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Highest 2 Lowest

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2025 | 133 min | Crime, Drama

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (84% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had a box office loss and a lukewarm 5.5 out of 10 from audiences. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Heat or Dog Day Afternoon, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 13 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.5 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    3 wins and 22 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $2 million worldwide on a $25 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 743K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Spike Lee

  • Denzel WashingtonDavid King
  • Jeffrey WrightPaul Christopher
  • Ilfenesh HaderaPam King
  • A$AP RockyYung Felon
  • John Douglas ThompsonDet. Earl Bridges
  • Dean WintersDet. Higgins
  • LaChanzeSgt. Bell
  • Aubrey JosephTrey King
  • Elijah WrightKyle Christopher
  • Michael PottsPatrick Bethea