Forget ‘Heat,’ This Gritty Heist Thriller Is Officially Streaming for Free

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Director Michael Mann’s crime classic Heat remains as influential as ever, with a long-awaited sequel finally inching toward production. The star-studded movie will be headlined by Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale, and several other A-listers who’ve jumped at the opportunity to work with Mann as he enters the final stages of his career. In the three decades since Heat’s release, scores of other filmmakers have borrowed liberally from its samurai-like depiction of crime and punishment in Los Angeles. Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knightis perhaps the most prominent example of a movie that was influenced directly by Heat, but there have been several more low-key movies as well, including the recent Crime 101. Now, one of the most overlooked cops-and-robbers alternatives to Heat is available to stream for free.

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