21 Heist Movies, Ranked
Updated June 30, 2017
From serious crime dramas to campy comedies, heist movies can take on all forms so long as the characters are trying to get a big payday from a planned theft. They often feature betrayals, plot twists and captivating crooks. Can a chase scene with Mini Coopers come off as exciting? In a heist movie, it sure can.
Below are some of cinema's most recent heist movies, ranked by their Metascores from worst to best.
A star-studded cast and a unique take on bank-heist flicks (they're illusionists who make it rain stolen cash for their audiences) wasn't enough to make this movie work for critics, though it sold enough tickets to garner a sequel (Now You See Me 2).
“Overcooked, overcomplicated and underinteresting, this heist caper turns into a mess.” —Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian