Comments on: 10 Most Clever Bank Robberies in Movies

By: whack

whack — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:09:09 +0000

your list SUCKS. u forgot heat. kill urself.

By: hugo smith

hugo smith — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:38:00 +0000

you forgot “heat”. GOOD GOOD movie!

By: dan

dan — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:25:23 +0000

Dog Day Afternoon is a great film and one of my all-time favorites but I’m not sure it would apply to this post. I mean, they weren’t very “clever” criminals now were they? Of course, that’s what makes the film great. Also, they didn’t exactly get away with it in the end either…

By: Erika Szabo

Erika Szabo — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:36:37 +0000

Huh, kinda surprised you didn’t put Dog Day Afternoon. A little disappointing.

By: dan

dan — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:16:06 +0000

four words for you:

THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR.

Original (1968) Steve McQueen flick, not the flaccid remake with Remington Steele. Who cares if no one really knows what’s going on, all you need to know is Steve McQueen is smarter than everybody else (almost everybody else) and he has everything under control. Still, the set-up is original: rich guy robs his own bank (just for the thrill of it) by getting a group of total strangers to pull off the heist for him. What’s even more thrilling is watching the hot girl (a stunning Faye Dunaway) move in on him. She’s Tommy Crown’s equal throughout the film and she may even be the smartest person in the whole affair — and that’s really saying something for 1968. The actual robbery was filmed using hidden cameras. Alan Trustman was the writer. This is the epitome of Sixties cool…and who could forget that chess game?

good list!

By: kazo

kazo — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:59:22 +0000

You really should put a giant SPOILER WARNING in here, thank you

By: Midfan

Midfan — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:10:38 +0000

You forgot one of the cleverest bank robbing movies - $ - starring a very cute young Goldie Hawn and Warren Beatty. They manage to rob the safe deposit boxes of criminals who can’t yell “thief” when they discover they have been robbed.

By: Christopher Campbell

Christopher Campbell — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:39:41 +0000

Glenn, see #1: it’s the original Quick Change

By: Christopher Campbell

Christopher Campbell — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:36:50 +0000

True, Aaron. I didn’t describe the scene as specific as it is, but it is more clever the way he killed each one indirectly.

By: aaron g

aaron g — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:50:35 +0000

actually, the joker only kills one guy in his crew. what’s brilliant is that he got the rest of them to kill each other one by one. and, of course, the “joke” is that we later find out that he doesn’t even care about money, it’s just something he uses because he knows people will do anything for it.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:14:00 +0000

Umm… where is “Quick Change”? I know the “getaway” is a bit botched, but hey they DO get away in the end. But, it was a bank heist that “Inside Man” AND “The Dark Knight” copied (the latter didn’t copy it in THEIR bank heist scene - although they both involve clowns - but in the climax).

Seriously. Check it out. List is redundant without it.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:20:05 +0000

Even though it isn’t technically a bank robbery, that openin heist from Heat is pretty damn cool

By: Christopher Campbell

Christopher Campbell — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:35:48 +0000

Joel, the only one I might have spoiled is Inside Man, though that movie isn’t about a twist ending or big reveal anyway. And if it is about any kind of secret, Clive Owen’s hiding place isn’t it.

By: Christopher Campbell

Christopher Campbell — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:31:15 +0000

Starfire,

I never saw Catch That Kid or Bandidas, but I almost mentioned Jumper as being in the same group as The Invisible Man.

Neither the Oceans movies nor Hudson Hawk counts as bank robberies, though, do they?

By: joel

joel — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:01:30 +0000

Thanks for spoiling the movie in the titles to each post. These aren’t all exactly selections everyone has seen.

The jerk store called and they’re out of you.

By: Starfire

Starfire — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:40:11 +0000

1)Ok I know this is not clever but i think it comes off as pritty good robbery i loved the one from Catch That Kid just cause its so well thought out even down to the getaway go karts. I mean yes its a kids movie but its also a damn well thought out heist movie.
2) Another One Is The Oceans Movie Both The Original And The Remake I Believe Both Of Those Heist Were Well Done.
3) if we are including impossible or fictional heist the one from Jumper tops my list just popping in and out of the vault i think its genious.
4) A good comedy one though most consider it a bad movie Hudson Hawks first robber of the davinci horse is funny due to the fact they are timing it to music and not just any song but Swinging On Star
5) If Hotness Helps Pull Of Bankheist Bandidas Should Be Number one that was one of the few heist movies where even i just didn’t care if it didn’t make sense i just wanted to see them pull of the heist