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Heat
Why this pick
Mann’s meticulous, street-level crime world pairs professional criminals with equally driven lawmen, sustaining the procedural tension and cool nocturnal realism that define Public Enemies.
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MOVIE2009 2h 20m USA
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Why this pick
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The French Connection
Why this pick
For the abrasive, documentary-like pursuit: a driven investigator, evolving police methods, and kinetic city realism create a similarly relentless cops-and-criminals experience.
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Why this pick
Set in the same Depression-era criminal landscape, it brings elegant period craft, controlled violence, and a somber emotional weight to the collision between organized crime and family loyalty.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
After killing Pretty Boy Floyd, Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Melvin Purvis is promoted by J. Edgar Hoover to lead the hunt for bank robber John Dillinger. Purvis shares Hoover's belief in using scientific methods to battle crime, ranging from cataloging fingerprints to tapping telephone lines.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Christian Bale
Melvin Purvis
Johnny Depp
John Dillinger
Marion Cotillard
Billie Frechette
Channing Tatum
Pretty Boy Floyd
Leelee Sobieski
Polly Hamilton
Domenick Lombardozzi
Gilbert Catena
Carey Mulligan
Carol Slayman
James Russo
Walter Dietrich