Jewel Thief Movies

[jerwin]

CABBIE:Yeah. I liked you in that one movie.
MALKOVICH (V.0.) Thank you.
CABBIE The one where you're that jewel thief.
MALKOVICH I never played a jewel thief.
CABBIE Who am I thinking of?
MALKOVICH I don't know.
--- Being John Malkovich (1999)

I like "Jewel Thief" movies. Rififi, La Cercle Rouge, Topkapi, Thief, The Score and even The Bank Job come to mind. To me, the "jewel thief" movie is a subgenre of the heist film, but unlike films like The Asphalt Jungle or Reservoir Dogs, it's more of an engineering puzzle than a military assault.

I'm looking to build up my bluray collection , so suggestions welcomed. Personally, the overwhelming seediness of The Bank Job didn't appeal to me, but that's just my taste. Is there anyone else who feels a certain frisson when that old impregnable safe gets jimmied open?