A Glean movie guide
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A curated selection of the most clever, tense, and iconic heist films ever made.
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The movie list
- 01
Ocean's Eleven
A charismatic ensemble cast pulls off a stylish, high-stakes casino robbery with effortless cool.
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.
- 02
Inside Man
This sophisticated bank robbery thriller keeps you guessing with a brilliant psychological game of cat and mouse.
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
- 03
Heat
Renowned for its hyper-realistic action, this epic crime saga pits a professional thief against a relentless detective.
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
- 04
The Town
A gritty, character-driven look at bank robbers in Boston struggling to escape their criminal roots.
A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.
- 05
Baby Driver
A unique, high-energy heist film where every action sequence is perfectly choreographed to a killer soundtrack.
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
- 06
Hell or High Water
A modern Western-style heist film that focuses on the desperate motives behind a string of bank robberies.
A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
- 07
Rififi
This foundational classic features a legendary 30-minute heist sequence executed in near-total silence.
Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.
- 08
Logan Lucky
A fun, blue-collar take on the heist genre that finds humor and heart in a NASCAR-track robbery.
Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- 09
The Usual Suspects
A masterclass in non-linear storytelling that centers on a mysterious criminal mastermind and a heist gone wrong.
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
- 10
Widows
A powerful ensemble cast drives this modern, character-focused story about women taking control of their futures.
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.