I search for movies like Inside Man and posts recommended Heat.
But there’s pretty much just 2 robberies? In the bank scene, they wear masks but have their faces seen before they even put them on and just open the safe.
Reviews also mention this as a heist movie.
Is there a distinction between heist and robbery? I thought heists were like complex thefts that the people didn’t even know that the money is gone
IMO that’s an odd distinction between heist and robbery. They both usually devote the first half of the movie planning the big heist, and that builds the suspense when things don’t go to plan. I’m interested in seeing how the characters deal with and overcome adversary. I guess some of the suspense is if the characters can go under the radar and go undetected, but that doesn’t define the genre to me.
I guess I’m curious of what are some heist movies by this definition? Like is Oceans 11 not a heist movie, because the casino owner knows he’s being robbed at the time? Or Inside Man? These are quintessential heist movies.
Yeah they would be heists, they do use violence, but a lot of planning and it’s not the main way of breaking in