The 50 Most Iconic Heist Movies, Ranked by Crimereads - Page 2

"This is a list ranking 'heist movies,' not the heists that are in movies or movies that have heists in them; some movies which seem to centrally feature heists are not actually 'heist films,' but capers. A heist movie is a movie whose plot and theme centers around a large heist, or a series of heists. But 'heists' have to play the weightiest roles in their films; a movie in which there are, say, a whole slew of bank robberies, but the whole thing is ultimately about the relationships between fathers and sons, is not a heist movie. A heist isn't a con, either, even if it's a Big Con. Indeed, Merriam-Webster defines 'heist' as a straight-up robbery. Heist movies frequently feature ensemble casts—these are often movies about working together as team, and splitting the prize. Partially because heists are often too difficult for one person to handle, and partially because the point of the heist is rounding up a crew of motley, misfit criminal savants with disparate skills and connections."