Heist Movies: Oh Beware There Is A Heist

Are you ready to jump into relentless adventures with heist movies? We have compiled 50 heist films for you, each more beautiful than the other, with their cast of famous actors from Leonardo DiCaprio to Bruce Wills and their scenarios that captivate the audience. Most of these movies, which include great loves, fears and dreams as well as action, are classic movies. For those who want to get enough of adventure and action, here are 50 beautiful films waiting for you:


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1) Operation Swordfish – Code Name Swordfish (2001) | IMDb: 6.5

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Dominic Sena

Cast: John Travolta, High Jackman, Halle Berry

The first movie of our heist movies list is Code Name Swordfish. The film, which received full marks from the audience with its cast, has taken its place among the films that have been remembered since its release. Gabriel Shear and his team are up to something big. They set their minds to seize the 9.5 billion dollars that had accumulated in the bank from 1986 to 2001 by going their own way. While on this path, they try to take over their bank accounts with the support of a hacker named Axl Torvalds.

As his plans progress, Torvald is arrested by the FBI as he enters the borders of America. Shear then has Torvald killed, thinking he can speak. Searching for a new pirate, the team makes a deal with a pirate named Stanley Jobson. The team, who thinks that the plans will go smoothly, expects a much more challenging process than their predictions.


2) Foolproof – The Perfect Heist (2003) | IMDb: 6.4

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: William Phillips

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Kristin Booth, Joris Jarsky

There are groups of friends who are constantly making plans to become rich. Three close friends, Kevin, Rob and Sam, are a group that is constantly making plans and trying to find the money. With their plans, they are caught on the radar of the crime machine named Leo Gillette. Leo Gillitte sets his mind on owning $20 million in bonds. However, it is very difficult to do this work alone. So Kevin makes an offer to Rob and Sam and they want to work together. Although the three of them were very excited after hearing this plan, the difficulty of the job scared them too. An unpredictable adventure awaits them.


3) Heist – Highlight (2001) | IMDb: 6.5

Genre: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: David Mamet

Cast: Gene Hackman, Rebecca Pidgeon, Danny DeVito

Another movie in our list of heist movies is the 2001 movie Vurgun. The film, which received acclaim from the audience with its cast of successful actors, is about the story of thief Joe Moore. Moore has a wonderful wife. In addition to her marriage, which is going quite well, she has a well-advanced life. Although his life seems very good, there are people around him to whom he owes a lot. As a master thief, he spends years without being caught. Until he was caught on the security camera.

While stealing, he is caught on a security camera and his life turns into a nightmare. In addition to the fear of being caught, his beautiful wife, whom he loves dearly, no longer treats Moore as before, and life turns into an unknown for him. There’s not much he can do anymore. The only way out is to make a historical hit with his team of trusted friends. His trust is about to fail, but what he has to do is obvious.


4) Going in Style – The Last Adventure (2017) | IMDb: 6.6

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Director: Zach Braff

Cast: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Ann-Marget

Another film on our list of heist films starring Morgan Freeman, The Last Adventure, was highly appreciated by the audience. In heist movies, we often see young or middle-aged robbers. However, the Last Adventure sets out with a different staff than the others. A rather old team steps in to make the hit of their life. In this team of three friends, no one even knows how to hold a gun. All their lives, this trio, who are barely enough, embark on an action-packed adventure to enjoy the money after they reach a certain age.


5) In Time – Against Time (2011) | IMDb: 6.7

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director: Andrew Niccol

Cast: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy

Against Time is one of the best sci-fi movies of all time. The cast of the film, which received great acclaim from the audience with its very ordinary scenario, is also quite remarkable. Think of a digital watch embroidered on your wrist. As soon as you reach the age of 25, the clock starts counting down.

In a life where the remaining minutes are used for shopping, whoever has more minutes is rich. There is a distinction between rich and poor in this world. Will Salas is a young boy living in a poor neighborhood. Salas is accused of a murder he did not commit, and his life is turned upside down thanks to this accusation. This reversal is good, not bad. He suddenly finds himself among the rich. Salas becomes a master thief when he begins to commit relentless robberies in the world of the rich.


6) The Score – Conspiracy (2001) | IMDb: 6.8

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Director: Frank Oz

Cast: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando

The Conspiracy is a 2001 film, a masterpiece among heist films, featuring successful actors such as Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro. The latest movie starring Marlon Brando, The Conspiracy follows the life of Nick Wells, a successful thief. Wells, a successful thief who runs a bar, decides he wants to break away from this world. He begins to make plans to establish a life away from adventure with his beloved lover.

His partner, Max, seduces Wells and enters his mind for one last hit. The two begin to make a plan to seize a staff kept in customs. In order to cope with this very difficult task, they collaborate with a person named Jackie Teller, who works at customs. However, Wells does not trust Teller enough.


7) Panic Room – Panic Room (2002) | IMDb: 6.8

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: David Fincher

Cast: Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker

Panic Room, which is among the heist movies, is also one of the most popular thrillers ever. Meg Altman is a newly divorced mother. Having been cheated on by her ex-wife and having a hard time, Meg takes her daughter Sarah and moves into a four-story house. There is a room in this house called the panic room. The former owner of the house hid exactly 22 million dollars in this room.

Three thieves, Burnham, Raoul and Junior, are also aware of this money. After Meg and her daughter Sarah settle in that house, a gang of thieves breaks into the house in the middle of the night. A night of tension begins when they meet Meg and Sarah.


8) 21 (2008) | IMDb: 6.8

Genre: Drama, History, Crime

Director: Robert Luketic

Cast: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey

“Where will mathematics be useful for us in our lives?” The question is one of the questions that many of us ask in childhood. Let’s take a look at how mathematics can make people rich with this movie. A teenager named Ben Campbell attends one of the best high schools in America. While in high school, her biggest dream is to study medicine at Harvard University. He has the intelligence to do this. However, not everything can be handled with intelligence and success. He needs a large amount of money to study at Harvard. While thinking about where to find this money, he gets the right to join the student team named 21, founded by a math teacher named Micky Rosa, and learns great things there. Learning to count playing cards, Campbell begins robbing Vegas casinos that are famous for their safety. When it is noticed, the color of the work changes.


9) Get Shorty – Keep That Shorty (1995) | IMDb: 6.9

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Cast: Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito

One of the most popular films among both robbery films and comedy films is the 1995 film Tut Şu Bücürü. After Chili Palmer’s boss, Momo, passes away, Ray Bones takes over the job as Barboni’s man. The first thing he must do is find Leo Devoe, who owes Barboni money.

Leo Devoe dies, or is said to have died, as a result of a plane crash. It is not yet clear whether the news is true or not. However, if it is true, Leo’s wife will receive a compensation of 300 thousand dollars. Palmer stops investigating whether Leo is dead and goes directly after Leo’s wife. In the process, he learns that the news is false and continues to follow Leo again.


10) Trance – Trance (2003) | IMDb: 6.9

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime

Director: Danny Boyle

Cast: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel

Trans, one of the brain-burning films , tells the story of a young man named Simon, who understands art. Simon is an auction manager. Determined to steal a valuable painting, Simon teams up with a gangster named Franck. While everything is running smoothly, all his plans are turned upside down with a blow to his head.

As a result of the blow, he loses his memory. Then he forgets where they hid the stolen painting. He uses different ways to restore his memory. He finds his last resort in hypnosis. He gets help from a hypnotist named Elizabeth. His memory slowly starts to come back, but what he remembers brings with him completely different things. All the secrets hidden in his past are revealed one by one.


11) Widows – Widows (2018) | IMDb: 6.9

Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama

Director: Steve McQueen

Cast: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki

Widowed Women, another movie in our list of crime movies, is about the common story of four widows. The spouses of all four have passed away and all four have large debts. The four women put their heads together and come up with a plan. How long could they live on debt? They plan a very risky heist. The plan is quite successful, but it is just as difficult to implement.


12) American Animals – American Heist (2018) | IMDb: 7.0

Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

Director: Bart Layton

Cast: Spancer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk

American Heist, one of the most popular heist movies, tells the story of four close friends. Four like-minded friends dream of living a comfortable life. In order to achieve this, they decide to find the money in one. In order for this to happen, they decide to commit the biggest heist of America’s history.


13) Firefly (1975) | IMDb: 7.0

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Genre: Comedy

Director: Osman F. Seden

Cast: Tarık Akan, Necla Nazir, Hulusi Kentmen

In our list of heist movies, this time we include one of Yeşilçam’s best films. The Firefly, starring the handsome actress Tarık Akan and the legendary Necla Nazır, is one of the movies that each of us must watch, even once. The young hawker needs to find money the easy way. He decides to collaborate with a young pickpocket girl who now wants to lead a somewhat comfortable life. The adventure and comedy-filled story of the handsome young and beautiful girl awaits you.


14) Den of Thieves – Crime Squad (2018) | IMDb: 7.0

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Director: Christian Gudegast

Cast: Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, O’Shea Jackson Jr.

The central bank decides to follow a path so that the country’s economy will recover and its currency will not lose value. Every day, approximately 120 million liras are eliminated. A gang that has this knowledge makes a new plan. According to their plan, they will steal that money, which is destroyed every day, before it is destroyed. The plan is quite logical. However, getting into the destroyed part is much more difficult than they thought.


15) Public Enemies – Public Enemy (2009) | IMDb: 7.0

Genre: Action, Biography, Crime

Director: Michael Mann

Cast: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Christian Stolte

It is one of the first movies that comes to mind when it comes to robbery movies. Public Enemies is based on Bryan Burrough’s book of the same name. In the 1930s, the Great Depression that gripped America and the whole world turned life upside down around the world. Three notorious criminals, John Dilinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd, run from robbery to heist. Melvis Purvis, an FBI agent, is after these notorious criminals.


16) Logan Lucky – Lucky Logan (2017) | IMDb: 7.0

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Cast: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig

Another movie on our list of heist movies is the Lucky Logan movie from 2017. The action-packed movie also gets full points from the audience in the comedy genre. A family can also be a gang. This gang starts planning a big hit in order to get the money as soon as possible. In this way, they will be able to become rich in a short time. According to the plan they have made, they will steal a large amount of money in a rather large organization and achieve their dreams.


17) Italian Job – Italian Job (2003) | IMDb: 7.0

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: F. Gary Gray

Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton

Italian Job is one of the films that comes to mind when it comes to robbery. John Bridger is a notorious thief known as the Leader. Her daughter also knows that he is a thief and she is uncomfortable with this situation. Bridger tells her daughter Stella that she will quit these jobs but that she has to make one last hit. Stella, on the other hand, decides to be with her father, even though she doesn’t like or understand these things. They assemble a professional team and put the plan into practice.


18) Three Kings – Three Kings (1999) | IMDb: 7.1

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: David O. Russell

Cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube

Wars don’t just happen at the front. Various wars may continue behind the front as well. Three soldiers who served in the Gulf War turn to something other than the war. There is a huge treasure that will save everyone’s life. They use the ongoing war in Iraq to find the treasure. They both try to survive in the war and struggle to find the treasure.


19) Bank Job – Bank Job (2008) | IMDb:7.2

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime

Director: Roger Donaldson

Cast: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore

It is one of the movies adapted from the real life story among the heist movies. An unsolved robbery story that took place in London is adapted to the cinema. Through a tunnel, the robbers reach a bank vault in Baker Street, one of the famous streets of London. There is a large amount of cash from the bank vault, as well as confidential documents. This robbery is reported, but two or three days later, the UK blocks access to the news. The perpetrators of this robbery will not be caught. This situation begins to create a question mark in people’s minds. It is now known by everyone that secret documents contain government secrets.


20) Fast Five – Fast and Furious 5: Rio Heist (2011) | IMDb: 7.3

Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime

Director: Justin Lin

Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson

Fast and Furious 5: Rio Heist, one of the most admired of the Fast and Furious series, is also one of the most admired films among heist films. Freeing Dom from prison, ex-cop Brian O’Conner and Mia Toretto cross the border hand in hand. Their way ends in Rio. Wanting to be free now, the group decides to do one last job. This will be their last illegal job and they will step into a free life. But things don’t go quite as they planned.


21) Now You See Me – Gang of Wizards (2013) | IMDb: 7.2

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Director: Louis Leterrier

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Common, Mark Ruffalo

Another movie on our heist movies list is Gang of Magicians. The Four Horsemen group consists of the best magicians in the world. This crew joins from show to show. They are greatly appreciated for their skills. However, they don’t just display their skills on stage. They are also used to commit robberies. Successful FBI agent Dylan is assigned to chase this team, which even robbed a bank on another continent. Then a relentless adventure begins.


22) Point Break (1991) | IMDb: 7.2

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Cast: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey

Is it possible to rob a bank with a mask? A gang living in Los Angeles begins robbing banks, wearing the masks of former presidents of the time. Following this heist, the FBI places one of their young agents, Johnny Utah, in a group they suspect. Johny, who initially leaked news from the group, starts to believe the words of the group leader Bodhi day by day.


23) Ronin (1998) | IMDb: 7.2

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: John Frankehnheimer

Cast: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone

Working as an agent in the international team, Sam makes a name for himself with his work. It easily handles even the most difficult tasks within hours. After the Cold War, things start to change in the team. They decide not to abide by any ethical rules anymore. They start working for whoever gives the money. However, this situation begins to make their lives difficult. Because it has become almost unclear to whom they work and for what purpose.


24) RocknRolla (2008) | IMDb: 7.3

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Guy Ritchie

Cast: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Idris Elba

Successful director Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla is one of the most popular heist movies. The film, which is about the underground world of London, will give you moments of action.


25) Matchstick Men – Tricksters (2003) | IMDb: 7.3

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Director: Ridley Scott

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Alison Lohman, Sam Rockwell

Roy is one of the notorious master swindlers. Roy doesn’t work alone. He has a partner named Frank, who is as ambitious as he is. The duo want to find the money as soon as possible and lead a rich life. For this, they try to establish their new lives by making various plans. They embark on a journey full of adventure and action to relieve their chaotic life a little.


26) The Getaway – Endless Escape (1972) | IMDb: 7.4

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Cast: Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson

Doc McCoy is imprisoned in prison for many years. Years later, this captivity ends with the intervention of a person named Jack Beyond, who is good with political figures. He is faced with a difficult task that he has to do just as he regains his freedom. Doc must commit a bank robbery against his freedom. If he doesn’t, his freedom will come to an end. Not wanting to be deprived of his freedom any longer, Doc commits the robbery. He escapes, taking his wife with him to avoid being caught. But running away is not a solution. It will be more difficult to get rid of those who are after you than the robbery.


27) Good Time – Heist (2017) | IMDb: 7.3

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie

Cast: Robert Pattison, Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Another film on our list of heist movies is The Heist, starring Robert Pattison and Benny Safdie. In addition to other heist films, this film is not about the moment of the robbery, but what happened after it. The gang planning a big heist takes proper steps and realizes this big heist. He realizes it, but the result ends in disappointment. One of the team members is caught right after the robbery. He is sent to a prison where very difficult conditions are experienced. The team members do not want to leave their friends there and they do their best to save him.


28) Organized Works (2005) | IMDb: 7.4

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Yilmaz Erdogan

Cast: Yilmaz Erdogan, Tolga Cevik, Demet Akbag

Even if there is a list of heist movies, Organized Works is not on that list! Organize Isler is one of the most popular heist movies of all time. The movie, in which master names such as Tolga Çevik, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Demet Akbağ and Cem Yılmaz shared the lead roles, was met with great admiration by the audience. Samet introduces himself as the flightless Superman. He is fed up with life and is about to give up everything. At just such a moment, Asım Noyan, a master swindler, appears before him. The lives of both of them intersect at one point and things start to go differently. Samet tries to be with Umut, the love of his life. In addition to all these efforts, the team he is involved in coincides with a mafia named Müslüm Durulmaz. The moments begin where the adventure and action does not stop.


29) The Town -City of Thieves (2010) | IMDb: 7.5

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime

Director: Ben Affleck

Cast: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm

Charlestown is a district in Boston that has been talked about frequently for many years with thefts. The robber of each area is obvious. For example, Dough MacRay leads the bank robberies. Dough takes care not to form close relationships with anyone due to his job. He thinks that if he has any closeness with someone, he cannot focus on his work for fear of leaving. He is justified in his fear. During a bank robbery he undertakes, he takes a bank manager named Claire Keesey hostage. He soon falls for Claire and his fears begin to come true.


30) Despicable Me – Despicable Me (2010) | IMDb: 7.6

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud

Voiced by: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand

Despicable Me is one of the animated films that everyone from 7 to 70 watched fondly. Gru has one goal: to steal the bear. Working with the yellow Minons for this purpose, Gru runs from adventure to adventure.


31) Run Lola Run – Run Lola Run (1998) | IMDb: 7.7

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Tom Tykwer

Cast: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Berbert Knaup

Lola is a young and very beautiful girl. His only lover has an action-filled life due to his job. While her lover is the courier of a notorious mafia, something unfortunate happens to her and she loses a large amount of money. To survive, Lola must find that money within 20 minutes. Adventure and action will not be missing for a minute in the movie, which takes place on the streets of Berlin.


32) Inside Man – Inside Man (2006)| IMDb: 7.6

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Spike Lee

Cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster

The whole story begins with a criminal lying in a cell telling about that adventurous robbery. It’s actually a pretty common robbery. Thieves and a robbed bank… However, after a while, it begins to emerge that the events are not actually a bank robbery. As always, there is a different story behind what is told.


33) Baby Driver – Full Throttle (2017) | IMDb: 7.6

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Director: Edgar Wright

Cast: Ansel Elgort, Job Bernthal, Jon Hamm

Full Throttle, another movie on our heist movies list, was met with great admiration by the audience with its soundtrack. We are used to watching the lives of robbers. But we don’t see enough of the stories of people helping robbers. On the other hand, in the movie Full Gas, the story of Baby, who is the driver of the thieves, is taken as the subject.


34) Ocean’s Eleven (2001) | IMDb: 7.7

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts

Ocean’s Eleven, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Julia Roberts, is among the most acclaimed heist movies. After being away from his freedom in prison for a certain period of time, Danny begins to plan to commit the robbery of his life. As he regained his freedom, he establishes a team of 11 people. Each of the team members is ready for this big heist. Vegas’ most famous and largest casino is about to be robbed by this team.


35) Band of Outsiders – Gang (1964) | IMDb: 7.6

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

Cast: Anna Karina, Claude Brasseur, Daniele Girard

The 1964 movie The Gang is one of the most popular heist movies. Most robberies have one thing in common: getting rich. The biggest wish of two close friends is to become rich as soon as possible and have the life they want. However, it is not so easy to reach money in a short way. Two close friends get together and think about how to get their money quickly and decide to commit a robbery. As a result of long and detailed plans, they go to the robbery step.


36) Nueve Reinas – Nine Queens (2000)| IMDb: 7.9

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Fabian Bielinsky

Cast: Ricardo Darin, Gaston Pauls, Graciela Tenenbaum

Juan and Marcos are two young people who continue their lives by cheating without knowing each other. The quirk of life brings them together at one point. While watching Juan, Marcos realizes that he has less experience than himself, and he goes on and saves Juan from the mess he is in. With this rescue, the two decide to work together. During a day of working together, they decide to fill their pockets with various scams. While they’re at it, they run into the mysterious person, Sandler. The goal of the duo is now completely common.


37) The Killing – Final Impact (1956) | IMDb: 8.0

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Cast: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards

Last Blow, a cult movie among heist movies, begins with the disappearance of a high school student, Roise Larsen. After this incident in Seattle, the police chase after the girl and her body is soon discovered. Who killed Larsen becomes a matter of great curiosity. While the police are trying to shed light on this incident, they communicate with almost all the criminals of the city. This network of communication is formed day by day more and more branches. Even the mayoral candidate is among the people questioned for this murder case. A story full of action and adventure awaits you.


38) Special Chabbis (2013) | IMDb: 8.0

Genre: Thriller, Drama, Thriller

Director: Neeraj Pandey

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee

A similar FBI that exists in the United States operates in India under the name of Bureau of Investigation. 4 friends introduce themselves to their circles as working for the Bureau of Investigation. They run from robbery to robbery using this story. Moreover, they continue these robberies secretly for a long time. But after a while they give up on themselves.


39) Catch Me If You Can – Catch Me If You Can (2002) | IMDb: 8.1

Genre: Biography, Crime Drama

Director: Steven Spielberg

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, TomHanks, Christopher Walken

A criminal’s best friend is an agent chasing him. He follows her every step of the way. These agents generally consist of successful people. Especially if they are FBI agents, they can shock everyone with their confidence. However, a single criminal they encounter can damage their lives and their trust. A criminal who has just turned twenty makes a name for himself by keeping the FBI running after him. The teenager constantly disguises himself not to be recognized. Sometimes he introduces himself as a doctor, sometimes he takes on the role of a successful prosecutor. Various agents are assigned to catch this young man. But none of them come close to catching him, let alone a little.


40) Casino (1995) | IMDb: 8.2

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Martin Scorsese

Cast: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci

How about watching the life of a casino operator? Ace Rothstein runs one of Las Vegas’ most magical casinos. The aim of Rothstein, who has been in this business for years, is to make his name a reliable name by doing his job in the best way. Having a reliable name will bring many new businesses.

While continuing his life in this way, he begins to collaborate with his friend named Nicky. Nicky looks nothing like him at all. He is quite ambitious and greedy. Rothstein’s career, built over many years, is about to collapse. He tries to change the corrupt order he is in, by working hard so that all his labor does not slip through his hands.


41) Heat – The Big Showdown (1995) | IMDb: 8.3

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Director: Michael Mann

Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer

The Great Showdown is another movie on our heist movies list. Neil McCauley is a successful thief who has committed dozens of robberies without leaving any traces behind. Instead of working alone, he works with thieves who are as successful as himself. They get away with the robberies they enter as a gang without leaving any traces behind.

Detective Hana is after Neil McCauley and his gang of thieves. He does everything in his power to bring down the gang by mixing his night with his day. He can do it, but he has to work for hours even in order to progress all the way through the barley.


42) Rififi – Man and Money (1955) | IMDb: 8.1

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Jules Dassin

Cast: Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel

Tony Stephanois, who was imprisoned on charges of theft of jewellery, was released with a good behavior discount thanks to his good behavior during his five years in prison. It is very difficult to return to his old life after his release. He no longer has money or a job. He is facing a very difficult situation. He receives a robbery offer that can easily get him out of this difficult situation. But he doesn’t think for a minute. The answer is obvious: No.

The night he rejects the robbery offer, his world falls apart once again. His ex-girlfriend Mado learns that she is dating gang leader Pierre Grutter. Mado lives in abundance and abundance thanks to the opportunities provided by Grutter. Unable to handle this, Tony beats Mado. Then he abandons this behavior and accepts the robbery offer, which can be called the mistake of his life. But the mistake can also be the opportunity of a lifetime.


43) Die Hard – Die Hard (1988) | IMDb: 8.2

Genre: Action, Thriller

Director: John McTierman

Cast: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia

John McClane and his wife, Holly, are at odds. Working as a detective in the New York police department, John takes a step forward and wants to make amends with Holly. For this, he goes to Los Angels and prepares a good plan. However, before he can realize his plan, he finds himself in the middle of a terrible environment. For the holidays, Holly goes to Nakatomi Plaza with her company. John decides to surprise him by going to the plaza. Shortly after John enters the plaza, German terrorists take over the plaza. He doesn’t let anyone out and takes everyone hostage. John’s job is much more difficult now. It is now his job to save dozens of people.


44) Reservoir Dogs – Reservoir Dogs (1992) | IMDb: 8.3

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Cast: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen

Reservoir Dogs is among the top-rated movies on our heist movies list. Imagine a team where no one knows each other. More master thieves than each other come together and form a very powerful gang. They are caught by the cops as they are about to carry out a huge hit. Caught in the middle of a major conflict, the team confronts the fact that one of them is a cop. A great deal of psychological violence is applied on the members who want to find the spy among them and get the remaining team members out of that dark room safely. A movie where blood and brutality does not stop is waiting for you.


45) The Sting – The Troubles (1973) | IMDb: 8.3

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime

Director: George Roy Hill

Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw

A revenge story awaits you, in which two close friends and two gangsters chase after you. The best friends of these two living in Chicago are killed by a gambler. This death brings a bitter revenge. They devise a clever plan to carry out their revenge. The plan is progressing quite successfully, but it is such a difficult plan to implement.


46) Bicycle Thieves – The Bicycle Thieves (1948) | IMDb: 8.3

Genre: Drama

Director: Vittorio De Sica

Cast: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell

Antonio is a youth who has been unemployed for two years in a market that has collapsed after the war. After living in misery for two years, he gets a job and with this news, the world is his. He is happy, but he needs a bicycle to work at work. In order to own a bicycle, he must sell his bed. Although this situation is quite annoying, the fact that he finds a job gets in the way of everything. On the first day of his employment, there is no one in the world who is happy with him. Until his bike was stolen at the end of the first day. Antonio doesn’t know what to do in the face of this event. In addition to his family problems, now this problem also arises.


47) Snatch – Battle (2000) | IMDb: 8.3

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Director: Guy Ritchie

Cast: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Stephen Graham

Another movie on our heist movies list is Skirmish. How about watching the dirty work of London’s underworld? Events begin with the theft of a very valuable diamond. In addition to a team chasing the diamond, the world of boxing is also involved in the events.


48) The Usual Suspects – The Usual Suspects (1995) | IMDb: 8.5

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime

Director: Bryan Singer

Cast: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri

An unknown boat burned off the coast of San Pedro and the police team trying to investigate what happened on that boat… In the first phase of the investigations, a total of 27 bodies were found on the boat. In addition to 27 bodies, 91 million dollars worth of drugs were seized. There are only two survivors of that terrible event on the boat. One is a Hungarian terrorist who was almost completely burned out. The other survivor is Verbal Kint, one of the well-known hitmen. The police interrogate Verbal Kint. Kint begins to tell one by one. The boat fire is about to be illuminated in the light of events dating back 6 weeks.


49) Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels – From Fire to Heart, From Mind to Smoke (1998) | IMDb: 8.2

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Guy Ritchie

Cast: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran

From Fire to Heart, From Mind to Smoke is one of the cult productions among heist films. Four friends, Eddy, Bacon, Tom and Soap, who met years ago, work in different jobs. Each one has a different ability. As the four of them put their heads together and look for ways to become rich, they decide to make a hit by combining their talents. According to their plans, they will have a large amount of income from gambling. Eddy is chosen as the best fit among them and takes the money and sets out to gamble. They give the hundred thousand pounds to Eddy. According to their plans, this money will increase tenfold. However, there is a pre-planned trick on that table. In addition to losing a large amount of money, Eddy is also in debt to the mafia. Now the lives of the four cronies are in danger. While trying to get rich, the team that got under all that debt tries to set up new plans to collect that money.


50) Inception – The Beginning (2010) | IMDb: 8.8

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Christopher Nolan

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page

We came to the last movie of our heist movies list. Inception is a highly acclaimed film that received full marks from the audience, both among heist films and among cult films. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Elliot Page, this legendary movie is about the story of a master thief named Dom Cobb. Reading people’s minds is the dream of many of us. Dom Cobb is a master thief who reads the minds of the people around him and steals the secrets they hide deep inside their minds.

This ability of Dom Cobb makes him a wanted spy. Now everyone who knows him is after him. This situation also darkens his whole life. He becomes a criminal forced to leave behind everything he loves. He has the opportunity of a lifetime. A lifelong thief, Cobb must this time put a piece of information where it’s missing. If he can do this, he will be able to regain all the life he left behind. They make long plans with the team they are in. The realization of these plans will bring them the life they want.

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