Movies by Lists - Hands Off the Loot! (1950s Heist films) (65 [69]) 
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| 5 Against the HouseFour vets attending college on the GI Bill and a cabaret singer try to rob a Reno Casino and pull off the perfect crime. | 1955 | Phil Karlson (*) | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller | 5.9 (1.5K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
| Appointment With DangerWhen ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers. | 1950 | Lewis Allen | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 6.6 (1.3K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Armored Car RobberyA well-planned robbery goes awry, with tough cop Cordell in pursuit. | 1950 | Richard Fleischer | Action, Adventure, Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller | 7.0 (2.7K votes) | 67 | 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 |
| Badlanders, TheReleased from the Yuma Prison in 1898, ex-killer John McBain wants to go straight while ex-robber Peter Van Hoek seeks revenge but their destinies eventually converge in the mining town of Prescott. | 1958 | Delmer Daves | Romance, Western | 6.5 (1.4K votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
| Beast From Haunted CaveA group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spider-like monster. | 1959 | Monte Hellman (*) | Crime, Horror, Thriller | 4.4 (2K votes) | 72 | 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 Risk, The [Classe tous risques]A ruthless criminal flees from the pursuit, involving more and more casualties. | 1960 | Claude Sautet | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 7.5 (4.6K votes) | 103 | 20241012 |
| 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 |
| Breaking Point, TheAn otherwise moral captain of a charter boat becomes financially strapped and is drawn into illegal activities in order to keep up payments on his boat. | 1950 | Michael Curtiz (*) | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 7.5 (3.3K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| Burglar, TheDan Duryea and his cronies rob a fake spiritualist and then take it on the lam to Atlantic City. | 1957 | Paul Wendkos | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 6.6 (1.7K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Concrete Jungle, The [The Criminal]In the UK, after pulling a racetrack robbery, repeat offender Johnny Bannion hides the loot in a farmer's field but the police and the local mob come looking for Johnny and the money. | 1960 | Joseph Losey (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.9 (1.4K votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
| Consider All Risks [Classe Tous Risques]A ruthless criminal flees from the pursuit, involving more and more casualties. | 1960 | Claude Sautet | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 7.5 (3.6K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Crime Wave {The City is Dark}Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. | 1953 | André De Toth | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 7.3 (3.8K votes) | 73 | 20211228 |
| Criss CrossAn armored truck driver and his ex-wife conspire with a gang to have his own truck robbed on the route. | 1949 | Robert Siodmak (*) | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 7.5 (8.4K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
| Day They Robbed the Bank of England, TheIn 1901, a group of IRA members decides to rob the Bank of England in order to finance their movement and to embarrass the British government. | 1960 | John Guillermin | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.6 (778 votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
| Drive a Crooked RoadAn upright car mechanic falls in love with the girlfriend of a gangster. This forces him to participate in the criminal underworld. | 1954 | Richard Quine | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 6.9 (1.7K votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
| Fiasco in Milan [Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti]The usual gang of robbers in engaged by a thief from Milan to steal a suitcase full of money, but troubles will menace the success of the operation. | 1959 | Nanni Loy | Comedy, Crime | 7.0 (1.1K votes) | 105 | 20220822 |
| Gideon of Scotland Yard [Gideon's Day]A typical day for Scotland Yard Chief Inspector George Gideon consists of working on several cases at the same time. | 1958 | John Ford (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.7 (1.3K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Good Die Young, TheIn London, three otherwise law-abiding good men and their unscrupulous leader are about to commit a serious crime, but for different reasons. | 1954 | Lewis Gilbert | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.7 (1.2K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Gun CrazyTwo disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree. | 1950 | Joseph H. Lewis (*) | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller | 7.6 (13K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| Guns Girls and GangstersIn Las Vegas, a group of assorted criminals plans the robbery of an armored truck hauling casino money to the bank. | 1959 | Edward L. Cahn | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.2 (516 votes) | 70 | 20211228 |
| Hell BoundAfter World War II, a Los Angeles crime ring uses a complex scheme, involving a freight ship, a junkie, and a corrupt health officer, to smuggle drugs into the USA. | 1957 | William J. Hole Jr. | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 6.3 (590 votes) | 69 | 20211228 |
| Hell Is a CityIn Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who escapes from prison. | 1960 | Val Guest | Crime, Thriller | 7.1 (1.1K votes) | 93 | 20220414 |
| Highway 301Led by a psychopathic killer, a vicious gang of armed robbers terrorizes Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, robbing banks and payrolls and murdering anyone who might identify them | 1950 | Andrew L. Stone | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 6.8 (580 votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
| Hoodlum, TheParoled sociopath and career criminal Vincent Lubeck betrays his family's trust when he masterminds a complex armored car robbery. | 1951 | Max Nosseck | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 6.2 (970 votes) | 61 | 20211228 |
| I ConfessA priest, who comes under suspicion for murder, cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional. | 1953 | Alfred Hitchcock (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.3 (20.5K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| I Died A Thousand TimesAfter aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring - by robbing a resort hotel. | 1955 | Stuart Heisler | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 6.4 (1.1K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| Impulse1955. Drama. Directed by Charles De la Tour & Cy Endfield. Stars Arthur Kennedy, Constance Smith & Joy Shelton. A Night club singer tricks an estate agent into thinking he killed a jewel thief. | 1954 | Cy Endfield | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 6.0 (225 votes) | 80 | 20220731 |
| Impulse1955. Drama. Directed by Charles De la Tour & Cy Endfield. Stars Arthur Kennedy, Constance Smith & Joy Shelton. A Night club singer tricks an estate agent into thinking he killed a jewel thief. | 1954 | Cy Endfield | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 6.0 (225 votes) | 80 | 20220806 |
| Jail BaitVic Brady draws young Don Gregor into a life of crime. He then blackmails Gregor's plastic surgeon father into fixing up his face so he can evade the cops. | 1954 | Edward D. Wood Jr. | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 3.6 (2.6K votes) | 71 | 20211228 |
| Kansas City ConfidentialAn ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits. | 1952 | Phil Karlson (*) | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 7.4 (6.9K votes) | 99 | 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 |
| Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeStarting with a violent prison break, clever, ruthless Ralph Cotter corrupts everyone around him. | 1950 | Gordon Douglas | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller | 7.1 (2K votes) | 102 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Machine-Gun KellyThe criminal exploits of Public Enemy number 1, George 'Machine-Gun' Kelly, during the 1930s. | 1958 | Roger Corman (*) | Action, Biography, Crime, Film-Noir | 6.2 (1.6K votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
| Mailbag Robbery, The [The Flying Scot]Ronnie, earning very little from his own exploits, gathers together a band of villains to carry out a robbery on 'The Flying Scotsman' passenger train. The train is carrying withdrawn bank notes from Scotland to London to be destroye | 1957 | Compton Bennett | Crime, Drama | 6.3 (188 votes) | 70 | 20211228 |
| Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed, AThree horse-racing lovers turn to robbery to appease their gambling appetites. Max is the nice, easygoing, vitamin-gulping guy with an out-sized swallow tube; Gus is his penniless, parasitic friend and Rocky is their bookie pal. Gus | 1958 | Henry Levin | Comedy, Crime | 5.4 (73 votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| No Road BackA blind and deaf woman dedicates her life and sacrifices all she has for her son, a good-for-nothing troublemaker who gets mixed up with a criminal gang that tries to frame him for a robbery. | 1957 | Montgomery Tully | Action, Crime | 5.7 (122 votes) | 83 | 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 |
| Odds Against TomorrowDave Burke hires two very different debt-burdened men for a bank robbery. Suspicion and prejudice threaten to end their partnership. | 1959 | Robert Wise (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.4 (4.5K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Operation AmsterdamWhen Germany invades Holland in 1940, a British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond merchants go to Amsterdam to persuade the Dutch diamond merchants to evacuate their diamond supplies to England. | 1959 | Michael McCarthy | Drama, History, War | 6.4 (726 votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Plunder RoadFive men rob a train in Utah of 10 million dollars in gold and head to Los Angeles in 3 trucks hoping to meet up with their beautiful accomplice, and leave the country. | 1957 | Hubert Cornfield | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 6.9 (1.1K votes) | 72 | 20211228 |
| Private Hell 36When 2 detectives steal $80,000 from a dead robber, one of them suffers from a guilty conscience which could lead to murder. | 1954 | Don Siegel (*) | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 6.7 (1.5K votes) | 81 | 20211228 |
| QuicksandAfter taking 20 dollars from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay it the next day, an auto mechanic falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money which rapidly spirals out of his control. | 1950 | Irving Pichel | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance | 6.6 (2.3K votes) | 79 | 20211228 |
| Radio Cab MurderFred Martin, a taxi driver who is a reformed convict, is used by the police to go undercover in order to help catch a gang of safe robbers. However things start to go wrong when the police stake out the wrong bank and Fred finds hims | 1954 | Vernon Sewell | Crime, Drama | 6.3 (195 votes) | 70 | 20211228 |
| Radio tekee murronEager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded on tape for a later broadcast by his friend Laakso. Things go awry when a gang of real criminals overhear their plans and book the | 1951 | Matti Kassila | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.9 (309 votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Riff Raff Girls [Du rififi chez les femmes]Vicky de Berlin, a female gangster, haunted by wartime memories , runs a floating night-club in Brussel. Marcel, her partner and lover, is in charge of the banknotes forgery manufacture concealed in the bottom of the boat. He decides | 1959 | Alex Joffé | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.3 (57 votes) | 110 | 20220315 |
| 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 |
| River's Edge, TheA murderous thief on the run with stolen loot forces a poor rancher to guide him across the desert into Mexico. Accompanying them is the rancher's wife, who happens to be the killer's former girlfriend. | 1957 | Allan Dwan | Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.4 (1K votes) | 87 | 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 |
| Shield for MurderWhen a brutal police detective Lt. murders a bookmaker's runner for $25,000 in cash, a deaf mute sees him do it and now he finds he must kill again to cover his tracks. | 1954 | Howard W. Koch, Edmond O'Brien | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 6.8 (1.4K votes) | 82 | 20211228 |
| Sound of Fury, TheA man who is down on his luck falls in with a criminal. | 1950 | Cy Endfield | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 7.2 (1.7K votes) | 91 | 20220414 |
| St. Louis Bank RobberyA gang's plans for a St. Louis bank robbery are complicated when the sister of one of the thieves starts voicing her well-founded suspicions. | 1959 | Charles Guggenheim, John Stix | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 5.9 (1.4K votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
| Steel Trap, TheA Los Angeles bank assistant-manager devises a plan to steal money from the bank's vault and to flee to Brazil with his unsuspecting wife. | 1952 | Andrew L. Stone | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 6.9 (1.1K votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
| Time TableIn Arizona, a train's baggage car is robbed of a large payroll, prompting an investigation led by a railroad official-insurance investigator team. | 1956 | Mark Stevens | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery | 6.6 (766 votes) | 80 | 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 |
| Too Many CrooksIn this spoof on crime films, four would-be criminals manage to botch every job they plan. When they try to rob wealthy Billy Gordon (Terry-Thomas) they fail again. But the gang decides to kidnap his daughter. | 1959 | Mario Zampi | Comedy, Crime | 7.0 (1.1K votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
| Touchez Pas au GrisbiAn aging, world-weary gangster is double-crossed and forced out of retirement when his best friend is kidnapped and their stash of eight stolen gold bars demanded as ransom. | 1954 | Jacques Becker (*) | Crime, Drama | 7.8 (7.6K votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
| Two Way StretchDodger Lane (Peter Sellers) has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. He intends to break out of prison, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back into prison before anyone notices. With only a few days' sentence left, and t | 1960 | Robert Day | Comedy, Crime | 6.9 (2.2K votes) | 78 | 20211228 |
| Two-Way StretchDodger Lane (Peter Sellers) has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. He intends to break out of prison, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back into prison before anyone notices. With only a few days' sentence left, and t | 1960 | Robert Day | Comedy, Crime | 6.9 (2.2K votes) | 78 | 20211228 |
| Violent SaturdayThree men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly. | 1955 | Richard Fleischer | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 6.9 (2.3K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| White HeatA psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. | 1949 | Raoul Walsh (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 8.1 (32K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Pint-Sized Client | 1958 | Buzz Kulik | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 8.3 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| The Rebel Set | 1959 | Gene Fowler Jr. | Crime, Drama | 3.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective: The Mickey Farmer Case | 1957 | Roy Del Ruth | Action, Crime, Drama | 7.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Mr. Lucky: The Two Million Dollar Window | 1960 | Boris Sagal | Drama, Thriller | 7.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Mr. Lucky: Operation Fortuna | 1960 | Jack Arnold | Drama, Thriller | 7.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Mike Hammer | 1958 | nan | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery | 8.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |