The Heat

"They're just trying to stay alive long enough to kill each other."

2013 1h 57m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 4,289

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.

“They're just trying to stay alive long enough to kill each other.”

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Cast

Sandra Bullock
Ashburn
Melissa McCarthy
Mullins
Demián Bichir
Hale
Marlon Wayans
Levy
Michael Rapaport
Jason Mullins
Jane Curtin
Mrs. Mullins
Spoken Reasons
Rojas
Dan Bakkedahl
Craig

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Feig
Writers: Katie Dippold
Languages: English, Spanish, Bulgarian
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.3× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, Bulgarian.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paul Feig, shot by Robert D. Yeoman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Andrews. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jay Deuby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy and Demián Bichir carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paul Feig directs. Robert D. Yeoman behind the camera. Michael Andrews scores. Jay Deuby cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish, Bulgarian.

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1Made its money back 5.3× over at the box office.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, Bulgarian.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Paul Feig, shot by Robert D. Yeoman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michael Andrews. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jay Deuby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy and Demián Bichir carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They're just trying to stay alive long enough to kill each other.".
10IMDB entry: tt2404463 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 36 themes, including "drug dealer", "police", "undercover", "workaholic".
12Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert D. Yeoman
Original score: Michael Andrews
Editing: Jay Deuby
Production design: Jefferson Sage
Makeup / hair: Vincent Schicchi
VFX supervisor: Eran Dinur
Stunt coordinator: Jeffrey Lee Gibson
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $43,000,000
Box office: $229,930,771
Return: 535% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Heat (2013)

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markuspm2013-12-23
Absolutely fascinating interpretation of the good cop bad cop theme.
ypnos2014-01-20
★ 7.5/10
I honestly can't think of a better movie to replace a mind massage on a hard working Monday's night.
Mistah Darcy2015-03-21
★ 5.5/10
Plot: 5/20 Probably the movie's biggest downfall. The plot is your generic story of two people who don't get along with each other and end up becoming best friends before the movie ends. On top of that, the whole point of the the story is for the characters to catch the "typical bad guy" leader of a drug ring. It's really just the garbage rehashed Hollywood cop story told over again, but with tons of hilarious scenes added in throughout. I don't really have any detail to go into with here because there's not much to analyze. Rewatchability: 5/15 Don't get me wrong, even though the plot is terrible the movie is ridiculously funny. It gives comedies from 2013 a run for their money. As with all movie ratings I give, I watch a movie twice if it has a commentary track. This movie ended up having four or five separate commentaries, but I only watched the one with the director's commentary. I really don't think I can sit through it any longer than I have, because it is a two hour long movie after all. I wouldn't ever watch it again unless it popped up on TV and I was really bored, but I can give this movie a good ol' watch-this recommendation for the comedic aspect alone. Acting: 15/20 Interestingly enough the acting is superb. With huge celebrity A-list names it's not too surprising. Sandra Bullock absolutely kills every scene she's in. A lot of her shots in the film are improvised. My favorite one being the hospital scene towards the end where she's crawling on the ground and ends up shooting the bad guy twice in the nuts. As much as I can't stand Melissa McCarthy in general, her acting was great as well. She came off as an arrogant, foul mouthed, dirty and annoying police officer better than probably anyone else could have managed to pull off. A YouTube star named Spoken Reasons also makes his acting debut in this film as a perpetrator and is actually quite impressive. Audio Production: 10/20 I thought that the soundtrack was just your typical Hollywood film soundtrack with nothing but popular music. Most of the songs featured female rap from artists like Angel Haze and Azealia Banks, but there were also some classic pop/rock songs from Ted Nugent, Air Supply, and Boston. What I really got a kick out of was hearing the rapper Kreayshawn's song Left Eye play randomly (or so it seemed). I wasn't really feeling the soundtrack, but the overall sound effects and audio production were done quite well. Nothing spectacular, but good. Visual Production: 15/20 The film crew made very good use of different sets throughout the city of Boston. This film has everything from a giant paint warehouse, to a local town pub, to car chases. The amount of stunts performed in the movie is entertaining. Towards the beginning of the movie Melissa McCarthy parks in between two cars, but there's not enough room to open her door. She ends up climbing out the window into another car, and then struggling to make her way out of that car as well. Just the small things that add some good humor to the movie like this really make a difference. There's also some really good special effects in the movie and a scene where they blow up a car.