NCMojo

I like crime films -- Oceans 11, The Thomas Crown Affair, Heist, etc. My question is not which crime film is the best -- The Sting would win hands-down -- but what was the most ingeneous crime in cinematic history?

Groucho

The heist at the beginning of Quick Change (also Hold-Up, another film based on the same novel).

victant

In addition to the ones mentioned above, the beginning of The Italian Job (2003). I never did see the original.

DonnachaOne

The original The Italian Job.

Not only the heist itself, but all the planning...

"You were only supposed to blow the bloody DOORS off!"

The Bus

I'll vote against Vinny and Sol's attempted heist of Brick Top's bookie establishment.

"It won't open, because it's a security door!"

From Snatch., of course.

ToddSm66

I vote for Topkapi by Jules Dassin.

Geofferson

Topkapi, The Italian Job (original) and The Hot Rock had my favorite heists.

Come to think of it, the movie, Heist, was pretty ingenious as well.

Hiro11

Rififi (but it didn't work)...

Daytrip

Thomas Crown Affair(the new one) and Usual Suspects..........though Usual Suspects wasn't exactly the best heist ever. but Thomas Crown Affair was good:

Supreme Sean

Heat
Thief
Heist

LBPound

Paper Moon - that Ryan O'Neal fooled 'em into buying bibles!

Daytrip

such trechery

Spooky

What was the most ingeneous crime in cinematic history?


Getting us to chalk up $7 for STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENCACE.

Kal-El

Yeah, when I think about it, Thomas Crown was cool.

Numanoid

Woody Allen's Small Time Crooks.

But seriously...the bank job in Sexy Beast was tres cool.

Charlie Goose

Not a heist but still a crime, John Malkovich's major planning to assassinate the president in In the Line of Fire.

Honk!

RyoHazuki

The greatest heist would have to be Bean. Those fools had no idea that it wasnt the real painting.