Let's hear it: what are your favorite movie heists? Some of mine... Topkapi (1964) - Strange, but wonderful. Great cast, as well. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k8thNodJpLc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k8thNodJpLc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> How to Steal a Million (1956) - Peter O'Toole at his charming best. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UPStHOzjQWU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UPStHOzjQWU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> Ocean's 11 (2001) - Much better than I expected, with a stellar cast and a neat-o heist to boot. <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u7VTkceSsEw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u7VTkceSsEw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> Notice I said "best movie heists", not "best heist movies". A good heist in an otherwise awful movie is eligible.
This!!! This is the best movie nobody's ever heard of. I seriously could watch it like 30 times in a row and not get tired. Very 1960's cool. And you're right - the cast and the characters they are matched with is a very interesting mix. The Great Train Robbery was pretty cool. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h_QathS_8Ok&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h_QathS_8Ok&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> One that is really cool in a 1960's "Holy crap I just took too much LSD" sense (i.e. it oozes cool, but once you've watched it, you don't know what happened or whether you enjoyed it) is Dangeriabolik <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bbjPanqXW74&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bbjPanqXW74&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
Probably an unpopular pick, but The Thomas Crown Affair remake with Renee Russo and Pierce Brosnan. I did not enjoy the original with McQueen though. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/upVUIuAQqRw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/upVUIuAQqRw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> I give the gift of music to the thread. (The remake was the first time I heard Nina Simone.)
Agree with "Heat". Although I never really thought of it as a heist movie. I really liked " The Score ". Can't go wrong with Brando, Deniro and Norton. Norton plays a pretty good r****d as well. "C-cc-can you help me?"
The remake was good (Russo was getting a bit long in the tooth, but that's neither here nor there), but the original is a CLASSIC. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t-qlC3jAKYs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t-qlC3jAKYs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> Fan-made trailer, but it makes me want to see it all over again.
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Dark Night opening sequence and the bank robbery. The original Italian Job. Mission Impossible, at Langley in the computer room. Thief, the entire vault sequence. The Sting, classic movie. Dog Day Afternoon.
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