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  • Will Smith and Michael Mann to team up again - 11 October 2007
    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air himself, Will Smith, is to team up once again with legendary director Michael Mann for a new project, it emerged today.-After working together on the Oscar-nominated biopic Ali, Smith and Mann are set to collaborate on Empire, a story about

Michael Mann - what members say


  • Heat
  • Heat review by from Oxford, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars One of the best action films of all time 11 April 2006
    ...Michael Mann does this type of film so well and this is his best to date. With edge of the seat, heart in the mouth sequences throughout and Pacino and De Niro both putting...   Read customer review
  • The Insider
  • The Insider review by lukey27 from Wolverhampton, England
    Rated - 4.0 stars Mann delivers again 29 July 2004
    ...Goliath fable is given a more mature working over by the king of grow-up cinema Michael Mann. Russell Crowe plays the everyman who takes on his former tobacco company emplo...   Read customer review
  • The Last Of The Mohicans
  • The Last Of The Mohicans review by from London, England
    Rated - 4.0 stars Mann Size 13 October 2004
    ...Everything you'd expect from a Michael Mann effort: majestic, brooding, well acted, beautifully shot, meaty story, too long....   Read customer review

Michael Mann - filmography


  • Public Enemies (2009)
    Starring: Johnny Depp,  Christian Bale,  Marion Cotillard
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on author Bryan Burrough's ambitious tome 'Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43', director Michael Mann (HEAT, LAST OF THE MOHICANS) has crafted a sprawling historical crime drama that follows the efforts of top FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 2,459 members
    Not available for rental
  • Public Enemies - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Johnny Depp,  Christian Bale,  Marion Cotillard
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on author Bryan Burrough's ambitious tome 'Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43', director Michael Mann (HEAT, LAST OF THE MOHICANS) has crafted a sprawling historical crime drama that follows the efforts of top FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 306 members
    Not available for rental
  • Miami Vice - HD (2006)
    Starring: Jamie Foxx,  Colin Farrell,  Gong Li
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    MIAMI VICE follows the violent adventures of Crockett (Colin Farrell) and Tubbs (Jamie Foxx). With Miami at the centre of a global drug trade, their job of stopping illegal trafficking is hard and dangerous work, yet they are also rewarded with gorgeous girls and local celebrity. But their access ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 962 members
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  • Miami Vice on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Jamie Foxx,  Colin Farrell,  Gong Li
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    MIAMI VICE follows the violent adventures of Crockett (Colin Farrell) and Tubbs (Jamie Foxx). With Miami at the centre of a global drug trade, their job of stopping illegal trafficking is hard and dangerous work, yet they are also rewarded with gorgeous girls and local celebrity. But their access ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 43,990 members
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  • Miami Vice - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Naomie Harris,  John Ortiz,  Colin Farrell
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    MIAMI VICE follows the violent adventures of Crockett (Colin Farrell) and Tubbs (Jamie Foxx). With Miami at the centre of a global drug trade, their job of stopping illegal trafficking is hard and dangerous work, yet they are also rewarded with gorgeous girls and local celebrity. But their access ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 1,871 member
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  • Collateral (2004)
    Starring: Tom Cruise,  Jamie Foxx,  Jada Pinkett Smith
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A taxi driver is unexpectedly taken on the ride of his life in this stylish thriller from acclaimed director Michael Mann. Max (Jamie Foxx) is a cab driver who hopes to some day open his own limo company; one night behind the wheel begins promisingly when he picks up Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith), an ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 1,342 member
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  • Collateral on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Jada Pinkett,  Javier Bardem,  Tom Cruise
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Jamie Foxx plays Max, a Los Angeles cab driver who has a pretty wild night in this thriller from Michael Mann (HEAT, THE INSIDER). First, Max picks up, flirts with, and gets the number of Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith), an attractive District attorney. Next, Vincent (Tom Cruise) climbs into his cab. He ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 104,806 members
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  • Ali on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Jamie Foxx,  Jon Voight
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Michael Mann's ALI manages to be an informative look at the career of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali and an entertaining and moving portrait of the man. The action begins with the brash young Cassius Clay's surprising victory over Sonny Liston. The film depicts Clay's conversion to Islam, his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 15,666 members
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  • The Insider on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Russell Crowe,  Christopher Plummer
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Based on the article The Man Who Knew Too Much, THE INSIDER depicts the true story of Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), a successful scientist who is fired from the Brown & Williamson tobacco company for objecting to certain lab tests. He signs a confidentiality agreement to ease the company's ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 16,273 members
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  • Heat - Blu-ray (1995)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Robert De Niro,  Tom Sizemore
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are finally united on screen in this riveting story about an intense rivalry between expert thief Neil McCauley (De Niro) and volatile cop Vincent Hanna (Pacino). McCauley will stop at nothing to do what he does best and neither will Hanna, even though it means ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 81% from 2,484 members
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  • Heat on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Robert De Niro,  Tom Sizemore
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A successful career criminal considers getting out of the business after one last score, while an obsessive cop desperately tries to put him behind bars in this intelligent thriller written and directed by Michael Mann. Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a thief who specializes in big, risky jobs, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 46,292 members
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  • The Last Of The Mohicans on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis,  Madeline Stowe,  Jodhi May
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Cora (Madeleine Stowe) and her younger sister, Alice (Jodhi May), both recent arrivals to the colonies, are being escorted to their father, Colonel Munro (Maurice Roeves), by a troop of British soldiers. Along the way they are ambushed by a Huron war party led by Magua (Wes Studi), a sinister ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 12,934 members
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  • Hamlet on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Kevin Kline,  Diane Venora,  Michael Mann
    Director: Kevin Kline
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Kevin Kline directs this 1990 New York Shakespeare Festival production of HAMLET, a production that received great critical acclaim during its stage run. This version was specially produced for television, and all the strengths of the production, mainly its fine cast of daring actors, shine through...read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 136 members
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  • L.A. Takedown on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Scott Plank,  Michael Rooker,  Alex McArthur
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Michael Mann's (HEAT, MIAMI VICE) gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop, the other a criminal--who aren't as different as they think.Vincent Hanna (Scott Plank) is an intense cop on the trail of ruthless armed robber Patric McLaren (Alex McArthur). After a botched ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 483 members
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  • Manhunter (2 discs) on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Joan Allen,  Stephen Lang,  Brian Cox
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Retired FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) returns to action to hunt down a serial killer by using his ability to get inside the psychopath's mind. However, it was this ability that drove him into retirement in the first place. The process of tracking and capturing the infamous Hannibal ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 9,040 members
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  • Manhunter - Blu-ray (1986)
    Starring: Joan Allen,  Stephen Lang,  Brian Cox
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Retired FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) returns to action to hunt down a serial killer by using his ability to get inside the psychopath's mind. However, it was this ability that drove him into retirement in the first place. The process of tracking and capturing the infamous Hannibal ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 477 members
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  • The Keep (1983)
    Starring: Scott Glenn,  Ian McKellen,  Gabriel Byrne
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    It's World War II, in German occupied Romania. Nazi soldiers have been sent to garrison a mysterious fortress, but a nightmarish discovery is soon made. 'The Keep' was not built to keep anything out. The massive structure was, in fact, built to keep something in....
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 301 members
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  • Thief on DVD (1981)
    Starring: James Caan,  Tuesday Weld,  Willie Nelson
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In Thief, James Caan plays Frank, a professional jewel thief who wants to marry Jessie (Tuesday Weld) and settle down into a normal life. In order to achieve his dream of a family, Frank--who is used to working solo--has to align himself with a crime boss named Leo (Robert Prosky), who will help ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,034 member
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Michael Mann facts

5 most recent films

Public Enemies - 3.5 stars
Public Enemies - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Miami Vice - HD - 2.5 stars
Miami Vice - 2.5 stars
Miami Vice - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Heat - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Heat - 3.5 stars
The Last Of The Mohicans - 3.5 stars
Collateral - 3.5 stars
Manhunter - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Miami Vice - 2.5 stars
Miami Vice - HD - 2.5 stars
Miami Vice - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Hamlet - 2.5 stars
L.A. Takedown - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jamie Foxx - 8 times - show films
Mykelti Williamson - 7 times - show films
Diane Venora - 7 times - show films
Al Pacino - 6 times - show films
Stephen Lang - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Abel Ferrara - 6 times - show films
Kevin Kline - 1 times - show films