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Top Ten Bank Robbers of all Time

The Great ​Bank Robbery​
The Great ​Bank Robbery​

4. Northern Bank Robbery . Belfast, UK; 2004 Stolen: £26.5 million ($41 million) Days before Christmas, a gang of robbers posing as officials coaxed their way into the homes of two of the bank branch managers, holding them and their families at gunpoint.

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The Great ​Train Robbery​
The Great ​Train Robbery​

5. Central Bank of Iraq Robbery . Baghdad, Iraq; 2003 Stolen: Over $920 million Considered the biggest bank heist in history, this bold theft was allegedly ordered directly by Saddam Hussein himself just days before the American invasion.

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Dog Day ​Afternoon​
Dog Day ​Afternoon​

Dog Day Afternoon ranks 443rd on Empire 's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time. Vrij Nederland named the bank robbery scene the third best bank robbery in film history, behind bank robbery scenes from Raising Arizona (1987) and Heat (1995).

44 Minutes: ​The North Hollywood Shoot-Out​
44 Minutes: ​The North Hollywood Shoot-Out​

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out is a 2003 American made-for-television crime film directed by Yves Simoneau. The film premiered on the FX Network in June 2003. It is based on the 1997 North Hollywood shootout.

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Butch Cassidy ​and the Sundance Kid​
Butch Cassidy ​and the Sundance Kid​

Robert Leroy Parker (April 13, 1866 – November 7, 1908), better known as Butch Cassidy,[1] was a notorious American train robber and bank robber, and the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the "Wild Bunch" in the American Old West.

The Bank Job​
The Bank Job​

Sutton was the Cal Ripken of bank robbers, participating in over 100 bank robberies over a 35-year span. It is estimated he stole over $2 million from banks. In addition to being a master bank robber he was also a master of escaping from prison (which is good when your job is robbing banks on the outside).

The Town​
The Town​

On the all-time bank robbery movies list, we’d put ‘The Town’ behind ‘The Dark Knight,’ and just ahead of ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid‘ and ‘Dog Day Afternoon.’ A bit further down the list: Point Break, Inside Man, and Heat. (Tough to rank that trio, but we’d give Point Break a slight advantage over the other two).

Public ​Enemies​
Public ​Enemies​

He aligned himself with Baby Face Nelson and Tommy Carroll to rob a Michigan bank, escaping with $30,000. The trio then proceeded to rob a bank in Minnesota for $32,000. These crimes labelled Van Meter 18th on the public enemies list. After linking up with the Dillinger gang, he participated in some other high profile bank robberies.

Point Break​
Point Break​

Most bank robbers, at least the popular ones, had characteristics that set them apart. Maybe it was how they asked for the money, their appearance or getaway. Regardless, some of them found more success than others, however, all of them eventually were caught and persecuted.

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Quick Change​
Quick Change​

Most bank robbers, at least the popular ones, had characteristics that set them apart. Maybe it was how they asked for the money, their appearance or getaway. Regardless, some of them found more success than others, however, all of them eventually were caught and persecuted.

Killing Zoe​
Killing Zoe​

Killing Zoe is a 1994 American-French crime film written and directed by Roger Avary and starring Eric Stoltz, Jean-Hugues Anglade and Julie Delpy. The story details a safe cracker named Zed who returns to France to aid an old friend in performing a doomed bank heist.

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Swordfish​
Swordfish​

Most bank robbers, at least the popular ones, had characteristics that set them apart. Maybe it was how they asked for the money, their appearance or getaway. Regardless, some of them found more success than others, however, all of them eventually were caught and persecuted.

Out of Sight​
Out of Sight​

Out of Sight is a 1998 American crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Frank, adapted from Elmore Leonard's novel of the same name. The first of several collaborations between Soderbergh and actor George Clooney, it was released on June 26, 1998.

Bonnie and ​Clyde​
Bonnie and ​Clyde​

Bonnie and Clyde in March 1933 in a photo found by ... Though known today for their dozen-or-so bank robberies, ... "For the first time, Bonnie was seen as a ...

Takers​
Takers​

Most bank robbers, at least the popular ones, had characteristics that set them apart. Maybe it was how they asked for the money, their appearance or getaway. Regardless, some of them found more success than others, however, all of them eventually were caught and persecuted.

Kelly's Heroes​
Kelly's Heroes​

Kelly's Heroes is a 1970 American war comedy film, directed by Brian G. Hutton, about a group of World War II American soldiers who go AWOL to rob a bank behind enemy lines.

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Bandits​
Bandits​

Following is a list of the 10 best bank robbery movies of all time. Watch them, love them, share them with your friends! 10. Point Break. There are two robberies in this movie – and both of them are worth your entire attention.

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Set It Off​
Set It Off​

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Sexy Beast​
Sexy Beast​

The 15 Greatest Bank Robbers of All Time. Is it strange that every time I walk into a bank I lightly case the joint? I look for video cameras, security guard positioning and speculate where the vault is.

The Lookout​
The Lookout​

Most bank robbers, at least the popular ones, had characteristics that set them apart. Maybe it was how they asked for the money, their appearance or getaway. Regardless, some of them found more success than others, however, all of them eventually were caught and persecuted.

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Thunderbolt ​and Lightfoot​
Thunderbolt ​and Lightfoot​

Lightfoot eventually learns that the "minister" is really a notorious bank robber known as "The Thunderbolt" (Clint Eastwood) for his use of a 20 millimeter cannon to break into a safe. Hiding out in the guise of a clergyman following the robbery of a Montana bank, Thunderbolt is the only member of his old gang who knows where the loot is hidden.

The Hot Rock​
The Hot Rock​

Most bank robbers, at least the popular ones, had characteristics that set them apart. Maybe it was how they asked for the money, their appearance or getaway. Regardless, some of them found more success than others, however, all of them eventually were caught and persecuted.

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The Getaway​
The Getaway​

Most bank robbers, at least the popular ones, had characteristics that set them apart. Maybe it was how they asked for the money, their appearance or getaway. Regardless, some of them found more success than others, however, all of them eventually were caught and persecuted.

The Real ​McCoy​
The Real ​McCoy​

The movie starts out with a very pretty lady getting out of prison. We find out her name is Karen a few minutes later. Karen has spend six years in prison for bank robbery. The way we find out about what she is doing time for is so funny. When she is released from prison she gets on a bus.

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Stander​
Stander​

Most bank robbers, at least the popular ones, had characteristics that set them apart. Maybe it was how they asked for the money, their appearance or getaway. Regardless, some of them found more success than others, however, all of them eventually were caught and persecuted.

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The Thomas ​Crown Affair​
The Thomas ​Crown Affair​

The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1968 film directed and produced by Norman Jewison and starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. This heist film was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning Best Original Song for Michel Legrand's "Windmills of Your Mind".

The Silent ​Partner​
The Silent ​Partner​

The Silent Partner (French title: L'argent de la banque) is a 1978 Canadian heist film directed by Daryl Duke. It stars Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer and Susannah York. The film was the first to be produced by Carolco Pictures and one of the earliest films from Canada to take advantage of the Canadian government's "Capital Cost Allowance" plans.

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The Friends of ​Eddie Coyle​
The Friends of ​Eddie Coyle​

The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a 1973 crime film directed by Peter Yates and starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle. The screenplay by Paul Monash was adapted from the 1972 novel of the same name by George V. Higgins.

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