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''This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist'' is a 2021 American documentary miniseries about the 1990 robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in
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. The four-part series was directed by Colin Barnicle, who also produced alongside his brother Nick Barnicle. The series was produced over a seven-year period, beginning in 2014. It was released on
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on April 7, 2021, receiving generally positive reviews from critics.


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For the series, review aggregator
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reported an approval rating of 81% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "''This is a Robbery'' may not be the world's most innovative docuseries, but a fascinating subject and an acute attention to detail make for a riveting watch."
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gave the series a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 based on 13 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".


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