A Los Angeles crime saga.
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
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Character
Earnest, grave, meticulous and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
Who loves it, who doesn't
113 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
Reviews
- nadia_noirThe Provocateur★★★★★
The diner scene is the whole genre distilled: two professionals admitting they are the same animal. Mann films Los Angeles like a city that only exists at night.
Cast
- Al PacinoLt. Vincent Hanna
- Robert De NiroNeil McCauley
- Val KilmerChris Shiherlis
- Jon VoightNate
- Tom SizemoreMichael Cheritto
- Diane VenoraJustine
- Amy BrennemanEady
- Ashley JuddCharlene Shiherlis
- Mykelti WilliamsonDrucker
- Wes StudiCasals
Crew
- Michael MannDirector
- Michael MannWriter
- Dante SpinottiDirector of Photography
- Elliot GoldenthalOriginal Music Composer
- Pasquale BubaEditor
- William GoldenbergEditor
- Dov HoenigEditor
- Art LinsonProducer
- Michael MannProducer
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