//The Legacy of Michael Mann’s Thief: Reluctant Criminals, Big Scores and Mood-Drenched Defiance

The Legacy of Michael Mann’s Thief: Reluctant Criminals, Big Scores and Mood-Drenched Defiance

Even if Michael Mann hadn’t gone on to set the neon and pastel tone for the ’80s with Miami Vice or made the ultimate heist film, Heat, his extremely stylish debut film, Thief, would still have been enough of a calling card to inspire future filmmakers.

Originally titled Violent Streets,