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By Laura H (446) on 15 Jul 2009

There is one thing I noticed after I saw the film, it about the issue or the idea which conveyed by the director and the plot. I donâ…

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By Steve W (2,154) on 29 Jun 2009

A lone cop versus many corrupt villains in this classic crime thriller noir. Glenn Ford is great, and plays a total badass…

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By Waldo I (176) on 09 Jun 2009

I'm not sure when the renegade cop archetype was popularized, but this movie is Dirty Harry's senior by almost two decades…

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By Nate W (531) on 02 May 2009

Glenn Ford plays the only cop with guts in a city filtered by corruption…

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By Rodney H (174) on 09 Apr 2009

Noir light. Solid enough, but not really dark or gritty enough to be full-on noir, despite flawed gumshoe, femme fatale, etc…

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By Stella D (433) on 20 Mar 2009

I'm glad I saw this. Tight story, hit all the beats of a classic Arch with the inciting incident at the beginning. Well acted…

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By Grant G (247) on 20 Mar 2009

I'm glad I saw this. Tight story, hit all the beats of a classic Arch with the inciting incident at the beginning. Well acted…

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By Nicolas A (245) on 31 Jan 2009

Classic Fritz Lang crime drama has Glenn Ford as a cop hell-bent on tracking down the mobsters who killed his wife…

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By Doc M (14) on 18 Jan 2009

What started off as a cookie cutter rebel-cop drama soon turns into a scathing noir that is carried by the performances of Glenn Ford, Gloria…

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By Enrico C (40) on 14 Jan 2009

Lang's finest American noir. Glenn Ford standing, as a classic hard-boiled cop, against the leader of the organized crime who runs the city…

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By Mike T (1,122) on 12 Jan 2009

A fast, tough and violent noir, The Big Heat is ultimately as gripping as it is because of Fritz Lang's outstanding direction…

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By Gary T (2,283) on 25 Dec 2008

Well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a bloody good movie 2 watch...its got a really good cast of actors/actressess…

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By David K (1,644) on 02 Dec 2008

Glenn Ford is excellent, but what would The Big Heat do without Lee Marvin's villain and bad girl Gloria Grahame - both are amazing, but Gloria…

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By Marcus W (1,161) on 28 Nov 2008

Though it's nowhere near as good as Lang's other masterpieces M and Metropolis, this is still a good film and was no doubt pretty damn popular…

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By Camden N (78) on 21 Nov 2008

Damn fine movie! One of the most brutal film noirs ever made, with only a totally bloodless suicide-by-gun sticking out like a sore thumb…

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By Max N (202) on 04 Nov 2008

Lang hace gala de su talento para crear atmosferas en esta, quizas su maxima incursion en Hollywood…

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By Rachel B (871) on 31 Oct 2008

Hard boiled noir at its finest brought to you by Fritz Lang…

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By Alexandre R (146) on 08 Oct 2008

Classic film noir from Fritz Lang with vengeful cop Glenn Ford tracking down a mobster…

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By Michael W (3,003) on 08 Oct 2008

Classic film noir from Fritz Lang with vengeful cop Glenn Ford tracking down a mobster…

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By Clare N (45) on 07 Oct 2008

Fritz Lang sure knew how to do noir…

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