Jewel thief movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant jewel thief movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, independent film, humorous, detective, suspenseful and exciting films and TV shows about / with jewel thief, heist, thief, robbery, jewel theft, bare chested male, police, dishonesty, caper and theft plots mostly in Crime, Comedy and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as jewel thief: Entrapment (1999), Lassiter (1984), Metro (1997), The Pink Panther (1963), Ice (1994), Yesterday Once More (2004), Baby Dolls Behind Bars (2012), The Score (2001), Death Walks on High Heels (1971), Rough Cut (1980).

List of jewel thief movies

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 6.3
 123K
Entrapment (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
Style: suspense, sexy, exciting, clever, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night, date night
Plot: heist, burglar, robbery, perfect crime, art thief, caper, art theft, older man younger woman relationship, blackmail, career criminal, working undercover, master criminal ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, y2k
Place: usa, malaysia, manhattan new york city, china, scotland ...
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 5.8
 3K
Lassiter (1984)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Scotland Yard and the FBI force a thief and his girlfriend to steal Nazi diamonds from a German countess.
Style: retro, suspenseful, semi serious, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, heist, jewel thief, embassy, thief, police, caper, secret mission, robbery, art theft, nazi, jewelry ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: london, england, europe
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 5.6
 29K
Metro (1997)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.
Style: exciting, suspense, intense, tense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: chase, hostage, revenge, sniper, violence, negotiation, hostage negotiator, car chase, police officer, swat team, murder, police investigation ...
Time: 90s
Place: san francisco, tahiti, california, usa
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The Pink Panther (1963)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for ...
Style: slapstick, detective, funny, witty, hilarious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: princess, master criminal, law enforcement, diamond, jewel thief, robbery, winter, farce, pop culture, heist, nothing goes right, goofy hero ...
Time: year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place: europe, switzerland, los angeles, france, paris france ...
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 3.8
 459
Ice (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A married couple of cat burglars scheme to rob a set of stolen diamonds from the local mafia only to be hampered by persistent police detectives, another scam artist, and a rival mob group.
Style: psychotronic, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot: female thief, lovers on the run, tough heroes, woman with a gun, diamond, femme fatale, voyeur, jewel thief, diamond theft, gangster, heist, woman in danger ...
Time: 90s
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Yesterday Once More (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Mr. and Mrs. To are wealthy, creative jewel thieves who divorce for no apparent reason after a successful diamond heist. A year later, she's engaged to the son of a rich woman who begrudgingly lets her son give his fiancée a family heirloom ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: true love, criminal heroes, couples, breakup, dishonesty, infidelity, inheritance, swindle, conspiracy, husband wife relationship, jewel thief, eternal love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong, italy
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Baby Dolls Behind Bars (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Ditzy police cadet Sissy goes undercover in a maximum security prison to get the goods on world famous jewel thief, Maggie. Once inside she uncovers a devious plot headed up by the wicked Warden.
Style: sex comedy, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: sexy woman, prison, women in prison, prison warden, jewel thief, sex scene, women's prison, conspiracy, sexual humor, working undercover, criminal, burglar ...
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 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
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Death Walks on High Heels (1971)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain, UK, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Exotic dancer Nicole finds herself terrorized by a black-clad assailant determined on procuring her murdered father's stolen gems. Fleeing Paris in hopes of evading her knife-wielding pursuer, Nicole arrives in England only to discover that ...
Style: slasher, suspense, surprise ending, cult classic, erotic ...
Plot: female spy, whodunit, serial killer, erotica, stripper, killer, jewel thief, exploitation, plot twist, death, revenge, murder ...
Place: paris france, london, england
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 5.7
 1K
Rough Cut (1980)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A romantic comedy with action and suspense. Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels. Despite a continuous exchange of quips they eventually become romantically involved.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, stylized, feel good ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: caper, jewel thief, jewelry, partner, cons and scams, chases and races, mind game, love and romance, femme fatale, law enforcement, unlikely partners, fall in love ...
Time: year 1980, 70s, 20th century
Place: netherlands, scotland yard, europe
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 6.1
 240
Murph the Surf (1975)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Based on a true story, details the daring 1964 theft of the J.P. Morgan jewel collection from New York's American Museum of Natural History. Called the "Greatest Jewel Heist of the 20th Century," the robbers took 22 precious gems, ...
Style: independent film
Plot: jewel thief, heist, museum, caper, beefcake, jewel theft, surfing, hotel, swimming pool, beach, bare chested male, man in swimsuit ...
Time: year 1975
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 5.6
 26K
Bang Bang (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: India, Czech Republic, Thailand
Duration: 153 min.
Story: A girl gets mixed up with a spy trying to clear his name. A chance encounter of the unassuming bank receptionist Harleen Sahni with the charming yet mysterious Rajveer Nanda, results in an on-rush of ditched planes, car chases, shoot-outs, bombing ...
Style: exciting, not serious, realistic, humorous, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: love and romance, secret agent, on the run, revenge, chase, rescue, survival, escapades, rivalry, undercover, danger, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia, london
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 5.8
 1K
Why Me? (1990)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the CIA.
Style: humorous, exciting, semi serious, captivating, absurd ...
Plot: on the run, partner, danger, rivalry, disorder, cons and scams, heist, ruby, pursuit, chase, jewel thief, dishonesty ...
Time: 80s
Place: los angeles, turkey
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 6.8
 7K
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
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Long Legs, Long Fingers (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: An English barrister falls for a young Austrian baroness who, together with her father, steals jewelry from ladies' necks by applying her grandmother's so-called "one and a half finger system."
Plot: jewel thief, barrister, mediterranean, baroness, female thief, father daughter relationship, love interest, thief, jewel theft, young, thigh
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 5.0
 82
Psychopath (1968)
Genre: Thriller, Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The hero steals the haul from the thieves, gives it back to the police but charges 10% for his services.
Plot: jewel thief, spy, caper, master thief, master of disguise, villainess, thief, murder, electrocution, servant, police, woman shot ...
Place: scotland yard
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Jack Of Diamonds (1967)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A cat burglar (George Hamilton) replaces his mentor (Joseph Cotten) and joins a woman (Marie Laforêt) and her stepfather on a necklace caper in Paris.
Style: independent film
Plot: cat burglar, heist, jewel thief, bare chested male, older man younger woman relationship, insurance company, celebrity, bank, police, wealth, homosexual subtext, older man younger man relationship ...
Time: year 1967
Place: paris france, new york, munich germany
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 6.9
 653
Black Lizard (1968)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Japanese sixties comedy featuring a cunning female jewel thief named Black Lizard who tries to kidnap Sanaye, a wealthy jeweler's beautiful daughter as part of a plot to steal the jeweler's expensive "Star of Egypt" diamond. To ...
Style: detective
Plot: lgbt, police officer, sexploitation, androgyny, yakuza, kidnapping, jewel thief, transvestite, transvestism, murder, cross dressing, homosexual
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 4.7
 282
Lunch Wagon (1981)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Three women start a lunch wagon business but run into stiff resistance from a competitor.
Style: sex comedy, spoof, sexy, independent film, hot
Plot: food, hot dog, business, restaurant, sabotage, jewel thief, summer vacation, bare chested male, van, sex scene, male female relationship, profanity ...
Time: year 1981
Place: california, los angeles
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 4.9
 527
A Fine Pair (1968)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A detective gets involved with the beautiful daughter of an old friend. The daughter turns out to be a jewel thief, who in turn gets the detective involved in a caper in Austria.
Style: retro, detective
Plot: jewel thief, heist, caper, father daughter relationship, robbery, police, villa, safe, police captain, theft, thief, daughter ...
Place: austria, lebanon, rome italy, new york
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 5.7
 1K
Deadfall (1968)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Cat burglar Henry Clarke and his accomplices the Moreaus attempt to steal diamonds from the chateau of millionaire Salinas.
Style: neo noir, realistic, serious, freeze frame, british noir
Plot: heist, love triangle, caper, gay, affair, mansion, jewel thief, burglar, diamond theft, partner, dishonesty, rehabilitation ...
Time: 60s
Place: madrid
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 5.9
 9K
Wedlock (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot electronically attached to a female prisoner.
Style: suspense, dark comedy, black comedy, fast, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, conspiracy, dystopian future, prisoner, on the run, heist, distopia, cyberpunk, fugitives, manhunt, prison escape, bad guy ...
Time: future, near future
Place: los angeles, california
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Dunston Checks In (1996)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an orangutan assistant named Dunston. When Dunston gets loose and tries to ...
Style: humorous, light, not serious, entertaining, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: family outing, kids, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot: hotel, orangutan, father son relationship, childhood, single father, animal, cons and scams, mischievous children, nothing goes right, youth, jewel theft, employer employee relationship ...
Time: 90s, year 1996, 20th century, year 1995
Place: bali
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Stateline Motel (1973)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story: After robbing a jewellery shop in Canada, two Americans arrange a meeting near the US borders in order to split the loot. One of them has an accident with his car on his way there and gets stuck in an isolated motel until his car is fixed. The owner ...
Style: poliziottesco
Plot: love, erotica, cannibal, cannibalism, jewel thief, bare breasts, female nudity, sex, nudity, bare chested male, stopped by police, released from prison ...
Place: montreal
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 5.1
 464
Redneck (1973)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Franco Nero and Telly Savalas star in the story of a trio of jewel thieves who take it on the lamb after the heist goes very wrong. Wrecking their car they take another unaware that there is a teenager hiding in the background. As the flight becomes ...
Style: poliziottesco, independent film
Plot: border, gay subtext, teenage boy, robbery, youth, serial killer, love, man boy relationship, on the lam, psychotic, heist gone wrong, jewel thief ...
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 5.6
 983
Dogora (1964)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story: The Earth is attacked by a giant jellyfish monster from outer space that, for some reason, has a sweet tooth for diamonds.
Style: daikaiju, natural horror, grindhouse, detective, serious ...
Plot: giant monster, kaiju, space monster, yakuza, diamond theft, monster, alien, gangster, police detective, godzilla, fishing, ufo ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: japan, tokyo, asia
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 4.6
 405
The Sex Thief (1973)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A struggling pulp fiction writer who doubles as an incompetent jewel thief. He gets caught in the act every time, but he uses his looks and charm to make the best of it. Soon he becomes a celebrity. Wealthy women start leaving their jewels out ...
Style: sex comedy, independent film, raunchy comedy, crying, spoof ...
Plot: sex, seduction, female nudity, male nudity, jewel thief, masked man, black bra, sexualized violence, criminal, taxi, promiscuity, mirror ...
Time: 70s
Place: london
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The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources – himself and his Asian ...
Style: detective, slapstick, witty, humorous, laugh out loud ...
Plot: pink panther, farce, spying, chase, law enforcement, resort, false accusation, fictional country, murder mystery, friends, thief, weirdo ...
Time: year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place: france, europe, south of france, switzerland
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 4.6
 2K
Bloodstone (1988)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When an newlywed American couple goes to India on their honeymoon, little do they realize that they were about to go on the adventure of their life time. A ruby, back from the ages of the Indian Maharajas has been stolen and placed in the backpack ...
Style: cult classic, independent film
Plot: treasure hunt, kidnapping, honeymoon, archaeologist, treasure hunter, jewel theft, jewel thief, female nudity, ruby, princess, hotel, police inspector ...
Place: india
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Intimate Relations (1979)
Genre: Crime
Country: Greece
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A wealthy heiress that resides in Athens, is the victim of a robbery. Not only does her jewellery disappear but her maid is murdered while attempting to protect her. A police officer named Zaras is on the case. The primary suspects are ... an army ...
Style: erotic, detective
Plot: exploitation, stolen jewelry, jewel thief, heiress, police, murder, love, bare breasts, female pubic hair, female nudity, male nudity, greek ...
Place: greece, athens greece, hellas
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