Highest 2 Lowest
Directed by Spike Lee
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.
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Highest 2 Lowest Ratings & Reviews
- Sleuba006 April 2026Decent movie! I didn’t like the direction Spike Lee took the movie! It was stylish, Wasn’t up to the original movie-High and Low, was a in your face style, Denzel’s performance was ok but not much else.
- Martijn de Baas23 March 2026meh Denzel was decent at best. Not worth watching.
- Just4Fun5 September 2025Denzel, Denzel, Denzel—why did you attach your name to this lacklustre, boring movie? I saw it advertised and was really looking forward to it; Denzel always delivers. Sadly, not this time. Seriously, don’t bother watching it. Don’t wait to see if it picks up because it doesn't.
- Omer Naor19 March 2026Could have been great, instead missed the mark, and i ask myself how it is even possible when all these big names
- tellum4 March 2026I don’t care what the credits say, this is not a Spike Lee movie, it’s a Tyler Perry movie. The patriarchal figure who isn’t a good person but the audience is expected to relate to. The nonsensical plot with too many holes and loose ends to count. The mystifying dialogue and character motivations that make no sense. Denzel and Rocky did pretty good acting, but the only trope this was missing was an underground sex club.
- chris williams4 March 2026Another good Spike n Denzel joint!
- FTV3 February 2026A Spike Lee Denzel team up? You don’t have to beg me to watch it. I’m a fan of both of them gentlemen and this movie stayed true to the cinematic style Spike likes to do. Denzel is epic in his acting roles as always. It was ASAP Rocky, and Jeffery Williams that really grabbed their roles and ran with it. Them brothers can act. I loved it. Very good movie
- dave2638527 January 2026Good film but a rushed ending still very watchable
- SkyShazad10 September 2025The Best thing about this Film is that I can delete it from my Plex Library
- Stankss9 September 2025i mean... what? why would denzel play in this? must have been some of the worst garbage to come out this year.. who even wrote this stuff? it has a feeling of beeing written by someone who grew up with a silver spoon in their mouth.. the dialogue is terrible the acting is bad. ( and that is coming from someone where Denzel is in my top 3 list of all time favorites. ) naaah, this was not it. gawd dang this was boring.
- Kevin Ward20 January 2026Finally caught up with this and I’m pretty mixed on it. There are stretches where the score and song choices lock in beautifully, giving the film a real pulse, but other moments feel pushed too hard, like the music is trying to manufacture something…intensity? Emotion? Felt sort of the same way about the dialogue. Sometimes very pointed and precise, other times totally out of step with how people actually talk. The way the cops snap into instant hostility with Jeffrey Wright’s character feels rushed and schematic. Still, I will always sign up for a Denzel - Spike Lee collab. They’re still electric together, and Lee can still frame New York City with almost no one else. Some stunning shots in this.
- jacobrobert1329 January 2026Bad acting, bad script, bad plot, bad directing, bad cinematography
- jake.app6 September 2025This movie had so many cringe moments i couldn't believe Denzel was in it. Really boring storyline with maybe 2 minutes of something actually happening.
- eyeofthetornado8 January 2026Well executed cover in style 👍🏻
- fordtough687 September 2025I have always been a huge Denzel fan. Absolutely massive fan! This was almost completely unwatchable. I feel like he is hard up for money or something, or owed someone a massive debt. Enough with the woke nonsense too. White, black, green or blue. We have all had enough. The ONLY good thing about this movie experience, was that I didnt pay to watch it.
Highest 2 Lowest Trivia
Highest 2 Lowest was released on 5 September 2025.
Highest 2 Lowest was directed by Spike Lee.
Highest 2 Lowest has a runtime of 2h 13m.
Highest 2 Lowest was produced by Todd Black, Jason Michael Berman.
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.
The key characters in Highest 2 Lowest are David King (Denzel Washington), Paul Christopher (Jeffrey Wright), Pam King (Ilfenesh Hadera).
Highest 2 Lowest is rated 15.
Highest 2 Lowest is a Crime, Drama, Mystery film.
Highest 2 Lowest has an audience rating of 8.3 out of 10.
Highest 2 Lowest had a budget of US$25M.
Highest 2 Lowest has made US$1.5M at the box office.