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Highest 2 Lowest 2025
Highest 2 Lowest represents a 2025 American crime thriller directed by Spike Lee with screenplay written by Alan Fox. This English-language remake adapts Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese work High and Low, which originated from Ed McBain's 1959 novel King's Ransom. Starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, ASAP Rocky, John Douglas Thompson, Dean Winters, LaChanze, Princess Nokia, and Ice Spice (making her film debut), the movie marks the fifth partnership between Lee and Washington since Inside Man (2006).
Production commenced in New York City during March 2024 and concluded that May. Highest 2 Lowest premiered out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2025, subsequently opening theatrically in the United States through A24 on August 15 before streaming on Apple TV+ on September 5. Critics responded favorably to the film, though it performed poorly commercially.
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonDavid King
- Jeffrey WrightPaul Christopher
- Ilfenesh HaderaPam King
- ASAP RockyArchie/Yung Felon
- John Douglas ThompsonDetective Earl Bridges
- Dean WintersDetective Higgins
- LaChanzeDetective Bell
- Aubrey JosephTrey King
- Elijah WrightKyle Christopher
- Michael PottsPatrick Bethea
- Wendell PierceGabe
- Princess NokiaRosa Fuentes
- Ice SpiceMarisol Cepeda
- Fred WellerAlex Cordova
- Nicholas TurturroFrankie Da Lunatic
- Jensen McRaeJune York
- Andy McQueenLarry Friday
- Aiyana-LeeSula
Crew
- Director
- Spike Lee
- Screenplay
- Alan Fox
- Producer
- Todd Black, Jason Michael Berman
- Cinematography
- Matthew Libatique
- Editing
- Barry Alexander Brown, Allyson C. Johnson
- Music
- Howard Drossin
Details
- Production
- 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, A24, Escape Artists, Kurosawa Production, Mandalay Pictures
- Distributor
- A24, Apple Original Films (through Apple TV)
- Box office
- $1.5 million
