But our team is up to the task, and watching them pull off the biggest heist of their career is incredibly satisfying, making Ocean’s Eleven one of the best heist movies out there. What makes the heist so challenging is that each casino is extensively monitored, tracking staff behavior and routines, and has stringent security systems. The plan? Simultaneously robbing The Mirage, Bellagio and MGM Grand Casinos, owned by wealthy businessman and casino owner Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) – a man who just-so-happens to be Ocean’s rival, but the rest of the team doesn’t need to know that.
That team – the titular Ocean’s Eleven – is made of brothers Turk (Scott Caan) and Virgil (Casey Affleck), munitions expert Basher (Don Cheadle), tech genius Livingston (Eddie Jemison), new recruits Frank (Bernie Mac), Yen (Shaobo Qin) and Linus (Matt Damon), and the retired but essential Saul (Carl Reiner). When the movie begins, we see him reunite with his partner in crime Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) and the wealthy Reuben Tishkoff (Elliot Gould) and convince them to assemble a team. Steven Soderberg’s Ocean’s Eleven tells the story of a man named Danny Ocean (George Clooney), who was recently released from prison but already has a plan for his next heist.
