Heist movies available on 4K Blu-ray, ranked by transfer quality.
dir. Michael Bay
S-Tier 4K. Michael Bay shot this entirely on real locations in LA with ambulances and helicopters. The transfer is intense. A demo disc for action fans.
Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Wes Anderson
S-Tier Criterion 4K. Wes Anderson's debut. Part of the Criterion catalog that's been steadily rolling out on 4K.
Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Second Sight S-Tier disc with one of the best boutique transfers around. Refn's neon-noir in HDR with the Cliff Martinez score in lossless is something else.
Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Ruggero Deodato
S-Tier 88 Films 4K. Severin had quality issues with this disc and quietly mailed out replacements with zero explanation. People were getting random Blu-rays in the mail and had no idea why. The replacement program also covered Hell of the Living Dead, which had a color problem where reds looked purple. If you're buying secondhand, make sure you're getting the corrected disc.
88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Quentin Tarantino
S-Tier Lionsgate 4K. Tarantino's most underrated film. He personally signed off on the 4K restoration and vetoed an earlier release because it wasn't good enough, which tells you how much he cares about this one. Comparison shots show a real upgrade from the Blu-ray. Imprint also put out an Australian release at their usual eyebrow-raising price.
Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Steven Soderbergh
S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Soderbergh's heist film, and the HDR is really good. Soderbergh is meticulous with digital tools but lets his older films look like film on disc, which collectors appreciate. The trilogy 4K set makes a good gift.
Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray
S-Tier Kino Lorber 4K with a 4.5 score. Soderbergh's Elmore Leonard crime-romance with Clooney and Lopez. Not much dedicated collector discussion, though it appears in neo-noir and Soderbergh recommendation threads.
Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Kathryn Bigelow
S-Tier ICON 4K. Kathryn Bigelow's surf-heist film with Keanu and Swayze. The Best Buy steelbook is well-liked, and there's also a French Amazon import steelbook. One person blind-bought the 4K and it became one of their favorite action films.
ICON · 4K + Blu-ray
S-Tier Deltamac 4K with a 4.5 score. Tarantino's defining film, and the 4K announcement was met with enormous excitement. Someone ordered from Best Buy and received an unsealed copy with no disc inside, which became its own little saga. The steelbook front art was disliked while the back and inside were praised. Tarantino personally approved the transfer.
Deltamac · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. John Frankenheimer
Kino Lorber 4K of Frankenheimer's late-career thriller with Affleck. Showed up in an Amazon 3-for-2 deal, where the main complaint was Amazon shipping damaged copies. Thin collector interest beyond completionists and Frankenheimer fans.
The transfer confused people because the fine grain from Kodak 50D stock looks almost like digital noise reduction to untrained eyes. It is not. Same stock as Titanic, and both looked suspiciously clean in 4K. Once people understood the film stock, the consensus shifted to calling it the best Tarantino 4K, with Pulp Fiction second. The Manta Lab steelbook artwork reveal got massive engagement. StudioCanal's disc itself is S-Tier.
StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.
Capelight Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Dominic Sena
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.
Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Walter Hill
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
dir. Ridley Scott
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.
dir. Robert Altman
Three criminals escape from prison and embark on a robbery spree across USA. Along the way, one of them falls in love while they plan a final heist before going their separate ways.
Cinématographe · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Edgar Wright
A-Tier Sony 4K. Edgar Wright's music-driven heist film. The sound design is the reason to own this on disc.
Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
A-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Melville's heist film. If you like Melville, this is where to start alongside Le Samourai.
dir. Eli Roth
A-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. The original Charles Bronson vigilante film. Kino has the 4K.
dir. Justin Lin
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.
dir. Michael Mann
Mann's downtown LA shootout still sounds like no other scene in the format. A-Tier Warner disc that gets cited in every debate about the best 90s action transfers.
Warner Bros.
A-Tier Criterion 4K. Melville's heist film, with the final safe-cracking sequence being the showcase. Often described as a time capsule of 70s France that happens to also be a solid thriller.
dir. John Schlesinger
A-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. The Dustin Hoffman/Laurence Olivier thriller with the dentist scene. Kino's transfer scores a 4.5 overall. Not a lot of dedicated 4K collector discussion, though it comes up in thriller recommendation threads.
dir. Gary Ross
Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.
A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The least popular Ocean's film with no relevant collector discussion about the transfer.
dir. Guy Ritchie
Sony 4K from 2021 with a native 4K transfer and HDR10. Ritchie's second film and Statham's breakout role as Turkish. Reviewers praised the grain structure and the expanded UK English audio track that wasn't on the original Blu-ray.
dir. Gregg Araki
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.
American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.
dir. F. Gary Gray
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.
Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Charles Laughton
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
dir. Derek Cianfrance
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
Shout! Factory
dir. George Roy Hill
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
dir. Bryan Singer
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
Mann's neon-lit heist debut. The tangerine synth score and Caan's safecracking are why people buy this format.
dir. Steve McQueen
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.
20th Century Studios · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Louis Leterrier
Lionsgate 4K with an Amazon-exclusive steelbook that has a red sleeve and lenticular elements collectors liked. The standard 4K is also available and drops below $15 USD on sale regularly.
Shout Factory 4K steelbook from February 2026. Guy Ritchie reuniting with Statham in a heist-revenge thriller. The Atmos mix got praise but the steelbook shipped with zero bonus features beyond a trailer, which disappointed collectors expecting Shout's usual extras.
Shout! Factory · Limited Edition Steelbook
dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith
Teens P.J. and Goose get their thrills on BMX bikes, performing hair-raising tricks all across Sydney, Australia. Along with their new friend Judy, they discover a box of walkie-talkies -- and find out that a gang of criminals intends to use them to monitor police signals during a bank robbery. When the young trio snatches the devices, it propels them on a hair-raising adventure in which their pedaling skills might just save their necks.
Umbrella Entertainment · 4K Ultra HD
dir. Bart Layton
When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.
Amazon MGM Studios · 4K Ultra HD
dir. Mario Bava
International man of mystery Diabolik and his sensuous lover Eva Kant pull off heist after heist, all while European cops led by Inspector Ginko and envious mobsters led by Ralph Valmont are closing in on them.
Eureka Entertainment · Limited Edition
dir. Ruben Fleischer
The original Four Horsemen reunite with a new generation of illusionists to take on powerful diamond heiress Veronika Vanderberg, who leads a criminal empire built on money laundering and trafficking. The new and old magicians must overcome their differences to work together on their most ambitious heist yet.
Lionsgate UK · Steelbook
dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.
Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray Special Edition
