Archive · 18 Nov 2025
Top Heist Movies: From 'Bonnie and Clyde' to 'Hell or High Water'
These movies show different ways people try to get rich quickly through heists, with varying levels of success and consequences.
Some are based on true events, while others are purely fictional.
They often include social commentary about inequality and injustice, or simply provide entertainment.
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) is a classic film based on real-life outlaws
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) features a tense hostage situation during a bank robbery
Point Break (1991) involves surfers-turned-bank-robbers
Reservoir Dogs (1992) is a violent and quip-filled movie about a diamond heist gone wrong
Hell or High Water (2016) tells the story of brothers robbing banks to save their family farm
- Who
- Various characters in different movies
- What
- Plan and execute heists
- When
- Varying time periods, from the 1930s to present day
- Where
- Locations range from banks to museums and casinos
- Why
- To get rich, escape poverty, or seek justice
- Genre
- Heist, Crime, Drama
- Number of movies listed
- 8
- Earliest movie
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- Latest movie
- Hell or High Water (2016)