film, mystery film, melodrama, detective film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 1,372 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A billionaire thief and an insurance investigator trade moves and wits after a museum heist. Flirtation and chase turn into attraction and a risky affair.

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What happens

The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 American romantic heist film directed by John McTiernan and written by Leslie Dixon and Kurt Wimmer. It is a remake of the 1968 film of the same title. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, and Denis Leary, it follows Thomas Crown, a bored billionaire who steals a painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is pursued by an insurance investigator, with the two falling in love. Produced by United Artists and Irish DreamTime, the film was released on August 6, 1999. It grossed $125.3 million worldwide, against a budget of $48 million, and received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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