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Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
Directed by Spike Lee
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Overview
When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the “best ears in the business”, is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.
Rated R | Length 133 minutes
Actors
Denzel Washington | Jeffrey Wright | Ilfenesh Hadera | Elijah Wright | Aubrey Joseph | Rakim Mayers | John Douglas Thompson | LaChanze | Dean Winters | Wendell Pierce | Michael Potts | Frederick Weller | Rick Fox | Rod Strickland | Rosie Perez | Anthony Ramos | Nicholas Turturro | Aiyana-Lee Anderson | Ice Spice | Nuri Hazzard | Princess Nokia | Jensen McRae | Jade Cayne | Imana Breaux | Andy McQueen | Sunni Valentine | Samm Davis | Allison Worrell | Eoin O'Shea | Gregory Dann | Don Lemon | Eddie Palmieri | Herman Olivera | Nelson Gonzalez | Joseph Gonzalez | Luques Curtis | Camilo Molina-Gaetan | Vincente Rivero | Jose Claussell | Conrad Herwig | Jimmy Bosch | Brad Mason | Manuel Ruiz | Louis Fouche | Ivan Renta | Katia Washington | Jackson Lee | Kevin D. Benton | DeShawn Harold Mitchell | Kevin Sibley | Craig Castaldo | Imani Coleman | Nadera Johnson | Valerie Ryme | Jezziah Ubiles | Rickey Pageot | Evyn George | Jeremy Sample | Manny Joseph
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/06/2025 | Home Theater | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Caught up to this after missing it during its brief theater run here. Lee’s uneven reimagining of Kurusawa’s classic HIGH TO LOW mostly works but falters a bit in the final act. It owes a lot to a solid performance by Denzel Washington and editing by Barry Brown and Allyson Johnson. Like many of Lee’s films, this shines a light on NYC and Brooklyn, particularly the Yankees and the Puerto Rican community.
The brief scene of the kidnapped kid in the tub with A$ap Rocky’s music playing gave the Secret Cinema’s dual subs a pretty good workout!
5 hours ago
I am disappointed I missed this in the theater - I think it played at Sloan’s Lake but not Westminster. I am looking forward to catching this on AppleTV. Other reviews I have heard agree that the final act falls flat. Still looking forward to watching this in our loft theater. :)