6 Best Art Forgery and Authentication Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 30, 2026

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The murky world of forged masterpieces, disputed provenance, and stolen art has powered some of cinema’s most stylish and thought-provoking dramas.

Woman in Gold (2015) 01

Woman in Gold (2015)

IMDb ★ 7.3

An elderly refugee fights the Austrian government to reclaim a Klimt painting stolen from her family by the Nazis.

Trance (2013) 02

Trance (2013)

IMDb ★ 6.5

An art auctioneer suffers amnesia after a heist gone wrong, forcing him into hypnotherapy to recover a missing masterpiece.

The Best Offer (2013) 03

The Best Offer (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.4

An eccentric art auctioneer's carefully guarded life is upended when he falls for a mysterious, reclusive client.

The Monuments Men (2014) 04

The Monuments Men (2014)

IMDb ★ 6.1

A team of art historians and museum curators races to rescue priceless masterpieces stolen by the Nazis before they are destroyed.

Big Eyes (2014) 05

Big Eyes (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.0

A painter secretly creates the artwork credited to her domineering husband, becoming a phenomenon under his name.

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) 06

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A billionaire art thief and the insurance investigator pursuing him engage in a seductive game of cat and mouse.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.