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Mood:
- AtmosphericSuspensefulExcitingBleakRoughStylizedWitty
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Plot:
- Master CriminalPolice DetectiveCrimesLaw EnforcementRivalryCriminal HeroesCriminal's RevengeTough Law Enforcer more...
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Genres:
- ActionCrimeThrillerNeo Noir
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century90s
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Place:
- CaliforniaLos Angeles
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Audience:
- Boys' Night
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Praise:
- BlockbusterCritically AcclaimedModern Classic
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Style:
- All Star Cast
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Based on:
- Remake
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- ProfanityViolent Content
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Heat, 1995
Spanish, English
USA
Profile of Heat
The mood of Heat is atmospheric, exciting, and suspenseful. The plot centers around a master criminal, a police detective, and law enforcement. It is a thriller, action, and crime movie. Stylistically, Heat features an all-star cast and is neo-noir. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The setting is Los Angeles. Heat happens in the 1990s. It is a remake. The movie is known for being a modern classic, a blockbuster, and critically acclaimed. Heat is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes violent content and profanity.
Summary of Heat
Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are finally together on screen in this riveting story about an intense rivalry between expert thief Neil McCauley (De Niro) and volatile cop Vincent Hanna (Pacino). McCauley will stop at nothing to do what he does best and neither will Hanna, even though it means destroying everything around them, including the people they love. With a solid supporting cast that includes Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Ashley Judd, and Natalie Portman, Heat is a truly epic crime story.
Details
| Language: | Spanish, English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 15 December 1995 |
| Runtime: | 188 min |
Cast and Crew
as Neil McCauley
as Lt. Vincent Hanna
as Chris Shiherlis
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Critics Reviews
USA Today
Heat is in the cop-movie pantheon with Akira Kurosawa's "High and Low," and that's as "right" as the genre gets.
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- by: Mike Clark
TV Guide
It didn't sound like fun to us, either, but we were wrong; Heat scores on many fronts...The plot, though it seems to ramble, builds suspense with deft precision, and the action set pieces are triumphs.
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- by: Staff (Not Credited)
Users Reviews
One of the all time great movies. Violent? Yes, but with superb direction and special effects. HEAT has excellent acting throughout. In this movie you will see at least twenty actors who go on after HEAT to have great careers. The scene with De Niro...
- 21.May.2010
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- by: tom28734
- tom28734 rated this movie
0/10
After hearing about Heat being highly regarded (and assuming they were being sarcastic) for so long, I finally watched it. It's really good. If you are a fan of organized crime movies, you will enjoy it. I think the best part is having Pacino and De...
- 22.March.2009
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- by: Matthew
- Matthew rated this movie
10/10Must See
