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White Heat (1949) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give White Heat (1949) a score of 3.0893 out of 4

based on (15) reviews

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eFilmCritic Reviews

Although he considered it just another throw-away gangster movie, James Cagney put everything he'd learned about acting into his performance in "White Heat."....read the complete White Heat (1949) review at eFilmCritic Reviews

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Norman Bates had nothing on Cody Jarrett. When it comes to love for his mother, Cody (James Cagney) and Ma (Margaret Wycherly) are as thick as thieves... which they are all well. The Jarrett gang is a merciless group led by the unflinchingly evil Cody....read the complete White Heat (1949) review at filmcritic.com

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The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film

White Heat (1949) is one of the top classic crime-heist dramas of the post-war period, and one of the last of Warner Bros' gritty crime films in its era. White Heat is an entertaining, fascinating and hypnotic portrait of a flamboyant, mother-dominated...read the complete White Heat (1949) review at The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film