The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026)
In writer/director Noah Segan's throwback crime film The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, John Turturro plays Harry, an aging New York pickpocket caring for an invalid wife. He doesn't carry a cell phone and generally rejects a lot of the trappings of modern life. He's also frustrated that fewer and fewer people are carrying cash in their wallets. But one evening, he steals a duffel bag from a young criminal (Will Price) that contains a cyber currency locker.
The young man is the scion of a
powerful organized crime family, and when they track down Harry, it's clear he
has essentially signed his death warrant. He needs to find the currency locker—which
he sold for much less than its value to another local crook who is disinclined
to give it back—or the mobsters will kill his wife, too. So, Harry sets off in
an odyssey across a richly atmospheric New York City.
Much like its antihero, The Only
Living Pickpocket in New York is a throwback. It has a '90s feel to it,
both in the cast (Turturro, Steve Buscemi, Giancarlo Esposito) and in its
story. Modest, character-driven indies and low-key crime films are not extinct,
but they were a lot more common in the '90s (a true golden era for cinema). The
Only Living Pickpocket in New York is both, and it deserves a look from
moviegoers.
