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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)(2020)

R
| 1h 49min | Action, Crime
3.5/5 (with 4,667 votes)

Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.

Ocean's Eleven(2001)

PG-13
| 1h 56min | Thriller, Crime
3.7/5 (with 5,301 votes)

Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.

The Handmaiden(2016)

R
| 2h 25min | Thriller, Drama, Romance / Love
4.1/5 (with 1,540 votes)

In 1930s Korea, a new girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate. But the maid has a secret: She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler, who is posing as a Japanese Count, to help him seduce the Lady and steal her fortune.

Directed by Park Chan-wook - With Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Moon So-ri, Kim Hae-suk, ...

Wheels on Meals(1984)

PG-13
| 1h 48min | Romance / Love, Action, Comedy, Crime
3.5/5 (with 173 votes)

Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.

Gangs of New York(2002)

R
| 2h 47min | Drama, History, Crime
3.7/5 (with 2,935 votes)

In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area.

Sherlock Jr.(1924)

4.1/5 (with 392 votes)

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

Oliver Twist(2005)

PG-13
| 2h 10min | Crime, Drama, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 524 votes)

Oliver Twist the modern filmed version of Charles Dickens bestseller, a Roman Polanski adaptation. The classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.

Oliver!(1968)

G
| 2h 33min | Drama, Kids & Family, Music
3.5/5 (with 170 votes)

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.

Pickpocket(1959)

1h 15min | Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 208 votes)

Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.

Oliver Twist(1948)

NR
| 1h 56min | Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family
3.8/5 (with 93 votes)

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.

Pickup on South Street(1953)

NR
| 1h 20min | Crime, Thriller, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 115 votes)

In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.

Take the Money and Run(1969)

NR
| 1h 25min | Comedy, Crime
3.6/5 (with 329 votes)

Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.

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The Famous Five 4(2015)

2.9/5 (with 15 votes)

The famous five George, Julian, Dick, Anne and Timmy the dog are spending holidays together. But when they are invited by Berhard, father of Julian, Dick and Anne, to visit an egyptian exhibition they see a burglar. They have a look at the mummy the burglar was tempering with to find a golden amulet. The famous five decide to visit Egypt to hand over the amulet. When arriving in Egypt Bernhard is arrested because he's asserted he stole the amulet and replaced it with a fake. Now its up to the young detectives to solve the case and prove their fathers innocence.

You, the Living(2007)

NR
| 1h 35min | Drama, Comedy, Music
3.5/5 (with 101 votes)

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman (Jessica Lundberg) remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.

Directed by Roy Andersson - With Elisabet Helander, Björn Englund, Jan Wikbladh, Jessica Lundberg, Jörgen Nohall, Eric Bäckman, ...

Pickpockets(2018)

1h 40min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
2.6/5 (with 49 votes)

An aspiring teen thieves learn what it takes to be successful pickpockets on the streets of Bogotá.

Directed by Peter Webber

Carry on Pickpocket(1982)

1h 36min | Action, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

Hung Tai-Kong aka Rice Pot and Chan Yin-Tung aka Chimney are two friends who work with their master Kam Ming and his daughter Ann as a team of pickpockets.

Directed by Sammo Hung - With Sammo Hung

Open City(2008)

1h 52min | Thriller, Drama, Action
3.4/5 (with 17 votes)

Jo Dae-yeong is a police officer investigating a pickpocket ring with ties to the Yakuza. One day he rescues Baek Jang-mi from danger, only to discover that she is the boss of the gang he has been tracking.

Directed by Sang-gi Lee - With Kim Myung-min, Son Ye-jin

The Crooks(1960)

1h 28min | Drama, Crime
3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

Three restless slum boys are turned to a life of petty thievery, but when one of them expresses a hopeful desire to become a bullfighter, the others pool their energies to pull one big heist in order to finance their pal's dream.

Directed by Carlos Saura - With Manuel Zarzo, Luis Marín, Antonio Giménez Escribano, Francisco Bernal

St. Martin's Lane(1938)

1h 25min | Comedy, Drama
3.6/5 (with 10 votes)

On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case, is impressed by Libby's dancing and invites her to bring Charles and the other buskers in his group to an after-the-play party. Libby comes alone. A theatrical career is launched.

Directed by Tim Whelan - With Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Cyril Smith, Helen Haye, Larry Adler, ...

Crimson Gold(2003)

1h 35min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 29 votes)

For Hussein, a pizza delivery driver, the imbalance of the social system is thrown in his face wherever he turns. One day when his friend, Ali, shows him the contents of a lost purse, Hussein discovers a receipt of payment and cannot believe the large sum of money someone spent to purchase an expensive necklace. He knows that his pitiful salary will never be enough to afford such luxury. Hussein receives yet another blow when he and Ali are denied entry to an uptown jewelry store because of their appearance. His job allows him a full view of the contrast between rich and poor. He motorbikes every evening to neighborhoods he will never live in, for a closer look at what goes on behind closed doors. But one night, Hussein tastes the luxurious life, before his deep feelings of humiliation push him over the edge.

Directed by Jafar Panahi - With Mehran Rajabi

Thieves(2007)

2.9/5 (with 10 votes)

The main character is a nameless boy (Juan Jose Ballesta) who was taught to steal wallets by his absent mother. He is able to do the trick effortlessly, using his "earnings" to survive while he looks for his mom. As he runs into an antique store owner, he might have found a trace that will lead to her. First, however, he will have to pull off a few "jobs" for the store owner, and he can't do it alone: enter a nameless girl (Maria Valverde) who gets to learn all the secret techniques the young boy has been using all his life.

Oliver Twist(1982)

1h 43min | Crime, Drama
3.4/5 (with 10 votes)

The classic Dickens tale of an orphan boy who escapes the horrors of the orphanage only to be taken in by a band of thieves and pickpockets.

The Cop in Blue Jeans(1976)

1h 35min | Action, Crime, Drama
3.1/5 (with 20 votes)

A top undercover cop finds and arrests a series of purse snatchers until he discovers an American at the top of an evil ring of thieves.

Batang Quiapo(1986)

1h 50min | Action, Comedy

In the heart of Manila, a rookie pickpocket crosses paths with Baldo, the so-called "king of pickpockets".

Harry in Your Pocket(1973)

PG
| 1h 43min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
2.9/5 (with 7 votes)

A master thief and his drug-addicted partner teach two aspiring crooks how to steal wallets.

Franck Spadone(2000)

1h 25min | Drama, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 3 votes)

Professional pickpocket Franck Spadone and his co-horts rob a beautiful stripper (played by Monica Bellucci). But Spadone becomes infatuated with his victim, and soon finds himself in the midst of a gang war because of his affections for her.

Directed by Richard Bean

Pink Thief(1982)

1h 25min | Crime, Action
2.3/5 (with 1 vote)

A group of young people are helped to illegally immigrate from China to Hong Kong by a local gang, but when they arrive they are immediately abused by the gang and paid little for the tasks they are given. Struggling to survive, the group turn to petty crime to make ends meet. When one of the group accidentally picks the pocket of a chief detective, he decides to use the group of desperate immigrants to help him infiltrate their gang.

Secrets of the French Police(1932)

59min | Crime
3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

A burglar is recruited by the French Surete to help find his kidnapped girlfriend, who has been kidnapped by a deranged White Russian to impersonate the missing Princess Anastasia Romanoff while under his hypnotic spell.

Before Your Eyes(2009)

1h 42min | Drama, Action, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 8 votes)

After their parents are murdered, two young Kurdish children are forced to live on the street.

Directed by Miraz Bezar - With Suzan Ilir, Hakan Karsak, Şenay Orak

Sudan(1945)

NR
| 1h 16min | Adventure, Action, Romance / Love
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

A desert pickpocket, his sidekick, and an escaped slave help an incognito queen in danger.

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