Heist (2001)
Starring: Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito
Director: David Mamet
Great cast, Mamet's dependably pungent dialogue buoy caper flick with similarly large cast.

Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin
Director: Lewis Milestone
Uneven original boasts cool cast, groovy soundtrack, and generates somewhat more suspense.

Out of Sight (1998)
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Soderbergh and Clooney's prior collaboration is similarly stylish with tighter story, more interesting characters.

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Starring: Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway
Director: Norman Jewison
Acclaimed '60s thriller lauded for its slick style and glamorous anti-hero.

Creative Movie Matches

3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell
Director: Demian Lichtenstein
Brutally violent, profane actioner also starts as Vegas heist movie.

Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, James Caan
Director: Andrew Bergman
More offbeat comedy-drama with Vegas location, similar romantic story elements.

The Killing (1956)
Starring: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Kubrick's influential heist flick notable for its structure, tart dialogue, and colorful characters.