6 Best Locksmith and Security Heist Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 1, 2026

Cracking a vault takes precision, and these heist films enjoy the technical detail. The Italian Job has thieves planning a gold heist for revenge on a betrayer, Entrapment pairs an insurance investigator with a master thief, and Sneakers has security experts blackmailed into stealing a decoding device. Now You See Me turns it into stage magic, with Topkapi and Rififi as the old-school masters.

Now You See Me (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 51% Metacritic 50

A team of illusionists pulls off elaborate heists disguised as stage magic.

Directed by Louis Leterrier · 1h 56m · Rated PG-13

1 win & 3 nominations

Where to watch

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

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The Italian Job (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 72% Metacritic 68

A crew reunites to steal back the gold their own partner stole from them.

Directed by F. Gary Gray · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

7 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, History Vault, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium 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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Entrapment (1999)

TMDB ★ 6.2

An insurance investigator poses as a thief to catch a master art burglar and becomes his reluctant partner.

Directed by Jon Amiel · 1h 52m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Sneakers (1992)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 80% Metacritic 65

A team of security experts is blackmailed into stealing a mysterious device capable of breaking any code.

Directed by Phil Alden Robinson · 2h 05m · Rated PG-13

2 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Topkapi (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A gang of amateur thieves plans an elaborate heist to steal a priceless jewelled dagger from an Istanbul museum.

Directed by Jules Dassin · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: 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 Locksmith and Security Heist Movies

Now You See Me (2013)

The Italian Job (2003)

Entrapment (1999)

Sneakers (1992)

Topkapi (1964)

Rififi (1955)

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