THEME EXPLORATION

organized robbery

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Lonedale Operator
The Lonedale Operator
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Machine-Gun Kelly
Machine-Gun Kelly
1958 · Roger Corman
The Vault
The Vault
2021 · Jaume Balagueró
Finding Steve McQueen
Finding Steve McQueen
2019 · Mark Steven Johnson
Public Enemies
Public Enemies
1996 · Mark L. Lester
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Molly Manning Walker United States

Films like 'Heat' (1995) and 'Thief' (1981) explore organized robbery with philosophical depth, examining the psychology and codes of professional criminals and law enforcement.

 Jean-Pierre Melville France

His noir crime films, particularly 'Le Samouraï' (1967) and 'Le Cercle Rouge' (1970), present organized robbery as a disciplined, ritualistic underworld governed by honor and precision.