A heist is a

robbery Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person o ...

burglary Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) or housebreaking, is a property crime involving the illegal entry into a building or other area without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence. Usually ...

, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum. Heist may also refer to:

Places

Heist, Germany Heist is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Geography Heist is located on the Geestrand adjacent to the Haseldorfer Marsch, in which the municipality also has a share. The municipality borders Holm in ...

, a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein *

Heist-aan-Zee Heist-aan-Zee, Heist or Heyst, is a town (formerly a municipality, until 1971) in Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region kno ...

, West Flanders, Belgium *

Heist-op-den-Berg Heist-op-den-Berg () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises Heist-op-den-Berg proper (including the hamlets: Heist-Goor, Heist-Station, Zonderschot, Heist-Centrum and Bruggeneinde), the villages o ...

, Antwerp, Belgium

People

Al Heist Alfred Michael Heist (October 5, 1927 – October 2, 2006) was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout. After a long career in the Pacific Coast League of the 1950s, the outfielder made his Major League debut at the age of 32 ...

(1927–2006), Major League Baseball outfielder * George Heist (1886–1920), immunologist *

Hans-Joachim Heist Hans-Joachim Heist (born 11 January 1949 in Seeheim-Jugenheim) is a German actor and comedian. Life Heist works as actor and comedian in television programs on German broadcasters. In German satire programme ''heute-show'' on German broadcaste ...

(born 1949), German actor and comedian *

Monique van Heist Monique van Heist (Haarsteeg, 11 May 1972) is a Rotterdam-based Dutch fashion designer. Heist mainly focusses on women’s wear and unisex wardrobe pieces. Some of her fashion lines are available for long periods of time. In 2003 she studied at t ...

(born 1972), Rotterdam-based Dutch fashion designer *Heist., botanical standard author abbreviation for

Lorenz Heister Lorenz Heister (Latin: ''Laurentius Heister'') (19 September 1683-18 April 1758) was a German anatomist, surgeon and botanist born in Frankfurt am Main. Biography From 1702 to 1706, Heister studied at the Universities of University of Giessen, G ...

Film

* ''The Heist'' (1970 film), a French-Italian crime drama *''The Heist'', aka '' Dollar$'', a 1971 comedy directed by Richard Brooks * ''The Heist'' (1976 film), a Mexican crime film *''The Heist'', aka '' The Squeeze'', a 1977 thriller directed by Michael Apted * ''The Heist'' (1989 film), a made-for-TV thriller starring Pierce Brosnan * ''Heist'' (2001 film), directed by David Mamet * ''The Heist'' (2001 film), directed by Kurt Voss * ''The Heist'' (2008 film), directed by Campbell Cooley *''

The Maiden Heist ''The Maiden Heist'' is a 2009 American crime comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt, written by Michael LeSieur, and starring Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken, William H. Macy and Marcia Gay Harden. Plot Roger is a security guard at an art mu ...

'', a 2009 film starring Morgan Freeman, released as ''The Heist'' in the UK *'' Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?'', a 2011 documentary * ''Heist'' (2015 film), directed by Scott Mann * ''The Heist'' (2024 film), directed by Aditya Awandhe

Television

* ''Heist'' (2008 film), a British TV comedy-drama * ''Heist'' (2006 TV series), American TV series *

Heist (2021 TV series) ''Heist'' is a 2021 American Netflix true crime documentary series that follows the story of three heists, each told through first-hand interviews and reenactments by the people who performed them. The series was released on July 14, 2021. Rec ...

, an American Netflix true crime documentary series * ''The Heist'' (Derren Brown special) a 2006 reality program * ''The Heist'' (TV series), a 2018-2020 British reality competition

Episodes

* "The Heist" (''The Amazing World of Gumball'') * "The Heist" (''American Dragon: Jake Long'') * "The Heist" (''Chowder'') * "The Heist" (''MacGyver'') * "The Heist" (''The Outer Limits'') * "The Heist", 2015 episode of ''It's Not Crazy, It's Sports'' directed by

Errol Morris Errol Mark Morris (born February 5, 1948) is an American film director known for documentaries that interrogate the epistemology of their subjects, and the invention of the Interrotron. In 2003, his '' The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Li ...

Games

* ''Heist'' (video game), a planned video game canceled in 2010 *'' Payday: The Heist'', a 2011 video game focused on various robberies

Music

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¡Heist! ''Color Machine'' is an album by Boston-based rock group The Lights Out inspired from the tracks on their EPs, ''The Lights Out'' and ''¡Heist!''. It was self-released in September 2009. Reception The album received positive reviews and listi ...

'', a 2008 EP by The Lights Out * ''The Heist'' (album), a hip-hop album by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis *"Heist", a song by Lindsey Stirling from the album ''

Shatter Me '' Shatter Me'' is a young adult dystopian romantic thriller written by Tahereh Mafi, published on November 15, 2011. The book is narrated by Juliette, a 17-year-old girl with a lethal touch and is unusual in that it contains passages and line ...

'' *"Heist", a song by Ben Folds from the movie ''

Over the Hedge ''Over the Hedge'' is a 2006 American animated heist comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG. Based on the comic strip of the same name, the film was directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick from a screenplay by Len Blum, ...

Other uses

* ''The Heist'' (Silva novel), 2014, in the Gabriel Allon series *

K.S.K. Heist Koninklijke Sportkring Heist is a professional Football in Belgium, Belgian association football club from Heist-op-den-Berg in the province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. They are affiliated to the Royal Belgian Football Association with matri ...

, a professional football club from Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium