The 8 Best Heist Movies Ever Made That Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat

What happens when the best thief meets the best detective? Robert De Niro plays a professional criminal who robs banks in Los Angeles. Al Pacino is the detective who wants to catch him. Both men are very good at their jobs, and they respect each other even though they are enemies. De Niro plans one final big robbery before he retires, but Pacino gets closer to stopping him. The movie has incredible action scenes and shows that these two men are more similar than different.

This star-filled movie brings together George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and many other famous actors. Danny Ocean (Clooney) gets out of prison and immediately plans to rob three Las Vegas casinos on the same night. He puts together a team of eleven specialists, each with different skills. Danny has two goals: steal millions of dollars and win back his ex-wife from the casino owner. The plan is extremely complicated, but watching it unfold is pure entertainment.

George Clooney voices a fox who just cannot stop stealing, even after promising his wife he would change. Mr. Fox lives a boring family life until he decides to rob three nasty farmers one more time. The angry farmers try to kill him and his family. This animated movie works perfectly for families because it has jokes that make both kids and parents laugh. The animation style makes every scene look like a work of art, and the story keeps everyone interested from start to finish.

Four men plan to rob a jewelry store in Paris in this famous French film. Tony le Stéphanois leads his team in what becomes one of cinema's most famous robbery scenes. For thirty minutes, we watch them break into the store without any dialogue or music - just the sounds of their tools and breathing. The silence makes every moment tense and exciting. After they successfully steal the jewels, their victory quickly turns into disaster when mistakes lead the police to them.

Ansel Elgort plays Baby, a getaway driver who needs music to drive perfectly during robberies. Baby listens to music during every car chase to help him drive perfectly. He works for a dangerous crime boss (Kevin Spacey) who forces him to drive for different robbery crews, including Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx. Baby wants to escape this criminal life with his girlfriend, but first he must survive one final job that goes terribly wrong.

Based on a true story, this Al Pacino film shows what happens when a simple bank robbery becomes a media circus. Sonny and his friend Sal try to rob a Brooklyn bank, but police quickly surround the building. Trapped inside with hostages, Sonny discovers he needs money for his partner's surgery - making this crime very personal. The hot summer day stretches on as crowds gather outside and television cameras arrive to film the drama. Everything falls apart slowly and publicly.

"You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" This famous line comes from Michael Caine's character Charlie Croker, who leads a British gang stealing gold in Italy. They use three small Mini Cooper cars to escape through Turin's narrow streets and tunnels after robbing an armored truck. The movie features amazing car chases as the team creates massive traffic jams to confuse the police. Four million dollars in gold bars makes this job worth the risk, but getting away proves harder than expected.

Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole create movie magic in this elegant crime story set in Paris. Nicole (Hepburn) discovers that her father's art collection contains fake pieces displayed in museums. When experts want to examine a valuable statue closely, Nicole knows they will discover it is fake. She asks burglar Simon (O'Toole) to help her steal back her father's fake artwork from the museum. Romance grows between them as they plan their sophisticated heist using clever tricks and perfect timing.