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Charlie Mortdecai, a charming, cash-strapped British art dealer and aristocratic rogue with an absurdly waxed mustache, faces imminent financial ruin alongside his fiercely intelligent wife, Johanna. Their luxurious estate is on the verge of seizure by HM Revenue and Customs due to astronomical unpaid taxes. Meanwhile, a gruesome murder occurs in Oxford, where a priceless Goya painting is stolen. The local police inspector, Alistair Martland—who is desperately in love with Johanna—enlists Charlie to help recover the artwork, not least because Charlie has underworld connections and deep expertise in art forgery.Spurred by the promise of a hefty reward that would solve all his money troubles, Charlie embarks on a chaotic international manhunt accompanied by his fiercely loyal, hyper-masculine, and sexually insatiable valet, Jock Strapp. Their investigation immediately attracts the wrong kind of attention. Charlie is kidnapped by ruthless Russian mobsters led by Roman, who wants the Goya for himself. Concurrently, an American art thief named Georgina Krampf, obsessed with both Charlie and the painting, throws herself into the mix, attempting to seduce Charlie while using her own dangerous criminal syndicate to secure the prize.As Charlie chases leads from London to Moscow and finally to Los Angeles, he finds himself dodging bullets, leaping out of windows, and unintentionally orchestrating a series of catastrophic misunderstandings. Johanna grows increasingly frustrated with her husband’s bumbling yet strangely effective escapades, eventually joining the fray herself to keep him alive. She uses her own romantic leverage over Martland to manipulate the police force into protecting them.The climax unfolds at a lavish Los Angeles auction hosted by an eccentric billionaire terrorist who is secretly purchasing the stolen Goya. Charlie devises an elaborate, high-stakes con to switch the real painting with a clever forgery he commissioned. Through a mixture of sheer dumb luck, Jock’s lethal combat skills, and Charlie’s surprisingly sharp eye for deception, the plan succeeds. The criminals turn on one another in a chaotic shootout, allowing Charlie and Jock to escape with the authentic masterpiece.Returning triumphant to England, Charlie hands the Goya over to the authorities, securing not only the substantial reward money needed to clear his crushing tax debt but also a hidden compartment within the frame containing millions in smuggled Nazi gold. With their financial future secure and their adventurous marriage reignited by the thrilling chaos, Charlie and Johanna celebrate their victory, proving that beneath his ridiculous facade and aristocratic eccentricities lies a surprisingly cunning survivor.