Thriller movies about thieves

List of the best thriller movies about thieves selected by visitors to our site: Man on a Ledge, Sneaky Pete, The Town, Panic Room, Uncut Gems, Unstoppable, Stonehearst Asylum, Inside Man, Doctor Sleep, After Hours.

In the top there are new films of 2020, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:42

    An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

    A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he’s trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he’s never had.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:04

    Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

      Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA

      A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Stanton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:52

      A Harvard Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:09

      Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an army of police surrounding the bank, the thief, the cop and a high-profile 'fixer' enter high-stakes negotiations.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom

      A traumatized, alcoholic Dan Torrance meets Abra, a kid who also has the ability to "shine." He tries to protect her from the True Knot, a cult whose goal is to feed off of people like them in order to remain immortal. Doctor Sleep is a sequel to Stephen King's 1977 novel "The Shining". Doctor Sleep is set several decades after the events of the first "Shining".

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:37

      An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

        Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:55

          A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrethriller, drama
          CountryUSA

          Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were dispatched to check on him.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA, Mexico
          Duration01:45

          A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life in this darkly comic and provocative film.

          Markimdb: 7.8
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:58

            When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:10

            Marnie is a beautiful kleptomaniac who is in love with businessman Mark Rutland. Marnie who is a compulsive thief is being watched by her new boss Mark who suspects her of stealing from him and thus decides to blackmail her in the most unusual way. A psychological thriller from Alfred Hitchcock based on a novel of the same name by Winston Graham.

            Markimdb: 7
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, military
            CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Canada, Belgium, USA
            Duration01:47

            France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.

            Markimdb: 6.4
            Genrethriller, crime, detective
            CountryUSA, Spain, Hungary, Serbia
            Duration01:50

            A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.

            Markimdb: 7.5
            Genrethriller, comedy, crime, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:43

              A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...

              Markimdb: 7.3
              Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
              CountryUSA, France
              Duration02:13

                A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder. Lara Brennan is arrested for murdering her boss with whom she had an argument. It seems she was seen leaving the scene of the crime and her fingerprints were on the murder weapon. Her husband, John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. And when the strain of being separated from her family, especially her son, gets to her, John decides to break her out. So he does a lot of research to find a way.

                Markimdb: 7.3
                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:20

                  A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

                  Markimdb: 6.9
                  Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:51

                  Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.

                  Markimdb: 7
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime
                  CountryUSA, Canada
                  Duration01:56

                  Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.

                  Markimdb: 8.1
                  Genrethriller, drama, western, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:02

                    Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

                    Markimdb: 8.1
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:33

                      When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

                      Markimdb: 7.3
                      Genrethriller, drama
                      CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
                      Duration02:18

                      Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.

                      Markimdb: 7.6
                      Genrethriller, drama, history
                      CountryUSA, Germany, India
                      Duration02:39

                        During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

                        Markimdb: 6.7
                        Genrethriller, fantasy, detective
                        CountryFrance, Spain, USA
                        Duration02:13

                        An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book, 'The Nine Gates of the Shadow Kingdom' brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and satanic worship.

                        Markimdb: 6.8
                        Genrethriller, melodrama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:49

                        A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.

                        Markimdb: 8.2
                        Genrethriller, drama, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:18

                        World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.

                        Markimdb: 6.7
                        Genrethriller, detective
                        CountryRussia, USA, United Kingdom, Cyprus

                        Looking to investigate recruitment techniques of ISIS to lure women into Syria, Amy Whitaker, a journalist, creates a Facebook profile of a Muslim convert. When an ISIS recruiter contacts her online character, she experiences the process first hand.

                        Markimdb: 8.1
                        Genrehorror, thriller, adventure
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:04

                        An insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, The police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the bloodthirsty beast.

                        Markimdb: 6.5
                        Genrethriller, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:00

                        Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying out three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.

                        Markimdb: 7
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                        Duration01:35

                        Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.

                        Markimdb: 7.6
                        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA
                        Duration01:40

                        A Russian teenager, living in London, dies during childbirth but leaves clues to a midwife in her journal, that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

                        Markimdb: 7.4
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, film noir
                        CountryFrance
                        Duration01:25

                        Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.

                        Markimdb: 6.7
                        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                        CountryFrance, Germany, USA
                        Duration02:04

                          Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, he sweeps her into an all-consuming affair. But Edward soon becomes suspicious and decides to confront the other man.

                          Markimdb: 7.8
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, history
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:08

                          Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his, former Sheriff, partner.

                          Markimdb: 7.3
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
                          CountryUSA, Germany
                          Duration01:49

                          Aileen Wuornos is an emotionally scarred highway hooker who shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.

                          Markimdb: 6.9
                          Genrethriller, drama
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:59

                          A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

                          Markimdb: 6.3
                          Genrethriller, drama, detective
                          CountryUSA, Australia, Luxembourg, Canada
                          Duration01:53

                          When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he's horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a post traumatic stress disorder suffering young woman who knows a secret..

                          Markimdb: 7.7
                          Genrethriller, drama, adventure
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:01

                          Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.

                          Markimdb: 7.7
                          Genrethriller, drama, biography
                          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                          Duration02:00

                          As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

                          Markimdb: 8
                          Genrethriller, drama, history
                          CountryUSA, France
                          Duration03:01

                          New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.

                          Markimdb: 7.4
                          Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:02

                          Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.

                          Markimdb: 7.1
                          Genrethriller, drama, adventure, history
                          CountryUSA, Canada
                          Duration02:01

                          The amazing, true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.

                          Markimdb: 6.6
                          Genreaction, thriller, detective
                          CountryUSA, Italy, Malta, France, United Kingdom
                          Duration02:29

                          When the curator of the Louvre is found murdered in the famed museum's hallowed halls, Harvard professor, Robert Langdon and cryptographer, Sophie Neve must untangle a deadly web of deceit involving the works of Leonardo da Vinci.

                          Markimdb: 6.7
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA, France, Canada
                          Duration01:51

                          One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.

                          Markimdb: 7.5
                          Genrethriller, drama, detective
                          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                          Duration01:52

                            After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

                            Markimdb: 7.5
                            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, military, history
                            CountryTaiwan, USA, Hong Kong, China
                            Duration02:37

                            During World War II a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.




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