Greatest "Heist" Movie - taking nominations

AIRWOLF

Going to define this a little broadly: any movie that revolves around a single "heist" set-piece, or a series of them. I am thinking a bit more in the action category than pure drama. So the actual heist(s) need to be a big part of the action, and not just a plot point. This is specifically to disqualify Goodfellas--because if it qualified there would be no need for a pole.

I have a few nominations to get the ball rolling:

Heat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hql-kW23-AQ

Ronin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvMVfICBC-U

To Live and Die in L.A.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDK8OtjE7O4

The Usual Suspects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IeUzFZmrHI

Snatch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89sD6StyzXk

PurpleJ

Snatch.

#mydegs

GrundleStiltzkin

So you take away my hipster nomination of chInception before I can even start.

No matter, it's Heat and then everything else.

AIRWOLF

GrundleStiltzkin said:

So you take away my hipster nomination of chInception before I can even start.

No matter, it's Heat and then everything else.

Inception was on some random movie channel the other night. I tried to watch it again. It is visually stunning and has some great set pieces, but the story still doesn't make any fucking sense.

And yeah, there is probably some deep metaphor there, but metaphors are ineffective when they don't make any fucking sense.

RoadDawg55

Heat wins. The Town is a recent good one.

Swaye

Heat




















Everything else ever.

Swaye

RoadDawg55 said:

Heat wins. The Town is a recent good one.

Good pull. As much of a douche as Ben Affleck is that was a good movie.

dflea

I think The Sting fits here - kind of - and it's a great flick.

chuck

I wouldn't have thought of The Usual Suspects, but since someone did, it gets my vote. Most people didn't know that Kaiser Solze liked boys. That's the hidden plot twist.

YellowSnow

Shout out to @AZDuck . This is my favorite heist movie.

GrundleStiltzkin

Hell or High Water fit? Good movie.

dnc

chuck said:

I wouldn't have thought of The Usual Suspects, but since someone did, it gets my vote. Most people didn't know that Kaiser Solze liked boys. That's the hidden plot twist.

Teen bois.

OKG

UW_Doog_Bot

Missing the obvious.

YellowSnow

chuck said:

I wouldn't have thought of The Usual Suspects, but since someone did, it gets my vote. Most people didn't know that Kaiser Solze liked boys. That's the hidden plot twist.

I spoke on the phone a couple of times to Stephen Baldwin years ago. Didn't have the balls to say to him "Give me the fucking keys you cocksucker!!". CSB.

Swaye

chuck said:

I wouldn't have thought of The Usual Suspects, but since someone did, it gets my vote. Most people didn't know that Kaiser Solze liked boys. That's the hidden plot twist.

Also the hidden plot twist of almost everyone on HH.

Doog_de_Jour

Thomas Crown Affair (I’m partial to the Steve McQueen one, but don’t mind the remake)

Sneakers (great ensemble cast, and one of the first movies that did a technology/computer plot well)

Out of Sight (peak Clooney and J.Lo - find your own pics)

Gladstone

GrundleStiltzkin

Doog_de_Jour said:

Thomas Crown Affair (I’m partial to the Steve McQueen one, but don’t mind the remake)

Sneakers (great ensemble cast, and one of the first movies that did a technology/computer plot well)

Out of Sight (peak Clooney and J.Lo - find your own pics)

Sneakers is great.

PurpleThrobber

Doog_de_Jour said:

Thomas Crown Affair (I’m partial to the Steve McQueen one, but don’t mind the remake)

Sneakers (great ensemble cast, and one of the first movies that did a technology/computer plot well)

Out of Sight (peak Clooney and J.Lo - find your own pics)

Renee Russo is a naughty, naughty girl in the remake.

Google it yourself.

RaceBannon

Snatch is way under rated and way awesome. My issue with Heat is that the good guys died in the end

Fistful of Dollars or For a Few Dollars more are my nominations

AIRWOLF

YellowSnow said:

Shout out to @AZDuck . This is my favorite heist movie.

It's great. Jesus is it long though.