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Adventure, Criminal Comedy Film, Heist, comedy film, heist film
World War II veterans Danny Ocean and Jimmy Foster recruit nine comrades from their unit in the 82nd Airborne Division to simultaneously rob five Las Vegas casinos: the Sahara, the Riviera, the Desert Inn, the Sands, and the Flamingo. The …
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Criminal Comedy Film, Dark Comedy, Gangster Film, Sitcom, black comedy film, crime comedy film, heist film
London gangster George Thomason and his right-hand man, Ken Pile, an animal lover with a stutter, plan a jewel heist. They bring in two Americans: con artist Wanda Gershwitz and weapons expert Otto West, a mean-spirited Anglophobe. Wanda a…
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Parodie, Secret Agent, action film, parody film, spy film
Johnny English, a kindhearted but clumsy MI7 clerk, dreams of becoming the agency’s top agent. After Agent One is killed, followed by all of MI7's remaining agents at his funeral, both due to English's incompetence, he is left as the only …
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Adventure, Fantasy, Komödie, adventure film, comedy film, fantasy film, science fiction film, steampunk film, time-travel film
Young Kevin is fascinated by history, particularly Ancient Greece, while his parents are obsessed only with modern consumerism and buying the latest household gadgets. One night, Kevin sees an armoured knight on horseback burst out of his …
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Komödie, Silly Movie, Splatstick, buddy cop film, comedy film, heist film, mystery film
At a football match between France and China, the French coach Yves Gluant arrives wearing the priceless Pink Panther diamond ring and embraces his girlfriend, pop star Xania. After France wins in sudden death, Gluant is killed by a poison…
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Action, Criminal Comedy Film, Heist, action comedy film, crime comedy film, heist film
While driving through the Alps, thief Roger Beckerman is murdered by the local Mafia and his body disposed of in the river below. In the United Kingdom, his friend and fellow thief, Charlie Croker, is released from prison. After reuniting …
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Satire On War, War Film, action film, heist film, war film
In 1944 France, during World War II, United States Army Private Kelly—a former lieutenant scapegoated for a failed infantry assault—captures Colonel Dankhopf of Wehrmacht Intelligence. Kelly realizes that Dankhopf is carrying several gold …
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Drama, Thriller, crime film, drama film, heist film, mystery film, thriller film
In Chicago, Harry Rawlings and his criminal gang's getaway van is blown up during a police standoff after stealing $2 million from crime boss Jamal Manning. Jamal threatens Veronica, Harry's widow, demanding compensation, needing the money…
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Action, Heist
Radha, a dreaded gangster, and his men plan a heist at "Your Bank", one of the biggest privately owned banks in Chennai, with the support of ACP Ramachandran. They plan to rob 500 crores on 21 May, coinciding with the Governor's party even…
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Criminal Comedy Film, Romance Film, action film, crime film, heist film, prison film, romantic comedy film
The movie intercuts between flashbacks and the present day. This plot summary follows the true chronology. Career bank robber Jack Foley is incarcerated at Lompoc Penitentiary in California along with his friend and accomplice Buddy, after…
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Thriller, action film, crime film, heist film, thriller film
A man calling himself Ryder and his accomplices – Bashkin, Emri, and former train operator Phil Ramos – hijack Pelham 123, a New York City Subway 6 train, at 77th Street. Uncoupling the front car of the train below 51st Street, Bashkin kil…
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Heist, action film, drama film, heist film, thriller film
After being nearly caught during a burglary, master safe-cracker Nick Wells considers retiring to live with his girlfriend Diane and run his Montreal jazz club as a legitimate businessman. He declines another job from his fence Max, and is…
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Action, Adventure, Thriller, action film, survival film, thriller film
Mountain rescue rangers Gabe Walker, his girlfriend Jessie Deighan, and Frank attempt to rescue their fellow ranger Hal Tucker and his girlfriend Sarah, stranded in the Colorado Rockies. Sarah's harness breaks loose, and she falls to her d…
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Caper-Movie, Criminal Comedy Film, Heist, comedy film, heist film
Josh Kovaks is the building manager of The Tower, an upscale apartment complex in New York City that has Wall Street billionaire Arthur Shaw as its penthouse tenant. Josh, a friend of Shaw's, has asked him to manage the staff's pensions. O…
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Gangster Film, action film, crime thriller film, drama film
During the 2008 financial crisis and 2008 United States presidential election, Johnny "Squirrel" Amato plans to rob a Mafia-controlled private poker game in Boston. He enlists Frankie, a former business associate, and Russell, a heroin-add…
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Heist, action film, heist film, thriller film
Sebastian Schlencht-Wöhnert has a mundane life as a bank teller in Potsdam, Germany. A zombie outbreak in Nevada dominates international news, giving him nightmares about them. He also produces YouTube videos about safecracking that receiv…
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Action, Action Comedy, Thriller, action film, drama film, heist film, neo-noir, thriller film
Porter, a career thief and former U.S. Marine, has gunshot wounds treated by an unlicensed doctor, having been shot and betrayed for $70,000, and plans his revenge. After months of recuperating, Porter uses a series of petty thefts and sho…
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Crime Comedy, Heist, action film, buddy film, comedy film, crime film, drama film, heist film, thriller film
In the upcoming night of Boston's mayoral election, corrupt incumbent Joseph Miccelli is organizing a celebration at the Wharf, expecting a massive influx of cash bribes. Local mobsters Besegai and Dechico plan to steal the money before it…
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Drama, Film Noir, Heist, Thriller, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, flashback film, gangster film, heist film, mystery film, thriller film, war drama, war film
Johnny Clay, a career criminal recently released from prison, plans a heist at a thoroughbred racetrack, with an estimated take of two million dollars (equivalent to twenty-four million in 2025). His associate Marvin Unger provides financi…
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Crime, Komödie, buddy film, comedy film, heist film
In Arizona, Dignan "rescues" his friend Anthony from a voluntary psychiatric unit, where he has been staying for self-described exhaustion. Dignan has developed a 75-year plan that he shows to Anthony. The plan is to pull off several heist…
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Action Comedy, Crime Comedy, action comedy film, heist film
Russell Pierce, a veteran armored car driver nearing retirement, and Travis Stolly, a rookie who aspires to be a police officer, team up for the first time on duty. While on duty, criminal mastermind Zoe ambushes them with Banner and Migue…
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Gangster Film, Thriller, crime film, heist film, police film
In 1954 Detroit, Michigan, gangster Curt Goynes, in need of cash to leave town, is recruited to threaten a family as part of a blackmail scheme, along with gangsters Ronald Russo and Charley. The recruiter, Doug Jones, sends them to the ho…
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Action, Heist, action film, crime thriller film, heist film, prison film
Four years into his 10-year-sentence for armed robbery, Carter "Doc" McCoy is denied parole from a Texas prison. When his wife Carol visits him, he tells her to make a deal to free him with Jack Beynon, a parole board member and corrupt bu…
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Military Film, Satire On War, action film, comedy drama, heist film, treasure hunt film, war film
Following the end of the Gulf War, U.S. soldiers remaining in theatre are bored from the lack of action and throw parties at night. Major Archie Gates, a U.S.
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