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Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

Opens on August 15

Director: Spike Lee Run Time: 133 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2025

Starring: A$AP Rocky, Dean Winters, Denzel Washington, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jeffrey Wright

Country: United States
Language: English

About the film:

When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), 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. Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the 5th in their long working relationship for a reinterpretation of the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City.

About the filmmaker:

Spike Lee, born Shelton Jackson Lee on March 20, 1957, is a highly influential American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. He’s renowned for his impactful work exploring race relations, social issues, and the black experience in America, often through semi-autobiographical narratives. Lee’s distinctive style and willingness to tackle controversial topics have cemented his place as a prominent figure in independent cinema and the broader cultural landscape.

 

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