Heat

Heat (1995)

  • 86% of critics liked it
    (58 reviews)

  • 92% of users liked it
    (186,649 ratings)

A successful career criminal considers getting out of the business after one last score, while an obsessive cop desperately tries to put him behind bars in this intelligent thriller written and directed by Michael Mann. Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a thief who specializes in big, risky jobs,… More

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R, 2 hr. 51 min.
Directed By
Michael Mann
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Dec 15, 1995 Wide
On DVD
Jul 27, 1999
Warner Bros.

Critic Reviews

  • Todd McCarthy, Variety

    Heat occupies an exalted position among the countless contemporary crime films.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    Robert De Niro's last great role before he devoted himself to self-parody.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    As Heat progresses, its sensational looks pale beside storytelling weaknesses that expose the more soulless aspects of this cat-and-mouse crime tale.

  • Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

    Michael Mann and a superlative cast have taken a classic heist movie rife with familiar genre elements and turned it into a sleek, accomplished piece of work, meticulously controlled and completely involving.

  • Sean Means, Film.com

    Heat generates lots of energy but gives off little light.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Mark W


    When this was released in 1995, most people believed it to be an original idea. It wasn't. It was actually a more fleshed out and elborate version of Michael Mann's 80's TV movie "L.A. Takedown". He obviously didn't have the budget or the actors, to… More

  • Liam G


    One of the best crime thrillers ever made.

  • KJ P


    Crime stories do not get any better than this! Neil (Robert De Niro) and his teams of bank robbers, pull off many robberies and jobs throughout the course of this film, but that is not the main focus. The fact that each character has a back story, and somehow, a bond is able to grow… More

  • Albert K


    I have always loved Michael Mann's detail to firefights in all of his movies; not only is that backing up this entertaining movie but Robert De Niro and Al Pacino carry every scene. Unfortunately, Michael Mann has always struggled to create a convincing character developing… More

  • Sanjay R


    The heists and shootout scenes are entertaining, but the story drags itself out for far too long. This film can lull you to sleep as it tries to establish a dark/serious tone (and fails). Also, many story lines go nowhere by the movie's end.

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