Armed robbery movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant armed robbery movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting and realistic films and TV shows about / with armed robbery, robbery, heist, gun, criminal, violence, vengeance, death, murder and friendship plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as armed robbery: The Crew (2015), Hell or High Water (2016), The Kitchen (2019), Payback (1995), Lost in the Sun (2015), Deep Rising (1998), Mystery Train (1989), Run Lola Run (1998), Leprechaun in the Hood (2000), Time to Hunt (2020).
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List of armed robbery movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
It’s bad men versus worse men as thieves face off against dealers in this super slick French heist thriller from the director of Chrysalis and The Assault.
Style:
suspense, perverse, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
heist, brother brother relationship, bank robbery, armed robbery, bank robber, robbery, gang of thieves, murder, violence, death, criminal heroes, mafia ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
Style:
realistic, suspense, neo western, neo noir, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
robbery, bank robber, brother, texas ranger, bank robbery, redemption, small town, armed robbery, gunfight, bank, heist, desperation ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, future, y2k, 21st century
Place:
texas, nebraska, oklahoma, usa, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An Irish mob story set in 1970s Hell's Kitchen. After the mobsters are sentenced to jail, their wives take their place — and do as good of a job, if not better.
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense, cynical, period piece ...
Plot:
armed robbery, girl gang, homeless shelter, irish mob, organized crime, courtroom, female gangster, superhero, mobster, friendship, shooting, extortion ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s, year 1979
Place:
brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Oscar Bonsetter tells a dying prisoner that he will take revenge on the sadistic guard who killed him. In exchange, Oscar is told of a stash of money. Oscar is eventually released from prison but when he goes to get revenge, he gets sidetracked by ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, tense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
armed robbery, dishonesty, couple relations, dangerous attraction, love triangle, prison, cuckolded husband, husband and wife, making love, ex convict, adultery, erotica ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies.
Style:
disturbing, exciting, suspense, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
man boy relationship, teenage boy, road trip, robbery, cross country, teenager, lost child, accomplice, ex convict, armed robbery, father son estrangement, child in peril ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.
Style:
scary, suspense, suspenseful, futuristic, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
deadly creature, monster, sea monster, creature feature, ship, ocean, tentacle, killer animal, creature, ghost ship, bermuda triangle, apocalypse ...
Time:
90s
Place:
bolivia, asia, china, pacific ocean
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.
Style:
anthology, independent film, humorous, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
hotel, train, tourist, ghost, hotel room, rock and roll, drinking, recording studio, drunkenness, robbery, cafe, italian woman ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989
Place:
memphis, tennessee, usa, rome italy, tokyo ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Our favourite police men are called together to deal with a gang who rob banks and jewelers. Using their various talents as well as their extraordinary luck, the crooks stand no chance against our men and women wearing blue..
Style:
slapstick comedy, humorous, slapstick, absurd, relaxing ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
car chase, mayor, investigation, prank, police academy, mysterious villain, female police officer, tough girl, fistfight, tough guy, conspiracy, police captain ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place:
usa, los angeles, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different ...
Style:
philosophical, cerebral, surreal, reflective, spiritual ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
time loop, race against time, time, destiny, parallel universe, self sacrifice, bank robbery, repeated event, butterfly effect, female protagonist, multiple perspectives, multiple outcomes ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century, future
Place:
berlin germany, germany, seattle, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally ...
Style:
homoerotic, epic, period piece, freeze frame, scenic ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
buddy, friendship, shootout, old west, bank robbery, cowboy, friendship between men, last stand, gunfight, fugitive, heist, robbery ...
Time:
1900s, 1890s, 20th century, ancient times, year 1969 ...
Place:
bolivia, south america, wyoming, new york, latin america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Butch, Postmaster P, and Stray Bullet loot the local hip-hop mogul's studio to fund their demo album, the threesome unwittingly ends up with the secret of Mack Daddy's success: a magical flute. Their gigs instantly turn golden but a ...
Style:
parody, suspense, homoerotic, scary, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
leprechaun, hip hop, monster, brutality, reluctant partners, magic, blaxploitation, ghetto, fantasy world, armed robbery, storytelling, homeless ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
california, usa, las vegas
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The story of John Goodnight continues.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot:
bank robbery, justice, single mother, gang, outlaw, children, murder, armed robbery, danger, criminal, law and order, trial ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance, Western
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Mr Jonny First arrives to the Wild West to present the art of the Cinematograph.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, captivating, cult classic, funny ...
Plot:
adventurer, cinema, cinematographer, armed robbery, perestroika, drunkenness, drinking, highwayman, murder, stagecoach robbery, outlaw, cowboy ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Wanting to leave their dystopian world behind for a faraway paradise, three outlaws plot a money heist — and draw the attention of a vicious killer.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
manhunt, heist, dystopian future, ambush, killer, friendship, group of friends, violence, armed robbery, male male relationship, revenge, survival ...
Time:
near future, 2040s
Place:
south korea, india
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
Style:
neo noir, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, road movie ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, on the run, robbery, heist, betrayal, car chase, gangster, bank robbery, hotel, organized crime, gunfight, infidelity ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place:
texas, el paso texas, austin texas, san antonio texas, persia ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story:
Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on ITV from 2013. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the ...
Style:
sitcom, light hearted, feel good, slapstick
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prison, armed robbery, marriage, neighbor, female friendship, sisters, women, social satire, working class, neighborhood, fish out of water, domestic drama ...
Time:
80s, 90s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After his best friend is drafted to fight in Vietnam, a young man must grapple with the reality of life before and after war.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense, melancholic ...
Plot:
armed robbery, vietnam war, life is a bitch, criminal, changing lives, ex soldier, post traumatic stress disorder, vietnam veteran, veteran, lifestyle change, soldier, grief ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A mild-mannered police detective freshly stationed in tumultuous 1980 Amsterdam enters a race against time when he encounters a violent plot against the Dutch royal family.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
coronation, murder, vice squad, political persecution, wounded, police interrogation, riot police, snitch, bullet wound, murder investigation, drug dealer, armed robbery ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
amsterdam, netherlands, belgium
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Two feuding detectives hunt down a cop-killer who leaves a trail of broken lives across Sydney.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
armed robbery, police, murder, murderer, police investigation, crime investigation, fighting crime, teamwork, investigation, bandit, murder investigation, criminal ...
Place:
australia, sydney australia
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A thief gang flees from the police and catches a night train with To, an unlucky guy who is now their hostage. There are many wealthy passengers in the train, so the thieves take advantage to rob the passengers. Oddly, when the thieves rush into the ...
Style:
scary, bleak, suspense, tense, disturbing
Plot:
hostage, afterlife, ghost child, ghost, party, chase, armed robbery, guilt, rain, blood, kickass, trapped in a building ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Style:
factual, harsh, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
outlaw gang, wild west, bank robbery, vengeance, gang, gunfight, jesse james, destiny, bank robber, civil war, storytelling, visceral ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
missouri, texas, minnesota
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Three smalltown friends looking to leave their troubles behind come up with a robbery scheme to fund their trip to the big city. But as their plan goes awry and the authorities become involved, they are left with no other alternative but to take ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, humorous, independent film
Plot:
road trip, friendship, on the road, robbery, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love, armed robbery, chase, ambush, police officer, caper, assault ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A multi-cultural celebration of young people triumphing in the face of adversity, societal pressures and difficult familial situations.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
gang, friendship, lifestyle, teenage life, family relations, society, youth, life is a bitch, hopes, against the odds, rich and poor, drug abuse ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, san francisco
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A typical day at Lochmill Capital is upended when armed thieves burst in and force Zara and her best friend Luke to execute their demands. In the aftermath, conflicted detective Rhys races against time to find out who stole £4 billion pounds of ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, twisted, intense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, armed robbery, hostage situation, corporate crime, friendship, police procedural, moral dilemma, conspiracy, urban, corruption, cat and mouse, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A romantic thriller set during the armed robbery of one of London’s most exclusive jewellers. Sometimes funny, often dark, always captivating and never what you expect.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
wrong place wrong time, confined, chases and races, danger, fall in love, disorder, love and romance, woman in danger, twists and turns, forced into action, urban, armed robbery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When three young criminals lose a stash of drugs, they end up owing money to a ruthless drug lord. With time running out, they plan a daring robbery to raise the cash to settle the debt.
Style:
intense, crime drama, tension, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, robbery, bank robbery, danger, heist gone wrong, armed robbery, mishap, misfit, desperation, drug, criminal, kidnapping ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When inexperienced criminal Ben holds up a small-town restaurant, the poorly-planned robbery spirals into a hostage crisis beyond his control. Trapped inside with him is his girlfriend, manager Adie Graham, a cunning sociopath who masterminded the ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, rough
Plot:
hostage, sociopath, criminal, embezzlement, armed robbery, danger, life is a bitch, game playing, police station, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, female protagonist, police ...
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Genre: Action
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ex-military commander David Guerra is hired by shady millionaire Anthony Levin to rescue his wife Valentina who was kidnapped by Javier Martinez, leader of a guerrilla group.
Style:
sentimental, light, suspense, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
kidnapping, revenge, mercenary, hostage negotiator, armed robbery, brutality, rescue mission, dishonesty, violence, heroes, hostage, military ...
Place:
latin america
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A criminal fresh out of prison who seeks out his former partners in crime for another heist. And they make a very elaborate plan to carry out the criminal intent, but things turn awry when another gang of criminals hit the same target.
Style:
captivating, satirical, entertaining, crime drama
Plot:
escapades, criminal gang, armed robbery, burglar, criminal, robbery, crime boss, organized crime, gang, stealing money, bandit, satire ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A french police unit that try to stop a group of criminals.
Style:
perverse, tense, rough, suspense, captivating
Plot:
police, drug dealer, bank robbery, shooting, partnership, robbery, fighting crime, partners against crime, criminal, organized crime, police officer, heist ...
Time:
future
Place:
europe, france
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