Inside Man (2006)

Spike Lee structures this Manhattan bank heist as a theatrical illusion, where the robbers run rehearsals within the heist itself. Clive Owen's ringleader forces hostages into identical boiler suits and painters' masks, running disorientation drills that render eyewitness recall useless. The film intercuts post-robbery police interrogations with the unfolding lockdown, revealing how every conversation and hostage shuffle was scripted and rehearsed in advance.