Abigail (2024)
June 6, 2026
Kidnappers grab a twelve-year-old ballerina who turns out to be a centuries-old vampire. The film's clever structure borrows from the heist movie.
Tag: Heist
The heist is competence porn with a body count of assumptions: a plan, a crew, and the pleasure of watching both meet reality. This tag collects reviews of heist films and what the genre teaches about plotting.
1990sThree Kings (1999)
May 19, 2026
Russell's 1999 Gulf War heist. Clooney, Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze.
1950sThe Asphalt Jungle (1950)
May 19, 2026
Sterling Hayden, Sam Jaffe, brief Marilyn Monroe. The original ensemble heist film.
2000sSexy Beast (2000)
May 19, 2026
Jonathan Glazer's 2000 British crime debut. Ben Kingsley terrifying as Don Logan.
2010s
2000sOcean’s Eleven (2001)
May 19, 2026
Soderbergh's 2001 Rat Pack remake. Clooney, Pitt, Damon, Roberts, Gould.
1990sRonin (1998)
May 19, 2026
John Frankenheimer's 1998 Cold War remnant action. Ronin is John Frankenheimer's 1998 American action thriller.
2000sInside Man (2006)
May 19, 2026
Spike Lee's 2006 Manhattan bank heist. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Build.
1960sTopkapi (1964)
May 19, 2026
Jules Dassin's 1964 Istanbul museum jewel heist. Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell.
1950sThe Killing (1956)
May 19, 2026
Kubrick's 1956 racetrack robbery. Non-linear structure that became Tarantino's vocabulary.
1950sRififi (1955)
May 19, 2026
Jules Dassin's 1955 French heist. Thirty-two-minute silent jewelry heist sequence.
2000sSugar & Spice (2001)
May 19, 2026
Francine McDougall's 2001 American crime comedy about a high school cheerleading squad that robs banks to support their leader's pregnancy. Sugar & Spice is Francine McDougall's 2001 American crime comedy depicting a high school cheerleading squad whose lead member becomes…