The Earrings of Madame De ... (1953), Trouble in Paradise (1932), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Jewel Robbery (1932), Pretty Woman (1990), Flawless (2007) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Jewelry movies.
Storyline: Bored and somewhat fed up with the open corruption around him, Webster McGee decides to quit his job as a computer engineer at Houston-based Control Data Corporation. What he doesn't tell his friends and now former associates is that he does have a plan for his future: to become a jewel thief. His initial primary motivation is not the money, but rather be what he considers an honest thief. His first successful theft against corrupt businessman Gene Henderling leads to several things. Out of circumstance, Webster is able to have a long list of potential future targets. Webster begins a relationship with poor but beautiful socialite Laura Keaton, to who he is open about what he now does as a living. Because he leaves at his thefts a calling card in the form a chess piece and a slip of paper with a chess move, Webster, being coined the Chess Burglar by the media, begins a very public chess match with the Houston Post's elitist chess columnist Zukovsky, who dismisses the Chess Burglar as an amateur in every respect of the word. But most importantly, Webster becomes the only suspect as the Chess Burglar by insurance investigator David Reilly, to who Webster taunts as indeed being the Chess Burglar short of coming right out and saying the words. Another outcome of Webster's relationship with Dave is that Webster's ex-wife, actress Jackie Johnson, reenters his life, she who left a boring computer engineer, but who is interested in a relationship with an exciting jewel thief.—Huggo
Plot Keywords: comedy, crime, romance, heist, american film, 1970s, con ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This feature takes us into the world of "boosters" or shoplifters where a charismatic, intelligent young female booster from a dysfunctional family, notably her mother and grandmother, engages in the illegal occupation of shoplifting. A non-stereotypical view of how problematic family relations fed her foray into a criminal profession.—L. J. Allen-2
Plot Keywords: action, crime, thriller, heist, mystery, drama, adventure ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: London's jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any thief who crosses him. Desperate, Scotland Yard re-hires ex-Inspector Barrabal who, as a known drunkard, is ideally suited to go undercover with a faked criminal record (which may spoil his chances with lovely Carol Stedman). Interested parties: Larry Graeme, cat burglar; his girl, sexy dancer Tamara; Collie, sardonic reporter. Then murder makes apprehension of the Squeaker urgent.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: mystery, crime, detective, murder, whodunit, film noir, 1930s ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Danny Ocean's estranged sister Debbie attempts to pull off the heist of the century at New York City's star-studded annual Met Gala. Her first stop is to assemble the perfect all-female crew: Lou, Rose, Daphne Kluger, Nine Ball, Tammy, Amita, and Constance.
Plot Keywords: crime, comedy, action, heist, female-led, teamwork, new york ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Max and Page are a mother and daughter con team. Max seduces wealthy men into marrying her, then Page seduces them into infidelity so Max can rake them over the divorce court coals. And then it's on to the next victim.
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, crime, con, fraud, black comedy, seduction ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In New York, the experienced art thief, Keith Ripley, invites the bold thief from Miami, Gabriel Martin, to team up with him. He plans the heist of two valuable mysterious antique Faberge eggs, located in a safe, of the well protected Russian jewelry Romanov. Each egg is worth twenty million dollars on the black market, and Ripley needs his cut to free himself from his debt to a powerful mobster, known as Nicky. The reluctant Gabriel agrees to participate, after having a one night stand with Ripley's goddaughter Alexandra Karolin. Meanwhile, the persistent Lieutenant Weber, who has unsuccessfully tried to put Ripley in jail for twenty years, figures out how to anticipate the movements of the criminal in order to catch him.
Plot Keywords: crime, action, thriller, heist, mystery, drama, adventure ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Simon, a burglar on parole, agrees to steal a priceless diamond and has a diamond expert help him with the heist.
Plot Keywords: crime, thriller, mystery, heist, french film, conspiracy, detective ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and line-ups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently on the straight and narrow, has had a fairly shady past, and is indeed no stranger to illegal activity. They both have great hope for Adam, Vito's son and Jessie's grandson, who is bright, good-looking, and without a criminal past. So when Adam approaches Jessie with a scheme for a burglary he's shocked, but not necessarily uninterested.
Plot Keywords: crime, comedy, family, gangster, father-son relationship, new york, heist ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Thief Kevin Caffery attempts to rob from the home of rich businessman Max Fairbanks. But Fairbanks catches him and steals his cherished ring that his girlfriend gave him. Caffery is then bent on revenge and getting his ring back with the help of his partners.
Plot Keywords: comedy, crime, heist, humor, misunderstanding, revenge, police ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Charlotte Lockton, a wealthy, upper class, English immigrant, chooses to forgo all of her home luxuries to find her kidnapped baby son. She navigates her way through the unruly and wild world of the gold rush in 1860's New Zealand, finding unlikely friendship amongst the hustlers, whores, Maori Warriors and Chinese Miners. But in the end, she must face the man who took the boy - and become the woman she never thought she'd be.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, crime, drama, thriller, new zealand, uk ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary.—Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>
Plot Keywords: crime, comedy, action, female lead, 1980s, american film, mystery ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Aspiring cat burglar Jeff Hill (George Hamilton) is eager to train in his illegal profession of choice, and finds an excellent mentor in the charming veteran thief known as "the Ace of Diamonds" (Joseph Cotten). Based on the tip of an old friend, Jeff embarks on executing a nearly impossible heist. When he's not planning his big score, Jeff also makes time to steal from a number of rich actresses, including Zsa Zsa Gabor (Zsa Zsa Gabor) and Carroll Baker (Carroll Baker).
Plot Keywords: adventure, crime, thriller, action, heist, international, spy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England, a couple flee to Los Angeles and hatch a jewel theft plot.
Plot Keywords: comedy, crime, con, dark comedy, london, hollywood, heist ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: As an urbane and very successful thief, Arsène Lupin (Romain Duris) has earned the ire of the Parisian police, as he continually evades and foils their every effort to rein him in. A gentlemanly crook, Lupin's code of conduct has served him well over the years, as he only robs the homes of the wealthy and of other criminals. Over the course of his many adventures, Lupin meets Joséphine (Kristin Scott Thomas), a mysterious woman with curious abilities, and becomes involved in a treasure hunt.
Plot Keywords: adventure, action, crime, mystery, france, adaptation, detective ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Romantic drama based on the controversial true story of Jeanne De La Motte Valois, a countess whose name was stripped from her by the Royal Family during the late 18th Century. The story of her fight to restore her name and proper place in society is filled with mystery, intrigue and desire, with an infamous diamond necklace at the center of it all.
Plot Keywords: historical, drama, biography, france, 18th century, court, conspiracy ...
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