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The '''heist film''' or '''caper film''' is a [[subgenre]] of [[crime film]], consisting of films that tell a [[caper story]]. These films feature plots in which a team of skillful criminals carry out a clever and daring theft.<ref name="hardy">{{cite book | editor-last=Hardy | editor-first=Phil | year=1997 | chapter=The Caper Film | title=The BFI Companion to Crime | publisher=[[A & C Black]] | pages=70–71 | isbn=978-0-304-33215-1 }}</ref>

Early films in the genre tended to have the heist ultimately fail, as a result of the strictures imposed by the [[Motion Picture Production Code]]; since the abandonment of the Production Code, most caper films feature successful heists.<ref name="hardy" />

One of the early defining heist films was ''[[The Asphalt Jungle]]'' (1950), which ''Film Genre 2000'' wrote "almost single-handedly popularised the genre for mainstream cinema". It featured robbers whose personal failings ultimately led to the failure of their robbery. Similar films using this formula were ''[[Armored Car Robbery]]'' (1950), ''[[The Killing (film)|The Killing]]'' (1956), and ''[[The Getaway (1972 film)|The Getaway]]'' (1972). By the 1990s, heist films "experiment and play with these conventions" and focused more on character relationships than the crime itself.<ref name="dixon">{{cite book | author-last=Wilson | author-first=Ron | chapter=The Left-Handed Form of Human Endeavour | editor-last=Dixon | editor-first=Wheeler W. | year=2000 | title=Film Genre 2000: New Critical Essays | publisher=SUNY Press | isbn=978-0-7914-4513-6 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/filmgenre2000new00dixo/page/154 154–155] | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/filmgenre2000new00dixo/page/154 }}</ref>

== List of notable heist films==
{{Category see also|Heist films}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style=white-space:nowrap | Ref.
|-
| ''[[11 Harrowhouse]]'' || 1974 || <ref name="hunter" />
|-
| ''[[80 Million]]'' || 2011 || <ref name="haltof" />
|-
| ''[[Armored Car Robbery]]'' || 1950 || <ref name="dixon" />
|-
| ''[[Army of the Dead]]'' || 2021 || <ref name="truitt" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Asphalt Jungle}}'' || 1950 || <ref name="morris" />
|-
| ''[[Baby Driver]]'' || 2017 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''[[Bande à part (film)|Bande à part]]'' || 1964 || <ref name="morris" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Bank Job}}'' || 2008 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''[[Big Deal on Madonna Street]]'' || 1958 || <ref name="axmaker" />
|-
| ''[[Blue Collar (film)|Blue Collar]]'' || 1978 || <ref name="indiewire" />
|-
| ''[[Bob le flambeur]]'' || 1956 || <ref name="indiewire" />
|-
| ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]'' || 1967 || <ref name="leitch" />
|-
| ''[[Bottle Rocket]]'' || 1996 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|Le|Cercle Rouge}}'' || 1970 || <ref name="morris" />
|-
| ''[[Dead Presidents]]'' ||1995|| <ref name="Morris">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/2015/07/18/ant-mans-most-overlooked-cameo-ant-man-himself/ |title=Ant-Man's Most Overlooked Cameo: Ant-Man Himself |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |publisher=Comicbook.com |date=July 17, 2015 |access-date=July 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720223046/http://comicbook.com/2015/07/18/ant-mans-most-overlooked-cameo-ant-man-himself/ |archive-date=July 20, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Den of Thieves (film)|Den of Thieves]]'' || 2018 || <ref name="gleiberman" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|Le|deuxième souffle|dab=1966 film}}'' || 1966 || <ref name="indiewire" />
|-
| ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]'' || 1975 || <ref name="morris" />
|-
| ''[[Entrapment (film)|Entrapment]]'' || 1999 || <ref name="maslin" />
|-
| ''[[Fast Five]]'' || 2011 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|A|Fish Called Wanda}}'' || 1988 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''[[Flawless (2007 film)|Flawless]]'' || 2007 || <ref name="hunter" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Getaway|dab=1972 film}}'' || 1972 || <ref name="indiewire" />
|-
| ''[[Going in Style (2017 film)|Going in Style]]'' || 2017 || <ref name="robey" />
|-
| ''[[Grand Slam (1967 film)|Grand Slam]]'' || 1967 || <ref name="indiewire" />
|-
| ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' || 1995 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Hatton Garden Job}}'' || 2017 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
|[[Heist (2001 film)|''Heist'']]
|2001
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2001-11-25|title=Here's one we saw earlier|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/nov/25/davidmamet|access-date=2020-10-12|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Hell or High Water (2016 film)|Hell or High Water]]'' || 2016 || <ref name="klimek" />
|-
| ''[[Hell's Angels '69]]'' || 1969 || <ref>https://www.allmovie.com/movie/hells-angels-69-v22080</ref>
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Hot Rock|dab=film}}'' || 1972 || <ref name="hunter" />
|-
| ''[[How to Steal a Million]]'' || 1966 || <ref name="indiewire" />
|-
| ''[[Hudson Hawk]]'' || 1991 || <ref name="attenborough" />
|-
| ''[[Inception]]'' || 2010 || <ref name="morris" />
|-
| ''[[Inside Man]]'' || 2006 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Italian Job}}'' || 1969 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Italian Job|dab=2003 film}}'' || 2003 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''[[Jackie Brown]]'' || 1997 || <ref name="leitch" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Killing|dab=film}}'' || 1956 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''[[King of Thieves (2018 film)|King of Thieves]]'' || 2018 || <ref name="tobias" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Lavender Hill Mob}}'' || 1951 || <ref name="indiewire" />
|-
| ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'' || 1998 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''[[Logan Lucky]]'' || 2017 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
|-
| ''[[Mankatha]]'' || 2011 || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Mankatha – Strictly No Rules|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/mankatha-strictly-no-rules-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtodu5odq0|access-date=2020-11-22|website=BBFC|language=en}}</ref> written and directed by [[Venkat Prabhu]].<ref name="sify2">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Ajith & Venkat Prabhu joins for Mangatha! |publisher=[[Sify]] |access-date=16 July 2010 |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14949709 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719091136/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14949709 |archive-date=19 July 2010 }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Now You See Me (film)|Now You See Me]]'' || 2013 || <ref name="robey" />
|-
| ''[[Now You See Me 2]]'' || 2016 ||
|-
| ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' || 2018 || <ref name="indiewire" />
|-
| ''[[Ocean's 11]]'' || 1960 || <ref name="axmaker" />
|-
| ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' || 2001 || <ref name="morris" />
|-
| ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]'' || 2004 || <ref name="indiewire" />
|-
| ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'' || 2007 || <ref name="travers" />
|-
| ''[[Out of Sight]]'' || 1998 || <ref name="leitch" />
|-
| ''[[Point Break]]'' || 1991 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''[[Quick Change]]'' || 1990 || <ref name="leitch" />
|-
| ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'' || 1992 || <ref name="morris" />
|-
| ''[[Rififi]]'' || 1955 || <ref name="morris" />
|-
| ''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]'' || 1998 || <ref name="leitch" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Score|dab=2001 film}}'' || 2001 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-score-2001|title=The Score movie review & film summary|first=Roger|last=Ebert|date=2001-07-13|access-date=2020-11-10}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Set It Off (film)|Set It Off]]'' || 1996 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''[[Sexy Beast]]'' || 2000 || <ref name="morris" />
|-
| ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]'' || 2000 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''[[Sneakers (1992 film)|Sneakers]]'' || 1992 || <ref>{{cite news | last=Kehr | first=Dave | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-09-09-9203220295-story.html | title= SLEEK `SNEAKERS` FITS HEIST GENRE LIKE AN OLD SHOE | work=[[Chicago Tribune]] | date=September 9, 1992 | access-date=October 27, 2020 }}</ref>
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Split|dab=film}}'' || 1968 || <ref name="ebert" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Sting}}'' || 1973 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''[[Thief (film)|Thief]]'' || 1981 || <ref name="morris" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Thomas Crown Affair|dab=1968 film}}'' || 1968 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Thomas Crown Affair|dab=1999 film}}'' || 1999 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''[[Three Kings (1999 film)|Three Kings]]'' || 1999 || <ref name="leitch" />
|-
| ''[[Topkapi (film)|Topkapi]]'' || 1964 || <ref name="axmaker" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Town|dab=2010 film}}'' || 2010 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Usual Suspects}}'' || 1995 || <ref name="dockterman" />
|-
| ''[[Vinci (film)|Vinci]]'' || 2004 || <ref name="haltof" />
|-
| ''[[Widows (2018 film)|Widows]]'' || 2018 || <ref name="morris" />
|-
| ''[[Wrath of Man]]'' || 2021 || <ref name="Wrath of Man"/>
|-
| ''[[The Misfits (2021 film)|The Misfits]]'' || 2021 || <ref>{{Cite web|last=Tallerico|first=Brian|title=The Misfits movie review & film summary (2021) {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-misfits-movie-review-2021|access-date=2021-08-21|website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|language=en}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="attenborough">{{cite book | last=Attenborough | first=Richard | year=1997 | title=The BFI Companion to Crime | chapter=The Caper Film | publisher=[[University of California Press]] | isbn=978-0-520-21538-2 | page=71 }}</ref>
<ref name="axmaker">{{cite news | last=Axmaker | first=Sean | url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/art-of-the-steal-here-are-some-great-heist-movies-to-stream/ | title=Art of the steal: Here are some great heist/caper films to stream | work=[[Seattle Times]] | date=April 9, 2020 | access-date=June 6, 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="dockterman">{{cite news | last=Dockterman | first=Eliana | url=http://time.com/4895598/the-25-best-heist-movies/ | title=The 25 Best Heist Movies | work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=August 18, 2017 | access-date=October 30, 2018 }}</ref>
<ref name="ebert">{{cite news | last=Ebert | first=Roger | url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-split-1968 | title=The Split, Roger Ebert review | work=[[rogerebert.com]] | date=October 17, 1968 | access-date=April 3, 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="gleiberman">{{cite news | last=Gleiberman | first=Owen | url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/den-of-thieves-review-gerard-butler-1202666873/ | title= Film Review: ‘Den of Thieves’ | date=January 18, 2018 | access-date=September 1, 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="haltof">{{cite book | last=Haltof | first=Marek | authorlink=Marek Haltof|year=2015 | title=Historical Dictionary of Polish Cinema | publisher=Rowman & Littlefield | isbn=978-1-4422-4472-6 | pages=127, 148, 253 }}</ref>
<ref name="hunter">{{cite news | last=Hunter | first=Rob | url=https://www.slashfilm.com/diamond-heist-movies-youve-never-seen | title=The Best Diamond Heist Movies You’ve Never Seen | work=[[/Film]] | date=September 6, 2018 | access-date=February 20, 2019 }}</ref>
<ref name="indiewire">{{cite news | last=Staff | first=Playlist | url=https://www.indiewire.com/2010/09/25-all-time-favorite-heist-movies-122304/ | title=25 All-Time Favorite Heist Movies | work=[[IndieWire]] | date=September 10, 2010 | access-date=February 20, 2019 }}</ref>
<ref name="klimek">{{cite news | last=Klimek | first=Chris | url=https://www.npr.org/2016/08/11/489315150/hell-or-high-water-is-a-smart-substantive-heist-film | title='Hell Or High Water' Is A Smart, Substantive Heist Film | work=npr.org | publisher=[[NPR]] | date=August 11, 2016 | access-date=May 29, 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="leitch">{{cite news | last1=Leitch | first1=Will | last2=Gierson | first2=Tim | url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/06/the-25-best-heist-movies-of-all-time.html | title=The 25 Best Heist Movies of All Time | work=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] | date=June 7, 2018 | access-date=May 29, 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="maslin">{{cite news | last=Maslin | first=Janet | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/30/movies/film-review-they-re-a-devilish-match-but-who-s-conning-whom.html | title=Film Review; They're a Devilish Match, But Who's Conning Whom? | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=April 30, 1999 | access-date=December 16, 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="morris">{{cite news | last=Morris | first=Brogan | url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/10-great-heist-films | title=10 great heist films | work=bfi.org.uk | publisher=[[British Film Institute]] | date=September 14, 2018 | access-date=October 30, 2018 }}</ref>
<ref name="robey">{{cite news | last=Robey | first=Tim | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/going-in-style/why-everyone-loves-a-heist-movie/ | title=The timeless appeal of the heist movie | work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | date=March 23, 2017 | access-date=April 15, 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="tobias">{{cite news | last=Tobias | first=Scott | url=https://www.npr.org/2019/01/24/687422360/king-of-thieves-bank-heist-film-deposits-a-great-cast-but-withdraws-the-style | title='King Of Thieves': Bank Heist Film Deposits A Great Cast But Withdraws The Style | work=npr.org | publisher=[[NPR]] | date=January 24, 2019 | access-date=May 29, 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="travers">{{cite news | last=Travers | first=Peter | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/oceans-thirteen-252470/ | title=Ocean's Thirteen | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=June 8, 2007 | access-date=June 13, 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="truitt">{{cite news | last=Truitt | first=Brian | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/05/20/army-dead-zack-snyder-evolves-zombies-netflix-heist-film/5151157001/ | title='Like Braveheart but flipped': Zack Snyder evolves zombies in a big way for 'Army of the Dead' | work=[[USA Today]] | date=May 20, 2021 | accessdate=May 25, 2021 }}</ref>
<ref name="Wrath of Man">{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/holt-mccallany-jason-statham-cash-truck-cast-guy-ritchie-1202769362/ |title='Mindhunter's Holt McCallany Riding Shotgun With Jason Statham In Guy Ritchie's New Heist Movie |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=October 25, 2019 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 18, 2021}}</ref>
}}

== Further reading ==

*{{cite book | last=Lee | first=Daryl | year=2014 | title=The Heist Film: Stealing with Style | publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] | isbn=978-0-231-85058-2 }}
*{{cite book | editor1-last=Sloniowski | editor1-first=Jeannette | editor2-last=Leach | editor2-first=Jim | title=The Best Laid Plans: Interrogating the Heist Film | series=Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series | publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] | isbn=978-0-8143-4224-4 }}

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