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There’s something about a good heist movie that makes going to the multiplex worthwhile.
With the high stakes, and the top-shelf actors and directors who seem to gravitate to the genre, when it’s done right, it can be a thrilling cinematic experience.
As Steven Soderbergh dives back into the genre with the excellent “Logan Lucky” on Friday (in which Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, and Daniel Craig try to rob a NASCAR race), we thought it was a good time to look back on the classics of the genre.
Here are the 21 best heist movies of all time, ranked:
21. “A Fish Called Wanda”
MGM
John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin play a bumbling group who commit a robbery of very pricey diamonds and then try to con one another out of the loot. Cleese and Palin are at top form, and Kline’s portrayal of a cocky American earned him an Oscar win for best supporting actor.
20. “Mission: Impossible”
Paramount Pictures
Though Tom Cruise’s first time playing Ethan Hunt showed off all of the fun spy aspects of the franchise, it also had a very elaborate heist element. Hunt breaking into CIA headquarters to steal the “NOC” list is a highlight of the film.
19. “Bottle Rocket”
Sony
For Wes Anderson’s directorial debut, he cast then-unknown brothers Luke and Owen Wilson as friends who plan the heist of a factory only for things to go horribly wrong.
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