Movies Like The Thieves

If you liked The Thieves (2012), a action and crime movie directed by Choi Dong-hoon, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Hot Rock (1972)
★ 6.5/10Also crime
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...
2
Blue Streak (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crime
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of…
3
Flawless (2007)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
A female executive and a night janitor conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.
4
Man on a Ledge (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crime
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…
5
Heist (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crime
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…
6
Stolen: Heist of the Century (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also crime
Antwerp, 2003. A gang of thieves rob the impenetrable Diamond Center. Who was behind one of the world's biggest heists - and how did they pull it off?
7
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover as he’s fallen in love.
8
Fountain of Youth (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also action
A treasure-hunting mastermind assembles a team for a life-changing adventure. But to outwit and outrun threats at every turn, he'll need someone even smarter than he is: his estranged sister.
9
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also crime
Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
10
The Italian Job (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crime
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end…
11
The Brink's Job (1978)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
In 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pino, a petty thief fresh out of prison, and Joe McGinnis, who specializes in planning lucrative capers, the gang robs…
12
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also crime
The original Four Horsemen reunite with a new generation of illusionists to take on powerful diamond heiress Veronika Vanderberg, who leads a criminal empire built on money laundering and trafficking. The new and old…
13
Red Notice (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also action and crime
An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.
14
Lift (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crime
An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
15
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also crime
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…
16
Nuns on the Run (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
Set up by their boss to be knocked off following a final heist, soon-to-retire crooks Brian Hope and Charlie McManus get wind of their impending demise and run off with the spoils of their crime. Fleeing their boss…
17
Mad Money (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crime
Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
18
Tough Guys (1986)
★ 6/10Also crime
Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new…
19
The Newton Boys (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and action
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
20
Bandidas (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crime
When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.