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Highest 2 Lowest

HIGHEST 2 LOWEST
Highest 2 Lowest

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. Brothers 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.

  • Thriller

  • Directed By:

    Spike Lee

  • Written By:

    Alan Fox

  • Cast:

    Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera and A$AP Rocky

  • Year:

    2025

"Highest 2 Lowest has a message that deserves to be told, and there is no better person to do it than Spike Lee."
- Nicholas Brooks - CBR
"Get Lee and Washington throwing everything they have into an exploration of what it truly takes to make a mark, the cost and challenges, and the battle for genuine fulfilment along the way, and the result is all highs and no lows."
- Sarah Ward - ScreenHub
"The moral twists that follow...have a simmer, but as soon as the plot moves onto the city’s streets the energy, in both the performances and Lee’s almost joyous camera moves, goes up a satisfying notch."
- Craig Mathieson - The Age
"Both star and director are at the top of their game here, and that’s as good as movies get."
- Soren Andersen - Seattle Times
"This is a journey. This is a ride. Highest 2 Lowest is Lee and Washington, reunited and good as ever."
- Kristy Puchko - Mashable
"Everywhere there are grace notes -- cameos, recreations of art from Spike Lee's own collection, in-jokes -- to complement the pulsing, vibrant, rousing, seriously musical, and occasionally even profound entertainment that is Highest 2 Lowest."
- Bob Mondello - NPR