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Flawless 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, TheLookout, 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 MenNo Country for Old Men (2007) Aro Favourite
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 ManInside Man (2006) Recommended
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…
FirewallFirewall (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 Lucky7 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 SunsetAfter 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)Hustle (TV Series) (Hu$tle) (2004) Recommended
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…
FoolproofFoolproof (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, TheGood 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…

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