I watched the Thomas Crown Affair and The Italian Job over the weekend and now have a bug about heist movies. What are your top 3 (or 5!) heist movies?
Thanks...
2007-03-12 09:27:07 · 8 answers · asked by mkreuch 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
I like the ones you listed and also "oceans 11" and 12. Gone in sixty seconds was alright too. "sneakers" catch me if you can
2007-03-12 09:33:56 · answer #1 · answered by xenrielle1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An almost-forgotten gem, one of the great classics of film noir (complete with nightclub song and dance by a sexy chanteuse), is Du rififi chez les hommes (1955), aka "Rififi" - UK, USA. It is in French - and a bit of Italian - with English subtitles. Don't miss it. It is about a jewel heist. The 32-minute heist scene is legendary for two reasons: no music and no dialogue. Just a glance, a wave of a finger, a nod says so much! And note that it is 1955, so absolutely nothing high-tech, yet plenty of challenges to overcome. It is ingenious what these four do with ordinary household items. It's an awesome display of disciplined team play.
It is also the story of Tony le Stephanois, an old-school small timer who lives the concept of honor among thieves, who very much lives by a code of conduct full of honor, loyalty, honesty, commitment and trust. Anyone who sells him out has a price to pay.
The director, Jules Dassin, blacklisted in Hollywood during the House Unamerican Activities Committee hearings led by Sen. Joe McCarthy, had to go to France to make the film. He plays a significant role in the movie as one of the thieves.
My gut says you haven't seen it yet, and that you'll like it. You can get it out of a library system or a place that rents foreign films. It's in the top 250 on imdb.com.
There's a remake due out this year.
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2007-03-12 14:39:44 · answer #2 · answered by VT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heist
How to Steal a Million Dollars
Bandits
Small Time Crooks
Inside Man
The Usual Suspects
Welcome to Collinwood
Crackers
The Lavender Hill Mob
2007-03-12 10:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by sanity_in_tx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usual Suspects. Heat. Oceans 11. Maybe even Oceans 12.
2007-03-12 09:45:35 · answer #4 · answered by Captor of Sin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Updated OceansEleven was pretty good until they started making ridiculous sequels. Also watch Either Snatch, or Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels by Guy Ritchie. those are all pretty good heisty movies.
2007-03-12 09:34:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gone in 60 Seconds was good as someone mentioned. Swordfish, The Score, and The Rock.
2007-03-12 09:36:47 · answer #6 · answered by freyja5683 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Grifters
House of Cards
Die Hard
Bonnie and Clyde
The first two are 'con man' type movies and are very good.
2007-03-12 09:49:14 · answer #7 · answered by tigerlily01ca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thunderbolt and lite foot,the usual suspects,good fellows,heat,casino.
2007-03-12 09:36:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋