Movies like The Brink's Job (1978)
The best movies like The Brink's Job (1978) are Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976), The Split (1968) and Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958). If The Brink's Job hooked you with its comedy and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBig Deal on Madonna Street (1958)8.1/10 from 814 votes
- NewestFinding Steve McQueen (2019)Released 2019
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
Two hopelessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the 19th century — by gaining the enmity of the most famous bank robber in the world and the affection of a crusading newspaperwoman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
The Split (1968)
A group of thieves attempt a daring robbery of a football stadium.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes that he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist--until he must match wits with an insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves, an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who becomes his accomplice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe League of Gentlemen (1960)
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military discipline and planning are imposed by Hyde and second-in-command Race on the team, although civilian irritations do start getting in the way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSeven Thieves (1960)
A discredited professor and a sophisticated thief decide to join together and pick a team to pull off one last job--the casino vault in Monte Carlo.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
The Sting (1973)
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisRobbery (1967)
In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hot Rock (1972)
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Brain (1969)
Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a special train from Paris to Bruxelles. They don't know that other people have planned to do the same thing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCool Breeze (1972)
A paroled crook masterminds a $3 million jewelry theft to fund a bank for businessmen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Running Time (1997)
Carl, a career criminal, receives an early release from prison and immediately begins preparations for his next big heist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisRififi (1955)
Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTakers (2010)
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost, a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "Takers" carefully plot out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer inches closer to apprehending the criminals.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeist (2001)
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane, and their utility man, Pinky Pincus, find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFarewell, Friend (1968)
After serving together in the French Foreign Legion, a mercenary and a doctor leave the service and go their separate ways. Later, they are reunited and become involved with a caper involving millions in a high-security safe. The two men become locked in during a holiday weekend as they attempt to crack the safe's combination.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOcean's Eleven (1960)
Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOnce a Thief (1965)
Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daughter Kathy in San Francisco, but police officer Mike Vido is determined to send Eddie back to prison.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
The Burglars (1971)
In Athens a collection of emeralds is successfully stolen by a team of robbers, led by safe-cracker Azad. Things go smoothly until they miss the ship by which they planned their escape; a police chief pursues Azad while he waits for the next ship to set off.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGambit (1966)
Harry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world's wealthiest man, Mr. Shahbandar. With the help of exotic showgirl Nicole Chang, he concocts the perfect scheme for how the robbery should go and lays it out point by point. However, when the team tries to execute the plan, perfection and reality don't quite match up, and Harry's vision begins to unravel in this twisty tale of a heist gone wrong.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSlither (1973)
While searching for a small fortune of embezzled money, an ex-con, a small-time bandleader, his doting wife and a kooky drifter find themselves being followed. Their chase takes them to trailer camps, bingo halls, laundromats and ultimately, a showdown with a group of unconventional bad guys.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Killer Force (1976)
Head of company security, Harry Webb, fears that a diamond theft is about to take place at their major mining complex deep in the desert. He quickly manages to become very unpopular, particularly with Claire Chambers, a celebrated cover girl, daughter of the mine administrator. She is visiting the man she loves, Mike Bradley, who is responsible for security at the mine. Nelson, the mine administrator, gives Bradley a curious mission - to steal a diamond. He wants to implicate Bradley in order to bring him into contact with a certain Lewis who is preparing to rob the mine with the aid of a group of mercanaries and a local accessory known as Father Christmas. Webb, not being informed of the deceit, relentlessly pursues Bradley, who is contacted by Lewis. With the mercanaries in the process of penetrating the mine. Bradley reveals himself to be Father Christmas, the organiser of the entire operation...
Why it matches: Fans watch both
The Bank Shot (1974)
A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy target to break into. On the other hand, why not steal the whole bank, and rob it in a safer location.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
The Italian Job (1969)
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars, and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal a fortune in gold and escape in the chaos.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this$ (1971)
A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob the safety deposit boxes of three very different criminals from a high-tech bank in Hamburg.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCash on Demand (1961)
A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFinding Steve McQueen (2019)
In 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions. Based on the true story of the biggest bank heist in US history.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Brink's Job?
The closest matches to The Brink's Job are Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976), The Split (1968) and Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Brink's Job?
People who watched The Brink's Job most often go on to Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976), The Split (1968) and Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Brink's Job?
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), rated 8.1/10 by 814 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Brink's Job?
Finding Steve McQueen (2019) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Brink's Job?
Yes: Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976), The Split (1968) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968).
How are movies similar to The Brink's Job chosen?
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