The Duke

Based on a true story, this historical comedy-drama follows Kempton Bunton, a sixty-year-old taxi driver who steals a Goya portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London's National Gallery in 1961. This act marked the first and only theft in the gallery's history. Bunton demands the government increase support for elderly citizens in exchange for the painting's return, leading to a widespread police search. The narrative explores how this act influenced the man's marriage and his desire to improve the world.

Directed by Roger Michell, the film is the ninth in a sequence of works that includes Persuasion and Notting Hill. Jim Broadbent stars as Kempton Bunton alongside Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Anna Maxwell Martin, Matthew Goode, and Jack Bandeira. The production involved a credited cast of 47 and a crew of 109, with screenplays written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman.

Produced by companies including Pathé and Neon Films, the movie had a budget of 11 million USD and earned 14 million USD at the worldwide box office. The film holds a rating of 6.9/10 on IMDb based on 16,000 votes and a 6.9/10 on TMDB from 379 votes. Film critics gave the movie a higher rating of 7.5/10 across 148 reviews.