Heat fingerprintRelentless energy, masterful craft, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Cathartic
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Nerve-racking and spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Heat is nerve-racking, spectacular, and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Cathartic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Crime, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and sound design stand out.
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A Los Angeles crime saga.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Heat is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+, and YouTube TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 8.3, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 76). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and drug use.
2 h 50 min
Heat runs 2 h 50 min.
Yes. Critics average 80 and audiences 87 out of 100, so both groups see Heat much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $60 million to make and earned $187 million worldwide, 3.1 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+117GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Heat in 131 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 93 storytelling tropes for Heat, including Robbing the Mob Bank, Disposable Sex Worker, Suspicious Lack of Theft.
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