A Master Pickpocket Breaks Down 12 Pickpocket Scenes in Movies and TV Shows

I’ve got a fun video here for you to watch today from Insider, which features a professional pickpocket and magician named Lee Thompson breaking down pickpocketing scenes from movies.

Thompson is a professional pickpocket magician and a member of the Inner Magic Circle with gold-star status. He's taken part in Mugler Follies shows in Paris and toured for 18 months, performing 1,700 shows, with Cirque Du Soleil Koozå. He's performed live on ITV's "Good Morning Britain" and BBC's "The One Show," and he was a consultant pickpocket magician for "Holmes and Watson" (2018). Thompson has worked with the UK police and Revenue and Customs in public-awareness campaigns about pickpocketing.

The scenes that he analyzes and rates come from TV shows and movies such as Birds of Prey, The Take, Ocean's Eleven, Now You See Me, Killing Eve, Gangs of New York, Pickpocket, Pickpockets, Focus, The Adventures of Tintin, and Sleight.

So, if you want to start a new career as a pickpocket, this guy can get you started with his commentary in the video. Great stuff!