# Recommend Me Some Heist Movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 30, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336 "2009-03-30T18:19:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/1 "2009-03-30T18:19:03Z")
We’re on a bit of a heist movie binge at Chez Mahna. Last night, we watched [_Rififi_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048021/) and enjoyed it a hell of a lot (though it went a little over the top at times, but that’s par for the course in any 50s film noir) Other heist movies we’ve previously enjoyed: Heat The Italian Job (both the original and remake) The Thomas Crown Affair (ditto) The Score Reservoir Dogs The Usual Suspects Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (and also Snatch, though not as much) So, are there any spectacular must-watch heist movies missing from our list? We lean more towards dark and gritty (like Heat), rather than glossy and flashy (like Oceans Eleven). ---
**Author:** ![Leviosaurus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Leviosaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leviosaurus)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/2 "2009-03-30T18:21:12Z")
My personal favorite Heist movie is [Heist](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252503/). ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/3 "2009-03-30T18:28:30Z")
If you don’t mind mixing genres a bit: **Kelly’s Heroes** and **The Grey Fox**. I’ve never seen **The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3** , but hear it’s a standout of its type. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/4 "2009-03-30T18:30:36Z")
**Sexy Beast** has heist, but is not really a heist movie. Still damn good though. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/5 "2009-03-30T18:38:57Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > I’ve never seen **The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3** , but hear it’s a standout of its type. It is indeed–a fantastic film and perhaps the best heist film of the 70s. And if you liked _Rififi_, then you’ll like _Topkapi_, which takes things up a couple of notches (both directed by Jules Dassin, but the latter has a star-studded cast and beautiful Turkish scenery). ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/6 "2009-03-30T18:41:00Z")
[Sneakers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/) is kind of a heist movie, and it has a great cast. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/7 "2009-03-30T18:54:21Z")
You might find \*[The Bank Job](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200465/) \*and _[Inside Man](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454848/)_ interesting. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/8 "2009-03-30T18:54:34Z")
[The Anderson Tapes](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066767/) (with a twist). You’d also probably like the first few seasons of the TV show Hu$tle. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/9 "2009-03-30T18:56:28Z")
For a lighter offering, especially if you like Ryan Reynolds, try [Foolproof](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356614/) (2003). It’s about a group of 20-somethings who plan elaborate heists as a game, until a bad guy blackmails them into working for him on a real crime. Completely implausible and fairly predictable, it’s still a fun watch IMO, with an appealing cast. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/10 "2009-03-30T19:26:46Z")
You might like a couple early heist films: Stanley Kubrick’s [The Killing](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049406/) and John Huston’s [The Asphalt Jungle](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042208/). ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/11 "2009-03-30T19:33:40Z")
How about Goodtime Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great Frisco Freakout? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/12 "2009-03-30T19:40:36Z")
No love for _Ocean’s 11_ (the Clooney one)? I mean, it’s not a Great Film, but it’s ridiculously fun. ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/13 "2009-03-30T19:40:46Z")
I’ll second **The Killing**. Didn’t see **The Sting** mentioned. You might also try **Thief** and **Nueve Reinas**. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/14 "2009-03-30T19:42:56Z")
And for TV shows based around heists, I highly recommend **Leverage** , and the cancelled-before-its-time **Smith**. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/15 "2009-03-30T19:47:50Z")
[The Ladykillers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048281/), 1955 version, as mentioned by **ColonelDax** elsewhere. The [Coen brothers remake](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335245/) is okay. _Sneakers_ was the very first movie I bought on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/16 "2009-03-30T19:48:56Z")
Second the recommendation of _[Thief](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083190/)_. An overlooked classic. And if you’re looking for movies like _Reservoir Dogs_, where a heist is a key element of the plot but not the main plot itself, then check out _[The Silent Partner](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078269/)_. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/17 "2009-03-30T19:54:16Z")
There’s a whole raft of them [listed here.](http://www.imdb.com/keyword/heist/) One of my all-time favorites, not yet listed is [The Getaway (1972).](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068638/) The remake with the Baldwins is a poor copy. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/18 "2009-03-30T19:56:08Z")
> [@awldune](#): > > Didn’t see **The Sting** mentioned. _The Sting_ is not a heist. It’s a con. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/19 "2009-03-30T20:03:28Z")
[**Gambit**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060445/) with Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine. Two heists for the price of one. The first when Caine lays out how it is going to work to his confederates, the second when it actually goes down. The former – needless to say – goes more smoothly than the latter. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336/20 "2009-03-30T20:03:35Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > _The Sting_ is not a heist. It’s a con. And if you like cons versus heists, check out _[Confidence](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310910/)_. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-heist-movies/491336.md?page=2)