Top 10 Heist Films: Inside Jobs

Description: Stanley Kubrick's early heist film involves a racetrack robbery where one of the key players is a racetrack employee, providing insider information.

Fact: The film's non-linear narrative structure was innovative for its time, influencing many future heist films.

Description: An FBI agent infiltrates a gang of bank robbers who use their insider knowledge of the banks to execute their heists, all while riding the waves of Southern California.

Fact: Keanu Reeves did most of his own surfing in the film, despite being a novice surfer.

Description: Although not exclusively about a bank heist, the film includes a meticulously planned bank robbery where one of the robbers has insider information.

Fact: The famous diner scene where Neil McCauley and Vincent Hanna meet was improvised by Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.

Description: Based on the true story of the 1971 Baker Street robbery, this film showcases a group of amateur thieves who plan to rob a bank vault in London, with the help of an insider who has knowledge of the bank's layout.

Fact: The film was inspired by the real-life robbery where the robbers were never caught, and the loot was never recovered. Some believe the heist was covered up due to compromising photos of the British Royal Family.

Description: This film tells the story of the 1971 Baker Street robbery, where a group of thieves tunneled into a bank vault, aided by an insider with knowledge of the bank's layout.

Fact: The real-life robbery was allegedly covered up due to compromising photos of the British Royal Family.

Description: While not strictly an inside job, the heist involves a former safecracker who helps plan a gold heist in Venice, using his insider knowledge of the city's infrastructure.

Fact: The film features a memorable scene with three Mini Coopers driving through the streets of Venice, which was actually filmed in Los Angeles due to Venice's narrow streets.

Description: A master bank robber, Dalton Russell, orchestrates an elaborate heist with the help of an insider, leading to a tense standoff with Detective Keith Frazier. The film is a cat-and-mouse game of wits and deception.

Fact: Spike Lee, the director, was known for his social commentary, and this film subtly addresses issues of race and class through its characters and plot.

Description: A master bank robber, Dalton Russell, orchestrates an elaborate heist with the help of an insider, leading to a tense standoff with Detective Keith Frazier. The film is a cat-and-mouse game of wits and deception.

Fact: Spike Lee, the director, was known for his social commentary, and this film subtly addresses issues of race and class through its characters and plot.

Description: Set in Charlestown, Boston, known for its bank robbers, this film follows a group of lifelong friends who rob banks, with one of them having insider knowledge of the banks' security systems.

Fact: Ben Affleck, who directed and starred in the film, grew up in Boston and drew inspiration from real-life events and people.

Description: Nick Wells, a master thief, is lured out of retirement for one last job, which involves stealing a priceless scepter from a Montreal Customs House, with the help of an insider.

Fact: This was the last film of Robert De Niro and Edward Norton before they both took a break from acting.