Heist movies
A robbery/heist engine: planning, timing pressure, obstacles, misdirection, and the getaway fallout.
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A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
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A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.
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53. Momentum
Action Crime Thriller Spy Action Heist2015•1h 36min
South Africa, United States
Director: Stephen S. Campanelli
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When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin and his team of killers. Armed with her own set of lethal skills, Alex looks to exact revenge for her murdered friends while uncovering the truth.
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54. Victoria
Crime Thriller Romance Heist Mind Game Thriller2015•2h 18min
Germany, United States
Director: Sebastian Schipper
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One reckless Berlin night turns a chance flirtation into a real-time heist. A young Spanish woman falls in with four streetwise guys, and a mob boss forces them into a drug-fueled bank job. Now every turn, every siren, and every choice drags her deeper into a city she no longer recognizes.
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The true story of the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, the grandson of the founder of the Heineken brewery, and his driver. They were released after a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders was paid.
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56. The Forger
Thriller Crime Drama Heist Cover-Up Thriller2014•1h 35min
United States
Director: Philip Martin
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A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release.
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57. Good People
Thriller Crime Action Domestic Thriller Heist2014•1h 30min
Denmark, Sweden
Director: Henrik Ruben Genz
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Tom and Anna Wright, a young American couple, fall into severe debt while renovating Tom's family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of their dream to have a house and start a family, they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them is dead, and he's left behind a stash of cash—$400,000 worth. Though initially hesitant, Tom and Anna decide that the plan is simple: all they have to do is quietly take the money and use only what's necessary to get them out of debt. But when they start spending the money and can't seem to stop, they find themselves the target of a deadly adversary—the thief who stole it—and that's when very bad things start happening to good people.
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The true-life story of a crazy-in-love Queens couple who robbed a series of mafia social clubs and got away with it… for a while… until they stumble upon a score bigger than they ever planned and become targets of both the mob and the FBI.
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While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.
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60. The Art of the Steal
Comedy Crime Dark Comedy Heist2013•1h 30min
Canada, United States
Director: Jonathan Sobol
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Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief, teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. But it's not just about the book for Crunch — he's keen to rewrite some chapters of his own past as well.
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