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The heist film or caper film is a subgenre of crime films and the caper story, focused on the planning, execution, and aftermath of a significant robbery. One of the early defining heist films was The Asphalt Jungle (1950), which Film Genre 2000 wrote "almost single-handedly popularized the genre for mainstream cinema".
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In the heist and caper films, we see the hero hatching a plan, putting together a crew, and then pulling off the job, usually in order to turn the screws against an institution or person...
Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice, simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.
When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
- Rififi. With its meticulously detailed robbery of a Parisian jewelry store sporting a sophisticated security system, "Rififi" is the heist genre distilled into a single movie.
- The Lavender Hill Mob. Everyone assumes that longtime bank officer Holland, in charge of monitoring gold bullion, is exactly as unassuming and jumpy as he appears.
- The Killing. This gripping film noir revolves around a plan to rob a racetrack. All those bets should add up to a lucrative haul, one that will let Johnny Clay retire and marry his girlfriend.
- Thief. Frank is a highly capable jewel thief who successfully keeps one foot in the world of legitimate business. But just as he's finally in a place where he can start a life and a family — something he yearns for with touching earnestness — he gets ripped off.
Aug 29, 2021 · To be clear, this is a list of heist films, not movies about con artists. "The Sting," "The Brothers Bloom," and "Gambit" are all brilliant, but they don't contain the standard tropes — planning...
Aug 18, 2017 · Planning montages and high-speed getaways continue to thrill viewers. From Logan Lucky to Ocean's 11, here are the 25 best heist movies.
