Best heist films

A plan, a crew and the moment it starts to go wrong. These are films built around robberies, cons and getaways. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.0 or more from at least 500 votes, and new releases wait until their ratings settle. The order follows the Boxlist quality score, and we checked the list by hand to remove obvious misfits.

1
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
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A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse.
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK Amazon Prime, ITV
2
The Sting (1973)
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Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who...
US Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent), UK NowTV, Amazon Prime (rent)
3
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
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A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot...
US MGM+, Amazon Prime (rent), UK ITV, NowTV
4
The Usual Suspects (1995)
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Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also...
US Amazon Prime, Kanopy, UK Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent)
5
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
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Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale.
US Paramount+, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
6
Baby Driver (2017)
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After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
US AMC, Tubi TV, UK Amazon Prime, NowTV
7
Die Hard (1988)
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NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the...
US Amazon Prime, Google Play (rent), UK Disney, Amazon Prime (rent)
8
Heat (1995)
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Obsessive master thief, Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective, Vincent...
US Amazon Prime, HBO, UK Disney, ITV
9
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
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A diamond advocate is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds, yet troubles arise when he realizes that he is not the only one after the...
US Amazon Prime, Tubi TV, UK Amazon Prime, Chili (rent)
10
The Killing (1956)
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Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for...
US Amazon Prime, TCM, UK Amazon Prime, Chili (rent)
11
The Town (2010)
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Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game.
US Paramount+, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Netflix, Amazon Prime (rent)
12
Inside Man (2006)
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When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters...
US Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
13
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
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Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of...
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK NowTV, Amazon Prime (rent)
14
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
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In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through...
US Netflix, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
15
Good Time (2017)
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After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to...
US Cinemax, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
16
Jackie Brown (1997)
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Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss.
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK Amazon Prime, Chili (rent)
17
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
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Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it.
US The Criterion Channel
18
Snatch (2000)
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Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track...
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK Amazon Prime, iTunes (rent)
19
Victoria (2015)
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A young Spanish woman who has newly moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his...
US Kanopy, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
20
Sexy Beast (2001)
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Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores.
US The Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Curzon (rent)