Movies like The Art of the Steal

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The Art of the Steal (2013)
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The Art of the Steal (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief, teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. But it's not just about the book for Crunch — he's keen to rewrite some chapters of his own past as well.
Style: clever, entertaining, witty, exciting, humorous, realistic, visually appealing, hilarious, twisted, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, art, robbery, conspiracy, con men, caper, revenge, motorcycle, twists and turns, police investigation, gang, cons and scams, criminal heroes, art theft, dishonesty, thief, border crossing, police officer, disguise, fraud, theft, multiple storylines, prison, betrayal, bank robber ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place: canada, poland, detroit, warsaw poland
Keyword: gangsters

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Most similar movies to The Art of the Steal

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and clever films with plots about heist, dishonesty, cons and scams, caper, robbery, criminal heroes and thief mostly in Crime, Comedy and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Art of the Steal: Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), The Hot Rock (1972), The Score (2001), 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to ...
Style: clever, witty, exciting, entertaining, suspense ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot: heist, caper, casino, thief, cons and scams, perfect crime, outsmarting, con artists, twists and turns, deception, scheme, organized crime ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: las vegas, iran, atlantic city, usa, los angeles ...
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100%
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team will do anything to bring ...
Style: clever, entertaining, exciting, suspense, witty ...
Audience: girls' night, manly, date night, teens, boys' night
Plot: heist, casino, thief, revenge, robbery, perfect crime, caper, mentor, conspiracy, vengeance, con artists, greed ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: las vegas, iran, usa, north america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Hot Rock (1972)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
Style: humorous, talky, suspense, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heist, robbery, bank robbery, storytelling, revenge, organized crime, police corruption, crime gone awry, museum, jewel thief, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, year 1972, 70s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.8
 134K
The Score (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story: An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, clever, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: robbery, safecracker, betrayal, caper, thief, bank robbery, heist, race against time, group of criminals, perfect crime, criminal's revenge, cons and scams ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: quebec, north america, montreal
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, witty, action comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: robbery, betrayal, heist, casino, cons and scams, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, chase, gang, dishonesty, twists and turns, gunfight ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: las vegas, idaho, seattle, nevada, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Maiden Heist (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.
Style: exciting, light, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot: heist, art theft, museum, caper, bank robbery, happy ending, unlikely criminals, buddies, robbery, husband wife relationship, bank robber, obsession ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: denmark, new york, miami
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100%
 6.2
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Tower Heist (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty ...
Style: entertaining, funny, feel good, humorous, sexy ...
Audience: kids, girls' night
Plot: heist, safecracker, justice, fbi, thanksgiving, skyscraper, thief, working class, chess, bank robbery, con men, revenge ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Poolhall Junkies (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish.
Style: clever, witty, entertaining, stylized, serious ...
Plot: gambling, billiards, con men, con artists, gangster, vengeance, underdog, friendship, life philosophy, money, betrayal, justice ...
Time: year 2002, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Gambit (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
Style: light, humorous, sexy, entertaining, absurd ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heist, caper, collector, revenge, art, con men, perfect crime, farce, brutality, stereotypes, screwball, greed ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 6.8
 11K
The Thieves (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 135 min.
Story: A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.
Style: suspenseful, humorous, exciting, semi serious, noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, safecracker, master thief, caper, perfect crime, criminal gang, criminal heroes, dishonesty, art theft, gold, gem, master criminal ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: korea, hong kong, south korea, east asia, macau ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Thick as Thieves (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
Style: exciting, tricky, clever, absurd, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, con men, betrayal, police investigation, chase, creativity, one last job, organized crime, cons and scams, master criminal, gangster, government agency ...
Time: year 2009
Place: new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 6.4
 11K
Criminal (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new ...
Style: suspenseful, tricky, psychological, talky, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: con artists, twists and turns, forgery, manipulation, heist, plot twist, justice, con men, caper, crime gone awry, partner, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
Style: romantic, witty, sexy, suspense, detective ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heist, stolen painting, art theft, museum, psychiatrist, twists and turns, painting, thief, caper, art collector, art, famous painting ...
Time: 20th century, year 1999, 90s
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Italian Job (1969)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one his of friends has attempted a high risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over ...
Style: cliffhanger, exciting, humorous, stylized, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, caper, robbery, mafia, heist, thief, chase, gold, police, prison, perfect crime, car ...
Time: 60s, year 1969, 20th century
Place: italy, england, turin italy, bolivia, london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Topkapi (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Mehmed II from Istanbul's Topkapi Museum.
Style: clever, suspenseful, suspense, neo noir, fast ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heist, caper, robbery, perfect crime, con artists, murder, art theft, theft, femme fatale, museum, smuggling, gypsy ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: greece, istanbul turkey, turkey, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Gambit (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Harry Dean has a perfect plan to steal a priceless bust. The core of which is Nicole a look alike for his marks late wife. Will the gambit go as planned?
Style: humorous, entertaining, captivating, light, exciting ...
Plot: heist, forgery, caper, partner, cons and scams, crime gone awry, disorder, perfect crime, thief, con artists, art theft, murder ...
Time: 20th century, year 1966, 60s
Place: hong kong, middle east, asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 6.2
 109K
The Ladykillers (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.
Style: funny, dark comedy, entertaining, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot: heist, dark humor, african american, painting, cons and scams, eccentricity, greed, culture clash, murder, con artists, friends, american football ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: mississippi, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
Style: humorous, entertaining, absurd, hilarious, cult classic ...
Plot: heist, prison, greed, robbery, safecracker, caper, cons and scams, criminal heroes, dishonesty, crime gone awry, released from prison, disguise ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: ohio, cleveland ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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 6.4
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Foolproof (2003)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Kevin, Sam and Rob have an unusual hobby: planning foolproof heists, without intending to actually perform them. The game goes wrong when their latest plan is stolen and carried out. Things get even worse when a mysterious man approaches them with ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, master criminal, blackmail, hacking, race against time, betrayal, partner, murder, cons and scams, buddies, dishonesty, unlikely criminals ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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The Swindle (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, clever, witty ...
Plot: gambling, casino, scam, hidden identity, crime gone awry, intrigue, dishonesty, disorder, gangster, betrayal, criminal heroes, mafia ...
Time: 90s, year 1997
Place: swiss alps, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.7
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Once a Thief (1991)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story: John Woo directs this action-packed comedy that stars Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung and Cherie Chung as a trio of art thieves who grew up together as orphans under the tutelage of a cruel crime boss named Chow (Kenneth Tsang). Although Red Bean ...
Style: suspense, stylized, heroic, fast, exciting ...
Plot: martial arts, heist, kung fu, gunfight, chase, art thief, art theft, heroic bloodshed, caper, friendship, betrayal, brutality ...
Time: 90s, year 1988
Place: british columbia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Ireland, Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Michael Lynch is a notorious criminal with two wives and a flair for showmanship. He's also a huge embarrassment to the local police, who are determined to bring him down once and for all.
Style: harsh, captivating, humorous, entertaining, clever ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang of thieves, organized crime, gangster, robbery, justice, depression, happy ending, crime gone awry, redemption, adaptation, bank robbery, master criminal ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 20th century
Place: ireland, europe, dublin ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.5
 39K
Heist (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, clever, tricky, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, robbery, twists and turns, blackmail, gunfight, surveillance, gold, bank robber, stolen gold, bank robbery, organized crime, violence ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Scorched (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Three bank tellers. One goal: knock the place over. The ultimate inside jobs, plotted by three people with nothing to lose.
Style: funny, melancholic, humorous, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot: heist, bank robber, robbery, small town, unlikely friendships, life philosophy, friends, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, employee, partner, criminal heroes ...
Time: year 2003
Place: nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Gettin' Square (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Gettin' Square is about starting over, keeping clean and going straight. Barry Wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But like his mate Johnny 'Spit' Spiteri and reformed gangster turned ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, sentimental, action comedy ...
Plot: going straight, criminal heroes, starting over, crime gone awry, buddies, hopes, nothing goes right, friendship, prisoner, heist, prison, chef ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 6.8
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Quick Change (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out ...
Style: humorous, feel good, light, absurd, cult classic ...
Plot: heist, bank robbery, robbery, buddies, friendship, partner, friends, disorder, cons and scams, runaway, love and romance, bank robber ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
How to Steal a Million (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
Style: romantic, feel good, witty, clever, light ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, teens, kids
Plot: heist, fall in love, art theft, forgery, museum, love story, love and romance, perfect crime, caper, art collector, art, robbery ...
Time: 60s, year 1966, 20th century
Place: paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 7.3
 138K
Matchstick Men (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
Style: psychological, feel good, entertaining, psychological thriller, twisted ...
Plot: con artists, twists and turns, cons and scams, mental illness, con men, heist, greed, slick, plot twist, psychology, father daughter relationship, obsession ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 3.2
 6K
Money Plane (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A professional thief with $40 million in debt and his family's life on the line must commit one final heist - rob a futuristic airborne casino filled with the world's most dangerous criminals.
Style: stylized, realistic, exciting, suspense, disgusting
Audience: boys' night
Plot: con men, heist, thief, gambling, caper, robbery, criminal heroes, con artists, one last job, danger, dishonesty, chase ...
Place: istanbul turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
11 Harrowhouse (1974)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at the Diamond Exchange, located at 11 ...
Style: parody, not serious, realistic, humorous, witty ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, caper, robbery, car chase, partner, frame up, cons and scams, mistaken identity, buddies, unlikely criminals, criminal's revenge, on the run ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 70s
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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