
Heist movies
A robbery/heist engine: planning, timing pressure, obstacles, misdirection, and the getaway fallout.

22. Now You See Me
Thriller Crime Heist Investigation Suspense2013•1h 56min
United States, France
Director: Louis Leterrier
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An FBI agent investigates a crew of four professional illusionists who pull off brazen bank heists during their shows and hand the money out to the audience. Who are they—magicians, or just a bunch of con artists?
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23. The Town
Crime Drama Thriller Heist Relationship Drama2010•2h 5min
United Kingdom, United States
Director: Ben Affleck
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Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.
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25. The Next Three Days
Romance Drama Thriller Crime Domestic Thriller2010•2h 13min
United States, France
Director: Paul Haggis
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A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of murdering her boss. Her husband John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. When the strain of being separated from her husband and son gets to her, John decides to find a way to break her out.
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26. Trance
Thriller Crime Drama Mystery Mind Game Thriller2013•1h 41min
United Kingdom, United States
Director: Danny Boyle
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A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.
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27. Robot & Frank
Science Fiction Comedy Drama Crime AI Sci-Fi2012•1h 29min
United States
Director: Jake Schreier
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Curmudgeonly old Frank lives by himself. His routine involves daily visits to his local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the librarian. His grown children are concerned about their father’s well-being and buy him a caretaker robot. Initially resistant to the idea, Frank soon appreciates the benefits of robotic support – like nutritious meals and a clean house – and eventually begins to treat his robot like a true companion. With his robot’s assistance, Frank’s passion for his old, unlawful profession is reignited, for better or worse.
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28. Inside Man
Crime Drama Thriller Heist Investigation Suspense2006•2h 9min
United States
Director: Spike Lee
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When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
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A stolen 86-carat diamond traps crooked promoters, ruthless bookies, a Russian gangster and clueless thieves in the same brutal underworld maze. As a forced boxing scam spirals out of control, every double-cross tightens the walls around them, and each man scrambles for a way out before the whole city comes crashing in.
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30. The Bank Job
Thriller Crime Drama Heist Cover-Up Thriller2008•1h 52min
Australia, United Kingdom
Director: Roger Donaldson
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Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry recognises the danger but realises this may be the opportunity of a lifetime.


