(By plan I mean any movie where people make a
plan to do something and carry it out wether it be a robbery or a murder or a military operation,escape from prison etcetera)

The common favourite Heist-wise is The Italian Job (original version)or Reservoir Dogs although I really like The First Great Train Robbery with Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland or The League Of Gentlemen (1959)with Jack Hawkins.

Did you ever see "The Taking of Pelham 123". They kidnap a subway train and hold it for ransom. Great film, Robert Shaw and Walter Matthau.

The Thomas Crown Affair is good (Brosnan's version is v. cool)
Thief - Brilliant soundtrack
Ronin
Entrapment - yes I know it OTT but still it ain't a bad film!

The Sting. Paul Newman is so swoonsome in that and it's a brilliant film. I love to get the video out every now and then when I've got nothing better to do. It wtill knocks me out. And the Scott Joplin soundtrack is pretty stunning too.

I'm with sarara! Oooh, The Hustler is up there too.

"On every street on every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody..."

Without question it's Asphalt Jungle. A perfect film on every level. then maybe Rififi or Dog Day Afternoon or Reservoir Dogs or the Taking of Pelham 123, The League of Gentlemen is ace and of course The Usual Suspects. I love heist/caper movies actually, its maybe my favorite of all the sub genres. I also like The First Great Train Robbery and The Anderson Tapes, both with Sean Connery

Ronin is great also, Taking of Phelam brilliant and Heat/LA Take down, fantastic especially the street shootout.

Rififi - the robbery sequence is a classic.

Quick Change with Bill Murray,Geena Davis and
Randy Quaid.

ronin, ocean's eleven, usual suspects. italian job(1) was really good too.

The orginal Lady Killers. The remake was OK too.

A Perfect Murder...(viggo was great in this movie)
and also Oceans 11 and 12 (both excellent)

oceans eleven or italian job (1)

1. The Shawshank Redemption.
2. Escape From Alcatraz.
3. Oceans 11

Definitley Ocean's 11, the plan put together is mindblowing.

1. Oceans 11

2. Italian Job

3. HEAT

wheres the great escape in all this?

New Heist movie to look out for -

Inside Man

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454848/

I thought it was really good, highly recommended.

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Originally posted by Posted by Martin:
New Heist movie to look out for -

Inside Man

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454848/

I thought it was really good, highly recommended.

Yeah I enjoyed that too.

David Mamet does a good line in themes of double cross.See 'Heist' or 'The Spanish Prisoner'.