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.
Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves star in this crime drama about an undercover FBI agent investigating surfers who may be bank robbers.
Among the memorable action sequences in the film is a skydiving scene in which Reeves jumps out of a plane, with a gun, in an attempt to apprehend Swayze’s character.
“The dialogue stretches are just pauses between the action scenes, where the director gets to show her stuff.” —Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle