swap_horiz Going by the Book Alternatives

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The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob is a 1951 Ealing comedy by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and ranked by the BFI among th...

Comedy British 1950S Gold

8.5 Great

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The Getaway (1972)

The Getaway is a 1972 American action thriller by Sam Peckinpah, adapted from Jim Thompson's novel and starring Steve Mc...

Crime 1970S Neo Noir Bank

8.1 Great

3

Mesrine

Mesrine is a 2008 French-Canadian two-part crime biopic by Jean-Francois Richet, starring Vincent Cassel as gangster Jac...

French True Crime 2000S Bank

7.8 Good

4

Cash on Demand

Cash on Demand is a 1961 British Hammer neo-noir thriller by Quentin Lawrence, starring Peter Cushing as a bank manager...

British Thriller 1960S Bank

7.5 Good

5

Gambit (1966)

Gambit is a 1966 American heist comedy by Ronald Neame, starring Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine in a plot to steal a...

Comedy 1960S Heist Art

7.5 Good

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Heist (2001)

Heist is a 2001 American crime drama written and directed by David Mamet, starring Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Li...

Thriller 2000S Gold Crew

7.3 Good

7

Larceny, Inc.

Larceny, Inc. is a 1942 American crime comedy by Lloyd Bacon, starring Edward G. Robinson in a Warner Bros. bank-robbery...

Crime Comedy Bank 1940S

7.2 Good

8

Thieves Like Us

Thieves Like Us is a 1974 American crime film directed by Robert Altman, adapting Edward Anderson's 1937 novel about Dep...

Crime 1970S Outlaw Bank

7.2 Good

9

The Thieves

The Thieves is a 2012 South Korean heist action comedy by Choi Dong-hoon, noted for drawing more than 12.9 million admis...

Korean Diamond Crew Heist

7.1 Good

10

The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job is a 1978 crime comedy drama by William Friedkin, based on Boston's 1950 Brink's robbery of $2.7 million...

True Crime Comedy 1970S Heist

6.9 Fair

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Breaking and Re-entering

Breaking and Re-entering is a 2024 Taiwanese comedy-action film by Wang Ding-lin, a reverse-heist caper released in Taiw...

Comedy Bank Heist 2020S

6.8 Fair

12

Collectors

Collectors is a 2020 South Korean heist action comedy by Park Jung-bae, about antiquities thieves planning a grave robbe...

Korean Heist 2020S Artifact

6.7 Fair

13

Kaante

Kaante is a 2002 Hindi heist action thriller by Sanjay Gupta, set in Los Angeles and noted for its strong debt to Reserv...

Indian 2000S Bank Crew

6.7 Fair

14

Dollars

Dollars is a 1971 American heist comedy written and directed by Richard Brooks, starring Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn i...

Comedy 1970S Bank Heist

6.5 Fair

15

Four Against the Bank

Four Against the Bank is a 2016 German crime comedy by Wolfgang Petersen, his first German-language film since Das Boot...

German Comedy Bank Heist

5.6 Mediocre

16

Golden Years

Golden Years is a 2016 British action comedy by John Miller, about pensioners who rob banks after their retirement incom...

Comedy British Bank Heist

5.5 Mediocre

17

Bank Shot

Bank Shot is a 1974 American heist comedy by Gower Champion, loosely based on Donald E. Westlake's second Dortmunder nov...

Comedy 1970S Bank Heist

5.3 Mediocre

18

Flypaper

Flypaper is a 2011 American crime comedy by Rob Minkoff, starring Patrick Dempsey during two simultaneous robberies at t...

Comedy Bank Heist 2010S

5.2 Mediocre

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The Great Bank Robbery

The Great Bank Robbery is a 1969 American Western comedy by Hy Averback, written by William Peter Blatty and starring Ze...

Comedy 1960S Western Bank

5.2 Mediocre

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Daylight Robbery

Daylight Robbery is a 2008 British crime film by Paris Leonti, about thieves using the 2006 FIFA World Cup travel rush a...

British Thriller 2000S Bank

5.1 Mediocre