Rank the works of Michael Mann

I still laugh at Hannibal's Okey Dokey in Hannibal. Very cringey.

It's a fan letter to Brian Cranston (no idea why i said article) about how much Breaking Bad meant to him and is pretty awesome - https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood...bad-fan-letter

1. Last of the Mohicans
2. Manhunter
3. Heat
4. Ali
5. Collateral
6. The Insider
7. Public Enemies

Boo

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The Last of the Mohicans is the only film I can rate 4 stars or more,

The rest fall short for me.

Manhunter leaves a lot to be desired.

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1.) Heat -10/10 (his only masterpiece in my eyes, but it’s also my favorite action movie ever and a master class in direction, so it’s all he needs)
2.) Thief -8/10
3.) Collateral -8/10
4.) Manhunter -7/10
5.) The Insider -7/10
6.) Public Enemies -6/10
7.) The Last of the Mohicans -5/10
8.) Ali -5/10
9.) Miami Vice -4/10

Of the ones I’ve seen:

1. The Last of the Mohicans
2. Heat
3. Collateral

1. Heat
2. Thief
3. Collateral
4. Manhunter
5. The Insider
6. Last of the Mohicans
7. "The Jericho Mile"
8. Ali
9. Public Enemies
10. Miami Vice
11. Blackhat
12. The Keep

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Would have to revisit a bunch of them (plus watch The Keep and The Jericho Mile) but as of right now...

1. Heat
2. Thief
3. Collateral
4. The Insider
5. Manhunter
6. The Last of the Mohicans
7. Miami Vice
8. Blackhat
9. Ali
10. Public Enemies

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Don't forget Mann's wonderful series Crime Story (1986-88), starring Dennis Farina and Tony Denison. Reportedly he only directed 1 episode, but he likely produced all 43.

Need to watch more of his films, have only really seen Last of the Mohicans and Public Enemies. Last of the Mohicans might be my favorite of the 2.

How is there another Micheal Mann thread I haven't commented on?

My favourite director.

I'm sure this will differ to other lists of this kind I've done.

1. The Insider
2. Thief
3. Manhunter
4. Heat
5. Last of the Mohicans
6. Collateral
7. Ali
8. Public Enemies

Blackhat and The Keep aren't great.

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My ratings are in parenthesis (using the Letterboxd scale):

1. Miami Vice (5)
2. Heat (5)
3. Blackhat (5)
4. Public Enemies (5)
5. Collateral (4.5)
6. Thief (4.5)
7. The Insider (4.5)
8. Ali (4.5)
9. Manhunter (4)
10. Last of the Mohicans (4)
11. The Jericho Mile (3.5)
12. The Keep (3.5)
13. L.A. Takedown (2)

For me...

• 1-4 are all masterpieces
• 5-8 are interchangeable and near masterpieces
• 9-12 are pretty great, but not on par with the films above them
• And L.A. Takedown is the lone ugly duckling of Mann's library; an unfortunate prototype.

1. Heat
2. Collateral
3. Thief
4. Manhunter
5. The Insider
6. The Last of the Mohicans
7. Ferrari
8. Ali
9. Miami Vice
10. Public Enemies

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