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.
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Friday, August 15, 2025 Nationwide
Friday, September 5, 2025 Apple TV+
language throughout and brief drug use
Plot: What's the story about?
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 stars in Highest 2 Lowest: Cast List
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Who's making Highest 2 Lowest: Crew List
A look at the Highest 2 Lowest behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Spike Lee last directed Da 5 Bloods and Inside Man: Most Wanted. The film's writer Alan Fox last wrote High and Low.
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Production: What we know about Highest 2 Lowest?
Filming Timeline
- 2025 - May: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2025 - April: The film was set to Post-Production status.
Highest 2 Lowest Release Date: When was the film released?
Rent / BuyHighest 2 Lowest was a nationwide release in 2025 on Friday, August 15, 2025. There were 13 other movies released on the same date, including Americana, Nobody 2 and Witchboard.



