以查理(马克·沃尔伯格饰)为首的一伙职业盗贼，其中包括内线史蒂夫(爱德华·诺顿饰)、电脑黑客里尔(塞斯·格林饰)、驾车能手罗勃、爆破高手“一只耳”和专攻保险箱的约翰，在意大利威尼斯完成了一票大买卖，抢得了大量黄金。就在几个人满心欢喜准备分钱的时候，史蒂夫竟一个人带着金条溜之大吉。为了抢回属于自己的那份，剩下的人只好重新出发，与新加入的漂亮女贼斯黛拉(查理兹·塞隆饰)一起来到洛杉矶。为了抢在史蒂夫把金条脱手之前找到他，一伙人成功的控制了洛杉矶市的交通系统，造成了有史以来最大的城市交通阻塞。而他们驾驶着迷你型宝马车，在装甲车与直升机的追逐下，在大街小巷甚至是地铁隧道里，完成了一场惊天大逃亡。

该片被公认为英国电影的巅峰佳作之一，在英国电影学院评出的100部最佳英国电影中名列第36。片中汇集了大批当年英国影坛的红人。大盗查理(迈克尔·凯恩)刚出狱就急不及待要大乾一票，准备截劫从中国运到意大利的四百万美元黄金。查理在一名黑道头目资助下，展开了一个天衣无缝的盗金计划，出动了三架库珀豪华车、一队积架车及公车来堵塞交通。片中一幕宝马库珀豪华车(MINI Cooper)在好莱坞名人大道上疯狂地追逐，穿过地铁隧道入口，沿着只有迷你汽车才能行驶的狭窄小路狂奔，被认为是影史上经典飙车追逐场面，让观众体验到前所未有的紧张刺激......

"The Italian Jobs: Paramount Pictures e l'Italia" tells the story of two men, two Italian-American executives, Pilade Levi and Luigi Luraschi, who came to Italy at the end of the Second World War to recreate the Italian film industry; their work went on to have a significant influence on cinema worldwide. The idea of producing European films financed by American funds, in fact, originated in Italy with Paramount Pictures. Masterpieces such as Nights of Cabiria, Romeo and Juliet and The Conformist, to name just a few, were created precisely thanks to the work of these two men. The exclusive testimonies of Gioia Levi and Tony Luraschi, the children of the two executives, describe how their fathers were not only businessmen but how their lives were dedicated entirely to cinema.

It’s The Italian Job so obviously, I head to Kent in England for the race of a lifetime. But first I have to get ready. So, it’s the Fiorano test track in Italy where I spend a while not getting ready at all. I try the gym but it’s all rubbish so instead, I decide to compare Ferrari’s 458 Italia and the limited edition 599 GTO. On paper, that doesn’t seem fair. But in reality….

The making of The Italian Job: Part 1: The Great Idea Part 2: Get A Bloomin' Move On Part 3: The Self Preservation Society