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Heat (1995)

Heat
Heat
R
Action
Crime
Documentary
Drama
Thriller

Release Date
December 15, 1995
Director
Michael Mann
Runtime
170
Main Genre
Action
Studio
Warner Bros.
Writers
Michael Mann
Tagline
An epic tale of crime and obsession and two men on opposite sides of the law

Summary

Hunters and their prey--Neil and his professional criminal crew hunt to score big money targets (banks, vaults, armored cars) and are, in turn, hunted by Captain Vincent Hanna and his team of cops in the Robbery/Homicide police division. A botched job puts Hanna onto their trail while they regroup and try to put together one last big 'retirement' score. Neil and Vincent are similar in many ways, including their troubled personal lives. At a crucial moment in his life, Neil disobeys the dictum taught to him long ago by his criminal mentor--'Never have anything in your life that you can't walk out on in thirty seconds flat, if you spot the heat coming around the corner'--as he falls in love. Thus the stage is set for the suspenseful ending....

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