8) The Town (2010)
Based in Charlestown Massachusetts, four townies wreak havoc on Boston with armored car robberies, bank robberies and ultimately robbing the “cathedral of Boston.”
7) The Usual Suspects (1995)
Five crooks are united in a jail cell and plan a robbery while in Jail. With his reputation ruined and no other options, Dean Keaton finally gives in and returns to his criminal ways. With a shocking twist at the end, the mystery surrounding the legend of Keyser Söze unfolds and will leave the audience stunned.
6) Ocean’s 11 (2001)
Daniel Ocean is fresh out of prison and has a plan to rob three Las Vegas Casinos all at the same time. An alternate target is the three casino’s owner, Terry Benedict. With an all star cast, the plan is to rob Terry of his money, and his wife. And if all goes to plan, everybody wins.
5) Reservoir Dogs (1992)
A Psychopath cannot be trusted, especially in the criminal world. After a failed robbery of a jewelry store, these men find themselves at each others throats, in an effort to figure out who the rat of the group is.
4) Inside Man (2006)
A plain and simple bank robbery right? Wrong. While money is the apparent goal, this robber and his team have another motive. With a big foreshadowing scene in the middle of the movie, the end will actually give you a little giggle.
3) Ronin (1998)
Based in Europe, a band of various CIA, IRA and foreign special forces members set out to retrieve a case from a group of men hellbent on protecting it. After retrieving the case, one member of the group has other plans and attempts to cash in on the case himself. The switch sets off a chain reaction of trying to get the real case back, and finding out who the case was going to be sold to.
2) Thief (1981)
An expert thief looking for work falls in with a fence who screws him over. From hi profile thefts to murder, the progression of the story starts off with a bang right from the beginning. Actor James Caan received training on how to be a thief from actual convicted thieves.
- Heat (1995)
Starting off with a brazen armored car robbery, four thieves are hunted by the LAPD while still trying to pull off the last few jobs before the throw in the towel. One slip of a word and the LAPD is hot on their tail. Both forces meet in the streets of downtown LA for an epic shootout that went down in cinema history as one of the greatest to hit the scream. AL Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Val Kilmer and Tom Sizemore star in the greatest heist movie of all time.
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