Short film
The Old Man & The Thief
2026 · 10 min
A tight, uneasy standoff that turns a quiet home invasion into a slow study of loneliness and nerve.
- Directed by
- Jonathan Cross
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Starring
- Paul Jesson, Ben Skym, Rachel August
- Overview
- A lonely retiree returns home to find that he's been burgled, only to then realise that the culprit never left.
- How it feels
- Tense, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Isolation, loneliness, crime, deception
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jonathan Cross
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Starring
- Paul Jesson, Ben Skym, Rachel August
