heist

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Pulitzer winner Stephen Adly Guirgis adapts the classic Sidney Lumet film about a Brooklyn bank heist in a production starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But Jacks may not have been able to pull off the heist without 21-year-old Ahmed, whose six from the second ball he faced brought the chase to life in his first World Cup match.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

In a Los Angeles County jewelry heist, investigators last year linked a burner phone from a traffic accident to the heist location and to other crimes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

In fourth place was Amazon MGM's heist thriller "Crime 101," starring Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry and Mark Ruffalo, with $5.8 million.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

When Apollinaire heard about the heist, he’d wondered if his houseguest might be connected.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day