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Heist & Caper

by Radziwill • Created 9 years ago • Modified 1 month ago
Classic heist and caper movies.
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  • Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, and Susannah York in The Silent Partner (1978)

    1. The Silent Partner

    19781h 46mR74Metascore
    7.4 (8.7K)
    A timid bank teller anticipates a bank robbery and steals the money himself before the crook arrives. When the sadistic crook realizes he's been fooled, he tracks down the teller and engages him in a cat-and-mouse chase for the cash.
    DirectorsDaryl DukeCurtis HansonStarsElliott GouldChristopher PlummerSusannah York
  • Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and George Kennedy in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

    2. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

    19741h 55mR62Metascore
    7.0 (31K)
    With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.
    DirectorMichael CiminoStarsClint EastwoodJeff BridgesGeorge Kennedy
  • Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man (1976)

    3. Marathon Man

    19762h 5mR64Metascore
    7.4 (73K)
    After the murder of his older brother, a New York history student is hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds.
    DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsDustin HoffmanLaurence OlivierRoy Scheider
  • Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief (1955)

    4. To Catch a Thief

    19551h 46mPG82Metascore
    7.4 (84K)
    A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantGrace KellyJessie Royce Landis
  • Sean Connery in The Anderson Tapes (1971)

    5. The Anderson Tapes

    19711h 39mGP61Metascore
    6.4 (9.6K)
    After ten years in prison to protect a mafia family, Duke Anderson is released and he cashes in a debt of honor with the mob to bankroll a caper.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsSean ConneryDyan CannonMartin Balsam
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo, Dyan Cannon, and Omar Sharif in The Burglars (1971)

    6. The Burglars

    19712hPG
    6.6 (3.3K)
    In 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plans an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector, but corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail.
    DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean-Paul BelmondoOmar SharifDyan Cannon
  • Le gentleman de Cocody (1965)

    7. Le gentleman de Cocody

    19651h 24m
    5.4 (160)
    Two competing criminal gangs look in the jungle in the Ivory Coast for a plane full of diamonds.
    DirectorChristian-JaqueStarsJean MaraisLiselotte PulverNancy Holloway
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Lino Ventura in Greed in the Sun (1964)

    8. Greed in the Sun

    19642h 2m
    7.0 (2.9K)
    A rough trucker assigns his new truck and its mysterious cargo to his newest employee, only to see it hijacked by one of his experienced drivers. Now, his friends are after him to retrieve the goods. Are 100,000 dollars worth dying for?
    DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean-Paul BelmondoLino VenturaReginald Kernan
  • The Brink's Job (1978)

    9. The Brink's Job

    19781h 44mPG60Metascore
    6.5 (3.7K)
    A fictional retelling of the infamous Boston Brink's Company robbery on January 17th, 1950, of $2.7M, which cost the American taxpayers $29M to apprehend the culprits, with only $58,000 recovered.
    DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsPeter FalkPeter BoyleAllen Garfield
  • David Niven, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bourvil, and Eli Wallach in The Brain (1969)

    10. The Brain

    19691h 55mG
    6.8 (4.6K)
    When NATO transfers some of its funds from Paris to Brussels by train, a criminal mastermind posing as a British colonel plans to steal it but two petty French thieves also have the same intent.
    DirectorGérard OuryStarsJean-Paul BelmondoBourvilDavid Niven
  • Grand Slam (1967)

    11. Grand Slam

    19672h 1mNot Rated
    6.8 (1.5K)
    To pull off a daring diamond heist in Rio during Carnival, a retired schoolteacher hires four professionals who must contend with a revolutionary alarm system and a taciturn secretary.
    DirectorGiuliano MontaldoStarsJanet LeighRobert HoffmannKlaus Kinski
  • Topkapi (1964)

    12. Topkapi

    19642hUnrated
    6.9 (11K)
    A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger.
    DirectorJules DassinStarsMelina MercouriPeter UstinovMaximilian Schell
  • Rififi (1955)

    13. Rififi

    19551h 58mNot Rated97Metascore
    8.1 (38K)
    Four men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes...
    DirectorJules DassinStarsJean ServaisCarl MöhnerRobert Manuel
  • Goldie Hawn and Warren Beatty in $ (1971)

    14. $

    19712h 1mR
    6.3 (3K)
    Bank security expert Joe Collins and call girl Dawn Divine plot to rob three safety deposit boxes containing $1.5 million in cash belonging to three very different criminals from a high-tech security bank in Hamburg, Germany.
    DirectorRichard BrooksStarsWarren BeattyGoldie HawnGert Fröbe
  • That Man from Rio (1964)

    15. That Man from Rio

    19641h 52mNot Rated
    7.0 (6.7K)
    A young private on military leave comes to the rescue of his girlfriend who's been abducted by thieves and brought to Rio de Janeiro. An extravagant adventure ensues.
    DirectorPhilippe de BrocaStarsJean-Paul BelmondoFrançoise DorléacJean Servais
  • Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine in Gambit (1966)

    16. Gambit

    19661h 49mApproved62Metascore
    7.0 (7.3K)
    An English cat burglar needs a Eurasian dancer's help to pull off the perfect heist, but even the most foolproof schemes have a way of backfiring.
    DirectorRonald NeameStarsShirley MacLaineMichael CaineHerbert Lom
  • The Italian Job (1969)

    17. The Italian Job

    19691h 39mG70Metascore
    7.2 (53K)
    A comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
    DirectorPeter CollinsonStarsMichael CaineNoël CowardBenny Hill
  • Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

    18. The Thomas Crown Affair

    19681h 42mR66Metascore
    6.9 (30K)
    A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist, only to match wits with an insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsSteve McQueenFaye DunawayPaul Burke
  • Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, and Lesley-Anne Down in The Great Train Robbery (1978)

    19. The Great Train Robbery

    19781h 50mPG68Metascore
    6.9 (21K)
    England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out.
    DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsSean ConneryDonald SutherlandLesley-Anne Down
  • Alain Delon in A Cop (1972)

    20. A Cop

    19721h 38mPG72Metascore
    7.0 (12K)
    After a shaky first heist, a group of thieves plan an even more elaborate and risky second heist.
    DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsAlain DelonRichard CrennaCatherine Deneuve
  • Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, and Paul Sand in The Hot Rock (1972)

    21. The Hot Rock

    19721h 41mPG65Metascore
    6.8 (7.3K)
    Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
    DirectorPeter YatesStarsRobert RedfordGeorge SegalRon Leibman
  • Frank Sinatra, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Peter Lawford in Ocean's Eleven (1960)

    22. Ocean's Eleven

    19602h 7mApproved57Metascore
    6.5 (26K)
    Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
    DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsFrank SinatraDean MartinSammy Davis Jr.
  • Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

    23. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

    19633h 30mApproved59Metascore
    7.5 (49K)
    Several different motorists witness a single car crash in the California desert and, after the driver's dying words indicate the location of a hidden stash of loot, turn against each other in a mad dash across the state to get to it.
    DirectorStanley KramerStarsSpencer TracyMilton BerleEthel Merman
  • How to Steal a Million (1966)

    24. How to Steal a Million

    19662h 3mApproved
    7.5 (31K)
    The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsAudrey HepburnPeter O'TooleEli Wallach
  • The Getaway (1972)

    25. The Getaway

    19722h 3mPG55Metascore
    7.3 (37K)
    A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
    DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsSteve McQueenAli MacGrawBen Johnson

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