Heist movies

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Tense Brutal Relentless Fast-paced Gritty

Overview

A getaway driver for a bank robbery realizes he has been double crossed and races to find out who betrayed him.

Themes

Family protection under threat, Pursuit and escape, Urban crime networks, Professional isolation under pressure, Money as motive and risk, Betrayal and double-cross

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Playful Bright Dry Fast-paced Satirical

Overview

Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Themes

Economic precarity, Deception as strategy, Family loyalty under pressure, Risk and improvisation, Wealth and social inequality, Institutional indifference

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Realistic Tense Dynamic Claustrophobic Fast-paced

Overview

By sunrise, Connie must pull his cognitively impaired brother out of Rikers before the system swallows him whole, racing through neon-soaked streets, bad deals, and worse decisions as every hour drains his cash, his options, and his grip on control.

Themes

Family loyalty under pressure, Deception as survival, Disguise and risk, Crime as survival strategy, Care system scrutiny, Underworld entanglement, Loyalty versus legality

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Tense Raw Stylish Witty Urban

Overview

After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Crime and consequence, Music as emotional outlet, Getaway driver coercion, Debt coercion, Romance as respite

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Realistic Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Eerie

Overview

Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Deception and blackmail, Secrecy and exposure, Moral ambiguity in crime, Family tragedy and revenge, Corruption in authority

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Tense Heartwarming Dry Fast-paced Reflective

Overview

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Deception as social strategy, Aging and financial precarity, Cross-generational bonds, Pensions and corporate betrayal, Risk and improvisation under duress

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Realistic Tense Bleak Dry Unsentimental

Overview

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

Themes

Poverty and family duty, Economic risk and crime, Debt foreclosure pressures, Land and livelihood under threat, Protecting dependents under duress, Moral ambiguity of survival

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Realistic Tense Bleak Dry Relentless

Overview

An untraceable group of elite bank robbers is chased by a suicidal FBI agent who uncovers a deeper purpose behind the robbery-homicides.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Power struggles within leadership, Institutional betrayal, Corporate corruption cover-up, Greed vs public good, Vengeance over loyalty

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Brutal Oppressive

Overview

A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Abuse and resilience, Economic desperation, Survival under threat, Invasion and confinement, Power dynamics under stress

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Tense Claustrophobic Procedural Dry Clinical

Overview

Valencia, Spain. On a rainy morning, six armed men in disguise assault a bank. But what seemed like an easy heist, quickly goes wrong with nothing unfolding as planned, and mistrust quickly builds between the two leaders of the gang.

Themes

Political corruption exposure, Power and control dynamics, Profit versus loyalty tensions, Deception within a group, Institutional mistrust and secrecy, Risk management under pressure

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