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.

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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Max Copeman

Radio Times

Mar 31

5/5

With Christopher Nolan among the many film-makers to cite Heat as an inspiration, it enjoys the enviable legacy of being always admired, often imitated, but never bettered.

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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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Costantino D.

@CosMovie 1h

It remains a masterpiece after thirty years.

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Snuggles S.

@Snuggles 4h

This is the greatest movie of all time. Anything less than 100 is sacrilegious. There should be a 3rd rating and it's based on "what the fuck it is" which is the movie being the Greatest film of All time.

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Zach R.

@ZARman 20h

Little slow at times. Characters not very intriguing.

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Dylan C.

@DylanCalig Apr 10

Heat is the perfect cops and robbers movie.

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Duane D

@DuaneD Apr 8

SPOILER ALERT!! Great movie, I agree with all the praise, but there are two HUGE flaws that are really unnecessary. First, the shootout after the bank robbery...assault rifles firing thousands of rounds around the public including children. There would have been dozens of victims. Worse yet is the ending. The person being chased has a huge advantage. He can hide behind a barrier, wait for Al Pachino to show up, stay behind the barrier and shoot him. Al stupidly steps out into the open, making himself a sitting target, and instead of peaking around the corner and shooting him...De Niro also steps out into the open making himself an easy target also. TOTALLY unrealistic.

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Logan R.

@MovieMan007o981 Apr 2

Heat is a film that finds you at the most appropriate time in your life then never leaves you. A true cinematic masterpiece.

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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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