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Heat

Name: Heat
Director: Michael Mann
Genre: Crime/detective, Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1995
Duration: 2 h 43 min
Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore

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Crime/detective
Action

1995
Michael Mann
163 mins
15

Summary

Crime thriller starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. Detective Vincent Hanna is closing in on notorious professional thief Neil McCauley. But even though he realises that the police are watching his every move, McCauley decides to go ahead with one final heist before leaving the US for a new life.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Max Copeman

Once billed as the long-awaited face-off between Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, this epic crime saga from director Michael Mann is far more than marketing gimmickry - it's the ultimate game of cops and robbers. Set against a glistening Los Angeles cityscape, the drama puts Pacino's homicide lieutenant on a collision course with De Niro's master thief, leading to bank robberies and shootouts that remain high-water marks for both crime and action cinema. The two leads are bound by an uneasy mutual respect from opposite sides of the law, culminating in a legendary meeting over coffee that shows off their nicely contrasting performances: Pacino flamboyant and voluble, De Niro rivetingly ruthless. A galaxy of character actors adds texture from the fringes: Val Kilmer as the criminal gang's hopelessly romantic second in command; Jon Voight as their money launderer; and Tom Sizemore's bank robber who can't quit because "the action is the juice." Throughout a perfectly controlled 170 minutes, Mann displays his eye for authenticity and spectacle alongside a keen sense of character and cool. 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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8.3/10

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