A Bittersweet Life vs Heat
Heat has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.4/10 for A Bittersweet Life). A Bittersweet Life is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 50m. Heat is the older of the two (1995 against 2005). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Bittersweet Life
Heat| A Bittersweet Life | Heat | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 1995 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 2h 50m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Action, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kim Jee-woon | Michael Mann |
| Main cast | Kim Yeong-cheol, Lee Ki-young, Lee Byung-hun, Kim Roi-ha, Hwang Jung-min | Amy Brenneman, Jon Voight, Wes Studi, Natalie Portman, Robert De Niro |
Synopsis
A Bittersweet Life
Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.
Heat
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
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