Movies by Lists - Con-artist and Caper movies (77 [77]) 
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| Art Of The Steal, TheCrunch Calhoun, a semi-reformed art thief, agrees to get his old gang back together to pull off one last heist. | 2013 | Jonathan Sobol | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.3 (24.4K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| At the End of the Tunnel [Al Final del Túnel]A paraplegic computer engineer in a wheelchair starts hearing noises and voices of bank robbers in his basement. | 2016 | Rodrigo Grande | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.1 (13.5K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Aura, The [El aura]A deluded taxidermist plans the perfect crime. | 2005 | Fabián Bielinsky | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.2 (13.9K votes) | 134 | 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 |
| Bedtime StoryTwo scam artists prey on women for their money. They clash in a Mediterranean hot spot. Will the cultured, high-class con artist come out on top, or will the rough small-change scammer rise to win the wager? | 1964 | Ralph Levy | Comedy | 6.7 (2K votes) | 99 | 20220414 |
| Best Laid PlansA botched robbery leads two crooks and an unwitting buddy into a web of passion, crime and murder in this twist-laden film noir. | 1999 | Mike Barker | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.1 (7.7K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Big Deal on Madonna Street [I Soliti Ignoti]A motley quintet of inept small-time thieves attempt the burglary of a local pawnshop in this Italian farce. | 1958 | Mario Monicelli | Comedy, Crime | 8.0 (10.2K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| Big Hand for the Little Lady, AComedy western in which a traveler bets more money than he can afford in a poker game, and unusual events follow. | 1966 | Fielder Cook | Western | 7.3 (4.2K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Big NothingA frustrated, unemployed professor joins forces with a scammer and a friend of his in a blackmailing scheme. | 2006 | Jean-Baptiste Andrea | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.8 (30.4K votes) | 86 | 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 |
| Burglars, The [Le casse]In 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plan an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector but the corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail. | 1971 | Henri Verneuil | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.6 (2.4K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| CharlestonCon-man tries to pull a fast one on what appears to be an easy prey, but his ""victim"" scams him for five million dollars! | 1977 | Marcello Fondato | Comedy | 5.6 (1K votes) | 93 | 20220822 |
| Charley VarrickA man, his wife and their friend stage a bloody bank robbery without realizing they are stealing from the Mob. | 1973 | Don Siegel (*) | Drama | 7.5 (12.1K votes) | 111 | 20220414 |
| Cold DeckWhen a poker player hits rock bottom, he enlists his best friend to pull off a high-stakes heist. | 2015 | Zack Bernbaum | Crime, Drama | 5.5 (1.7K votes) | 80 | 20220415 |
| Dead PresidentsA Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed. | 1995 | Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War | 6.9 (21.6K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| DerailedWhen two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, the two must turn the tables on him to save their families. | 2005 | Mikael Håfström | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.6 (72.9K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsTwo con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first. | 1988 | Frank Oz | Comedy, Crime | 7.4 (69.7K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Disorganized CrimeCareer criminal Frank plans a bank heist and sends for his buddies to help pull the job. Before his buddies arrive, he's caught, forcing his cohorts to pull the job alone. Frank soon escapes, setting off a search by the bumbling c... | 1989 | Jim Kouf | Action, Comedy, Crime | 6.2 (2.4K votes) | 98 | 20220822 |
| 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 |
| FlypaperA man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at the same bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love. | 2011 | Rob Minkoff | Comedy, Crime, Mystery | 6.4 (32.6K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| FocusIn the midst of veteran con man Nicky's latest scheme, a woman from his past - now an accomplished femme fatale - shows up and throws his plans for a loop. | 2015 | Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance | 6.6 (236.1K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| FoolproofKevin, Sam and Rob are founding members of a theoretical group which pulls off heists. Leo, a gangster, blackmails them into pulling off a real multi-million dollar heist. Now it's up to them to get out alive. | 2003 | William Phillips | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.5 (10.3K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Fun with Dick and JaneWhen an affluent couple lose all their money following a series of blunders, they turn to a life of crime to make ends meet. | 2005 | Dean Parisot | Comedy, Crime | 6.2 (142.4K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| GambitAn English cat burglar needs a Eurasian dancer's help to pull off the perfect heist, but even the most foolproof schemes have a way of backfiring. | 1966 | Ronald Neame | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 7.1 (5.7K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| GambitAn art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen. | 2012 | Michael Hoffman | Comedy, Crime | 5.7 (24.5K votes) | 89 | 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 |
| Going in StyleDesperate 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. | 2017 | Zach Braff | Comedy, Crime | 6.6 (82.8K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Grand Slam [Ad ogni costo]At the suggestion of a retired professor, a motley group of criminals plans the robbery of a Brazilian diamond company but it must contend with a new alarm system and the mutual distrust among its members. | 1967 | Giuliano Montaldo | Crime, Drama | 6.9 (1.2K votes) | 121 | 20211228 |
| Harry and Walter Go to New YorkIn 1892, two vaudevillians and petty con artists get involved, together with the most notorious bank robber, in a New York City bank heist. | 1976 | Mark Rydell | Comedy, Crime | 5.5 (1K votes) | 115 | 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 |
| High Rollers [Bluff storia di truffe e di imbroglioni]During the 1920s France, con-men Philip and Felice escape prison and join forces to swindle Philip's rich ex-wife Belle. | 1976 | Sergio Corbucci | Comedy, Crime | 7.5 (3.8K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| House of GamesA psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men. | 1987 | David Mamet | Crime, Thriller | 7.3 (22.1K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Il BidoneA trio of con-men led by a lonesome swindler must deal with their job and family pressures. | 1955 | Federico Fellini (*) | Comedy, Drama | 7.5 (5.9K votes) | 92 | 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 |
| Jackpot [Arme Riddere]Terrified and bloody, Oscar Svendsen awakes clinched to a shotgun in a strippers joint. Around him 8 dead men, and police aiming at him. To Oscar it's clear that he is innocent. It all started when four chaps won 1,7 million on the p | 2011 | Magnus Martens | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.6 (3.2K votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
| 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 |
| LassiterA handsome jewel thief is arrested and in order to avoid prison, must break into the heavily guarded German Embassy to steal millions in gems. | 1984 | Roger Young | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 5.9 (2.4K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| League of Gentlemen, TheA disgruntled veteran recruits a group of disgraced colleagues to perform a bank robbery with military precision. | 1960 | Basil Dearden | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.3 (4.4K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| 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 |
| Matchstick MenA phobic con artist and his protégé are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. | 2003 | Ridley Scott (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.3 (128.9K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| MaverickBret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief. | 1994 | Richard Donner | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western | 7.0 (108.8K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| Nick the Sting [Gli amici di Nick Hezard]Nick Hezard, a young con man, wants to avenge the death of a friend of his and organizes a swindle trying to cheat Robert Turner, an American businessman he thinks responsible for his friend's death. He succeeds in getting a hundr... | 1976 | Fernando Di Leo | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.0 (251 votes) | 97 | 20230328 |
| 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 |
| One Night at McCool'sEvery man has a different recollection of the beautiful young woman who wreaked havoc on their lives during one heated night. | 2001 | Harald Zwart | Comedy, Crime | 6.1 (30.4K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| Outfit, TheEarl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank. | 1973 | John Flynn | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.0 (3.4K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Paper MoonDuring the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership. | 1973 | Peter Bogdanovich (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 8.1 (45.9K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| ParkerA thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest | 2013 | Taylor Hackford | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.2 (120.6K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| Perfect FridayThe deputy manager of a London bank has worked out a way to rob the branch of £200,000. When he becomes involved with the attractive Lady Dorset he decides to go ahead with his plan. He needs her help and that of her philandering spe | 1970 | Peter Hall | Comedy, Crime | 6.4 (727 votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Quick ChangeThree thieves successfully rob a New York City bank, but making the escape from the city proves to be almost impossible. | 1990 | Howard Franklin, Bill Murray | Comedy, Crime | 6.8 (20.4K votes) | 89 | 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 |
| RoundersA young, reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks, while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school. | 1998 | John Dahl | Crime, Drama | 7.3 (149.5K votes) | 121 | 20220414 |
| 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 |
| Scuola di ladriThe incredible funny story of 3 strangers with the same last name that are drawn together by one criminal mastermind. | 1986 | Neri Parenti | Comedy | 5.7 (1.3K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Seven ThievesA motley crew of professional thieves plans the robbery of a Monte Carlo casino vault. | 1960 | Henry Hathaway | Crime, Drama | 6.5 (1.4K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| ShadeA group of hustlers encounter "The Dean" and pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster. | 2003 | Damian Nieman | Crime, Thriller | 6.3 (12.6K votes) | 101 | 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 II, TheA team of cons is planning a new scam involving betting on a boxing match but one of its past victims aims to exact revenge by eliminating the whole group. | 1983 | Jeremy Kagan | Comedy, Crime | 4.9 (2.2K votes) | 101 | 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 |
| SuckerYouTube sensation Mychonny stars as a young Chinese-Australian who becomes the clumsy protégé of a seasoned con man (Timothy Spall, star of Mr. Turner) and his attractive daughter. | 2015 | Ben Chessell | Comedy | 5.7 (581 votes) | 90 | 20220414 |
| Swindled [Incautos]In a flashback, Ernesto, a young con man, tells us how he got to the edge of a big score: childhood in an orphanage, youthful smash-and-grab burglaries until his partner is caught, then tutelage from Lefty, an aging swindler. Afte... | 2004 | Miguel Bardem | Crime, Thriller, Drama | 6.7 (1K votes) | 110 | 20220822 |
| Swindlers (Il Bidone) (English subtitles), TheA trio of con-men led by a lonesome swindler must deal with their job and family pressures. | 1955 | Federico Fellini (*) | Comedy, Drama | 7.5 (5.9K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Swindlers, The [Kkun]Unlikely allies from different sides of the law must work together to achieve a common goal -- trapping the world's most legendary con man. | 2017 | Chang Won Jang | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.6 (1.9K votes) | 117 | 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 |
| Thieves, The [Dodookdeul]After a heist in South Korea, a gang of 5+1 fly to Hong Kong to look into a heist, in a Macau casino, of a $30M diamond, planned by someone unreliable. He brings in HK thieves as well. Can anyone be trusted? | 2012 | Dong-hoon Choi | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.8 (10K votes) | 135 | 20211228 |
| Thin Ice [The Convincer]A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer. | 2011 | Jill Sprecher | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 6.2 (4.9K votes) | 93 | 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 |
| To Rob a Thief [Ladrón que roba a ladrón]Two former thieves reunite to rob the biggest thief they know -- Moctesuma Valdez, a TV infomercial guru who's made millions selling worthless health products to poor Latino immigrants. When none of their affiliates want to go und... | 2007 | Joe Menendez | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Romance, Western | 6.6 (2K votes) | 98 | 20231013 |
| 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 |
| UnknownFive men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive. | 2006 | Simon Brand | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 6.4 (30.4K votes) | 85 | 20220723 |
| 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 |
| VabankSet in Warsaw in 1930's. After six years in jail, framed for bank robbery by an accomplice, the legendary Kwinto has only revenge on his mind. He is a safecracker in the old style, a thief with a sense of pride and loyalty. Upon leav | 1981 | Juliusz Machulski (*) | Comedy, Crime | 7.9 (4.3K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Vabank II, czyli ripostaConvict Kramer manages to escape from prison. Before leaving for Switzerland, he wants to take revenge on Kwinto, the man who sent him to jail. | 1985 | Juliusz Machulski (*) | Comedy, Crime | 7.5 (2.6K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| War Wagon, TheThe story of a man who was shot, robbed and imprisoned who returns to steal a large gold shipment from the man who wronged him. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the War Wagon. | 1967 | Burt Kennedy | Western | 6.9 (9.6K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |