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Out of SightOut of Sight (1998) Aro Favourite
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…
DobermannDobermann (1997) Recommended
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…
She's Out (TV Mini-series)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…
Real McCoy, TheReal 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…
SneakersSneakers (1992) Aro Favourite
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…
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…

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