Movies by Lists - Great Caper-Heist Films (71 [75]) 
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| ArgoActing under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979. | 2012 | Ben Affleck | Biography, Drama, Thriller | 7.7 (598.7K votes) | 120 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Bank ShotA motley crew of criminals plans to rob a Los Angeles bank that's temporarily located in a mobile home during renovations. | 1974 | Gower Champion | Comedy, Crime | 5.5 (1K votes) | 83 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Brinks Job, TheA fictional retelling of the infamous Brink's Company robbery in Boston, which took place on January 17th, 1950, with a score of $2.700.000, and cost the American taxpayers $29.000.000 to apprehend the culprits with only $58.000 reco | 1978 | William Friedkin (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama, History | 6.5 (3K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Castle Of Cagliostro, TheA dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to. | 1979 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 7.6 (29.7K votes) | 102 | 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 |
| CriminalTwo con artists try to swindle a currency collector by selling him a counterfeit copy of an extremely rare currency bill. | 2004 | Gregory Jacobs | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.4 (10.4K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| EntrapmentAn insurance agent is sent by her employer to track down and help capture an art thief. | 1999 | Jon Amiel | Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller | 6.3 (113.4K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Escape to AthenaA World War II adventure involving a group of Allied P.O.W.s, Nazis, black market priceless art treasures, Greek resistance, a Greek monastery, and a secret German rocket base. | 1979 | George P. Cosmatos | Action, Adventure, Comedy, War | 5.6 (5.2K votes) | 2 | 20220912 |
| Family BusinessAn ex professor offers Adam $1,000,000 to "get" some plasma from a high tech company's lab. Adam asks his criminal grandpa for help. Can they convince Adam's now honest dad to join? | 1989 | Sidney Lumet (*) | Crime, Drama | 5.7 (12.8K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| FantomasThe best men of France - a brave journalist and an extremely energetic commissioner - attack the trail of a mysterious criminal mastermind. | 1964 | André Hunebelle | Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy | 7.0 (10.2K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| FirefoxA pilot is sent into the Soviet Union on a mission to steal a prototype jet fighter that can be partially controlled by a neuralink. | 1982 | Clint Eastwood (*) | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 6.0 (26.9K votes) | 136 | 20211228 |
| Fun with Dick and JaneWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation. | 1977 | Ted Kotcheff | Comedy, Crime | 6.4 (4.5K votes) | 95 | 20220414 |
| 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 |
| Going In StyleThree friends living on the dole decide to rob a bank. | 1979 | Martin Brest (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 7.1 (3.2K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| GoldfingerWhile investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. | 1964 | Guy Hamilton (*) | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7.7 (184.9K votes) | 110 | 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 |
| Great Escape, TheAllied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. | 1963 | John Sturges (*) | Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War | 8.2 (237.9K votes) | 172 | 20211228 |
| Great Muppet Caper, TheKermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy. | 1981 | Jim Henson | Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Musical, Mystery | 7.2 (15.1K votes) | 97 | 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 |
| HeatA group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist. | 1995 | Michael Mann (*) | Action, Crime, Drama | 8.2 (623.4K votes) | 170 | 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 |
| Hot Rock, TheDortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it... | 1972 | Peter Yates | Action, Comedy, Crime | 6.8 (6.1K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| How to Steal a MillionThe daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret. | 1966 | William Wyler (*) | Comedy, Crime, Romance | 7.6 (26.8K votes) | 123 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Killer ForceA five-man team of professionals undertake a daring robbery at a diamond mine. | 1976 | Val Guest | Action, Crime, Thriller | 5.4 (628 votes) | 102 | 20220315 |
| 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 |
| Ladykillers,TheAn eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a classical ensemble in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting but sharp old landlady. | 2004 | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.2 (103.3K votes) | 104 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Maiden Heist. TheA comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum. | 2009 | Peter Hewitt | Comedy, Crime | 6.1 (16.5K votes) | 90 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 11Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night. | 1960 | Lewis Milestone | Comedy, Crime, Music, Thriller | 6.6 (22.7K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| Ocean's 12Daniel Ocean recruits one more team member so he can pull off three major European heists in this sequel to Ocean's Eleven (2001). | 2004 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Crime, Thriller | 6.5 (378.6K votes) | 125 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Return of the Pink Panther, TheInspector Jacque Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is put on the case when the Pink Panther diamond is stolen, with the Phantom's trademark glove the only clue. | 1975 | Blake Edwards (*) | Comedy, Crime, Mystery | 7.1 (26.8K votes) | 113 | 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 |
| Rough CutTwo sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels. Despite a continuous exchange of quips they eventually become romantically involved. | 1980 | Don Siegel, Peter R. Hunt, Robert Ellis Miller | Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance | 5.6 (1.2K votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| Sam WhiskeyA widow hires an ex-gambler to retrieve gold bars from a sunken river boat in Colorado and discreetly return them to the Federal Mint, from where they had been stolen by her dead husband. | 1969 | Arnold Laven | Comedy, Western | 5.9 (1.5K votes) | 96 | 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 |
| Secret War of Harry Frigg, TheIn 1943, a group of captured Allied military can't agree on an escape plan, The allies headquarters develop a plan and send in a man who they hope is captured, to coordinate the captives' escape. | 1968 | Jack Smight | Comedy, War | 6.4 (1.6K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Seven Golden Men [7 uomini d'oro]One of the best intrigue/caper movies ever made! Delightful is the perfect word to describe this film that is full of sci-fi gimmicks, plot twists, slick and not-so-slick criminals, and gorgeous dames. Podesta is a 100% bonafide KNOCKOUT! | 1965 | Marco Vicario | Crime | 6.7 (400 votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Seven Golden Men Strike Again [Il grande colpo dei 7 uomini d'oro]The Professor (Leroy) and his men are captured by U.S. agents during an attempted train robbery. To avoid jail, they must kidnap a Latin dictator. The film is filled with cool sci-fi gadgets, including flying jetpacks. Austin Powers | 1966 | Marco Vicario | Adventure, Comedy | 5.9 (169 votes) | 97 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| They Came to Rob Las Vegas [Las Vegas, 500 millones]A casino blackjack dealer plots with his girlfriend and a group of criminals to hijack and rob an armored car carrying a $7 million in cash while it's in route between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. | 1968 | Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi | Crime, Drama | 6.1 (585 votes) | 124 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Touch and GoTouch and Go is a 1980 Australian heist film starring Wendy Hughes. | 1980 | Peter Maxwell | Comedy, Crime | 5.5 (35 votes) | 93 | 20220912 |
| Vuelo de la cigüeña, ElA dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to. | 1979 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | 7.6 (31.3K votes) | 102 | 20230126 |
| Who's Minding the MintA mint worker accidentally destroys some money and decides to break in and reprint it, but finds he has some unwanted partners. | 1967 | Howard Morris | Comedy | 7.1 (1.1K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| Why MeA jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the C.I.A. | 1990 | Gene Quintano | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime | 6.0 (1.2K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| Wrecking Crew, TheGold bullion worth USD 1 billion has been stolen from a hijacked train in Denmark. The main suspect is Count Massimo Contini. The US government sends Matt Helm, one of its top agents, to investigate and recover the gold. | 1968 | Phil Karlson (*) | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 5.6 (3.1K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Mission: Impossible | 1966 | nan | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| It Takes a Thief | 1968 | nan | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama | 7.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Hustle | 2004 | nan | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 8.2 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Leverage | 2008 | nan | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 7.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |