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Highest 2 Lowest

  • 2025
  • 2h 13m
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Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. A reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City.
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When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. A reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's crime thriller High and Low, now played out ... Read allWhen a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. A reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City.When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. A reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City.

  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writers
    • Evan Hunter
    • Akira Kurosawa
    • Hideo Oguni
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Jeffrey Wright
    • Ilfenesh Hadera
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  • POPULARITY
    41
    3,235
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writers
      • Evan Hunter
      • Akira Kurosawa
      • Hideo Oguni
    • Stars
      • Denzel Washington
      • Jeffrey Wright
      • Ilfenesh Hadera
    Completed
    Expected August 22, 2025
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • David King
    Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright
    • Paul Christopher
    Ilfenesh Hadera
    Ilfenesh Hadera
    • Pam King
    A$AP Rocky
    A$AP Rocky
    • Yung Felon
    • (as A$AP Rocky a.k.a. Rakim Mayers)
    Aubrey Joseph
    Aubrey Joseph
    • Trey King
    Elijah Wright
    • Kyle Christopher
    Rick Fox
    Rick Fox
    • Coach Fox
    Rod Strickland
    • Coach Strickland
    Nuri Hazzard
    • Luther
    Jensen McRae
    • June York
    Jade Cayne
    Jade Cayne
    • Dolly
    Imana Breaux
    • Stackin' Hits Employee
    Andy McQueen
    Andy McQueen
    • Larry Friday
    Ice Spice
    Ice Spice
    • Marisol Cepeda
    • (as Isis 'Ice Spice' Gaston)
    Sunni Valentine
    Sunni Valentine
    • Julie Tucker
    Frederick Weller
    Frederick Weller
    • Alex Cordova
    Michael Potts
    Michael Potts
    • Patrick Bethea
    Samm Davis
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    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writers
      • Evan Hunter
      • Akira Kurosawa
      • Hideo Oguni
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    • Trivia
      This will be the fifth time that Denzel Washington has been directed by Spike Lee.
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      Remake of High and Low (1963)

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 2025 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • High and Low
    • Filming locations
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA(on location)
    • Production companies
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
      • A24
      • Apple Original Films
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      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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