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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

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A Fish Called Wanda
Movie
7.5/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the four thieves start calculating which of their partners they can afford to double-cross. Otto’s impatience and Ken’s dislike of confrontation make Wanda’s smooth talk funnier. When the hiding place changes, you get to see how little anyone understands the person with the next clue.
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Logan Lucky (2017)

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Logan Lucky
Movie
7.0/10on IMDb
Released
Watch Jimmy Logan give the safecracking job to Joe Bang, who has to leave prison long enough to do it. Clyde Logan approaches each awkward stage with a solemnity his brother rarely returns. The film lets you enjoy how much planning these people do while everyone else is busy underestimating them.
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The Ladykillers (1955)

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The Ladykillers
Movie
7.6/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the 1955 gang turn its rehearsal cover story into another job. Mrs. Wilberforce keeps dropping in on the supposed musicians while their leader tries to make the men sound like people capable of playing together. The polite conversations are funnier the more you see how badly they need the old lady’s help.
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The Hot Rock (1972)

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The Hot Rock
Movie
6.8/10on IMDb
Released
Watch Dortmunder and his brother-in-law Kelp try to get their hands on the same diamond more than once. The crew has useful specialists, but each recovery shifts responsibility to someone else. The jokes get better as men who were hired for one clear job have to explain why they need another.
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Ocean's Eleven (2001)

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Ocean's Eleven
Movie
7.7/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the Malloy brothers argue about who’s better at whatever they’re doing. Their sibling rivalry can turn the smallest assignment into a competition, even though their timing works well together. It gives you a loose, funny thread to follow while Danny’s larger casino plan stays tight.
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Ocean's Twelve (2004)

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Ocean's Twelve
Movie
6.5/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the crew recruit Tess to impersonate Julia Roberts. The plan depends on everyone treating an uncanny resemblance as ordinary, right up until a famous guest expects her to know him. You get an inside joke that makes the thieves’ dependence on improvisation painfully clear.
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Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

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Ocean's Thirteen
Movie
6.9/10on IMDb
Released
Watch Linus lean into a new disguise and see whether you would have taken it as seriously as he does. The oversized nose and his confidence in the performance give you a reminder that even an experienced crew can be proudest of the silliest part of a plan.
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Ocean's Eight (2018)

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Ocean's Eight
Movie
6.3/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the crew try to plan for Daphne Kluger, a celebrity who expects almost any problem to be handled by someone else. Debbie and Lou can assign jobs, but the necklace moves with a person whose attention they can’t completely control. You get to see a different sort of improvisation at the Met Gala.
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Tower Heist (2011)

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Tower Heist
Movie
6.2/10on IMDb
Released
Watch a building manager try to apply the habits of his day job to a robbery. Slide has different ideas about what makes someone useful on a crew that knows elevators and residents better than crime. The joke starts as soon as expertise means something different to each person in the room.
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Small Time Crooks (2000)

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Small Time Crooks
Movie
6.6/10on IMDb
Released
Watch Ray talk his friends into tunneling toward a bank while Frenchy sells cookies in the shop they use as a front. Her problem is keeping up with customers. His problem is getting the crew to dig in the right direction. The balance of authority shifts every time you see which job is working better.
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11

Quick Change (1990)

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Quick Change
Movie
6.8/10on IMDb
Released
Watch an unusually convincing clown rob a bank, then follow the trio trying to get out of New York. Grimm, Phyllis, and Loomis don’t respond to the city’s detours with anything like the same patience. Their dependence on everyone being able to stick to the next simple instruction becomes the bigger joke.
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Hudson Hawk (1991)

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Hudson Hawk
Movie
5.7/10on IMDb
Released
Watch Bruce Willis and Danny Aiello sing their way through a museum job in a duet on Swinging on a Star. Their timing depends on an old routine they both know by heart, which makes them sound like longtime stage partners even as the plot gets stranger.
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The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

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The Lavender Hill Mob
Movie
7.5/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the cautious bank employee Henry Holland put his trust in Pendlebury, a man who makes souvenir Eiffel Towers. Their different ideas about which part of the gold robbery counts as finished give you a reason to watch the getaway as closely as the theft.
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How to Steal a Million (1966)

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How to Steal a Million
Movie
7.5/10on IMDb
Released
Watch Nicole explain why the museum piece she needs stolen is a fake, then see how much of the plan depends on trusting Simon to handle its security. A cramped hiding spot turns her nerves and his practiced composure into a joke that can play out even when both have to stay quiet.
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The Italian Job (1969)

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The Italian Job
Movie
7.2/10on IMDb
Released
Watch Charlie Croker try to get a large crew ready for a job involving three small cars. In the 1969 film, confident directions keep colliding with big egos and very little spare space. You can see the comic appeal of a plan so precise it’s easy to spot exactly where someone took it too far.
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The Sting (1973)

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The Sting
Movie
8.2/10on IMDb
Released
For a con in place of a break-in, watch Johnny Hooker and Henry Gondorff recruit a crew to run a fake betting parlor. Hooker’s impatience can put the performance at risk, while Gondorff knows when holding a straight face is half the job.
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The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

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The Great Muppet Caper
Movie
7.1/10on IMDb
Released
Watch Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo try to undo a jewel thief’s scheme with the help of the Happiness Hotel crowd. When a diamond starts getting passed back and forth, you’ll see what a team of loudly confident amateurs does to a scene that would usually require silence.
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The First Great Train Robbery (1978)

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The First Great Train Robbery
Movie
6.9/10on IMDb
Released
Watch Pierce rely on Agar and Miriam to make the theft of keys look like a series of innocent encounters. The elaborate heist keeps finding occasions for the partners to perform roles very different from their own. You can enjoy the joke in how seriously they take each tiny piece of theater.
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The Bank Shot (1974)

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The Bank Shot
Movie
5.4/10on IMDb
Released
Watch a crew decide it would be simpler to move an entire bank than to get into its safe on site. The branch is in a temporary trailer, which makes their decision sound plausible for just long enough. Their confidence gives you something to laugh at every time a routine step needs another person to get it right.
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Bottle Rocket (1996)

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Bottle Rocket
Movie
6.9/10on IMDb
Released
Watch Dignan act as though a typed plan can turn three friends into a professional crew. The bookstore robbery gives you time to notice how differently Anthony and Bob treat the job. Their loyalty keeps them in a venture whose seriousness mainly exists when Dignan explains it.
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Welcome to Collinwood (2002)

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Welcome to Collinwood
Movie
6.3/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the neighborhood crew gather around a tip about a pawnshop safe. Each recruit arrives with a private reason the score needs to work. You can see the labor of getting five people to agree over small things before they have to pull off anything big.
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