Heist is a 2001 crime thriller written and directed by David Mamet. Led by Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, and Sam Rockwell, the film follows a group of professional thieves whose carefully managed world begins to unravel after a robbery leaves their leader exposed. Its sharp dialogue, intricate planning, and shifting loyalties make every conversation feel like another move in a larger con.Show More
Joe Moore is an experienced jewel thief who wants to leave the criminal life behind after a security camera captures his face during a New York jewelry-store robbery. He hopes to sail away with his wife, Fran, but his plans are interrupted by Mickey Bergman, the fence who owes Joe and his crew money. Rather than pay them, Bergman uses the unpaid score and the expenses of another operation to pressure Joe into accepting one final job.
The new target is a shipment of gold travelling aboard a Swiss airplane. Bergman makes the assignment more complicated by insisting that his nephew, Jimmy Silk, join the crew. Jimmy is impulsive and eager to prove himself, while Joe relies on patience, misdirection, and a detailed understanding of the people around him. Bobby Blane, Joe’s trusted partner, brings experience and loyalty to a plan where even familiar allies may be hiding something.
As the operation develops, disguises, decoys, and carefully timed diversions make it difficult to know which version of the plan is real. The crew must manage pressure from Bergman, suspicion within its own ranks, and the possibility that someone will change sides when the gold is within reach. The film’s tension comes not only from the robbery itself, but from the question of who is controlling the game and who is being played.
This quiz focuses on four central personalities in that contest: Joe Moore’s cool strategy, Mickey Bergman’s appetite for leverage, Bobby Blane’s steady partnership, and Jimmy Silk’s restless ambition. The questions draw on the film’s specific situations—being caught on camera, accepting a forced final job, handling a volatile teammate, executing the airplane robbery, and navigating double-crosses. This is a personality quiz, not a test of movie knowledge. Choose the response that feels most natural, then count the character names in brackets to discover whose instincts most closely resemble yours.
