Famous Heist Movies
Famous Heist Movies is a structured entertainment dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Movie, Director, Year. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 7, 2026
Included fields: Movie, Director, Year, Target, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1955 to 2017
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Movie, Director, and Year across entertainment entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Movie↕ | Director↕ | Year↕ | Target↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ocean's Eleven | Steven Soderbergh | 2001 | 3 Las Vegas casinos | Clooney + Pitt + 9 others, slick and stylish, the heist movie that made heist movies cool again |
Heat | Michael Mann | 1995 | Banks and armored cars | De Niro vs. Pacino diner scene, downtown LA shootout, cops and robbers as mirror images |
The Italian Job (1969) | Peter Collinson | 1969 | Gold bullion in Turin | Mini Cooper chase through Turin, Michael Caine's 'blow the bloody doors off', cliffhanger ending |
Inception | Christopher Nolan | 2010 | Planting an idea (reverse heist) | Dream-within-a-dream heist, spinning top ending debate, bending cities, BRAAAM |
Inside Man | Spike Lee | 2006 | Manhattan Trust bank | Perfect crime nobody figures out, Denzel vs. Clive Owen, Spike Lee's most commercial hit |
The Sting | George Roy Hill | 1973 | Mob boss's betting operation | Newman + Redford con masterclass, Scott Joplin ragtime, Best Picture Oscar, the ultimate con movie |
Rififi | Jules Dassin | 1955 | Parisian jewelry store | 30-minute heist scene with NO dialogue or music, grandfather of all heist films, French noir perfection |
Baby Driver | Edgar Wright | 2017 | Various bank jobs | Entire film choreographed to the soundtrack, Ansel Elgort's getaway driving, iPod as weapon |
Die Hard | John McTiernan | 1988 | Nakatomi Plaza vault | Hans Gruber's heist disguised as terrorism, 'Yippee-ki-yay', is it a Christmas movie? (yes) |
The Town | Ben Affleck | 2010 | Boston banks | Charlestown bank robbers, nun disguises, Fenway Park escape, Affleck's directing breakout |
Logan Lucky | Steven Soderbergh | 2017 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Redneck Ocean's Eleven, Daniel Craig as a bleached-blond convict, NASCAR heist comedy |
A Fish Called Wanda | Charles Crichton | 1988 | Diamond heist gone wrong | John Cleese + Jamie Lee Curtis comedy heist, Kevin Kline's Oscar-winning idiot, British humor + crime |
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) | John McTiernan | 1999 | Monet painting from Met Museum | Pierce Brosnan as suave billionaire thief, bowler hat switcheroo, remake better than original |
Reservoir Dogs | Quentin Tarantino | 1992 | Diamond wholesaler | You never see the heist, color-coded names, Stuck in the Middle With You ear scene, Tarantino's debut |
Now You See Me | Louis Leterrier | 2013 | Banks via magic shows | Magicians as bank robbers, 'The closer you look, the less you see', twist-filled spectacle |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Heist Movies organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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