Heat (1995)
Pacino vs De Niro, one coffee-shop conversation, and the loudest bank-robbery shootout ever filmed.
Two professionals on opposite sides of the law who respect each other more than anyone in their own lives. Three hours long, and not one minute wasted.
For gamers
- The downtown shootout is the blueprint for every heist game since. Payday and GTA V’s heist missions wear their Heat influence on their sleeves.
- The crew-planning scenes, picking the team, casing the bank, are basically a pre-mission loadout screen.
- “Don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat.” Also good advice for roguelike runs.
Our verdict
30 SECONDS FLAT / 10.