The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Goes Nationwide October 30
Noah Segan's crime film, executive produced by Rian Johnson, holds a 96% critic score and an 86% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Sony Pictures Classics will expand The Only Living Pickpocket in New York to theaters nationwide starting Friday, October 30, 2026, according to screenrant.com. The move follows a limited debut in Los Angeles and New York City nearly a week earlier.
The film, written and directed by Noah Segan, stars John Turturro as Harry Lehman, an aging traditional thief. Rian Johnson serves as an executive producer. The cast also includes Steve Buscemi, Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lori Tan Chinn, Victoria Morales and Aida Turturro.
Ahead of the wider rollout, the movie holds an 86% audience score and a 96% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.
From Sundance to theaters
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2026. Segan has appeared in several of Johnson's projects, including Knives Out and its sequels, Looper and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and had a guest role in Johnson's Peacock series Poker Face.
Quick answers
When does The Only Living Pickpocket in New York open nationwide?
Sony Pictures Classics expands the film to theaters nationwide starting Friday, October 30, 2026.
Who directs The Only Living Pickpocket in New York?
Noah Segan wrote and directed the film; Rian Johnson is an executive producer.
What are the Rotten Tomatoes scores for the film?
It holds a 96% critic score and an 86% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.