Highest 2 Lowest

Theatrical - Limited 2025-08-22

Cast Denzel Washington
Directed by Spike Lee

Genres: Drama

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

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... See more 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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A trailer has been released for the crime thriller Highest 2 Lowest, the fifth Spike Lee / Denzel Washington collaboration

A trailer has been released for the crime thriller Highest 2 Lowest, the fifth Spike Lee / Denzel Washington collaboration

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Denzel Washington reveals he doesn’t watch movies because he’s tired of them

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While you don't necessarily have to be a big movie watcher to be an actor, for a classically trained actor, Washington reveals he's just not interested.

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Highest 2 Lowest Review: We saw the latest Spike Lee Joint

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We checked out Spike Lee's remake of Akira Kurosawa's High and Low, which reteams him with Denzel Washington for the first time in 19 years.

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Highest 2 Lowest: Spike Lee & Denzel Washington’s 5th movie gets a final trailer

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Highest 2 Lowest marks the first time Spike Lee and Denzel Washington have made a film together since 2006's Inside Man.

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Highest 2 Lowest Review: We saw the latest Spike Lee Joint

Posted 8 months ago

We checked out Spike Lee's remake of Akira Kurosawa's High and Low, which reteams him with Denzel Washington for the first time in 19 years.

Movie Posters

A trailer has been released for the crime thriller Highest 2 Lowest, the fifth Spike Lee / Denzel Washington collaboration

Movie News

Denzel Washington reveals he doesn’t watch movies because he’s tired of them

While you don't necessarily have to be a big movie watcher to be an actor, for a classically trained actor, Washington reveals he's just not interested.

Posted 7 months ago

All Articles

Movie Reviews

Highest 2 Lowest Review: We saw the latest Spike Lee Joint

Posted 8 months ago

We checked out Spike Lee's remake of Akira Kurosawa's High and Low, which reteams him with Denzel Washington for the first time in 19 years.

highest 2 lowest

highest 2 lowest

Movie Trailers

Highest 2 Lowest: Spike Lee & Denzel Washington’s 5th movie gets a final trailer

Posted 8 months ago

Highest 2 Lowest marks the first time Spike Lee and Denzel Washington have made a film together since 2006's Inside Man.

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First reactions to Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest say the Kurosawa-inspired mystery lands between “ambitious” and “one-note”

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The first reactions to Spike Lee and Denzel Washington's Highest 2 Lowest garner mixed feelings for the Kurosawa-inspired drama.

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Denzel Washington gets surprised at the Cannes Film Festival with an honorary Palme d’Or for his extraordinary career

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Denzel Washington received an honorary Palme d'Or award ahead of Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest screening at Cannes!

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