Movies by Lists - Best Heist Movies of All Time (86 [88]) 
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| American AnimalsFour young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history. | 2018 | Bart Layton | Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller | 7.0 (42.7K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Ant-ManArmed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, pull off a plan that will save the world. | 2015 | Peyton Reed | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi | 7.3 (627.1K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| Asphalt Jungle, TheA major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel. | 1950 | John Huston (*) | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 7.9 (26K votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| Baby DriverAfter being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. | 2017 | Edgar Wright | Action, Crime, Drama, Music, Thriller | 7.6 (495.5K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Band of Outsiders [Bande a part]Two crooks with a fondness for old Hollywood B-movies convince a languages student to help them commit a robbery. | 1964 | Jean-Luc Godard (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 7.7 (24.4K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| BanditsTwo bank robbers fall in love with the girl they've kidnapped. | 2001 | Barry Levinson (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance | 6.5 (67.5K votes) | 123 | 20211228 |
| Bank Job, TheMartine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets. | 2008 | Roger Donaldson | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.2 (179.1K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Bling Ring, TheInspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes. | 2013 | Sofia Coppola | Biography, Crime, Drama | 5.6 (86.6K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Bob le flambeurAfter losing big, an aging gambler decides to assemble a team to rob a casino. | 1956 | Jean-Pierre Melville (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.7 (11.7K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Bonnie and ClydeBored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks. | 1967 | Arthur Penn (*) | Action, Biography, Crime, Drama | 7.8 (109.8K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Bottle RocketThree friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run. | 1996 | Wes Anderson (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 7.0 (74.9K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Burnt Orange Heresy, TheHired to procure a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art scholar becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control. | 2019 | Giuseppe Capotondi | Drama, Thriller | 6.1 (5.3K votes) | 99 | 20221228 |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidWyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia. | 1969 | George Roy Hill (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama, Western | 8.0 (211.5K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Cercle Rouge, LeAfter leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist. | 1970 | Jean-Pierre Melville (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 8.0 (24.6K votes) | 140 | 20211228 |
| Danger - DiabolikMaster thief Diabolik and his sensual lover Eva Kant pull off heist after heist, all while Inspector Ginko's cops and envious gangsters led by Ralph Valmont are gunning for them. | 1968 | Mario Bava (*) | Action, Comedy, Crime | 6.5 (6.4K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Dog Day AfternoonThree amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does | 1975 | Sidney Lumet (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 8.0 (249.5K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Dragged Across ConcreteOnce two overzealous cops get suspended from the force, they must delve into the criminal underworld to get their proper compensation. | 2018 | S. Craig Zahler | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.9 (43K votes) | 159 | 20211228 |
| DriveAn action drama about a mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic who moonlights as a getaway driver, and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor. | 2011 | Nicolas Winding Refn | Action, Drama | 7.8 (607.6K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Driver, TheA getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective. | 1978 | Walter Hill | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.2 (15.8K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Duck, You SuckerA low-life bandit and an I.R.A. explosives expert rebel against the government and become heroes of the Mexican Revolution. | 1971 | Sergio Leone (*) | Drama, War, Western | 7.6 (33.7K votes) | 138 | 20211228 |
| Fast FiveDominic Toretto and his crew of street racers plan a massive heist to buy their freedom while in the sights of a powerful Brazilian drug lord and a dangerous federal agent. | 2011 | Justin Lin | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.3 (371.6K votes) | 130 | 20211228 |
| Fate of the Furious, TheWhen a mysterious woman seduces Dominic Toretto into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before. | 2017 | F. Gary Gray | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.6 (223.2K votes) | 136 | 20211228 |
| Fish Called Wanda, AIn London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister. | 1988 | Charles Crichton, John Cleese | Comedy, Crime | 7.5 (139.2K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Fistful Of Dynamite, A [Giù la Testa]A low-life bandit and an I.R.A. explosives expert rebel against the government and become heroes of the Mexican Revolution. | 1971 | Sergio Leone (*) | Drama, War, Western | 7.6 (33.7K votes) | 138 | 20211228 |
| Friends of Eddie Coyle, TheAfter his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time. | 1973 | Peter Yates | Crime, Drama | 7.5 (10.3K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Getaway, TheA recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry. | 1972 | Sam Peckinpah (*) | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.4 (31.4K votes) | 123 | 20211228 |
| Good Thief, TheAn aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move. | 2002 | Neil Jordan | Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 6.5 (10.4K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| Great Train Robbery, The [The First Great Train Robbery]England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out. | 1978 | Michael Crichton | Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.9 (17.5K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| HeistA career jewel thief finds himself at tense odds with his longtime partner, a crime boss who sends his nephew to keep watch. | 2001 | David Mamet | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.5 (35.6K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| Hell or High WaterA divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas. | 2016 | David Mackenzie | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western | 7.6 (219.9K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| InceptionA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster. | 2010 | Christopher Nolan (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 8.8 (2.2M votes) | 148 | 20211228 |
| Inside ManA police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation. | 2006 | Spike Lee (*) | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 7.6 (361.2K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| Italian Job, TheComic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam. | 1969 | Peter Collinson | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 7.3 (45.3K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| Italian Job, TheAfter being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally. | 2003 | F. Gary Gray | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.0 (358K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Jackie BrownA flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the FBI for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the drug dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed. | 1997 | Quentin Tarantino (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.5 (337.3K votes) | 154 | 20211228 |
| KajillionaireA woman's life is turned upside down when her criminal parents invite an outsider to join them on a major heist they're planning. | 2020 | Miranda July | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 6.4 (21.2K votes) | 104 | 20231016 |
| Kelly's HerosA group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. | 1970 | Brian G. Hutton | Adventure, Comedy, War | 7.6 (48.3K votes) | 144 | 20211228 |
| Killing, TheCrook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery. | 1956 | Stanley Kubrick (*) | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 8.0 (87.3K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
| LadyKillers, TheFive oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians. | 1955 | Alexander Mackendrick (*) | Comedy, Crime | 7.7 (28.7K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Lavender Hill Mob, TheA meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers. | 1951 | Charles Crichton (*) | Comedy, Crime | 7.6 (13.9K votes) | 78 | 20211228 |
| Lock, Stock And Two Smoking BarrelsEddy persuades his three pals to pool money for a vital poker game against a powerful local mobster, Hatchet Harry. Eddy loses, after which Harry gives him a week to pay back 500,000 pounds. | 1998 | Guy Ritchie (*) | Action, Comedy, Crime | 8.2 (564.7K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Logan LuckyTwo brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. | 2017 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | 7.0 (149K votes) | 118 | 20220822 |
| Lookout, TheChris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in | 2007 | Scott Frank | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.0 (58.2K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| Man From U.N.C.L.E., TheIn the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons. | 2015 | Guy Ritchie (*) | Action, Adventure, Comedy | 7.3 (296.5K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Mission ImpossibleAn American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization. | 1996 | Brian De Palma (*) | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7.1 (409.4K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Mission Impossible IIIIMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancée in response. | 2006 | J.J. Abrams (*) | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 6.9 (345.8K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Mission Impossible IV - Ghost ProtocolThe IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name. | 2011 | Brad Bird | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7.4 (476.3K votes) | 132 | 20211228 |
| Mission Impossible Rogue NationEthan and his team take on their most impossible mission yet when they have to eradicate an international rogue organization as highly skilled as they are and committed to destroying the IMF. | 2015 | Christopher McQuarrie | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7.4 (360K votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| Newton Boys, TheThe story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence. | 1998 | Richard Linklater (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, History, Western | 6.1 (11.2K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Nine Queens [Nueve reinas]Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps (the "nine queens"). | 2000 | Fabián Bielinsky | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.9 (52K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| No Sudden MoveA group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways. | 2021 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 6.5 (30.4K votes) | 115 | 20220315 |
| Ocean's 8Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's yearly Met Gala. | 2018 | Gary Ross | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.3 (206.8K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Ocean's 11Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously. | 2001 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Crime, Thriller | 7.7 (549.9K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Ocean's 13Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff. | 2007 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Crime, Thriller | 6.9 (337.1K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Out of SightA career bank robber breaks out of jail, and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a U.S. Marshal he has kidnapped. | 1998 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 7.0 (90.6K votes) | 123 | 20211228 |
| Pink Panther, TheThe bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink Pant | 1963 | Blake Edwards (*) | Comedy, Crime, Romance | 7.1 (51.2K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Point BreakAn F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers. | 1991 | Kathryn Bigelow | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.3 (174.1K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Public EnemiesThe Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. | 2009 | Michael Mann (*) | Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History | 7.0 (294K votes) | 140 | 20211228 |
| Reservoir DogsWhen a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant. | 1992 | Quentin Tarantino (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 8.3 (976.6K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| RififiFour men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes... | 1955 | Jules Dassin | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 8.1 (33.2K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| Rogue OneIn a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction. | 2016 | Gareth Edwards | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.8 (593.3K votes) | 133 | 20211228 |
| RoninA freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians. | 1998 | John Frankenheimer (*) | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.3 (180K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Score, TheAn aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist. | 2001 | Frank Oz | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.8 (126.2K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| Set It OffDesperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other. | 1996 | F. Gary Gray | Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 6.8 (16.5K votes) | 123 | 20220822 |
| Sexy BeastBrutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them. | 2000 | Jonathan Glazer | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.3 (60.2K votes) | 89 | 20220414 |
| Small Time CrooksA loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success. | 2000 | Woody Allen (*) | Comedy, Crime | 6.7 (38.4K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| SnatchUnscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond. | 2000 | Guy Ritchie (*) | Comedy, Crime | 8.2 (826.3K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| SneakersA security pro finds his past coming back to haunt him, when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item. | 1992 | Phil Alden Robinson | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 7.1 (57.8K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Spanish Prisoner, TheAn employee of a corporation with a lucrative secret process is tempted to betray it. But there's more to it than that. | 1997 | David Mamet | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 7.2 (24.2K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Sting, TheTwo grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con. | 1973 | George Roy Hill (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 8.3 (254.4K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| Take the Money and RunThe life and times of Virgil Starkwell, inept bank robber. | 1969 | Woody Allen (*) | Comedy, Crime | 7.3 (29.5K votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
| Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 TheFour armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. The city's police are faced with a conundrum: Even if it's paid, how could they get away? | 1974 | Joseph Sargent | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.7 (29.7K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| ThiefAn ace safe cracker wants to do one last big heist for the mob before going straight. | 1981 | Michael Mann (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.4 (29.5K votes) | 123 | 20211228 |
| Thomas Crown Affair, TheA very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective. | 1999 | John McTiernan (*) | Crime, Romance, Thriller | 6.9 (91.4K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Thomas Crown Affair, TheA debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist, only to match wits with a sexy insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man. | 1968 | Norman Jewison (*) | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 7.0 (24.5K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Three KingsIn the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help. | 1999 | David O. Russell | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War | 7.1 (167.9K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Thunderbolt And LightfootWith the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist. | 1974 | Michael Cimino (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 7.0 (24.6K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| To Catch a ThiefA retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation. | 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock (*) | Mystery, Romance, Thriller | 7.4 (70.8K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| TopkapiA conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger. | 1964 | Jules Dassin | Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 7.0 (9.5K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Tower HeistWhen a group of hard-working guys find out they've fallen victim to their wealthy employer's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence. | 2011 | Brett Ratner | Action, Comedy, Crime | 6.2 (140.3K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Town, TheA proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold Claire, the assistant manager, hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with Claire. | 2010 | Ben Affleck | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.5 (380.9K votes) | 125 | 20220414 |
| Triple FrontierLoyalties are tested when five friends and former special forces operatives reunite to take down a South American drug lord, unleashing a chain of unintended consequences. | 2019 | J.C. Chandor | Action, Thriller | 6.4 (130.3K votes) | 125 | 20221228 |
| Usual Suspects, TheA sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup. | 1995 | Bryan Singer (*) | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 8.5 (1M votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| WidowsFour women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. | 2018 | Steve McQueen (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.8 (94K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| Wild Bunch, TheAn aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them. | 1969 | Sam Peckinpah (*) | Action, Adventure, Western | 7.9 (82.6K votes) | 135 | 20211228 |
| Wrath of ManThe plot follows H, a cold and mysterious character working at a cash truck company responsible for moving hundreds of millions of dollars around Los Angeles each week. | 2021 | Guy Ritchie (*) | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.1 (136.5K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
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