The best Heist & Crime movies — new releases and enduring classics — each pitched spoiler-free with tone, themes, and where to watch. Tap any movie to pitch it live.
M. Night Shyamalan's thriller about a father and daughter at a concert where an elaborate FBI trap unfolds, praised for its tense premise and twist execution.
Pitch this movie → 2023Brady Corbet's epic about a Hungarian-Jewish architect building a monumental house post-WWII, acclaimed for its ambitious scope and moral complexity.
Pitch this movie → 2024A biographical crime drama centered on a con artist's schemes, noted for its sharp dialogue and character study approach to deception.
Pitch this movie → 2023Jonathan Glazer's haunting, minimalist film about a commandant's family living beside Auschwitz, celebrated for its unsettling restraint and moral weight.
Pitch this movie → 2023Martin Scorsese's epic about the Osage murders and FBI investigation in 1920s Oklahoma, praised for its historical detail and complex character dynamics.
Pitch this movie → 2023Celine Song's intimate drama about reconnected past lovers, lauded for its emotional nuance though less heist-crime focused, replaced by: Heat (re-release/attention), Didi (2024) - crime family comedy-drama garnering festival praise.
Pitch this movie → 2024A24's ambitious war thriller following war photographers, celebrated for its visceral cinematography and tense set pieces in a fractured America.
Pitch this movie → 2024Doug Liman's crime comedy heist featuring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck robbing a Boston political charity event, praised for witty banter and ensemble chemistry.
Pitch this movie → 2024Steven Zaillian's Netflix limited series following Tom Ripley's con artistry in 1950s Italy, lauded for its stylish noir atmosphere and complex anti-hero protagonist.
Pitch this movie → 2024Yorgos Lanthimos's triptych of interconnected stories involving manipulation and deception, celebrated for its formally inventive structure and dark comedy.
Pitch this movie →Michael Mann's masterpiece following a master thief and detective in a cat-and-mouse game through Los Angeles, iconic for its epic scope and legendary shootout.
Pitch this movie → 1972Francis Ford Coppola's defining crime saga about the Corleone mafia dynasty, universally considered one of cinema's greatest films for its narrative depth and direction.
Pitch this movie → 1990Martin Scorsese's visceral mobster classic following Henry Hill's rise and fall in the crime world, celebrated for its kinetic style and unflinching portrayal of organized crime.
Pitch this movie → 1960Lewis Milestone's original heist comedy about Las Vegas casino robberies, a charming benchmark that established the modern heist film template.
Pitch this movie → 1974Coppola's sprawling sequel paralleling Vito and Michael Corleone's stories across decades, acclaimed as equal or superior to the original in scope and tragedy.
Pitch this movie → 1955Jules Dassin's stylish French noir heist film featuring an elaborate, dialogue-free jewel robbery sequence that revolutionized the genre's technical storytelling.
Pitch this movie → 1990The Coen Brothers' elegantly plotted Prohibition-era crime drama set in an Irish-Italian gang war, praised for its snappy dialogue and moral ambiguity.
Pitch this movie → 1974Roman Polanski's neo-noir masterpiece about a private detective uncovering corruption in Los Angeles, revered for its intricate mystery and tragic fatalism.
Pitch this movie → 1980John Mackenzie's explosive British crime thriller starring Bob Hoskins as a mobster caught in a turf war over Easter weekend, lauded for tense pacing and raw intensity.
Pitch this movie → 1984Sergio Leone's epic, nonlinear chronicle of Jewish mobsters in New York across decades, celebrated for its operatic scope and meditation on friendship and betrayal.
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