The Heat

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The Heat

R

2013

1h 57m

Comedy

Action

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FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is a methodical investigator with a long-standing reputation for excellence -- and arrogance. In contrast, foul-mouthed, hot-tempered detective Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy) goes with her gut instincts and street smarts to remove criminals from the streets of Boston. Sparks fly when these polar opposites have to work together to capture a drug lord, but in the process, they become the last thing anyone expected -- buddies.

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Critics Consensus

The Heat is predictable, but Melissa McCarthy is reliably funny and Sandra Bullock proves a capable foil.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

09/05/2018

This is a disappointment as, ultimately, the stars' chemistry just can't see off the lazy, sloppy formulaic execution.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

01/06/2014

McCarthy's an actress who needs a foil, and for now Bullock is more than good enough. I just wish these two had found each other 10 years ago.

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Max Kyburz

Film Comment Magazine

11/04/2013

An all-female buddy cop movie that, for all its flaws, amounts to one of the ballsier attempts at the genre.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

10/17/2024

2/5

That star power pair should be enough, but it's not.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

12/28/2023

4/5

The Heat is a breath of fresh air for what the film brings to the buddy cop comedy genre.

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

03/26/2022

3.5/5

Bawdy, R-rated, and the racial jokes run rampant. Doubtful it could have been made in today's sensitive climate, but it should have been a new franchise.

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Brook H

@Brook1968 Dec 18

Didn't think I would like it but it have a good storyline and lots of action.

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Scott R.

@spr1958 Nov 8

One of my favorites!

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Janet D

@DrJanet Oct 13

Great movie! Melissa McCarthy steals the show. I loved it.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Aug 26

Funny in 1 hour and 57 minutes. In both theatrical and extended versions.

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tim s

@TPSreport94 Aug 20

Sandra Bullock's clean-cut FBI agent and Melissa McCarthy's foul-mouthed cop anchor The Heat. These two polar opposites come together and play off each other wonderfully. This buddy cop romp is a laugh riot with some tender moments.

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Fernando C

@FernandoConti Jun 19

Fourth time I watched it. It's a comedy masterpiece! And from a time in which studios weren't yet greenlighting toxic-female-led movies. I will be rewatching this movie forever.

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Synopsis

FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is a methodical investigator with a long-standing reputation for excellence -- and arrogance. In contrast, foul-mouthed, hot-tempered detective Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy) goes with her gut instincts and street smarts to remove criminals from the streets of Boston. Sparks fly when these polar opposites have to work together to capture a drug lord, but in the process, they become the last thing anyone expected -- buddies.

Director: Paul Feig
Producer: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping
Screenwriter: Katie Dippold
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, Chernin Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Violence|Pervasive Language|Strong Crude Content)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $159.6M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Stereo

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