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The Maiden Heist (2009)

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The Maiden Heist
Movie
6.0/10on IMDb
Released
Watch three museum guards each volunteer to save the artwork they happen to love. Their plan depends on museum routines, yet they can’t agree on what part of the collection deserves their attention. That very personal feeling for the pieces keeps getting in the way of pretending it’s just a job.
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The Art of the Steal (2013)

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The Art of the Steal
Movie
6.3/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the former stunt rider Crunch Calhoun decide he can afford to work with his half-brother again. The crew’s aim gives you a reason to follow the forger and the confidence men, but the joke is how each tiny change in the job gets interpreted as evidence of an old grudge.
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Gambit (1966)

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Gambit
Movie
7.1/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the 1966 film show Harry’s elegant version of the robbery before you see him working with Nicole. The real woman has her own questions, timing, and opinions. The difference gives you a chance to laugh at a plan that leaves almost everything to a partner it barely understands.
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Gambit (2012)

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Gambit
Movie
5.7/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the 2012 film’s Harry Deane cast a Texas rodeo performer as a key partner in his bogus Monet scheme. She’s comfortable speaking up in rooms where he rehearses every line in advance. You can see the comic risk of asking someone else to deliver a performance and then trying to control every word of it.
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The Love Punch (2014)

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The Love Punch
Movie
5.8/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the divorced couple recruit friends and go after a diamond in France. You can follow their old disagreements straight from the domestic scenes into the caper. Each time they have to look as if they’re on the same side, you get the sense that they’ve been practicing this act for years.
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The Heist of the Century (2020)

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The Heist of the Century
Movie
7.1/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the Argentine crew rehearse a bank robbery that needs both performers and people skilled at less visible work. The disguise for the men up front depends on keeping a straight face while the team works across two spaces. The different temperaments make you wonder who will start improvising first.
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Going in Style (1979)

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Going in Style
Movie
7.1/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the three men in the 1979 film agree to rob a bank when they’ve spent a long time sitting together with little to look forward to. Their polite deliberations make an outrageous idea sound like a reasonable outing. Choose it if you want the melancholy that sits underneath that joke.
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Going in Style (2017)

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Going in Style
Movie
6.6/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the 2017 film’s retirees take practice seriously before the robbery itself. The men are made to figure out what they know about their own neighborhood and about each other. You can laugh when an attempt to look casual becomes the most conspicuous thing they do.
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Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)

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Big Deal on Madonna Street
Movie
7.9/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the would-be thieves recruit help for a safe job they can barely agree how to start. They boast and bargain like men with different levels of experience, but day-to-day problems keep claiming their attention. The tiny interruptions make its riff on the serious heist movie feel lived in.
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Topkapi (1964)

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Topkapi
Movie
6.9/10on IMDb
Released
Watch experienced thieves bring Arthur Simpson into a plan much more demanding than he understands. His mixture of self-interest and visible nerves gives you a way into a crew that already speaks its own language. The danger in the elaborate museum job is funnier when you see who has to bluff about being ready.
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32

Kelly's Heroes (1970)

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Kelly's Heroes
Movie
7.6/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the tank commander Oddball negotiate what it will take to help soldiers steal gold. His relaxed approach keeps catching officers and planners off guard. The bigger the job grows, the funnier it is that the crew depends on someone who refuses to share its sense of urgency.
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Three Kings (1999)

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Three Kings
Movie
7.1/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the soldiers share what they think a map to stolen gold will let them do at the end of the Gulf War. Their very different expectations keep turning a private payday into a conversation about what they owe to other people. Start here if you want the crew comedy to give way to much darker wartime satire.
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Three Fugitives (1989)

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Three Fugitives
Movie
6.2/10on IMDb
Released
Watch a former bank robber try to get on with life just as a much less capable robber takes him hostage. Experience keeps telling Lucas what ought to be easy, and Ned keeps proving him wrong. The two men play like an accidental crew even before they have a reason to cooperate.
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Disorganized Crime (1989)

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Disorganized Crime
Movie
6.2/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the hired thieves wait for the man who was supposed to tell them what to do. With the organizer absent, the crew tries to complete the job while still arguing its way through the introduction. Choose it for the comic strain of a group treating the robbery as the only practical option left.
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Masterminds (2016)

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Masterminds
Movie
5.9/10on IMDb
Released
Watch David Ghantt get recruited by people much more concerned with what they will do with the cash than how he will get out of trouble. The group’s low expectations of him become funny because they never take as much care with their own plans as they demand from him.
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30 Minutes or Less (2011)

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30 Minutes or Less
Movie
6.0/10on IMDb
Released
Watch a pizza driver ask his friend for help with a bank robbery neither of them planned to commit. The two keep bringing old frustrations into the next urgent conversation. Expect loud jokes and a fast pace as they discover which of their skills, if any, make them a crew.
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Red Notice (2021)

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Red Notice
Movie
6.3/10on IMDb
Released
Watch an art thief and his reluctant partner try to steal a golden egg at a masquerade ball while a rival thief works the same room. The two men can agree on the prize more easily than on which one should be in charge.
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Army of Thieves (2021)

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Army of Thieves
Movie
6.4/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the crew recruit a safe enthusiast who is happier explaining a mechanism than taking charge in an emergency. Gwendoline wants his skill, while the others have to learn when to let him use it at his own speed. You get a caper that can pause for genuine excitement about a combination lock.
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Lift (2024)

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Lift
Movie
5.6/10on IMDb
Released
Watch Cyrus’s art thieves turn an airplane job into a test of who can stay calm around the rest of the crew. The pilot, the safe specialist, and the disguise expert need different kinds of attention from everyone else. A partner who already knows Cyrus well has good reason to question each confident answer.
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The Bad Guys (2022)

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The Bad Guys
Movie
6.9/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the gang try to look like respectable guests while Mr. Shark treats his disguise as the most important role in the room. The crew’s confidence works best when everyone can be trusted to play their part. The movie gives you an excuse to watch what happens when one of them plays it too well.
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The Bad Guys 2 (2025)

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The Bad Guys 2
Movie
7.0/10on IMDb
Released
Watch the old crew try to stay respectable while a rival team talks it into another job. The funniest complication is Mr. Snake taking a personal interest in one of the rivals while everyone else is trying to read the competition. You can see how fast shared history comes apart when a new person joins the room.
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