Heat
1995 · Movie · R · 170 min · ★ 7.9 · 80% critics
An obsessive master thief leads a top crew through high-stakes heists across Los Angeles as a relentless detective closes in. Both sides see the other as skilled and driven, turning their chase into a tense cat-and-mouse game that threatens to spill into violence.
Based on L.A. Takedown
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Details
- Years
- 1995
- Release date
- 1995-12-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 170 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (8,383 votes)
- Box office
- $187,436,818
- Budget
- $60,000,000
About
If you want a gritty, character-driven cops-and-robbers thriller with big heist set pieces, Heat delivers; Not for you if you dislike lengthy crime dramas like The Town or Collateral.
Pros: intense cat-and-mouse tension; standout heist moments; memorable character focus | Cons: runtime feels long; pacing may drag; some performances can overreach
Themes
- robbery
- chase
- obsession
- detective
- heist
- remake
- thief
- honor
- murder
- betrayal
- gang
- los angeles, california
- +14 more
Cast & crew
Al Pacino
as Lt. Vincent Hanna
Robert De Niro
as Neil McCauley
Val Kilmer
as Chris Shiherlis
Jon Voight
as Nate
Tom Sizemore
as Michael Cheritto
Diane Venora
as Justine
Amy Brenneman
as Eady
Ashley Judd
as Charlene Shiherlis
Mykelti Williamson
as Drucker
Wes Studi
as Casals
Directed by Michael Mann