6 Best Jewel and Diamond Heist Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 4, 2026

Stolen diamonds and glittering jewels bring out stylish heist thrillers. Ocean’s Eight plans a necklace theft at the Met Gala, Snatch sets off double-crosses over a stolen diamond in London’s underworld, and Blood Diamond follows a rare pink diamond across a war zone. How to Steal a Million, The Pink Panther and Rififi round out the six.

Ocean's Eight (2018)

IMDb ★ 6.3 RT 69% Metacritic 61

An all-female crew plans an elaborate jewel heist at the Met Gala.

Directed by Gary Ross · 1h 51m · Rated PG-13

3 wins & 17 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Blood Diamond (2006)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A smuggler, a fisherman and a journalist get tangled up in the hunt for a rare pink diamond during a civil war.

Directed by Edward Zwick · 2h 23m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Snatch (2000)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 74% Metacritic 55

A stolen diamond sets off a chaotic chain of double-crosses among London's criminal underworld.

Directed by Guy Ritchie · 1h 43m · Rated R

4 wins & 7 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Sundance Now, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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How to Steal a Million (1966)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A woman recruits a burglar to steal her own father's forged sculpture before it's exposed as fake.

Directed by William Wyler · 2h 03m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Pink Panther (1963)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A bumbling detective pursues a notorious jewel thief known as 'The Phantom' across Europe.

Directed by Blake Edwards · 1h 55m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Rififi (1955)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 92% Metacritic 97

A nearly wordless, 30-minute heist sequence set the template for the entire genre.

Directed by Jules Dassin · 1h 58m

6 wins & 1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: ARROW · Buy: Apple TV Store

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Jewel and Diamond Heist Movies

Ocean's Eight (2018)

Blood Diamond (2006)

Snatch (2000)

How to Steal a Million (1966)

The Pink Panther (1963)

Rififi (1955)

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