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Famous Heist Movies

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Director
Year
Target
Known For
Ocean's Eleven
Steven Soderbergh20013 Las Vegas casinosClooney + Pitt + 9 others, slick and stylish, the heist movie that made heist movies cool again
Heat
Michael Mann1995Banks and armored carsDe Niro vs. Pacino diner scene, downtown LA shootout, cops and robbers as mirror images
The Italian Job (1969)
Peter Collinson1969Gold bullion in TurinMini Cooper chase through Turin, Michael Caine's 'blow the bloody doors off', cliffhanger ending
Inception
Christopher Nolan2010Planting an idea (reverse heist)Dream-within-a-dream heist, spinning top ending debate, bending cities, BRAAAM
Inside Man
Spike Lee2006Manhattan Trust bankPerfect crime nobody figures out, Denzel vs. Clive Owen, Spike Lee's most commercial hit
The Sting
George Roy Hill1973Mob boss's betting operationNewman + Redford con masterclass, Scott Joplin ragtime, Best Picture Oscar, the ultimate con movie
Rififi
Jules Dassin1955Parisian jewelry store30-minute heist scene with NO dialogue or music, grandfather of all heist films, French noir perfection
Baby Driver
Edgar Wright2017Various bank jobsEntire film choreographed to the soundtrack, Ansel Elgort's getaway driving, iPod as weapon
Die Hard
John McTiernan1988Nakatomi Plaza vaultHans Gruber's heist disguised as terrorism, 'Yippee-ki-yay', is it a Christmas movie? (yes)
The Town
Ben Affleck2010Boston banksCharlestown bank robbers, nun disguises, Fenway Park escape, Affleck's directing breakout
Logan Lucky
Steven Soderbergh2017Charlotte Motor SpeedwayRedneck Ocean's Eleven, Daniel Craig as a bleached-blond convict, NASCAR heist comedy
A Fish Called Wanda
Charles Crichton1988Diamond heist gone wrongJohn Cleese + Jamie Lee Curtis comedy heist, Kevin Kline's Oscar-winning idiot, British humor + crime
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
John McTiernan1999Monet painting from Met MuseumPierce Brosnan as suave billionaire thief, bowler hat switcheroo, remake better than original
Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino1992Diamond wholesalerYou never see the heist, color-coded names, Stuck in the Middle With You ear scene, Tarantino's debut
Now You See Me
Louis Leterrier2013Banks via magic showsMagicians as bank robbers, 'The closer you look, the less you see', twist-filled spectacle

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