Heist

One of Gene Hackman’s final performances finds the legendary actor in razor-sharp form as Joe Moore, a professional thief whose luck, and patience, is running out. After a botched job lands him on a security tape, his fence (Danny DeVito) withholds payment, his wife (Rebecca Pidgeon) may be playing both sides, and he’s strong-armed into pulling one last score with a crew he doesn’t fully trust. Written and directed by master of misdirection David Mamet, Heist is a taut, deceptively lean throwback layered with crackling dialogue, sleight-of-hand twists, and hard-boiled cool. The ensemble is impeccable—Delroy Lindo as Joe’s rock-steady partner, Sam Rockwell as a live-wire wildcard—and Hackman radiates the kind of grizzled command that makes every move feel earned.