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Not the only one to rec this (obviously if youāre scrolling), but itās one Iāve looked to a lot while working on some heist movie scripts. I think itās perfectly structured, and I have a whole email in my archives where I break down exactly how it operates for reference. I even own a DVD
Mar 4, 2024
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šI just watched all the Oceanās movies and Logan Lucky nightly for like a week and all I wanna do is commit an elaborate heist
May 10, 2025
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š°my favourite comfort genre. Some of these are actual heist films, some of them feeeeel like heist films if you know what I mean?
Soderbergh is the heist king with: Oceans 11 (and 12 and 13 and 8) Logan lucky Kimi Magic Mike like technically isnāt a heist film but people pulling together to make a plan against the odds and directed by Soderbergh just feels one.
I also think Sorkin films always feel heisty even when they arenāt. People talking fast and making plans is what makes a heist great, but Mollyās game is the closest to an actual heist film And itās one of my favs.
the film that first got me into Heist films was Entrapment, and then The Great Escape (although is an escape film a heist filmā¦probably not?)
Other greats, some take āheistā more or less literally than others! - American Hustle Hustlers The Big Short Fantastic Mr Fox
Soderbergh is the heist king with: Oceans 11 (and 12 and 13 and 8) Logan lucky Kimi Magic Mike like technically isnāt a heist film but people pulling together to make a plan against the odds and directed by Soderbergh just feels one.
I also think Sorkin films always feel heisty even when they arenāt. People talking fast and making plans is what makes a heist great, but Mollyās game is the closest to an actual heist film And itās one of my favs.
the film that first got me into Heist films was Entrapment, and then The Great Escape (although is an escape film a heist filmā¦probably not?)
Other greats, some take āheistā more or less literally than others! - American Hustle Hustlers The Big Short Fantastic Mr Fox
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More of a con film. But has the set up and pay off that you want from a heist film!
Mar 1, 2024
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