Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- playful
- clever
- movie night
- heist double feature
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cuma is recruited to steal Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine, making the painting and the theft operation the story's central engine.
Julian joins the heist team while his best friend is a policeman determined to stop it.
The heist assembles an ex-prisoner, an old forger, an art student, and a policeman-linked former partner in a playful caper structure.
The Lady with an Ermine supplies the heist's value, prestige, and motivation while connecting the crime to Leonardo da Vinci's artistic legacy.
Films like Vinci, and why
The Thomas Crown Affair
shared art-heist premise, comic criminal caper tone, and tension between professional thieves and police
Rififi
shared elegant theft mechanics, charismatic criminals, and playful crime-comedy atmosphere
The Italian Job
shared ensemble heist structure, eccentric accomplices, and witty criminal plotting
Kiler
shared polish crime-comedy sensibility, elaborate deception, and caper-driven humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Juliusz Machulski
- Release Date
- 2004-09-17
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (94)
Cast
- Robert Więckiewicz
- Borys Szyc
- Marcin Dorociński
- Kamilla Baar
- Jan Machulski
- Jacek Król
- Mieczysław Grąbka
- Łukasz Simlat
- Halina Łabonarska
- Jerzy Grałek
Common questions
- What is Vinci about?
- A notorious art thief recruits old allies for a daring Leonardo masterpiece heist, only to find friendship and police loyalty on opposite sides of the plan.
- What is Vinci like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Vinci as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Vinci violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Vinci as mild.
- Which films are like Vinci?
- Films with a similar feel include The Thomas Crown Affair, Rififi, The Italian Job, and Kiler.
- How long is Vinci?
- Vinci runs 108 minutes.
