Bored Panda's 50 Best Heist Movies to Get Caught Up In - Page 2

"Soon after WWI, when the 'war to end all wars' was over, the new one was emerging - this time on the streets of America. By the middle of the 1920s, an estimated 1,300 gangs had formed in just one large city of Chicago. There was no quick fix. Dealing with the bootlegging and speakeasies was challenging enough, but the Roaring '20s also saw bank robbery and theft become increasingly common crimes. No wonder film studios started adapting real-life crimes into movies, with the first heist movie being John Huston's 1950 film 'The Asphalt Jungle,' which scored a hit with the public. Soon enough, many more theft and bank heist movies emerged. We've gathered some of the best heist movies that will allow you to glimpse into the inside of criminal heads and supply you with a ton of belly laughs and frantic thrills." - boredpanda.com