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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

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United States202588 minEnglish
Only Living Pickpocket in New York

When a theft goes awry, a veteran pickpocket is sent on a mission through New York to reclaim the stolen goods.

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When a theft goes awry, a veteran pickpocket is sent on a mission through New York to reclaim the stolen goods.

Harry is a classic native New Yorker, an old-school hustler who has moved through life lubricating palms with pickpocket cash since the 1980s. He stays smooth, continually sharpening his skills, but times are changing for Harry. Now it’s 2025, and the daily take from the streets? Fancy trackable phones. Cashless wallets full of credit cards. Gym bags holding cryptocurrency and guns.

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York is a nostalgic portrait of a hustler getting lapped by today’s digitally networked world, who now must prepare for the final act of his life. Director Noah Segan’s modern metropolis is powered by the ephemera of a time gone by, with OG street action brought to radiant life by a terrific cast — led by John Turturro’s exceptional turn as Harry. — SF

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Credits

  • Director(s)

    Noah Segan

  • Screenwriter

    Noah Segan

  • Producers

    Katie McNeill

    Leopold Hughes

    Ben LeClair

  • Executive Producers

    Rian Johnson

    Ram Bergman

    Johnny Holland

  • Director of Photography

    Sam Levy

  • Production Designer

    Rocío Giménez

  • Edited by

    Hilda Rasula

  • Costume Designer

    Cailey Breneman

  • Music by

    Gary Lionelli

  • Music Supervisor

    Dan Wilcox

  • Casting by

    Christine Kromer

  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    Giles Harding

  • Principal Cast

    John Turturro

    Giancarlo Esposito

    Will Price

    Tatiana Maslany

    Steve Buscemi

  • Contact

    Katie McNeill

    katie@tstreet.com

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

Noah Segan

    Noah Segan started his career as a camera assistant, schlepping thousand-foot magazines of film from set to a camera truck. He was fired from a McDonald’s commercial for “eating fries wrong,” but hired by Rian Johnson to act in Brick, beginning a long friendship and working relationship.

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