{"id":7133,"date":"2019-05-08T11:54:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=7133"},"modified":"2019-05-09T12:41:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T19:41:05","slug":"7-heist-comedies-to-catch-after-the-hustle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/best-heist-comedies\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Heist Comedies To Catch After \u2018The Hustle\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If pressed for my desert island movie genre, my answer would always be the heist film. The best ones are infinitely rewatchable, with each subsequent viewing revealing how well structured they are with every detail building toward the success of the big con. There\u2019s a sense of wonder, marveling at the (anti)heroes and the filmmakers alike for pulling off something so audacious. When the genre leans into comedy, rather than drama or thriller, it\u2019s all the more fun.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This weekend marks the release of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/the-hustle\/266995\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Hustle<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, an updated, gender-swapped version of\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dirty Rotten Scoundrels<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson in the roles originated by Michael Caine and Steve Martin.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0In addition to that &#8217;80s favorite, here are other heist comedies that film fans can watch \u2013 and\u00a0rewatch\u00a0on an isolated isle if need be \u2013 to catch every twist, turn, and joke.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bBZQVQYgWVs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">1. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Michael Caine and Steve Martin are rival con artists in this delightful remake of the 1964 David Niven-Marlon Brando film\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bedtime Story<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Caine is Lawrence Jamieson, a British high-class, big-con expert who takes small-time American goof Martin\u2019s Freddy Benson under his wing as his student \u2013\u202fand almost immediately regrets it. The small French Riviera town is the ideal setting to fleece rich, too-trusting women, but it isn\u2019t big enough for the two of them. When innocent heiress Janet Colgate (Glenne\u00a0Headly) arrives, they compete to be the first to take her money. Directed by Frank Oz,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dirty Rotten Scoundrels<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0plays Caine and Martin\u2019s strengths well off one another, giving Caine the opportunity to work magic with accents and wit, while Martin displays his limber brand of physical comedy. But don\u2019t overlook Headly as their mark; her sweetness contrasts well with the some of the film\u2019s meaner aspects, creating a fine balance.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">2. Ocean\u2019s Eleven (2001)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The only team cooler than the Rat Pack in the original 1960\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ocean\u2019s 11\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">is the group of thieves in Steven Soderbergh\u2019s slick, stylish remake. After working together on another great heist film (though a more serious one) in\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Out of Sight<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the director reteams here with George Clooney, who stars as Danny Ocean. But taking millions from a Las Vegas casino isn\u2019t a one-man job; it requires 11 people\u2019s talents, including acrobatics, explosives, and pickpocketing. For\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ocean\u2019s Eleven<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Soderbergh assembles a stellar cast, including Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Andy Garcia, Casey Affleck, Carl Reiner, and more, and the fun they had making this fizzy film is infectious for the audience. The sequels,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ocean\u2019s Twelve<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ocean\u2019s Thirteen<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, are better than you remember, and the all-female\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ocean\u2019s Eight<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0may be a blast, but nothing tops the original for pure energy and glamour.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">3. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There\u2019s a caper at the heart of this comedy, complete with diamonds that need to be stolen (after already being stolen once), but no one talks about the heist when they\u2019re discussing\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Fish Called Wanda<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Instead, it\u2019s the quartet of perfect comic performances that drive this equally perfect film from director Charles Crichton. Jamie Lee Curtis stars as Wanda, a con artist who is far more than a gangster\u2019s moll, though she\u2019ll do anything \u2013 and anyone \u2013\u202fto get her gangster boyfriend\u2019s jewels. Kevin Kline won an Oscar for playing Otto, Wanda\u2019s boyfriend and the gangster\u2019s henchman who isn\u2019t nearly as smart as he thinks he is. In addition to writing the script, John Cleese is Archie Leach, the gangster\u2019s lawyer and most recent target of Wanda\u2019s seduction. And finally, Michael Palin is hapless hitman Ken, who is equally tormented by Otto and by his own inability to murder an old lady. British and American humor are at their peak here in a film that\u2019s equal parts smart and silly.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">4. Logan Lucky (2017)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Steven Soderbergh can\u2019t resist making a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0cheeky nod to his own\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ocean\u2019s Eleven<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0with this underrated gem, but he still created something that feels entirely fresh. Instead of swank Las Vegas, West Virginia is the setting for\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Logan Lucky<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and the director trades in \u201800s muse George Clooney for his favorite this decade: Channing Tatum. Here he stars alongside Adam Driver as a pair of brothers who plan to steal millions from a NASCAR race in nearby North Carolina, with help from their sister (Riley Keough) and a trio of brothers (Daniel Craig, Jack Quaid, and Brian Gleeson).\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Logan Lucky<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0only made off with $30 million at the U.S. box office, but it deserved a much larger haul. Soderbergh\u2019s film is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0purely entertaining while being oddly good-hearted for a movie about a multi-million-dollar crime in the making.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">5. The Sting (1973)\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Four years after the Oscar-winning success of\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Paul Newman and Robert Redford reunite with director George Roy Hill for this film that somehow tops their previous outing together. Here Redford stars as Johnny Hooker, a grifter in Depression-era Chicago whose partner is killed after stealing from the wrong man, Doyle\u00a0Lonnegan\u00a0(Robert Shaw), leaving Hooker searching for revenge. He recruits ace con man Henry\u00a0Gondorff\u00a0(Newman) and the two set up an elaborate scheme to take down\u00a0Lonnegan. Newman and Redford have a vibrant chemistry together that matches anything they had with their leading ladies over the years, with each interaction between them filled with sly humor.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">An all-time great,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Sting<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0pulls one over on the audience with twist after twist, but it never leaves us feeling duped, only making us like it all the more.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">6. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Well before\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Fish Called Wanda<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, director Charles Crichton made this sprightly black-and-white caper film. Alec Guinness stars as fastidious, mild-mannered bank clerk Holland, whose job involves overseeing the transport of gold bullion. After decades of low pay and no recognition, he decides to steal a million pounds of gold with a group of criminals who melt the precious metal down into Eiffel Tower paperweights to be smuggled out of England. The fun really begins post-heist when Holland and co. try to recover the Parisian souvenirs, giving Crichton\u2019s innovative direction a chance to shine. Clocking in at just 80 minutes,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Lavender Hill Mob<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is as fast-moving as a getaway car and features a blink-and-you\u2019ll-miss-it early appearance from Audrey Hepburn in its opening scene.\u00a0 If this film is your speed, be sure to also see another Guinness heist movie from\u00a0Ealing\u00a0Studios, 1955 classic\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0Ladykillers<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">7. The Old Man &amp; the Gun (2018)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Most heist films exude cool, but\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Old Man &amp; the Gun<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is pure warmth thanks to the enduring charm of its lead. Robert Redford was 80 years old while making this jazz-inflected crime comedy from writer-director David Lowery, but he still makes the audience blush and giggle through the screen with every smile.\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Old Man &amp; the Gun<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0smartly trades on not only Redford\u2019s current charisma but also his previous roles in films like\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Sting<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Here he plays real-life polite, charming gentleman \u2013 and bank robber \u2013 Forrest Tucker, who stole money not out of greed, but out of the pure joy of it. Redford said this would be his last film (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/film\/news\/robert-redford-not-retiring-acting-interview-video-old-man-and-the-gun-1202952059\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">and then regretted the statement<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">), but if it\u2019s his final lead role, what a fine, fitting end to the career of one of Hollywood\u2019s greatest stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The Hustle<\/em> is in theaters this weekend. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/the-hustle\/266995\">Get your tickets now!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If pressed for my desert island movie genre, my answer would always be the heist film. The best ones are infinitely rewatchable, with each subsequent viewing revealing how well structured they are with every detail building toward the success of the big con. There\u2019s a sense of wonder, marveling at the (anti)heroes and the filmmakers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":7167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[40,37],"class_list":["post-7133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","tag-featuredpage","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7133"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7168,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7133\/revisions\/7168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}