5 Heist Movies You Should Watch After The Massive Louvre Robbery

A gang of thieves robbed the world-famous Louvre Museum on Sunday, October 19, 2025 – and I couldn’t stop reading about it or thinking about it. It’s, frankly, something straight out of a movie, in which a group of people dressed as security guards in orange and yellow vests climbed a French furniture hoist known as the Monte Mobile near a window in the museum’s Galerie d’Apollon in the Petit Gallery wing, and grabbed as many jewels as they could possibly handle. After all was said and done, although these thieves managed to bring down the entire jewel-encrusted royal tiara made of gold that had previously belonged to Napoleon III’s wife, Empress Eugenie, they escaped. a lot Among the precious stones that belonged to her, in addition to the jewelry that Napoleon Bonaparte gave to his second wife, in addition to a jewelry set studded with rubies.

Everything about this is absolutely crazy, from the fact that the theft occurred in broad daylight while guests at the museum were roaming freely to the fact that as of this writing, the thieves have yet to be identified, and none of the jewelry has been recovered. The ultimate “success” of this heist remains to be seen, but if this whole thing has you in the mood to watch a high-octane fantasy heist that might be a little more planned and complicated than this one — which appears to be based on the simple concept of “climb, smash, steal, run” — I’ve got you covered. Try these five heist movies if, like me, you’re completely obsessed with this gritty and completely crazy real-life heist.

Why mess with the classics? Yes, Steven Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s Eleven” is a remake of the 1960 version starring the “Rat Pack” (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and company), but for my money, it’s better off with this exciting rip-off. Armed with his famous charm, George Clooney plays the main character, Danny Ocean, who has just gotten out of prison and is ready for another job after reuniting with his right-hand man, Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt).

Together, Rusty and Danny – with the help of their benefactor Robin Tishkoff (Elliot Gould) – assemble a group of 11 crooks, each of whom brings specific skills to the situation. Frank Caton (Bernie Mac), a casino manager and experienced con man, infiltrates the casino owned by wealthy Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), twins Virgil and Turk Malloy (Casey Affleck and Scott Caan) are adept at causing distractions, and Bashir Tarr (Don Cheadle) knows all about explosives. “The Amazing” Yen (Chen Shaobo) is a stuntman who can sneak into any small space, Livingston Dale (Eddie Jemison) is a surveillance expert, Sol Bloom (Karl Reiner) has been a con man his entire life, and the latest addition to the group, Linus Caldwell (Matt Damon), is an expert pickpocket.

With Julia Roberts as Danny’s ex-wife and Terry’s new girlfriend Tess Ocean – a factor that further complicates the whole mission – and a spectacularly planned heist pulled off thanks to Soderbergh, “Ocean’s Eleven” is a staple of the genre. If that climatic shot at the end with all the guys standing in front of the Bellagio Fountain in Las Vegas doesn’t make you weirdly emotional, I don’t know what to tell you.

Is “The Italian Job” stupid? Yes, of course. Is it a Tons Who’s the fun? Yes. Like “Ocean’s Eleven,” F. Gary Gray’s 2003 film “The Italian Job” is a remake of an older film — the 1969 hit of the same name that starred Michael Caine — that puts its own stamp on the material, assembling a star cast that includes Donald Sutherland, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron, Mark Walshberg, Jason Statham, Mos Def, and Seth Green. When a group of thieves led by John Bridger (Sutherland) steal gold bullion from a hard-to-break safe in Venice, Italy, one of John’s lieutenants, Steve Frazelli (Norton), double-crosses the gang and steals the gold for himself; He also killed John in cold blood. Devastated, John’s stepson Charlie Crocker (Wahlberg) and the rest of the group scatter, although Steve believes they are all dead in a car accident in Venice that he tried to cause (fortunately, the gang’s handsome driver Rob, played by Statham, fakes the accident and manages to save everyone except John).

Years later, Charlie, handsome Rob, explosives man “Left Ear” Gilligan (Mos Def), hacker Lyle “Napster” (Green), and John’s daughter Stella (Theron) – now an expert safecracker – come together to steal gold bars and then get some back from Steve. This movie has Mini Cooper car chases, exciting action sequences, and a really funny subplot about how Lyle “invented Napster” and was screwed up by real-life Napster founder Sean Fanning (who appears in a flashback). What more could you ask for from a heist movie?

The first two films on this list are about money and gold heists, respectively – so if the real-life Louvre robbery has you yearning for an old-fashioned art heist, try The Thomas Crown Affair. Another remake of a 1960s film (this one was released in 1968 and starred Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway), this update, directed by John McTiernan, features Pierce Brosnan (as Thomas Crown), Rene Russo, and Denis Leary, among others… and focuses on a wealthy man who inexplicably steals a priceless antique.

Using a very literal Trojan Horse, a group of thieves commissioned by Thomas himself break into the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and steal “San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk,” a world-famous painting by the Impressionist Claude Monet. Unfortunately for Thomas, when the museum loans another painting (one by fellow Impressionist Camille Pissarro) to the museum to fill the empty space, insurance investigator Catherine Banning (Rousseau) becomes suspicious of Thomas’ motives, leading to an exceptionally choreographed game of cat and mouse. Even as Katherine’s attraction to Thomas grows, she’s still obligated to report to NYPD Detective Michael McCann (Leary), and watching the two fall in love while trying to one-up each other is just sheer joy. “The Thomas Crown Affair” is an absolute classic and, if for no other reason, certainly one of Brosnan’s best (and finest) performances.

Speaking of great cinematic cat-and-mouse games, few are better than those depicted in Michael Mann’s 1995 masterpiece “Heat.” Based on Mann’s TV pilot screenplay “LA Takedown” (which never aired anyway), “Heat” stars Al Pacino as Los Angeles Police Lieutenant Vincent Hanna and Robert D. Nero as his greatest enemy, the conman and thief Neil Macauley. As the film begins, one of Neil’s robberies – in which he collected more than a million dollars in bearer bonds from an armored car – goes horribly wrong when one of his associates, Waingro (Kevin Gage), kills a guard. As the robbery and murder investigation unfolds, Vincent and his men begin investigating Neil specifically after a detective points them in the right direction…but when the LAPD sets a trap to catch Neil and his men during their next heist and one of Vincent’s cops accidentally makes a noise, Neil calls off the job and the chase begins all over again.

The undeniable highlight of “Heat” is the dinner scene between Vincent and Neil, in which the two men bond over their surprisingly troubled minds, agree that they share a mutual respect for each other despite being on opposite sides of the law, and ultimately decide that they would kill each other if they had to… but the entire film is a masterclass in suspense and performance thanks to the star power And the combined talent of Mann, Pacino, and De Niro. If you’ve never seen “Heat” but can’t get the Louvre robbery out of your mind, now is the time.

Yes, there are two “Ocean’s” movies on this list, but Listen to me. First of all, besides the fragile “family bond”, movies are just a kind of bond. Secondly, this movie is about A Steal a jewel in a museum. Third, I don’t really have a third thing. I am waiting! Yes I do! Cate Blanchett is in this movie!

Ocean’s 8, directed by Gary Ross and released in 2018, centers on Debbie (Sandra Bullock), Danny Ocean’s sister, who breaks out of prison just as her brother once did, intent on pulling off a huge heist. After also reuniting with her best friend, Lou Miller (Blanchett), the two assemble a group of women to storm the annual and very exclusive Met Gala and steal Toussaint, a massive and historic Cartier necklace worth $150 million. (Why women? “They get noticed. They get ignored,” Debbie Lou wisely tells.) After bringing in broke fashion designer Rose Will (Helena Bonham Carter), pickpocket Constance (Awkwafina), stolen goods expert Tami (Sarah Paulson), jeweler Amita (Mindy Kaling), and hacker Leslie “Nine Bull” Jordan (Rihanna), she discovers The gang wonders how they can put Touissant on the neck of party chair and actress Daphne Kluger (a self-consciously winning Anne Hathaway) and steal it before the event is over.

“Ocean’s 8” has its detractors, but I think it’s just that Very pleasantAnd, again, you can’t really get more interesting watching a Louvre robbery-themed party than a movie where a lot of the royal jewels end up missing from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Haven’t you seen “Oceans 8” before? There’s no better time to enjoy this fast-paced, funny, and incredibly entertaining film.