The Best Thief in the World

2004 • 93 minutes

About this movie

New York schoolteacher Sue Zaidman (Mary-Louise Parker) becomes her family's sole wage earner after her husband, Paul (David Warshofsky), experiences a debilitating stroke. With the crisis threatening to turn her household upside down, Sue's oldest son, Izzy (Michael Silverman), begins to rebel by hanging out with a bunch of neighborhood troublemakers. Sue must now struggle to regain control of her family, even as Izzy's behavior grows increasingly erratic.