French movies about robberies

List of the best French robbery movies selected by visitors to our site: Le Cercle Rouge, The Missing, Now You See Me, Big Deal on Madonna Street, Above the Law, The Lookout, The World Is Yours, Ruby & Quentin, Way Down, The Marquis.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryFrance, Italy
Duration02:14

When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Belgium, USA

A gripping anthological relationship thriller series exploring the emotional fallout of a child's abduction not only on the family but on the wider community, told over two time frames.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime, detective
CountryUSA, France
Duration01:55

    An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryItaly, France
    Duration01:46

    Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryBelgium, France
    Duration01:42

    Frank Valken, high-flying robber, has just made a final masterful break. At least that’s what he believes… Ideal suspects, Valken and his gang find themselves involved in a criminal case of thirty years. It seems that the crazy killers are back.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryFrance, Belgium, Italy
    Duration01:29

    When police is about to apprehend a famous gang of bank robbers, an elite sniper opens fire from a roof, thus facilitating the flee of his accomplices. However, one of them is seriously injured, which compromises the plans of the thieves.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryFrance
    Duration02:03

    To escape his life of crime, a Paris drug dealer takes on one last job involving Spain, unhinged gangsters, his longtime crush and his scheming mother.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryFrance, Italy
    Duration01:25

    After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy Quentin Ruby is forced to take him along as he pursues his former partners in crime to avenge the death of the woman he loved and get to the money.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountrySpain, France

    When an engineer learns of a mysterious, impenetrable fortress hidden under The Bank of Spain, he joins a crew of master thieves who plan to steal the legendary lost treasure locked inside while the whole country is distracted by Spain's World Cup Final. With thousands of soccer fans cheering in the streets, and security forces closing in, the crew have just minutes to pull off the score of a lifetime.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:28

    Thomas Gardesse, a traveling alarm systems salesman, is arrested for a minor offense and sentenced to six months imprisonment. To win the respect of his fellow inmates, he claims he is "The Marquis," a brilliant robber whose identity has remained a mystery. Two weeks before his release, an armed robber named Quentin Tasseau helps him escape and takes him to Manila so he can take part in a robbery whose mastermind requires the talents of the Marquis.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryFrance, Canada

    After a bank job goes badly wrong, three desperate criminals take a young woman and a father and child hostage - it's the beginning of a frantic and violent road trip that not all of them will survive.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryFrance, Italy

    The film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years later would become France's public enemy number one, begins a murderous rampage through the French capital.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genredrama
    CountryFrance, Belgium
    Duration02:45

    Doctor Knock is a former thug who has become a doctor and arrives in the small village of Saint-Maurice to make his fortune according to a particular method. It will make the villagers believe that they are not as healthy as they might think. It is thus that he will find in each one an imaginary symptom, or not, and thus will be able to exercise his profession lucratively. Under his seductive looks and after gaining the confidence of the village, Knock is on the verge of achieving his ends. But his past catches up with him and an old acquaintance disrupts the doctor's plans.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryFrance

    L'Alpagueur is a free-lance spy from the French secret agency. He's put on the investigation about L'epervier, a serial-killer who employs young boys to help him robbing banks before killing them.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryFrance, Belgium

    One night, a burglar in a Santa Claus costume is surprised by Victor, a young boy who believes he is the real Santa Claus. Victor then follows him, and they embark on an unexpected adventure that will change their lives.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy, adventure, crime
    CountryFrance, Italy, Spain
    Duration01:51

    In this Frenco-Italian gangster parody, a shop keeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash which totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friends car from Napels to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecrime
    CountryFrance, Belgium
    Duration02:05

    From petty theft on the benches of Belleville to the over-publicised hold-ups of the large Parisian banks, this is the spectacular rise of Simon and his gang. They are capable of emptying a series of safes under the very nose of the police who are bewildered by the calm audacity shown by the group.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genreaction, drama
    CountryFrance, United Kingdom
    Duration01:58

    A french police unit that try to stop a group of criminals.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, crime
    CountryFrance

    A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:43

    The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:25

      Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, drama, adventure, crime
      CountryHong Kong, France, China
      Duration01:36

      The world's top thieves join forces to pull off the heist of a lifetime. But when they find themselves pursued across Europe by a legendary French detective, they'll have to take their game to the next level.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genreaction, drama
      CountryChina, Japan, France
      Duration02:13

      Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genredrama, crime, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Belgium, USA, Germany, France
      Duration01:43

      London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in British history. The thieves assault the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and escape with millions in goods and money. But soon the cracks between the gang members begin to appear when they discuss how to share the loot.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan
      Duration01:39

      A man, Milan (played by Johnny Hallyday) steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier (Jean Rochefort). The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, military
      CountryFrance, Belgium, Germany, USA, Malta, Croatia, Netherlands
      Duration02:19

      In the midst of the Balkan wars, a squad of Navy SEALs attempts to unravel a long-forgotten mystery after discovering an enormous treasure trove hidden at the bottom of a lake in Serbia.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, crime
      CountryRomania, France, Germany

      A Romanian police officer, determined to free from prison a crooked businessman who knows where a mobster's money is hidden, must learn the difficult ancestral language (Silbo Gomero) used on the island of Gomera.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryFrance, Italy

      Six months before his retirement from the criminal police, inspector Joss finds his colleague Gouvion dead, in a poorly faked suicide attempt. Joss loses his temper, and investigates on his own, which leads him through the bas-fond of Paris...

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genremelodrama, drama, crime
      CountryBelgium, France, Netherlands
      Duration01:20

      When Gino 'Gigi' meets Bénédicte 'Bibi' at the racetrack, it's love at first sight. But can their devotion save a love that may already be lost?

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrethriller, crime
      CountryFrance, Belgium
      Duration02:02

      Every summer, Luce, an eccentric 50-something painter, spends her time in a small and isolated township, which lies in ruins in southern France, surrounded by guests. This summer, these guests are Max Bernier (an old flame, author and alcoholic), her current squeeze (a lawyer named Bisorgueil), and three friends of his whom she has yet to meet: Rhino, Gros and Alex. After finishing their shopping in town, these three unknowns attack an armored truck and make off with 250 kg of gold. They then return to Luce's place, counting on her to hide them until the end of the summer... But certain events will throw a spanner in the works, and the hamlet will transform itself into a battlefield over the course of a very long and turbulent day.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrecomedy, crime
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:51

      A high-profile burglar reconciles with his two daughters (half-siblings) to help him retaliate against his ex-partner who betrayed him.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryBelgium, USA, France

      After his wife's suicide, Detective Jeff Anderson becomes convinced that she has been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, he finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers and sets out to stop them.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryFrance, Italy

      In Paris around 1900, Georges Randal is brought up by his wealthy uncle, who steals his inheritance. Georges hopes to marry his cousin Charlotte, but his uncle arranges for her to marry a rich neighbour. As an act of revenge, Georges steals the fiance's family jewels, and enjoys the experience so much that he embarks upon a life-time of burglary.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, adventure, crime
      CountryFrance, Italy

      The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with crimes such as persistent nude swimming, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's trying to impress her rich friends by telling them her father was a millionaire and owned a yacht in the harbor.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryFrance, Luxembourg, Belgium
      Duration01:48

      Simon, a burglar on probation, agreed to go on the biggest shot of his life: The flight of the "Florentine", a mythical diamond set auction by its owners. To succeed, he must approach Julia, expert diamond for sale which is a considerable personal and family issue. Beyond a jigsaw particularly daring, Julia Simon will lead to a destiny she could not imagine.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genreaction, comedy, crime
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:26

      In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genremelodrama, drama, crime
      CountryFrance, Italy

      Charles, fresh out of jail, rejects his wife's plan for a quiet life of bourgeois respectability. He enlists a former cell mate, Francis, to assist him in pulling off one final score, a carefully planned assault on the vault of a Cannes casino.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama, western
      CountrySpain, France, Bolivia, United Kingdom
      Duration01:42

      In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorne) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryFrance

      A team of former robbers arrived at Paradise: Phuket, southern Thailand. Now traders, they are happy days. Until the day when the devil arrives: Mehdi, sentenced to 15 years in prison during the robbery, comes to recover his share of the cake.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:35

      Vigilante, a small armored truck company, is in full crisis mode. Victim of three violent hold-ups in a year, which left no survivors, the company is on the verge of bankruptcy and its employees are extremely worried. Some even suggest a complicity between the robbers and the firm. It is in this difficult context that a man, Alexandre Demarre, one morning presents himself to start his first day of work at Vigilante.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryFrance, Belgium, Germany
      Duration01:35

      An ageing punk-with-a-dog and his brother the conformist decide to get their revenge on a shopping mall. Directing duo Benoit Delepine and Gustave Kervern, longstanding comic crusaders against capitalism, again set out to surprise and shock the bourgeois audience.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryBelgium, France

      They loved each other with the ardor of thirteen-year-old boys. Rebellion and curiosity, hopes and doubts, girls and dreams of glory – they shared it all. Paul was rich, Emile poor. They went skinny-dipping, drank absinthe, starved, only to overeat. Sketched models by day, caressed them by night... Now, Paul is a painter and Emile a writer. Glory has passed Paul by. But Emile has it all: fame, money, the perfect wife, whom Paul once loved. They judge each other, admire each other, confront each other. They lose touch, meet up again, like a couple who cannot stop loving each other.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryFrance, Luxembourg

      Frédéric, a young man with a troubled past, has the good fortune to be given a job in a luxurious mountain hotel. When one of the hotel guests disappears one evening and is later found dead, Frédéric suspects he may have been killed by the family who employ him. But rather than betray his boss, Jacques Couvreur, he makes up his mind to protect him. Unwittingly, Frédéric puts himself in grave danger...

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrecomedy
      CountryFrance, Belgium

      Four separate episodes deal with stereotypical ideas about Jews: their alleged influence on politics, the stereotype of Jewish business-mindedness, the Mossad, the Jewish world conspiracy and the memory of the Holocaust.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:48

      A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy
      CountryFrance

      On his 50th birthday, a man who's been watching his weight, health and temper all his life suffers a heart attack. He's been doing everything he was told he should do and it still didn't help. He decides to turn the page and let loose.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon, crime
      CountryFrance, Belgium, USA
      Duration01:10

      A thrilling mystery that unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of the French capital, Paris, over the course of one adventurous evening.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:22

      A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryFrance

      Everyone knows that Ruben is Jewish, gay, half-French, half-Finnish, an ungrateful son and disappointing lover, a thief who can’t help himself, and possibly a murderer to boot. The only person who doesn't know who Ruben is is Ruben himself. When he comes to a major turning point in his life, Ruben cannot make up his mind which way to go. Should he follow his people or his heart?

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryFrance, Luxembourg, Belgium
      Duration01:43

      Vincent is a crooked cop whose drug heist goes wrong when he is stabbed and the criminals he is robbing discover his identity. Vincent escapes with a huge bag of cocaine, but discovers his loot belongs to a powerful mob boss who kidnaps Vincent's son. Vincent has until the end of the night to return the stash and save his son.




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