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Tag: heist

Posted on December 12, 2018December 12, 2018

Widows (2018)

Pressured by a gang boss, the widow of a robber gathers other gang members to join her in a plot to steal $5 million so she can pay her husband’s debt.

Posted on August 10, 2018August 13, 2018

American Animals (2018)

A heist film in which four college students make so many mistakes stealing rare books from the college library that the FBI & police soon have them under arrest.

Posted on July 28, 2017July 28, 2017

Baby Driver (2017)

A getaway driver nicknamed Baby, always plugged to his iPod, seeks to break away from the gang when he meets a lovely waitress who loves his music.

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