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Rental > Suspense/Crime > Heist: 89 Films to Rent
- Locked Down (2021)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Stephen Merchant…
- Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor play a newly separated couple confined to their swanky London apartment during a mandatory lockdown, with…
- Wrath of Man (2021)
- Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan…
- Pulpy action thriller with director Guy Ritchie (LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS) teaming up with actor Jason Statham for the fourth…
- Finding Steve McQueen (2019)
- Dir. Mark Steven Johnson
Feat. Travis Fimmel, Rachael Taylor, William Fichtner…
- Lighthearted heist caper set in the 1970's, following the unlikely attempt by a group of small–time crims to steal $30 million from Nixon's…
- Hatton Garden (TV Mini-series) (2019)
- Feat. Timothy Spall, Kenneth Cranham, Brian F O'Byrne…
- Four elderly men carry out a large–scale robbery in this series based on the 2015 Hatton Garden Diamond Heist, one of the most audacious…
- Heroic Losers (2019)
- Dir. Sebastian Borensztein
Feat. Ricardo Darín, Luis Brandoni, Chino Darin…
- Winning underdog comedy from Argentinian director Sebastian Borensztein (CHINESE TAKEAWAY) based on the novel by Eduardo Sacheri (THE SECRET IN THEIR…
- Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
- Dir. S. Craig Zahler
Feat. Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles…
- A simmering, witty and entirely unpredictable heist epic from the writer/director of BONE TOMAHAWK that stars an ageing Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughan…
- King of Thieves (2018)
- Dir. James Marsh
Feat. Michael Caine, Charlie Cox, Michael Gambon…
- British heist movie in the classic mould, bringing together an impressive cast to tell the true story of the Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary of…
- Ocean's 8 (Ocean's Eight) (2018)
- Dir. Gary Ross
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway…
- A star–studded ensemble cast deliver a slick heist caper in the vein of previous installments. A team of crooks go for a 150 million dollar…
- Baby Driver (2017)
- Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx…
- Entertainingly preposterous heist–comedy from British upstart Edgar Wright, centred around a precociously talented getaway driver whose every…
- Logan Lucky (2017)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig…
- Heist–comedy populated by an impressive ensemble cast, following the down–on–their–luck Logan family as they try to strike it…
- Hell or High Water (2016)
- Dir. David Mackenzie
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster, Chris Pine…
- An exceptional ten–gallon thriller in which a divorced father and his ex–con older brother resort to a desperate but righteous scheme in…
- Triple 9 (2016)
- Dir. John Hillcoat
Feat. Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie…
- Bruising slice of pulp cinema features a team of entirely corrupt cops, in hock to the Russian mob, planning a heist that goes dramatically wrong
- Victoria (2015)
- Dir. Sebastian Schipper
Feat. Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Max Mauff
- Dazzling, propulsive thriller shot entirely in one continuous 134 minute take through multiple locations in the city of Berlin has a Spanish woman's…
- 11.6 (2013)
- Dir. Philippe Godeau
Feat. Francois Cluzet, Bouli Lanners
- A bitter security guard makes off with an armoured van carrying 11.6 million euros in this everyman heist movie. Based on a true story.
- Art of the Steal, The (2013)
- Dir. Jonathan Sobol
Feat. Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, Jay Baruchel…
- Kurt Russell plays a reformed art thief who agrees to round up the old gang for one last heist. A superficially entertaining crime caper.
- Kill Point, The (TV Series) (2013)
- Dir. Steve Shill
Feat. Donnie Wahlberg, John Leguizamo, Tobin Bell…
- High octane television series that follows a group of U.S. Marines recently returned from serving in Iraq as they come together to pull off a major…
- Now You See Me (2013)
- Dir. Louis Leterrier
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson…
- A team of magicians who use their illusionist act to pull off daring heists attempt to outwit the authorities in this dazzling crime caper.
- Comes a Bright Day (2012)
- Dir. Simon Aboud
Feat. Craig Roberts, Imogen Poots, Kevin McKidd…
- The cherubic charm of Craig Roberts (SUBMARINE) and Imogen Poots carry this swish, luxuriously shot heist movie–cum–romantic comedy,…
- Man on a Ledge (2012)
- Dir. Asger Leth
Feat. Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell…
- An ex–con threatening to take his own life by jumping from a Manhattan high rise may in fact be a decoy to enable an elaborate jewel heist to…
- Place Beyond the Pines, The (2012)
- Dir. Derek Cianfrance
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Bradley Cooper…
- Ryan Gosling re–teams with the dir. of BLUE VALENTINE for this equally arresting crime saga that unfolds after a motorcycling drifter's…
- Takers (2010)
- Dir. John Luessenhop
Feat. Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon…
- Slick, but generic heist film has a notorious gang of thieves running up against a hard–bitten detective determined to foil their latest heist.
- Armored (2009)
- Dir. Nimrod Antal
Feat. Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne…
- Slick heist film has a down on his luck Iraq war veteran finding for a security company where he finds himself drawn into a forty–two million…
- Code, The (2009)
- Dir. Mimi Leder
Feat. Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, Tom Hardy…
- Routine heist film with Freeman playing a veteran thief who recruits a younger crook to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to…
- High Life (2009)
- Dir. Gary Yates
Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Eric McIntyre, Rossif Sutherland
- Well–executed crime caper has four laughable lowlifes hatch a plan to rob a series of ATM machines, only for their moronic, stoned–out…
- Taking Of Pelham 123, The (2009)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzman
- Flashy remake of the 70s heist movie sees John Travolta as the mastermind behind the hijack of a New York subway train, and Denzel Washington as the…
- 21 (2008)
- Dir. Robert Luketic
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth…
- Snappy thriller based on the true story of a group of students who cheat the Vegas gambling system in order to pay off their college fees, helped…
- 25 Carat (25 Kilates) (2008)
- Dir. Patxi Amezcua
Feat. Francesc Garrido, Aida Folch, Manuel Moron…
- Relentless thriller set in the Barcelona underworld where a loan enforcer and a car thief pair up for a particularly dangerous heist.…
- Tuesday (2008)
- Dir. Sacha Bennett
Feat. Philip Glenister, Ashley Walters, Christian Solimeno…
- British heist movie concerning a group of infamous criminals, a couple of beautiful bank clerks and a desperate, jobless man, all of whom decide to…
- Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney…
- Intense tragi–thriller centred around a pair of hapless brothers (Hoffman and Hawke) who face devastating family consequences after a botched…
- Flawless (2007)
- Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Demi Moore, Michael Caine
- Competent period caper teams up undervalued Diamond Corp exec Demi Moore with disaffected janitor Michael Caine, as they decide to take revenge by…
- Lookout, The (2007)
- Dir. Scott Frank
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Isla Fisher…
- It–boy Joseph Gordon–Levitt elevates this small–town crime thriller as an impaired bank janitor who is coerced into acting as an…
- No Country for Old Men (2007)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones…
- A masterfully executed thriller from the Coen brothers, who return to the suspense–driven fatalism of their most admired films (BLOOD SIMPLE,…
- Inside Man (2006)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster…
- Proficient, personalised heist thriller from dir. Spike Lee (25TH HOUR) in which a smooth and cold super–crim (Owen) engineers the robbery of…
- Firewall (2005)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen…
- Bank security expert Harrison Ford is forced into a tight corner when his family home is invaded by gun–toting criminals, led by a…
- 7 Times Lucky (2004)
- Dir. Gary Yates
Feat. Kevin Pollak, Liane Balaban, Jonas Chernick…
- Solid caper film that benefits from Kevin Pollak's performance as a small time con man who suddenly finds himself with the prospect of a big score…
- After the Sunset (2004)
- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson…
- Recently retired jewel thieves Brosnan and Hayek are safely esconsed on a desert island, when an old FBI nemesis turns up simultaneous with a…
- Hustle (TV Series) (Hu$tle) (2004)
- Feat. Robert Vaughn, Rob Jarvis, Adrian Lester…
- Popular Brit TV drama about the so–called 'pros of con': five slick yet human ripoff artists who earn their bread by staging elaborate stings…
- Foolproof (2003)
- Dir. William Phillips
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, David Suchet
- A slick if stereotypical heist thriller, in which a group of brainy thieves plan 'foolproof' heists, but find their ambitions go awry when their next…
- Good Thief, The (2002)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Nick Nolte, Ralph Fiennes
- This woozy, lightly stylised thriller finds Nick Nolte as the titular gambling thief looking to go into retirement by heisting expensive paintings…
- Hard Word, The (2002)
- Dir. Scott Roberts
Feat. Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths, Damien Richardson…
- A lean comic thriller taking its attitude from LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, but given stubbled Aussie charm by leads Guy Pearce and Rachel…
- Kaante (Thorns) (2002)
- Dir. Sanjay Gupta
Feat. Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty
- From a new generation of Bollywood film–making comes a kinetic heist picture, shot and located in LA in which six Indian suspects plot a…
- Stick Up, The (2002)
- Dir. Rowdy Herrington
Feat. James Spader, David Keith, Leslie Stefanson
- James Spader robs a small–town bank wearing a clown mask, in this heist thriller with a few noir pretensions. Another one that has fallen…
- Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
- Dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Feat. William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington, Sam Rockwell…
- A comic 'heist' satire in which Luis Guzman and his girlfriend land in a snowballing mess when trying to spring him from prison to do a big…
- Heist (2001)
- Dir. David Mamet
Feat. Gene Hackman, Ricky Jay, Delroy Lindo…
- The heisting of Swiss–Bank bullion by professional thieves Gene Hackman, Ricky Jay and Delroy Lindo is given enjoyably intricate spins by…
- Ocean's Eleven (Ocean's 11) (2001)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts…
- Remodelling the not–so–great ‘Rat Pack’ original from 1960, dir. Soderbergh slickens his heist thriller with a spot–on sense of…
- Reindeer Games (2000)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron…
- Parolee Ben Affleck may wish he was back in his cell after impersonating his dead cellmate and landing in various spots of leftover bother, namely…
- Where the Money Is (2000)
- Dir. Marek Kanievska
Feat. Paul Newman, Linda Fiorentino, Dermot Mulroney
- A still–charismatic Paul Newman is an aged bank–robber esconsed in a nursing home after suffering a stroke, though his nurse Linda…
- Entrapment (1999)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Veteran cat burglar Sean Connery meets his match in insurance investigator Catherine Zeta–Jones in this glossy fusion of international heist…
- Pups (1999)
- Dir. Ash
Feat. Burt Reynolds
- A frustrated thirteen–year–old comes across the family firearm, prompting him to hold up the local bank with his reluctant girlfriend in…
- Body Count (1998)
- Dir. Robert Patton-Spruill
Feat. David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, John Leguizamo…
- Derivative thriller following a group of thieves coping with the aftermath of a botched museum heist. RESERVOIR DOGS with a B–list cast, but…
- Jackie Brown (1998)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Pam Grier…
- Quentin Tarantino follows–up the fireworks of PULP FICTION with a laidback ode to lowlife dreamers and schemers that reclines comfortably into…
- Out of Sight (1998)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames
- Neatly complementing JACKIE BROWN, novelist Elmore Leonard is adapted here in purely cinematic terms by the director of SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE.
An…
- Dobermann (1997)
- Dir. Jan Kounen
Feat. Tcheky Karyo, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci…
- Frenetic French crime thriller filled with over the top gun play and colourful yet grimy characters.
Vincent Cassel plays a bank robber known as…
- Face (1997)
- Dir. Antonia Bird
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone, Phillip Davis
- The wily Robert Carlyle plays lead 'face' of an armed–robbery gang, in a tense, grabby thriller that more than holds its own in…
- Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1996)
- Dir. Agustin Diaz Yanes
Feat. Victoria Abril, Pilar Bardem
- Alcoholic and reluctant whore Victoria Abril turns a few clever tricks on a Mexican mob's laundering operation. A Spanish pulpy fiction grafted with…
- Normal Life (1996)
- Dir. John McNaughton
Feat. Ashley Judd, Luke Perry, Kate Walsh…
- Based on a true story of a by–the–book cop who turns to bank–robbing with a bit of encouragement from his off–the–boil…
- She's Out (TV Mini-series) (1995)
- Dir. Ian Toynton
Feat. Ann Mitchell, Linda Marlowe, Maureen Sweeney…
- Six–part crime drama written by Lynda La Plante (PRIME SUSPECT) as a sequel to her 1980's series, Widows. Ann Mitchell is superb as Dolly…
- Darkness in Tallinn (1993)
- Dir. Ilka Jarvilaturi
Feat. Elina Aasa, Milena Gulbe, Juri Jarvet
- In liberated Estonia, gangsters plan the elaborate ambush of gold bullion being restored from a Paris vault. A humble electrician has the pivotal job…
- Real McCoy, The (1993)
- Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Kim Basinger, Val Kilmer
- You've heard this one before: a paroled bank robber wants to go straight, but is persuaded to pull off one last heist. Kim Basinger and Val Kilmer…
- Sneakers (1992)
- Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Robert Redford, Ben Kingsley, Sidney Poitier…
- This reworks the spy–caper genre to dazzling effect as an endearing team of security crackpots attempt to outwit bad egg Ben Kingsley whose…
- Subway (1985)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Isabelle Adjani
- Fast paced action thriller set in the Paris underground. A cool rebel–hero (Christopher Lambert) teams up with Isabelle Adjani in stylish…
- Green Ice (1981)
- Dir. Ernest Day
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Anne Archer, Omar Sharif
- Cheesy, outlandish heist romance finds Ryan O'Neal embroiled in the high–stakes world of emerald smuggling. Omar Sharif is good value as an…
- Thief (1981)
- Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. James Caan, Tuesday Weld
- Exhilarating, distinctive portrait of a criminal professional, here a safecracker played with wired conviction by James Caan. A scorching…
- Egouts Du Paradis, Les (The Sewers of Paradise) (1979)
- Dir. Jose Giovanni
Feat. Francis Huster, Jean-François Balmer, Lila Kedrova
- Romantic dramatization of "The Great Drain Robbery" of 1976, in which the Societe Generale Bank of France was robbed of over $10 million dollars by a…
- Money Movers (1978)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Terence Donovan, Bryan Brown
- Violent thriller has a group of security–guards arranging an inside–job, while the police and criminal–world circle like vultures…
- Silent Partner, The (1978)
- Dir. Daryl Duke
Feat. Elliott Gould, Susannah York, Christopher Plummer…
- A clever twister about a bank heist during the Christmas season involving crafty teller Elliot Gould and psychotic hoodlum Christopher Plummer. A…
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Al Pacino
- Al Pacino is stunning as a deluded no–hoper who robs a New York bank to finance his lover's sex change operation. Riveting drama based on a…
- Taking of Pelham 123, The (1974)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Robert Shaw, Walter Matthau, Martin Balsam…
- Superlative '70s heist movie – four gunmen hi–jack a train and threaten to kill one passenger for every minute the ransom is late. Taut,…
- Dirty Money (Un Flic) (1972)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve
- Final film by the suspense–specialist Melville (LE SAMOURAI), spins a familiar tale of cops and bank–robbers involving Alain Delon,…
- Anderson Tapes, The (1971)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam…
- An inventive, if over–ambitious thriller in which a master–thief (Connery) recently released from prison plans a difficult heist, without…
- Cercle Rouge, Le (The Red Circle) (1970)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Alain Delon, Gian Maria Volonte, Yves Montand…
- A precisely–crafted colour 'noir' from the French master, dir. Melville, which rejigs the usual ingredients into an exemplary heist…
- Danger Diabolik (1968)
- Dir. Mario Bava
Feat. John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli…
- Cat–burgling cool from the pop–art 1960's, outfitted in futuristic chic and the effortless glamour of John Phillip Law and blonde…
- Deadfall (1968)
- Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Michael Caine, Giovanna Ralli, Eric Portman…
- Somewhat lumpy thriller with Caine recruited by a husband and wife to pull of a daring diamond heist. The actual robbery is cross–cut with a…
- Farewell, Friend (Honor Among Thieves) (1968)
- Dir. Jean Herman
Feat. Alain Delon, Charles Bronson
- Dependable French caper, centered on an elaborate heist, with warhorses Branson and Delon thick as thieves in vying to crack the same high security…
- Grand Slam (Ad Ogni Costo) (1967)
- Dir. Giuliano Montaldo
Feat. Janet Leigh, Klaus Kinski, Edward G. Robinson
- Smooth–running thriller about an international criminal gang who attempt a gruelling diamond heist during the chaotic Carnival in Rio de…
- Robbery (1967)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Sir Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet, James Booth…
- Topnotch heist film is a tension filled reconstruction of "The Great Train Robbery" with Stanley Baker in the Ronnie Biggs role.
Film gets off to…
- How to Steal a Million (1966)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach…
- A top cast lifts this romantically–inclined suspense caper, wherein Hepburn must steal a forged sculpture belonging to her own family before it…
- Killers, The (1964)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Lee Marvin, Clu Gulager, Angie Dickinson…
- Transposed into the garish 60s, Ernest Hemingway's famous story is transformed into a harder, more callous exercise in casual violence and sexual…
- Topkapi (1964)
- Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell…
- A classy comic–romantic spin on the director’s RIFIFI shot on location in Turkey and Greece, that climaxes with another brilliantly exacted…
- Doulos, Le (The Finger Man) (1963)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani
- Eschewing the French New Wave movement in favour of homage to the then ‘passe’ genre of film noir, dir. Jean–Pierre Melville adds shades of…
- Great St. Louis Bank Robbery, The (1959)
- Dir. Charles Guggenheim, John Stix
Feat. Steve McQueen
- This noir thriller is one of McQueen's best early roles, and although somewhat obscure has a cult reputation for its shootout scenes and intense,…
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters…
- Injecting race problems into a surefire thriller formula, this has an unstable criminal trio – ex–convict (Ryan), crooked cop (Begley)…
- Man in the Vault (1956)
- Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen
Feat. William Campbell, Berry Kroeger, Karen Sharpe
- Tommy Dancer is an ordinary man thrust into an extraordinary situation – a locksmith forced into a heist by a ruthless mobster and his…
- Bob Le Flambeur (Bob the Gambler) (1955)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corney
- Superb French noir from the dir. of LE SAMOURAI, here debuting with a taut plan to rob the Deauville casino, that grows ever more perilous for…
- Rififi (1955)
- Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Jean Servais, Jules Dassin, Magali Noel…
- The French reclaim film noir with this methodical and stylish heist movie, famous for its 35 minute real–time bank robbery, executed in virtual…
- Violent Saturday (1955)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Stephen McNally…
- Crisp southern noir in which a bank robbery gone wrong ignites trouble in amongst the morally corrupt citizens of a small town. Ripping dialogue and…
- Good Die Young, The (1954)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Laurence Harvey, Sir Stanley Baker, Joan Collins…
- Fiery British heist–noir with a debt–burdened Laurence Harvey leading a motley crew of down–on–their–luck military men…
- To Catch a Thief (1954)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Cary Grant, Grace Kelly
- Hitchcock takes a whimsical approach for this caper about a reformed cat burglar who sets about catching the thief that is imitating his old style.…
- Kansas City Confidential (1952)
- Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Lee Van Cleef, John Payne, Coleen Gray…
- A grimly tough crime drama set in the Kansas City underworld.
Payne plays an ex–con who is jailed for an unrelated crime, and on release…