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Jason Statham in 'The Bank Job,' directed by Roger Donaldson

Jason Statham leads ‘The Bank Job’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Action, based on a true story, Blu-ray, caper, Crime, DVD, Have You Seen...?, HBO Max, Streaming Movies, SVOD 06/20/2022 Sean Axmaker

Roger Donaldson directs this terrific piece of heist filmmaking made with a rough-and-tumble attitude and old-school professionalism.

‘Argo’ – a stranger than fiction rescue tale on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award, BAFTA winner, based on a true story, Blu-ray, caper, drama, DVD, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 04/30/2022 Sean Axmaker

Ben Affleck directs and stars in this based-on-a-true-story drama of the rescue of American hostages in Iran that won the Oscar for best picture.

‘Inception’ – Christopher Nolan’s mind-heist on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award, Action, BAFTA winner, Blu-ray, caper, DVD, Netflix, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 04/25/2022 Sean Axmaker

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in this caper film that heists dreams instead of treasure. It is surely the most cerebral action thriller to become a blockbuster.

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Catch Me If You Can’ on Paramount+

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FBI agent Tom Hanks chases check forger Leonardo DiCaprio in Spielberg’s lively take on the true story of a con man who successfully posed as a pilot, a lawyer, and a doctor, and passed millions in forged checks, all before his 21st birthday.

Sterling Hayden and Sam Jaffe star in the film noir from John Huston

‘The Asphalt Jungle’ – the original heist classic on HBO Max

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John Huston essentially created the heist film with this classic tale of a crew that undertakes a meticulously planned out jewelry robbery.

John Cleese falls for ‘A Fish Called Wanda’ on Prime Video

!Featured, Academy Award, Amazon Prime Video, BAFTA winner, Blu-ray, British Cinema, caper, Comedy, DVD, Free, Hoopla, Romance, Streaming Movies, SVOD 03/19/2022 Sean Axmaker

Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin costar in this zippy mix of caper comedy, sexy romantic comedy, and Pythonesque zaniness, one of the funniest films of the 1980s.

‘Kansas City Confidential’ – the original reservoir dogs on Prime Video and Paramount+

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, B-movie, Blu-ray, caper, Classic Movie, Crime, Cult Movies, DVD, film noir, Free, gangsters, Hollywood Classic, Kanopy, Paramount+, SVOD 01/24/2022 Sean Axmaker

Phil Karson directs John Payne in this lean, mean B crime thriller, a two-fisted film noir with a wicked hook and a memorable supporting cast.

Tom Cruise stars in 'Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation'

‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’ on Paramount+

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, caper, DVD, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, Summer movie, suspense, SVOD 01/16/2022 Sean Axmaker

Tom Cruise returns in the fifth film in the big-screen action series and Rebecca Ferguson makes her series debut as a British agent and possible enemy.

‘Ocean’s Thirteen’ – third time’s the charm on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, caper, Comedy, DVD, HBO Max, heist, Streaming Movies, SVOD 12/21/2021 Sean Axmaker

George Cooney and Brad Pitt reunite to old gang for one more romp in the third film in Steven Soderberg’s jaunty heist franchise.

‘Ocean’s Twelve’ – let’s do it again on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, caper, DVD, HBO Max, heist, Streaming Movies, SVOD 12/14/2021 Sean Axmaker

George Clooney is back as the caper ringleader and he brings the entire crew with him in Steven Soderbergh’s jaunty sequel to his swinging heist romp.