Vincent Hanna (played by Al Pacino) is the detective of the Los Angeles Police Department's Major Crimes Unit. He is actively involved in his work and is ruthless in fighting crime. As a result, his family life is full of crises, and his third marriage is also facing disintegration; Neil Macaulay (played by Robert De Niro) is a professional gangster who has been in the underworld for many years. He does things cleanly and efficiently, and he is ruthless and leaves no room for future trouble. He organized his men to successfully rob a money transporter, which made him receive "special attention" from the police. By chance, Neil met the graphic designer Edie, and the two fell in love at first sight. Seeing that his men all had stable family lives, Neil also wanted to grasp his own happiness, so he began to have the idea of quitting. However, in the last bank robbery, one of his men died and one was injured because of the betrayal of a traitor. Neil, who had already escaped, took Edie on the way to the airport and learned about the traitor. He decided to avenge his men and also have a final showdown with Vincent Hanna...