Heist Movies
The heist movie is a genre of process: the crew, the plan, the thing that goes wrong. Whether it’s a casino vault or a single perfect score, the films here are built around the job — and tagged by where and when each one goes down.
- 1988
A Fish Called Wanda
Urbandir. Charles Crichton - 2017
Baby Driver
Urbandir. Edgar Wright - 1964
Band of Outsiders
Urban · Suburbandir. Jean-Luc Godard - 1958
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Urbandir. Mario Monicelli - 1949
Bitter Rice
Ruraldir. Giuseppe De Santis - 1956
Bob le Flambeur
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Jean-Pierre Melville - 1996
Bound
Urbandir. Lilly Wachowski - 1973
Charley Varrick
Rural · Desertdir. Don Siegel - 1993
Cliffhanger
Mountain · Wildernessdir. Renny Harlin - 1949
Criss Cross
Urbandir. Robert Siodmak - 1988
Die Hard
Urbandir. John McTiernan - 1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Urbandir. John McTiernan - 1975
Dog Day Afternoon
Urbandir. Sidney Lumet - 2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Rural · Undergrounddir. Wes Anderson - 1997
Fireworks
Coastal Seadir. Takeshi Kitano - 1964
Goldfinger
Rural · Urbandir. Guy Hamilton - 1995
Heat
Urbandir. Michael Mann - 2016
Hell or High Water
Ruraldir. David Mackenzie - 1941
High Sierra
Mountain · Urbandir. Raoul Walsh - 1966
How to Steal a Million
Urbandir. William Wyler - 2010
Inception
Urbandir. Christopher Nolan - 2006
Inside Man
Urbandir. Spike Lee - 1997
Jackie Brown
Urbandir. Quentin Tarantino - 1952
Kansas City Confidential
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Phil Karlson - 1970
Kelly's Heroes
Ruraldir. Brian G. Hutton - 1970
Le Cercle Rouge
Urban · Ruraldir. Jean-Pierre Melville - 1962
Le Doulos
Urbandir. Jean-Pierre Melville - 1998
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Urbandir. Guy Ritchie - 2017
Logan Lucky
Suburbandir. Steven Soderbergh - 1996
Mission: Impossible
Urbandir. Brian De Palma - 2001
Ocean's Eleven
Urbandir. Steven Soderbergh - 1998
Out of Sight
Urbandir. Steven Soderbergh - 1992
Reservoir Dogs
Urbandir. Quentin Tarantino - 1955
Rififi
Urbandir. Jules Dassin - 1998
Ronin
Urbandir. John Frankenheimer - 1998
Run Lola Run
Urbandir. Tom Tykwer - 1996
Set It Off
Urbandir. F. Gary Gray - 2000
Snatch
Urbandir. Guy Ritchie - 1992
Sneakers
Urbandir. Phil Alden Robinson - 1969
Take the Money and Run
dir. Woody Allen - 1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Urbandir. John Huston - 1979
The Castle of Cagliostro
Ruraldir. Hayao Miyazaki - 1978
The Driver
Urbandir. Walter Hill - 1972
The Getaway
Urban · Ruraldir. Sam Peckinpah - 1946
The Killers
Urbandir. Robert Siodmak - 1956
The Killing
Urbandir. Stanley Kubrick - 1998
The Newton Boys
Ruraldir. Richard Linklater - 1963
The Pink Panther
Mountain · Urbandir. Blake Edwards - 1969
The Sicilian Clan
Urbandir. Henri Verneuil - 1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Underground · Urbandir. Joseph Sargent - 1968
The Thomas Crown Affair
Urbandir. Norman Jewison - 2010
The Town
Urbandir. Ben Affleck - 1995
The Usual Suspects
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Bryan Singer - 1969
The Wild Bunch
Desert · Ruraldir. Sam Peckinpah - 1981
Thief
Urbandir. Michael Mann - 1999
Three Kings
Desertdir. David O. Russell - 1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Ruraldir. Michael Cimino - 2015
Victoria
Urbandir. Sebastian Schipper - 1949
White Heat
Urbandir. Raoul Walsh - 2018
Widows
Urbandir. Steve McQueen
Frequently asked
How many movies are built around a heist?
Kinora's catalogue lists 60 films built around a heist, spanning 1941–2018.
What are some movies built around a heist?
Films built around a heist in our catalogue include A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Baby Driver (2017), Band of Outsiders (1964), Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), and Bitter Rice (1949).
What is the oldest movie built around a heist?
High Sierra (1941) is the earliest film built around a heist in our catalogue; the most recent is Widows (2018).