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Subgenre Sampler

 
SubwaySubway (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 IceGreen 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…
ThiefThief (1981) Aro Favourite
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, LesEgouts 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) Recommended
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, TheSilent Partner, The (1978) Aro Favourite
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 AfternoonDog Day Afternoon (1975) Aro Favourite
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, TheTaking of Pelham 123, The (1974) Aro Favourite
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 MoneyDirty Money (Un Flic) (1972) Recommended
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, TheAnderson 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…

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