Heat

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Heat

R

1995

2h 50m

Crime

Drama

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Master criminal Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is trying to control the rogue actions of one of his men, while also planning one last big heist before retiring. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Hanna (Al Pacino) attempts to track down McCauley as he deals with the chaos in his own life, including the infidelity of his wife (Diane Venora) and the mental health of his stepdaughter (Natalie Portman). McCauley and Hanna discover a mutual respect, even as they try to thwart each other's plans.

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Critics Consensus

Though Al Pacino and Robert De Niro share but a handful of screen minutes together, Heat is an engrossing crime drama that draws compelling performances from its stars -- and confirms Michael Mann's mastery of the genre.

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Radheyan Simonpillai

Guardian

Dec 16

Heat ticks along on the dueling performances from Pacino and De Niro, the former’s blustery swagger a stark contrast to the cool, carefully curated composure of the latter. Those kinds of competing notes could be found and savoured across the movie.

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Geoff Brown

The Times (UK)

12/21/2023

Stripped to its bones, Heat may sound trite. But Mann puts so much flesh on his characters that you never feel hungry.

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Jonathan Romney

Guardian

12/21/2023

Like Kubrick, Mann takes a genre premise that seems like no big deal, and expands it into a cosmos of its own. Heat might simply be the most spectacular B-movie ever made, but that’s impressive enough.

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James D. Williams

InSession Film

Dec 19

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This movie is a crown jewel in the crime drama hall of fame.

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Noah Gittell

Washington City Paper

Jul 3

The plotting in Heat is immaculate.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

May 9

5/5

This is one of the best crime films of all time for a reason.

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Leo N

4d

Thought it's just another action movie with a lot of gun fights. Was pleasantly surprised about the great acting and story line. Only rarely do movies suck me in and I'm interested in what happens to the characters. This movie made me think and even mumbling "just go!", but of course I knew, the characters ego wouldn't allow them. I wholeheartedly recommend this great movie to anyone. It aged beautifully and is still a great watch!

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Thomas D

@Thom1967 Dec 20

A CLASSIC ! There’s no missing this one ! Forget what you heard about it, just watch it, make up your own mind ! I really don’t see how you could be disappointed…

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M P

@MCMPJR Dec 13

Deep, Uber talented cast. Top 5 crime drama of all time.

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Farah R.

@Farah Dec 11

Heat’s biggest accomplishment is that it doesn’t glorify criminal life. Instead, it focuses on the emotional isolation and sacrifices everyone involved must make to fulfill their professional obsessions. Pacino and De Niro were both brilliant, delivering some of the best performances of their careers. The film’s meticulous attention to detail enhanced the realism of the story and characters but stretched the runtime to a whopping 2 hours and 50 minutes. The deliberate sluggish pace made sense but still felt too long to keep me invested.

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Dan K

Dec 9

I had heard great things about this film but never got around to watching it. The bank shootout scene was really good. But for how much the film is hyped I was a bit disappointed. Other than a couple of decent action scenes the rest was pretty average

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Alli S

@AlliBumaya Dec 9

This is a crime classic. Between the cinematography, incredibly performances, Mann's attention to detail, and the pacing, this is a home run.

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Synopsis

Master criminal Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is trying to control the rogue actions of one of his men, while also planning one last big heist before retiring. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Hanna (Al Pacino) attempts to track down McCauley as he deals with the chaos in his own life, including the infidelity of his wife (Diane Venora) and the mental health of his stepdaughter (Natalie Portman). McCauley and Hanna discover a mutual respect, even as they try to thwart each other's plans.

Director: Michael Mann
Producer: Art Linson, Michael Mann
Screenwriter: Michael Mann
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: New Regency Productions, Forward Pass, Regency Enterprises, Warner Brothers
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 15, 1995, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $66.2M
Runtime: 2h 50m
Sound Mix: Surround, Mono

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