Heat poster

Heat

A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.

Trailer

Director

Michael Mann

Studio

N/A

Release

15 Dec 1995

Runtime

170 min

Genres

Action, Crime, Drama

Cast & Characters

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

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Critical Assessment

IMDb
8.3/10
RT Critics
84%
Metacritic
76/100

Heat holds 8.3/10 on IMDb (800,903 votes), 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76/100 on Metacritic.

Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.

Ratings as of 2026-07-30

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AI Verdict

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Based on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (800,903 votes), 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Fan & Critic Buzz

Reviews

  • You don't live with me, you live among the remains of dead people. Heat is written and directed by Michael Mann. It stars Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora, Ashley Judd, Amy Brennerman and Danny Trejo. Music is scored by Elliot Goldentha…

    John Chard · 10/10
  • Partly I'm disappointed in myself for taking so long to watch _Heat_ because it's such a massive influence on one of the best movies ever (_The Dark Knight_), and one my favourite video games ever (_Payday: The Heist_). Mostly though, I'm disappointed in myself for taking so long…

    Gimly · 8/10
  • **Heat earns its way onto top 25 lists for heist films and 90s action, but its faults keep it low in the rankings.** Heat gets so many things right. The stellar cast continues to surprise me with all the different names and faces I recognize when I watch it. The action is excepti…

  • “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 Nir…

    tensharpe · 9/10
  • **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 an…

  • 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 - b…

  • 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…

    JackthePGL · 10/10
  • 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…

    daniel_carr · 6/10
  • (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 a…

From the trailer's comments

  • Can’t beat the 1990’s epic movies. This was the one and still is.

    @SUPERMOFO23 · 134 likes
  • Rest in peace Val Kilmer,one of my favorite actors.🙏🔥😥

    @BatmanTM · 27 likes
  • The greatest movie ever made, it's perfect.. DeNiro, Pacino, Kilmar, Sizemore, Voight, Judd etc act their socks, fabulous script and never has LA looked so visual on screen. A masterpiece.

    @stuartbleazard325 · 223 likes
  • Trying to imagine the reactions when people saw this trailer for the first time in the theater

    @floodhorne · 256 likes
  • This is where we peaked. De Niro and Pacino going against each other.

    @PlayStore_Odyssey · 35 likes
  • Best De Niro and Pacino movie ever. Best movie of 1995, when I was born.

    @Adamdow95 · 47 likes
  • Greatest film I've ever seen. Still.

    @amjh4lah · 64 likes
  • Robert DeNero did two classics that year(1995)Casino with Joe Pesci and heat with Al Pacino, Both Classics!.

    @michaelweizer7794 · 87 likes
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