Heat (1995 film)
Shares rank 4 of 7 thriller films by recommenders
People recommend Heat as a personal favorite, and some praise its gun sounds. No complaints were recorded among the quotes.
People recommend Heat as a personal favorite, and some praise its gun sounds. No complaints were recorded among the quotes.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Ranked as a personal favorite
“Heat is my favorite of them. Highly recommended if you've ever worked in a kitchen, or considered it.”
Comment from 2 Aug 2026 in “The Theater of Sport: Bill Buford Revisits Among the Thugs” “Heat from 1995 comes closest for me”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Gun Mistakes in Fiction Writing: Handgun Edition”
Other thriller films people recommend
The four most recommended other thriller films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackers (1995) | 69 | 10 | 87% | 8 | 31 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Pulp Fiction | 13 | 2 | 87% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Sneakers (1992) | 7 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Heat (1995 film)This page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Nightcrawler (2014 film) | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Heat is my favorite of them. Highly recommended if you've ever worked in a kitchen, or considered it.”
“it's like a double espresso”
“Heat and collateral have really decent gun sounds”
“Heat from 1995 comes closest for me”
“(Mind, I really like all of those movies.)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.