An all time classic 60s movie glamourising the real life story of the Barrow gang who terrorised the American South in the early 30s. 'Reclaiming the American gangster movie, after it had been stolen by the Nouvelle Vague, Penn's film was so successful (and so imitated) that it inevitably met with some grudging devaluation. But it's still great, half comic fairytale, half brutal fact, it reflects the essential ambiguity of its heroes by treading a no man's land suspended between reality and fant find out more...

In the 1930s the new FBI became involved in the hunt for America's most notorious criminals; Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson and John Dillinger. This, in particular, is the story of the search, using distinctly 'unorthodox' methods, for the latter. find out more...

Hilary Swank plays a fallen aristocrat, in pre-Revolutionary France, whose plot to steal a priceless necklace, a superbly planned con job aimed at the highest of the high, forms the centre piece of this stunning looking period drama. Loosely based round a true story that helped hammer a final nail in the coffin of the decadent and uncaring French ruling class. Excellently scripted and Swank excels. find out more...

A rip-roaring adventure set during the Victorian era finds master thief Edward Pierce putting together an ingenious plan to rob a train loaded with gold bullion. Written and directed by Michael Crichton, the First Great Train Robbery is a pacey, tense, highly unlikely, and highly entertaining heist thriller. find out more...

Richard Linklater moves sharply away from his usual '90s slacker generation setting with this slow-moving wild west drama. Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew McConaughy and Vincent D'Onofrio play the outlaws who've blown up virtually every bank from Texas to Canada, and now have their sights set on the multi-million dollar Federal Reserve express train. Based on a true story. find out more...