Heist
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Gone in Sixty Seconds
director: Dominic Sena actor: Nicolas Cage / Angelina Jolie
other title: Fuori in 60 secondi / 60 sekunder
Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to meet the demands of notorious crime boss Raymond Calitri as the police are in hot pursuit.
May 2, 2026 watched
With this cast & budget, how did they make something so limp?

Watched in the 00s, rewatched in #FridayThrillerClub watch party on Mastodon.
Crime Thriller USA Heist 2000s
Rififi (1955) TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData Douban
Du rififi chez les hommes
director: Jules Dassin actor: Jean Servais / Carl Möhner
other title: Guld På Gaden / Du rififi chez les hommes
Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
I soliti ignoti
director: Mario Monicelli actor: Vittorio Gassman / Renato Salvatori
other title: I soliti ignoti / Os Eternos Desconhecidos
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.
Two-Way Stretch (1960) IMDb WikiData
Two-Way Stretch
director: Robert Day actor: Peter Sellers / Wilfrid Hyde-White
other title: Un alibi (troppo) perfetto / Spjældet tur-retur
Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. First however they must get out, a task made more difficult by a new, stricter prison officer.
Happy New Year (1973) TMDB IMDb WikiData
La Bonne Année
director: Claude Lelouch actor: Lino Ventura / Françoise Fabian
other title: Una donna e una canaglia / Feliz Ano Novo
Released from prison under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season Cannes, but also by a very special someone he met there.
Die Hard (1988) NeoDB TMDB IMDb Douban
Die Hard
8.2 (15 ratings) director: John McTiernan actor: Bruce Willis / Alan Rickman
other title: Trappola di cristallo / Assalto ao Arranha-Céus
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
Dec. 27, 2025 watched
One of my all time faves! An action movie with just the right sprinkling of vulnerability, character and humour.

1st watched in the cinema, in Leicester Square.
Last rewatched: in #FridayThrillerClub watch party on Mastodon.
USA JohnMcTiernan Action BruceWillis 1980s
Thief (1981) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Thief
director: Michael Mann actor: James Caan / Tuesday Weld
other title: Strade violente / Voldens gade
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.