An unemployed cabinet maker robs the local art museum — then finds himself plunged into a world of cops and gangsters and life on the run. The Mastermind is a sad movie that gets stronger as it goes.

From the Ocean’s franchise to both versions of The Thomas Crown Affair (pictured above, Faye Dunaway and Paul Burke in the 1968 film), here are 15 of the best heist movies to watch now:

Does hearing about the daring robbery of the Louvre have you searching for the perfect heist film or show? Here are some to check out.

Three of the four members of the so-called “commando team” allegedly behind the brazen heist at the Louvre are in custody. Thieves posing as construction workers broke through a balcony window at the museum,

A police car parks in the courtyard of the Louvre museum, one week after the robbery, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 in Paris. The Paris prosecutor said on Sunday that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum ...

NBC Boston spoke to an art theft expert who is also the director of security and chief investigator at the Gardner Museum about the logistics of this heist at the Louvre and what the thieves might be planning to do with the crown jewels. The plot was carried out just 30 minutes after the Louvre opened on Sunday morning.

The theft of several royal treasures at the Louvre on Monday was not the first museum jewellery heist this century to resemble a Hollywood movie. Here's a look back at two infamous capers to steal near-priceless jewels.