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Year
1995
Runtime
170 min.
Director
Michael Mann
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating *
8.2
Votes *
411,175
Checks
45,621
Favs
3,614
Dislikes
253
Favs/checks
7.9% (1:13)
Favs/dislikes
14:1
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  1. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    When Heat's casting director credit came on, I felt like standing up and applauding. This movie is LOADED with great actors, even in the smaller parts. Marketed as Al Pacino and Rovbert DeNiro FINALLY acting opposite each other, it also stars Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, John Voight, Ashley Judd, Diane Venora, Amy Brenneman, William Fichtner, Dennis Haysbert, Hank Azaria, Danny Trejo, Tone Loc, and kiddie Natalie Portman! I mean geez! Even though it's a three-hour heist-cop picture, director Michael Mann never lets it get boring, and even relishes in showing us his characters' personal lives. A typical film might use one of these as a subplot, but personal lives are used as additional "heat" placed on the main characters. And Pacino-DeNiro going head to head? It seems there was a choice to have them play to type, but even if their characters behave very much like other characters they've played (extrovert and introvert), it's the chess game between the best cop and the best thief that makes Heat exciting. Deserves to be mentioned more when discussing awesome crime dramas. 8 years 8 months ago
  2. mysteryfan's avatar

    mysteryfan

    freaking awesome movie, just WOW

    the scene where pacino and de niro in the restaurant, never thought two people dining together might be more awesome and goosebump inducing than many of the action scenes in other movies
    12 years ago
  3. fkos's avatar

    fkos

    I agree with the masterpiece sentiments. I think that people will look back upon this film in decades to come and acknowledge it as a cinema great -.- 12 years 8 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #19 in IMDb's Crime Top 50
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  2. This movie ranks #19 in IMDb's 1990s Top 50
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  3. This movie ranks #21 in IMDb's Action Top 50
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  4. This movie ranks #29 in Time Out's The 101 Best Action Movies Ever Made
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  5. This movie ranks #37 in Time Out’s The 100 Best Thrillers
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  6. This movie ranks #37 in MovieSense 101
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  7. This movie ranks #38 in Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time
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  8. This movie ranks #54 in FilmTotaal Forum's Top 100
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  9. This movie ranks #82 in iCheckMovies's 1990s Top 100
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  10. This movie ranks #90 in 101 Gangster Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  11. This movie ranks #98 in FOK!'s Film Top 250
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  12. This movie ranks #112 in IMDb's Top 250
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  13. This movie ranks #175 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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  14. This movie ranks #241 in Reddit Top 250
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  15. This movie ranks #264 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  16. This movie ranks #393 in TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
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  17. This movie ranks #395 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  18. This movie ranks #419 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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  19. This movie ranks #453 in Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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  20. This movie ranks #887 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  21. This movie ranks #949 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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  22. This movie ranks #960 in Box Office Mojo's All Time Adjusted Box Office
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  23. This movie ranks #964 in Box Office Mojo's All Time Worldwide Box Office
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