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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

2026 · 88 min

A quiet, bittersweet character piece that drifts through a changing city, carrying a low hum of dread toward an elegiac finish.

Overview
Harry Lehman is an aging pickpocket who plies his trade with ever-diminishing returns in a drastically changed New York. Wallets stuffed with cash have been replaced by easily cancelled credit cards, and Harry struggles to make ends meet as he cares for his disabled wife, Rosie. When he unwittingly purloins and fences a valuable USB stick, Harry finds himself in a race against time to return the loot or face the rage of a vengeful crime family.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • crime
  • family
  • survival
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Noah Segan
Written by
Noah Segan
Starring
John Turturro, Will Price, Steve Buscemi, Giancarlo Esposito, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tatiana Maslany, Karina Arroyave, Victoria Moroles
Music
Gary Lionelli
Cinematography
Sam Levy
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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