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Regency Enterprises Regency Enterprises
Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures
Heat Collection Heat Collection

Heat

A Los Angeles crime saga.

1995 170 min ★ 7.9 (8,675) Released
Action Crime Drama

Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

Original title
Heat
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$60,000,000
Revenue
$187,400,000
Reviews & Ratings 6
Marco-Hugo Landeta Vacas

Marco-Hugo Landeta Vacas

Mar 24, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 10.0

(CASTELLANO) Es una gran película, y no solo por el duelo entre De Niro y Pacino, que ya de por sí bastaría para hacerla especial. Lo impresionante es cómo Michael Mann convierte una historia de policía y ladrón en algo mucho más grande, más triste y más elegante. No va solo de atracos, persecuciones o tiroteos, sino de hombres que viven atrapados en su propia forma de entender el mundo. Además, en mi caso tiene algo añadido, porque fue una película muy ligada a un recuerdo importante de juventud, de esos que se te quedan pegados para siempre al cine. Quizá por eso también me hace gracia pensar que la primera vez no le presté toda la atención que merecía y que tuve que verla otra vez más tarde, ya con la cabeza en su sitio. Y la verdad es que la película gana mucho cuando la miras de verdad, porque está llena de detalles, de silencios y de miradas que pesan tanto como la acción. Lo mejor de Heat es que tiene músculo de thriller y alma de drama. El famoso tiroteo sigue siendo una barbaridad, seco, brutal y perfecto en su ejecución, pero la película no vive solo de eso. Vive también de sus conversaciones, de sus códigos, de esa idea de que perseguidor y perseguido se parecen más de lo que les gustaría admitir. Ahí está una de sus grandes virtudes: entender que el verdadero centro no es el choque entre bien y mal, sino entre dos obsesiones. Pacino está pasado de vueltas, sí, pero aquí funciona. Tiene energía, excentricidad y una presencia salvaje. De Niro, en cambio, va por otro camino: más contenido, más frío, más silencioso. Y precisamente por eso el cruce entre los dos tiene tanta fuerza. Mann sabe que no necesita juntarles veinte veces; le basta con unas pocas escenas para que notes que estás viendo algo grande. También me gusta mucho cómo está filmada. Esa ciudad nocturna, esos interiores fríos, esa sensación de distancia emocional, de vidas rotas que siguen avanzando aunque ya sepan que no van a acabar bien. Heat tiene estilo, claro, pero del bueno: del que no adorna, sino que define el mundo de la película y a los personajes que lo habitan. En conjunto, me parece una película enorme, de las que envejecen muy bien y siguen imponiendo respeto. Puede ser larga, sí, pero cuando termina sientes que has visto cine del grande, un thriller adulto, elegante, tenso y melancólico, con dos monstruos delante de la cámara y un director que sabía perfectamente lo que tenía entre manos. (ENGLISH) It’s a great film, and not just because of the De Niro–Pacino duel, which on its own would already be enough to make it special. What’s really impressive is the way Michael Mann turns a cops-and-robbers story into something much bigger, sadder, and more elegant. It isn’t only about heists, chases, or shootouts, but about men trapped inside their own way of understanding the world. In my case it also carries something extra, because it is tied to an important memory from youth, the kind that stays attached to cinema forever. Maybe that is why I smile at the fact that the first time I saw it, I didn’t really give it the attention it deserved, and had to watch it again later with my head in the right place. And the truth is that the film rewards that second look, because it is full of details, silences, and glances that carry as much weight as the action. What makes Heat so strong is that it has the muscle of a thriller and the soul of a drama. The famous shootout is still astonishing, dry, brutal, and perfectly executed, but the film does not live on that alone. It also lives through its conversations, its codes, and that idea that hunter and hunted resemble each other far more than either of them would like to admit. That is one of its great strengths: understanding that the real center is not the clash between good and evil, but between two obsessions. Pacino is over the top, yes, but here it works. He has energy, eccentricity, and a wild presence. De Niro, by contrast, takes the opposite route: more restrained, colder, quieter. And that is exactly why the collision between the two has so much force. Mann knows he does not need to put them together twenty times; a few scenes are enough to make you feel you are watching something major. I also love the way it is shot. That nocturnal city, those cold interiors, that sense of emotional distance, of broken lives that keep moving even when they already know they are not going to end well. Heat has style, of course, but the right kind of style: the kind that does not decorate but defines the world of the film and the people living inside it. Overall, I think it is a massive film, one that ages beautifully and still commands respect. It may be long, yes, but when it ends you feel you have watched major cinema: an adult thriller, elegant, tense, and melancholy, with two giants in front of the camera and a director who knew exactly what he had in his hands.

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daniel_carr

Feb 23, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

I'm more of a sci-fi fantasy guy, but the story was good a bit predictable and the movie was very long. They had great actors, good action sequences and kept the viewers attention the whole way through. So enjoyable but not epic. The characters emotional development was done well.

JackthePGL

JackthePGL

Aug 19, 2025 · via TMDB

★ 10.0

Heat is known to be one of Michael Mann's masterpiece and in doing a re-review just like I was thinking of some of my older ones I'm going to be redoing just to make them long which is so special to me and all of you guys. Starring a huge amount of cast such as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer and many more, this is going to be one hell of a ride. Neil McCauley played by Robert De Niro, is a professional thief and he and his crew, Chris Shiherlis, Michael Cheritto, Gilbert Trejo, Waingro who is newly hired, are both set out to rob a million dollars in bearer bonds from an armored car. During the heist, Waingro kills a guard without provocation, forcing the crew to eliminate the other two guards. McCauley prepares to kill Waingro in retaliation for the deaths of the guards, but he escapes. Vincent Hanna played by Al Pacino, and his team investigate the robbery. He has a wife, Justine who he and her had a strained relationship and he struggles to connect with his stepdaughter, Lauren played by Natalie Portman. McCauley however begins a relationship as well with Eady who is a graphic designer. So now the two are going to battle each other to the very end while stop at nothing. I remember seeing Heat at a young age at the right one and in later years back in 2016 since I got an IMDB account and looking at the Top 250 Movies of all time I got pumped. I didn't realise how good the film really is along with the others at that time such as Casino, Se7en, The Thing, The Usual Suspects, L.A. Confidential, American History X and the Alien films. Now I thought I was going to do so by watching it multiple times which I did and it never disappoint. This is what makes a movie so special. It's so impeccable. Seeing Al Pacino and Robert De Niro together in one movie is so mind-blowing. Seeing both two fantastic actors in one movie together is what makes them a duo. I think you'll remember seeing them so young in The Godfather Part II but they never share a scene together but now you see them in here now and next time you'll seeing them again in Righteous Kill and Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. Seeing them for the first time ever in one scene is in the diner scene is what makes the movie so special and you'll know they're bestest best friends for life BTS. Al Pacino is having a blast in this film. His lines is what makes it so memorable, it's crazy. "I'm angry. I'm very angry, Ralph. You know, you can ball my wife if she wants you to. You can lounge around here on her sofa, in her ex-husband's dead-tech, post-modernistic bulls**t house if you want to. But you do not get to watch my f**king television set!" "Why'd I get mixed up with that b***h?" "Cause she's got a GREAT ASS... and you got your head ALL THE WAY UP IT! Ferocious, aren't I? When I think of asses, a woman's ass, something comes out of me." The film however does provides one of the best action scenes in film history even years ago in one morning I'm being told to turn the volume down 'cause they're in bed. Of course I said years ago that the ending chase is thrilling and it sort've reminds me of me staying outside in the dark. Oh, those days. I have no problems with this film, it's so memorable and it's definitely my favorite of the few so here's that. I love everything about this movie, the action scenes, the pacing, the moments of silence even towards the end, just everything no doubt. I love Heat and I love both of these leading actors. Since I have no problem that this is nearly three hours long, I can watch it in one day without a fail like with Casino, Scarface, The Godfather Part I & II, Dances with Wolves, The Wolf of Wall Street and of course, Lawrence of Arabia. This is definitely one of Michael Mann's best films of all time.

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Mar 19, 2025 · via TMDB

We know pretty much from the start who is who, here. “McCauley” (Robert De Niro) is a fastidious criminal who uses his gang of regulars to stage intricate robberies with relative impunity. His counter is police lieutenant “Vincent” (Al Pacino) who is trying to track them down - but from a bit of a standing start. These guys never leave any clues! Then, one tiny slip-up during an armoured car robbery gives the tenacious detective a glimmer of hope that might just lead the cops to one of his number. Meantime, on the personal front “Vincent” is having trouble engaging with his wife “Justine” (Diane Venore) who is sick of his constant absences and late shift work, whilst the determinedly bachelor that is “McAuley” befriends a girl in a diner and “Charlene” (Ashley Judd) soon gets under his skin, giving him a new reason to reassess what he wants from life. It’s all going to come down to one last job, and with the police now breathing down their neck it’s going to be a matter of wile, guile and wits as to which might prevail - and Michael Mann manages to build and then sustain quite a degree of tension leading to an exciting last twenty minutes whilst still keeping the jeopardy going right to the end. There are quite a few solid veins of sub-plots contributing here, too, that allow Val Kilmer and Kevin Gage to take some of the limelight and relieve a little of the burgeoning tension between De Niro and Pacino, and though I did think the latter man here did overact annoyingly at times, the whole ensemble delivers a superior heist movie that just goes to show that it’s never the actual robbing that causes the problems, it’s the getting away with it.

Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

Jun 18, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

**A good film, with great actors at the highest level, a little different from other action films and that deserves to be revisited these days.** If there's one thing that can be a good pastime, it's an action movie, with ingenious and fearless thieves and police willing to do anything to arrest them. That's what this movie is, basically, and although we've seen many movies with this recipe, neither does it become tiresome, nor do the movies become boring or less interesting. Michael Mann is today a director with solid action credits, thanks in part to this film, but also to “The Insider” and “Collateral”. Before this film, he had shown extraordinary competence in directing “Last of the Mohicans”, a film that I consider an example for harmonizing creative freedom, absolute historical rigor and a great respect for the source material. In this film, Mann does not disappoint and once again gives us solid, consistent, committed and creative direction. For the cast, several great actors with given evidence were called. Of course, it's not possible for everyone to have the same degree of protagonism, but I think that each one of them had the time and material necessary to do a very well done job. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro clearly stand out from the crowd. In addition to having the central characters of the plot, they are both incredibly intense, charismatic, explosive. It's worth watching this duel of the titans. Pacino is the most unlikable and difficult to like because he is constantly on the verge of a nervous breakdown. De Niro is kinder and more human, so it's not hard to root for him. In addition to them, we have the excellent work of Val Kilmer and Jon Voight, and a well accomplished performance of Tom Sizemore. The film also features appearances by Danny Trejo (almost playing himself) and a teenager named Natalie Portman, among many other well-known names. Despite everything, this film has little action, many will say. And really, the priority that was given here is the development of the characters and each of their stories, so that the action is more concentrated in some specific sequences like the anthological sequence of the robbery and shooting in the middle of the street. I liked that, and I liked that this movie tried to be different in a positive way. My only criticism is the slow and tiresome pace that the film assumes most of the time. With a slightly faster pace thanks to some surgical cuts, the film would become lighter. Filmed in Los Angeles, in the city itself (I can only imagine what a logistical nightmare it must have been!), the film couldn't have better sets and costumes, striving for total realism. The special effects work very well, the cinematography is wonderful, and the film is visually very elegant and mature.

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tensharpe

Feb 3, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

“Heat” directed by Michael Mann is a crime epic based on the exploits of real life criminal Neil McCauley.  Although mostly fictional, with the events and character having real life basis, Mann is able to elevate this crime drama above other films in a similar genre.  Robert De Niro plays Neil McCauley, a knowledgable experienced criminal who’s skill set includes playing cat and mouse with the police. After a robbery ends in a street gunfight McCauley and his gang manage to evade the police. Lieutenant Vincent Hanna ( Al Pacino ) determined to catch the criminals, skilfully assesses the crime scene and immediately “ Heat” begins to draw parallels between the two lead characters.  Filmed entirely on location “Heat” is a gripping, tension filled viewing experience that has the viewer uncertain who to route for throughout the entire proceedings.

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Cast 58
Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Lt. Vincent Hanna

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Neil McCauley

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Chris Shiherlis

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Nate

Tom Sizemore

Tom Sizemore

Michael Cheritto

Diane Venora

Diane Venora

Justine

Amy Brenneman

Amy Brenneman

Eady

Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

Charlene Shiherlis

Mykelti Williamson

Mykelti Williamson

Drucker

Wes Studi

Wes Studi

Casals

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Bosko

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Donald Breedan

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Roger Van Zant

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Lauren Gustafson

Tom Noonan

Tom Noonan

Kelso

Kevin Gage

Kevin Gage

Waingro

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Alan Marciano

Susan Traylor

Susan Traylor

Elaine Cheritto

Kim Staunton

Kim Staunton

Lillian

Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo

Trejo

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins

Hugh Benny

Jerry Trimble

Jerry Trimble

Schwartz

Martin Ferrero

Martin Ferrero

Construction Clerk

Ricky Harris

Ricky Harris

Albert Torena

Tone Loc

Tone Loc

Richard Torena

Begonya Plaza

Begonya Plaza

Anna Trejo

Hazelle Goodman

Hazelle Goodman

Hooker's Mother

Ray Buktenica

Ray Buktenica

Timmons

Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven

Dr. Bob

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Ralph

Rick Avery

Rick Avery

Armored Guard #2

Vince Deadrick Jr.

Vince Deadrick Jr.

Driver at Drive-in

Kenny Endoso

Kenny Endoso

Bartender

Kimberly Flynn

Kimberly Flynn

Casals' Date

Steven Ford

Steven Ford

Officer Bruce

Farrah Forke

Farrah Forke

Claudia

Niki Haris

Niki Haris

Marcia Drucker

Patricia Healy

Patricia Healy

Bosko's Date

Paul Herman

Paul Herman

Sergeant Heinz

Cindy Katz

Cindy Katz

Rachel

Brian Libby

Brian Libby

Captain Jackson

Dan Martin

Dan Martin

Harry Dieter

Mario Roberts

Mario Roberts

Bank Guard #1

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Armored Truck Driver

Kai Soremekun

Kai Soremekun

Prostitute

Wendy L. Walsh

Wendy L. Walsh

News Anchorwoman

Yvonne Zima

Yvonne Zima

Hostage Girl

Anthony Backman

Anthony Backman

Guitarist (uncredited)

Trevor Coppola

Trevor Coppola

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Bud Cort

Bud Cort

Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Andre McCoy

Andre McCoy

Man at Party (uncredited)

Darren Melton

Darren Melton

Bookstore Patron (uncredited)

Robert Miranda

Robert Miranda

Cusamano (uncredited)

Kathryn Mullen

Kathryn Mullen

Doreen Daniel, Diner Patron (uncredited)

Manny Perry

Manny Perry

Grocery Store Cop (uncredited)

Iva Franks-Singer

Iva Franks-Singer

Waitress (uncredited)

Jimmy Star

Jimmy Star

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Alex Wexo

Alex Wexo

Bartender (uncredited)

Crew 71
Amie McCarthy Winn

Amie McCarthy Winn

Assistant Property Master

Neil Spisak

Neil Spisak

Production Design

Richard A. Kelley

Richard A. Kelley

Assistant Camera

David Norris

David Norris

Camera Operator

Dante Spinotti

Dante Spinotti

Director of Photography

Kelsey Shaw McNeal

Kelsey Shaw McNeal

Second Assistant Camera

Deborah L. Scott

Deborah L. Scott

Costume Design

Ken Diaz

Ken Diaz

Makeup Artist

Ken Diaz

Ken Diaz

Tattoo Designer

Joel Kramer

Joel Kramer

Stunt Coordinator

Doug Coleman

Doug Coleman

Stunt Double

Pete Turner

Pete Turner

Stunt Double

Tom Glass

Tom Glass

Stunt Driver

Charles A. Tamburro

Charles A. Tamburro

Stunts

Charlie Picerni

Charlie Picerni

Stunts

Chris Cenatiempo

Chris Cenatiempo

Stunts

Chuck Zito

Chuck Zito

Stunts

Doug Coleman

Doug Coleman

Stunts

Eliza Coleman

Eliza Coleman

Stunts

Gary Littlejohn

Gary Littlejohn

Stunts

Gary McLarty

Gary McLarty

Stunts

Jeff Imada

Jeff Imada

Stunts

Joe Bucaro III

Joe Bucaro III

Stunts

John Cenatiempo

John Cenatiempo

Stunts

John Rottger

John Rottger

Stunts

Kenny Endoso

Kenny Endoso

Stunts

Laura Albert

Laura Albert

Stunts

Lisa Dempsey

Lisa Dempsey

Stunts

Manny Perry

Manny Perry

Stunts

Mario Roberts

Mario Roberts

Stunts

Norman Howell

Norman Howell

Stunts

Peewee Piemonte

Peewee Piemonte

Stunts

Rick Avery

Rick Avery

Stunts

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Stunts

Tony Brubaker

Tony Brubaker

Stunts

Vince Deadrick Jr.

Vince Deadrick Jr.

Stunts

Chuck Adamson

Chuck Adamson

Technical Advisor

Chuck Zito

Chuck Zito

Utility Stunts

Michael Mann

Michael Mann

Director

Julie Herrin

Julie Herrin

Second Second Assistant Director

Ami Canaan Mann

Ami Canaan Mann

Second Unit Director

Joel Kramer

Joel Kramer

Second Unit Director

Dawn Michelle King

Dawn Michelle King

Assistant Editor

John Morrisey

John Morrisey

Assistant Editor

Pasquale Buba

Pasquale Buba

Editor

William Goldenberg

William Goldenberg

Editor

Kathleen M. Shea

Kathleen M. Shea

Associate Producer

Bonnie Timmermann

Bonnie Timmermann

Casting

Arnon Milchan

Arnon Milchan

Executive Producer

Pieter Jan Brugge

Pieter Jan Brugge

Executive Producer

Art Linson

Art Linson

Producer

Michael Mann

Michael Mann

Producer

Doug Hemphill

Doug Hemphill

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jimmy Webb

Jimmy Webb

Additional Soundtrack

Hector C. Gika

Hector C. Gika

Dialogue Editor

Karen Baker Landers

Karen Baker Landers

First Assistant Sound Editor

David Jobe

David Jobe

Foley Mixer

Chris Douridas

Chris Douridas

Music Consultant

Matthias Gohl

Matthias Gohl

Music Score Producer

Malcolm McNab

Malcolm McNab

Musician

Tom Boyd

Tom Boyd

Musician

Elliot Goldenthal

Elliot Goldenthal

Orchestrator

Elliot Goldenthal

Elliot Goldenthal

Original Music Composer

Lee Orloff

Lee Orloff

Production Sound Mixer

Stephen McLaughlin

Stephen McLaughlin

Scoring Mixer

Mark P. Stoeckinger

Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound Effects Editor

Scott Martin Gershin

Scott Martin Gershin

Sound Effects Editor

Andy Nelson

Andy Nelson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Anna Behlmer

Anna Behlmer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ron Bartlett

Ron Bartlett

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Mann

Michael Mann

Writer

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