Classic Heist Movies

Where crime does pay...

Work for a living? Forget it! Take off on a wild spree filled with crooked schemes and scams, double-crossers and wads of cold cash! Steve McQueen, James Brolin, Cleavon Little and Lee Van Cleef are among the stars who take a walk on the wrong side of the law - and score big. Diamonds, cash, drug loot - these guys will nab the goods before you even know they're there.


The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery - This super-cool movie is based on a real-life heist - and even features the St. Louis cops involved in the actual case! Steve McQueen is behind the wheel of a robbery plan that's so perfect, so well rehearsed by his crew that nothing can go wrong. But you know what they say about "the best laid plans!" (86 min)


High Risk - Four small-time thieves (including James Brolin and Cleavon Little) are fed up with waiting for their share of the pie - and plan to take the whole enchilada from a ruthless drug dealer. The idea is to head to Colombia, steal the dough and then sneak back to the United States before the drug dealer knows it's gone. Riiiggghhht... James Coburn stars as the drug lord you don't want to mess with! Also stars Anthony Quinn and Ernest Borgnine. (94 min)


The Squeeze - Lee Van Cleef is one of the world's best safecrackers, tempted out of retirement by a shade German crime ring for one last caper. The score is $1 million - but when he stumbles on a deadly double-cross, the price becomes his life. Karen Black co-stars in this gritty crime drama filmed on the streets of New York City. (97 min)