Highest 2 Lowest Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Sep. 4, 2025

Highest 2 Lowest

Release Date: Friday, August 15, 2025 Theaters Friday, September 5, 2025 Apple TV+

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.

Director: Spike Lee

Starring: Denzel Washington • Jeffrey Wright • Dean Winters • A$AP Rocky • Ilfenesh Hadera

R Crime N/A

2.75 / 5.0

57% WILL SEE 43% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: 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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Who is making Highest 2 Lowest – Crew List

A look at Highest 2 Lowest behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Spike Lee last helmed Da 5 Bloods and Inside Man: Most Wanted. The film's writer Alan Fox last penned High and Low.

Director: Spike Lee
Screenwriter: Alan Fox
Producers: Jason Michael Berman
Todd Black

Studio: A24
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Highest 2 Lowest

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May 2025

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Apr 2025

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language throughout and brief drug use
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Highest 2 Lowest Release Date: When was the film released?

Highest 2 Lowest was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 15 , 2025. There were 13 13 other movies released on the same date, including Americana, Nobody 2 and Witchboard.

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