THEME EXPLORATION

heist planning

21 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Nos amis les flics
Nos amis les flics
2004 · Bob Swaim
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · Wes Anderson
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Castle of Cagliostro
1979 · —
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba
Broads
Broads
1989 · Christian Petzold
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
Criss Cross
Criss Cross
1949 · Robert Siodmak
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
813
813
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million
1966 · William Wyler
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II
2000 · John Woo
Money Movers
Money Movers
1978 · Bruce Beresford
The Innocent Sorcerers
The Innocent Sorcerers
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
1989 · Kar-leung Lau
Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City
Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City
1968 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Come svaligiammo la banca d’Italia
Come svaligiammo la banca d’Italia
1966 · Lucio Fulci
The Kid With the Golden Arm
The Kid With the Golden Arm
1979 · Chang Cheh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Molly Manning Walker USA

His meticulous heist films like Heat and Collateral explore the psychological cat-and-mouse dynamics between planners and pursuers with obsessive detail.

 David Fincher USA

His intricate narratives in films like Gone Girl and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo feature elaborate planning sequences that unfold with surgical precision.

 Christopher Nolan UK

His complex, layered plots in Inception and The Prestige present heist-like scenarios where planning involves manipulating perception and reality itself.