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Heist & Crime

The best Heist & Crime movies — new releases and enduring classics — each pitched spoiler-free with tone, themes, and where to watch. Tap any movie to pitch it live.

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New & notable — the past couple years

2024

Trap

M. Night Shyamalan's thriller about a father and daughter at a concert where an elaborate FBI trap unfolds, praised for its tense premise and twist execution.

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2023

The Brutalist

Brady Corbet's epic about a Hungarian-Jewish architect building a monumental house post-WWII, acclaimed for its ambitious scope and moral complexity.

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2024

American Dreamer

A biographical crime drama centered on a con artist's schemes, noted for its sharp dialogue and character study approach to deception.

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2023

The Zone of Interest

Jonathan Glazer's haunting, minimalist film about a commandant's family living beside Auschwitz, celebrated for its unsettling restraint and moral weight.

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2023

Killers of the Flower Moon

Martin Scorsese's epic about the Osage murders and FBI investigation in 1920s Oklahoma, praised for its historical detail and complex character dynamics.

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2023

Past Lives

Celine Song's intimate drama about reconnected past lovers, lauded for its emotional nuance though less heist-crime focused, replaced by: Heat (re-release/attention), Didi (2024) - crime family comedy-drama garnering festival praise.

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2024

Civil War

A24's ambitious war thriller following war photographers, celebrated for its visceral cinematography and tense set pieces in a fractured America.

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2024

The Instigators

Doug Liman's crime comedy heist featuring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck robbing a Boston political charity event, praised for witty banter and ensemble chemistry.

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2024

Ripley

Steven Zaillian's Netflix limited series following Tom Ripley's con artistry in 1950s Italy, lauded for its stylish noir atmosphere and complex anti-hero protagonist.

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2024

Kinds of Kindness

Yorgos Lanthimos's triptych of interconnected stories involving manipulation and deception, celebrated for its formally inventive structure and dark comedy.

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The classics

1995

Heat

Michael Mann's masterpiece following a master thief and detective in a cat-and-mouse game through Los Angeles, iconic for its epic scope and legendary shootout.

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1972

The Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola's defining crime saga about the Corleone mafia dynasty, universally considered one of cinema's greatest films for its narrative depth and direction.

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1990

Goodfellas

Martin Scorsese's visceral mobster classic following Henry Hill's rise and fall in the crime world, celebrated for its kinetic style and unflinching portrayal of organized crime.

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1960

Ocean's 11

Lewis Milestone's original heist comedy about Las Vegas casino robberies, a charming benchmark that established the modern heist film template.

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1974

The Godfather Part II

Coppola's sprawling sequel paralleling Vito and Michael Corleone's stories across decades, acclaimed as equal or superior to the original in scope and tragedy.

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1955

Rififi

Jules Dassin's stylish French noir heist film featuring an elaborate, dialogue-free jewel robbery sequence that revolutionized the genre's technical storytelling.

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1990

Miller's Crossing

The Coen Brothers' elegantly plotted Prohibition-era crime drama set in an Irish-Italian gang war, praised for its snappy dialogue and moral ambiguity.

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1974

Chinatown

Roman Polanski's neo-noir masterpiece about a private detective uncovering corruption in Los Angeles, revered for its intricate mystery and tragic fatalism.

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1980

The Long Good Friday

John Mackenzie's explosive British crime thriller starring Bob Hoskins as a mobster caught in a turf war over Easter weekend, lauded for tense pacing and raw intensity.

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1984

Once Upon a Time in America

Sergio Leone's epic, nonlinear chronicle of Jewish mobsters in New York across decades, celebrated for its operatic scope and meditation on friendship and betrayal.

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