Heist film is intricate film plot which is based around a big job or 'heist' which a group of criminals or people try to pull off stealing something, they were often called Caper movies if they have comic elements. Typically these movies have many plot twists to confuse and surprise the audience, the film generally focuses around the group of people preparing to steal something, them formulating the plan, how they will steal the thing, how they will escape and stay out of sight. There is often a nemesis or rival that will be trying to prevent what the criminals are doing, who will make various attempts to stop them or to try and steal what they are trying to steal.
The Archetypical Plot
The heist film will usually have a 3 act plot: The first act will usually be preparations fro the 'heist', gathering people that will help with the heist, learning about the location of the place there robbing, learning about the alarm system, what technology will be used and the escape of their heist, and setting up the plot twists for later on in the movie.
The Second act will be the actual heist, it will usually be successful with a few problems along the way.
The Third act will be unravelling the plot and the characters of the film may be turned against each other, or a character may have made arrangements with the police or another outsider to intercept the 'heist', normally in Heist films most of the characters become captured or killed.
All Star Crew of Criminals
A team of experts in there own field who all group together for a job, usually in the film the speciality each of them gets used in the job making them essential.
These conventions are commonly used in Heist films.
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