One of the best crime thrillers of the century is finally getting the attention it deserves. When it comes to action-packed crime thrillers, it’s safe to say that Michael Mann’s Heat is the gold standard. The film perfected the cat-and-mouse game between the criminals and the police, with both parties taking their obsessions way to far. In the years since, many films have tried to copy the Heat formula, like Gerard Butler’s Den of Thieves, but they barely come close. However, in 2010, Ben Affleck directed an action thriller that is as close as we’ve come to replicating Heat‘s intensity, violence, and twisting plot. 16 years after it was first released, it’s now a major hit on streaming.

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