THEME EXPLORATION

organized robbery

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

The Lonedale Operator

The Lonedale Operator
1911 · D.W. Griffith

Machine-Gun Kelly

Machine-Gun Kelly
1958 · Roger Corman

The Vault
2021 · Jaume Balagueró

Pather Panchali

Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang

A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard

The Night of Counting the Years

The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam

Time of the Gypsies

Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway

The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi

Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam

Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade

Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt

The Street Fighter

The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa

Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man

Fast Charlie
2026 · Phillip Noyce

The Shadow's Edge

The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Larry Yang

Man on the Edge

Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing

Kattalan
2026 · Paul George

Accattone
1961 · Pier Paolo Pasolini

Caccia tragica
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni

Dead Cert
1974 · Tony Richardson

Green Fish
1997 · Lee Chang-dong

Money Movers
1978 · Bruce Beresford

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Stanley Kubrick USA

His meticulous exploration of criminal precision and systemic planning is epitomized in 'The Killing,' which deconstructs the anatomy of a racetrack heist with mathematical detail.

Jean-Pierre Melville France

He virtually invented the heist film genre with works like 'Bob le Flambeur' and 'Le Samouraï,' creating a philosophical examination of organized crime as a coded, ritualistic world.

Molly Manning Walker USA

His films 'Heat' and 'Thief' portray elaborate heists with operatic intensity, exploring the psychological and moral dimensions of professional criminals operating with military precision.