A Glean movie guide
Twisted Heists
Expect the unexpected
Robberies built on sharp turns, double-crosses, and stunning final reveals.
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The movie list
- 01
Inside Man
A masterclass in bank sieges featuring layered deception and an unexpected resolution.
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.
- 02
The Usual Suspects
Famous for a major twist ending that completely recontextualizes the criminal narrative.
The lone survivor of an explosive heist gone wrong recounts for interrogators the events that began with five disparate criminals assembled for a police lineup - with alleged criminal mastermind Keyser Soze at the center of it all.
- 03
The Sting
A legendary long-con classic renowned for its clever final misdirection.
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
- 04
Now You See Me
High-octane magic shows masking elaborate robberies with a surprising mastermind reveal.
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
- 05
Logan Lucky
A clever Southern-fried heist movie packed with operational misdirection.
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.
- 06
Den of Thieves
A gritty tactical showdown against the Federal Reserve with a sharp narrative pivot.
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
- 07
Widows
A gripping crime drama where sudden double-crosses reshape a high-stakes job.
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.
- 08
Heist
David Mamet's intricate thriller features constant loyalty shifts and double-crosses.
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane, and their utility man, Pinky Pincus, find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.