Mortdecai

• Comedy
• Adventure

Eccentric art and antiques dealer Charles Mortdecai, burdened by crippling debt and a penchant for mustaches, embarks on a globe-trotting quest to recover a stolen Goya painting. This isn’t a typical heist film; the art itself is secondary to the chaotic, farcical situations Mortdecai blunders through, accompanied by his sardonic manservant and pursued by a colorful cast of international criminals—and a relentlessly suspicious MI5 agent. The humor derives from Mortdecai’s utter incompetence and his oblivious belief in his own superior intellect, leading to delightfully outlandish encounters and escalating mishaps. A darkly comedic and deliberately absurd adventure, the film prioritizes slapstick and witty banter over traditional spycraft, creating a uniquely silly, self-aware take on the genre.