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City Heat (1984)

93 min · Action, Komödie, action film, buddy cop film, buddy film, comedy film

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend4.8k3.5kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

4.8k02025-09: 3,821 views2025-10: 3,534 views2025-11: 3,561 views2025-12: 3,999 views2026-01: 4,470 views2026-02: 3,656 views2026-03: 3,835 views2026-04: 3,641 views2026-05: 3,987 views2026-06: 4,008 views2026-07: 3,965 views2026-08: 4,779 views
Sep3.8kOct3.5kNov3.6kDec4.0kJan4.5kFeb3.7kMar3.8kApr3.6kMay4.0kJun4.0kJul4.0kAug4.8k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Richard Benjamin

Cast

Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander, Madeline Kahn, Rip Torn, Irene Cara

The story

In Kansas City, 1933, police lieutenant Speer goes to a diner for coffee. Two men arrive, looking for a former cop turned private eye named Mike Murphy. Speer and Murphy were good friends until the latter left the force.

Catalogue themes and tags

1933, Ban, Blackmailer, Corruption, Crazy Cop, Friendship, Gangsterboss, Gaunerpaar, Jugendfreund, Kansas, Lieutnant, Private Detective, Prohibition, Verbrecherbande, whore house, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Buddy film, Detective, Gangster Film, Action/Adventure, Mystery, Comedy, Crime Thriller, Action

Genres

Action, Komödie, action film, buddy cop film, buddy film, comedy film
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