Over St. Patrick’s Day weekend in 1990, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston was robbed of 13 iconic paintings. Two men acting as police officers entered the museum and stole works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and others which are valued at over half a billion dollars today. This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist on Netflix is a docuseries that traces the media frenzy and the investigation into this unsolved theft.
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How Many Episodes Are in This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist?
There are four episodes in This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist. The runtime of the episode averages between 50-57 minutes. You can check the complete list of This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist episodes and their release date below.
- “They Looked Like Cops”: April 7, 2021
- “Vipers in the Grass”: April 7, 2021
- “We’ve Seen It”: April 7, 2021
- “$10 Million Reward”: April 7, 2021
What Are the Critics Saying About This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist?
This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist has an official critics rating of 83% and an average audience score of 65% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Randy Myers from San Jose Mercury News writes, “Although the series didn’t need to be strung out over four episodes (three would have sufficed just dandy), the re-enactments and red herrings tossed in get us so invested in the mystery that you won’t care.”
Salon’s Ashlie D. Steven says, “‘Stale’ shouldn’t be a word used to describe the retelling of the world’s largest art heist, but [in] the series’ lowest points, it undeniably is. However, there are enough narrative highs to make it worth watching.”
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Is This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist Suitable for Kids?
This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist is rated TV-MA, which means it is meant for viewing by mature audiences only. The content material is not suitable for children under 17.