Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "disguise", "jewel-thief"

1. Superman (1978)

PG | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando

Votes: 187,604 | Gross: $134.22M

2. Absolute Power (1997)

R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Career thief Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) witnesses a horrific crime involving U.S. President Alan Richmond (Gene Hackman).

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney

Votes: 60,195 | Gross: $50.01M

3. Topkapi (1964)

Unrated | 120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger.

Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley

Votes: 10,735

4. Blue Streak (1999)

PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A former convict poses as a cop to retrieve a diamond he stole years ago.

Director: Les Mayfield | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Peter Greene, Dave Chappelle

Votes: 88,808 | Gross: $68.52M

5. Heist (2001)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A career jewel thief finds himself at tense odds with his longtime partner, a crime boss who sends his nephew to keep watch.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Gene Hackman, Rebecca Pidgeon, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo

Votes: 39,059 | Gross: $0.05M

6. Irma Vep (1996)

Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama

A Hong Kong actress, Maggie Cheung playing a fictional version of herself, is cast in France to star in a remake of Les vampires (1915), but petty intrigues and clashing egos plague the production.

Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard, Antoine Basler

Votes: 9,733 | Gross: $0.19M

7. The Cat and the Canary (1927)

Passed | 108 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.

Director: Paul Leni | Stars: Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall

Votes: 3,373 | Gross: $0.33M

8. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)

PG | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Ensuing after the events of Clouseau's disappearance, his bosses at the Surete put a computer into service to elect a new shrewd detective, Sleigh, who turns up just as inept as Clouseau.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: David Niven, Robert Wagner, Herbert Lom, Joanna Lumley

Votes: 6,638 | Gross: $4.49M

9. Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)

PG | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Journalist Marie Jouvet attempts to uncover the mysterious disappearance of Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Peter Sellers, David Niven, Herbert Lom, Richard Mulligan

Votes: 11,219 | Gross: $9.06M

10. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

Not Rated | 155 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Julanne Johnston, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher

Votes: 6,976 | Gross: $4.36M

11. Wedlock (I) (1991)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot electronically attached to a female prisoner.

Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers, Joan Chen, James Remar

Votes: 9,155

12. And Now Ladies & Gentlemen (2002)

PG-13 | 133 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A jazz singer and a British jewel thief are brought together by their mutual desire to forget the past.

Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Patricia Kaas, Thierry Lhermitte, Alessandra Martines

Votes: 2,361 | Gross: $0.74M

13. Death Walks on High Heels (1971)

Not Rated | 108 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

After a French stripper is harassed by a man who wants a cache of diamonds stolen by her late father, she flees to England in the company of a doctor, but danger follows.

Director: Luciano Ercoli | Stars: Frank Wolff, Nieves Navarro, Simón Andreu, Carlo Gentili

Votes: 2,274

14. Happy New Year (1973)

PG | 115 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Released from prison apparently under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season ... See full summary »

Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Lino Ventura, Françoise Fabian, Charles Gérard, André Falcon

Votes: 1,992 | Gross: $0.16M

15. The Gay Falcon (1941)

Passed | 67 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

The Falcon investigates jewel thieves who are working with hard up socialites to defraud insurance companies. First of the Falcon series.

Director: Irving Reis | Stars: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins, Nina Vale

Votes: 1,229

16. Raffles (1930)

72 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed "The Amateur Cracksman". When he meets a woman and falls in love he decides to "... See full summary »

Directors: George Fitzmaurice, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast | Stars: Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, David Torrence, Frederick Kerr

Votes: 1,124 | Gross: $1.00M

17. Sachaa Jhutha (1970)

143 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

A penniless musician is unwittingly forced to trade places with a look-alike diamond merchant/thief causing a comedy of errors by everyone involved.

Director: Manmohan Desai | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz Askari, Vinod Khanna, Faryal

Votes: 317

18. Love and Larceny (1960)

103 min | Comedy

Gerardo, an aspiring theater actor, is roped into performing a scam but gets double crossed by his partner and goes to prison. After prison, he turns into a successful con artist using his ability to mimic different Italian dialects.

Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Dorian Gray, Anna Maria Ferrero, Mario Carotenuto

Votes: 846

19. Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)

Not Rated | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one ... See full summary »

Director: George Fitzmaurice | Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, John Halliday

Votes: 513

20. After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)

Approved | 65 min | Mystery

Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Chester Morris, Ann Savage, George E. Stone, Richard Lane

Votes: 398

21. Once Upon a Time (2008)

110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Set during the final days of the Japanese occupation of Korea, an adventurer and a jazz singer team up to steal a priceless diamond.

Director: Yong-ki Jeong | Stars: Lee Bo-young, Sung Dong-il, Kim Eung-soo, Jo Hie-bong

Votes: 330

22. Sophie Lang Goes West (1937)

Approved | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Reformed jewel-thief Sophie Lang, tired of being questioned by the New York City police every time a jewel disappears, decides to head for California, and is hiding in the train-compartment... See full summary »

Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Gertrude Michael, Lee Bowman, Sandra Storme, Buster Crabbe

Votes: 18

23. Private Eye Popeye (1954)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Private Eye Popeye gets a call from Olive Oyl to guard a precious gem. But no sooner does he get the gem than the butler takes it (and Olive). The rest of the cartoon is spent chasing the ... See full summary »

Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 246

24. French Freud (1969)

G | 6 min | Animation, Short

The Inspector finds himself marked for death by two jewel thieves for the jewel he is guarding.

Director: Gerry Chiniquy | Stars: Pat Harrington Jr., June Foray, Marvin Miller

Votes: 86

25. Cock-a-Doodle Deux-Deux (1966)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short

A large diamond of an heiress is stolen under the Inspector's nose and her domestic staff of Chickens may be responsible.

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Pat Harrington Jr., Paul Frees, Helen Gerald

Votes: 85

26. Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (1952–1953)
Episode: The Trap (1953)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Criminologist Craig Kennedy poses as a tramp to solve a jewel theft. The story centers on a jewel theft and the character weakness of a two-timing wife. Police Inspector J. J. Burke loses a... See full summary »

Director: Adrian Weiss | Stars: Donald Woods, Sydney Mason, Lewis Wilson, Valerie Vernon

27. Hrísní lidé mesta prazského (1968– )
Episode: Telegram z Neapole (1969)

54 min | Crime, Drama

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Director: Jirí Sequens | Stars: Jaroslav Marvan, Milos Kopecký, Frantisek Filipovský, Josef Vinklár

Votes: 8

28. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: A Girl Named Sue (2020)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After months of searching for Sue Dearbon, Ralph gets a lead on her whereabouts and finally comes face to face with his missing client. However, Sue refuses to return home to her family, ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Peppe | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 1,820

29. The Adventures of Batman (1968–1969)
Episode: Bubi, Bubi, Who's Got the Ruby?/1001 Faces of the Riddler/The Mysterious Mr. Mist/The Trap of the Super Spacemen (1968)

23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Riddler uses disguises to commit crimes and lead the Dynamic Duo into a trap. / A computer is The Penguin's favorite tool to help him with his criminal activity.

Stars: Bud Collyer, Bob Hastings, Jackson Beck, Jack Grimes

Votes: 42

30. The Adventures of Batman (1968–1969)
Episode: Simon the Pieman/A Mad Mad Tea Party (1968)

23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A dinner party hosted by The Riddler, The Joker, and Mr. Freeze brings some trouble for Batman. / Catwoman hatches a plan to steal the Crown Jewels on exhibit in Gotham City.

Stars: Bud Collyer, Bob Hastings, Jackson Beck, Jack Grimes

Votes: 33

31. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)
Episode: Murder à la Mode (2013)

TV-PG | 55 min | Crime, Drama, History

Murders at Phryne's high-end dressmakers' establishment lead she and Jack to sift tnot only through thefts, but conditions within a May to December marriage - and clandestine business activities.

Director: Sian Davies | Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings

Votes: 395