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Heist

It isn't love that makes the world go round.

6.3(643)20011h 47m5

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$35M
Box office
$28.5M
Language
English
  • receiving of stolen goods
  • blackmail
  • bank robber
  • crook couple
  • heist
  • double cross
  • jewelry heist
  • criminal gang
  • aging hero
  • gold heist

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

David Mamet

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereBoston Film Festival13 Sept 2001
    • TheatricalR9 Nov 2001
    • PhysicalRDVD12 Mar 2002
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1523 Nov 2001
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM14 Feb 2002
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival10 Sept 2001
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical12+28 Nov 2002
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1212 Jan 2002
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1231 Jan 2002
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1211 Apr 2002
    • Physical12DVD18 Sept 2002

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Heist was released on 9 November 2001.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    JPV852

    3/27/2022

    7/10

    My third time seeing this over the years and still holds up as a solid crime-thriller. Mamet's dialogue is distinct and might not be for everybody but I find it quite a bit of fun. Hackman and Lindo are in their element and DeVito chews up the scenery. **3.75/5**

  • K

    kendallgibson

    8/19/2026

    7/10

    Like the railings on Gene Hackman's boat, this review must be gilded because if I tell you what I really feel I would have to... well, you know. In essence each character is caught in an infinite loop of parlaying -- Hackman wants to capitalize on a lifetime of grift, DeVito wants to expand his territory (ironic for a man of such small stature), and Pidgeon just wants to keep getting laid. If you watch this film, kee…

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