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Highest 2 Lowest( 2025)

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All $$ ain't good $$.

Overview

When a titan music mogul, 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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Denzel Washington

      David King

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      Jeffrey Wright

      Paul Christopher

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      Ilfenesh Hadera

      Pam King

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      A$AP Rocky

      Yung Felon

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      Ice Spice

      Marisol Cepeda

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      Dean Winters

      Det. Higgins

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      John Douglas Thompson

      Det. Earl Bridges

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      LaChanze

      Sgt. Bell

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      Aubrey Joseph

      Trey King

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      Michael Potts

      Patrick Bethea

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      Wendell Pierce

      Gabe

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      Elijah Wright

      Kyle Christopher

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      Rosie Perez

      Rosie Perez

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      Anthony Ramos

      Anthony Ramos

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      Rick Fox

      Coach Fox

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      Rod Strickland

      Coach Strickland

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      Nuri Hazzard

      Luther

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      Jensen McRae

      June York

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      Jade Cayne

      Dolly

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      Imana Breaux

      Stackin' Hits Employee

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      Andy McQueen

      Larry Friday

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      Sunni Valentine

      Julie Tucker

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      Frederick Weller

      Alex Cordova

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      Samm Davis

      Shabazz

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      Allison Worrell

      Police Tech Dillon

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      Eoin O'Shea

      Officer McGillicuddy

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      Gregory Dann

      Officer Bolton

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      Don Lemon

      Don Lemon

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      Nicholas Turturro

      Frankie Da Lunatic

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      Eddie Palmieri

      Eddie Palmieri

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      Herman Olivera

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Lead Vocal

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      Nelson Gonzalez

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Tres Guitar - Vocals

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      Joseph Gonzalez

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Maracas - Vocals

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      Luques Curtis

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Bass

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      Camilo Molina-Gaetan

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Timbales

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      Vincente Rivero

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Congas

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      Jose Claussell

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Bell

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      Conrad Herwig

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Trombone

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      Jimmy Bosch

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Trombone

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      Brad Mason

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Trumpet

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      Manuel Ruiz

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Trumpet

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      Louis Fouche

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Alto Saxophone

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      Ivan Renta

      Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Baritone Saxophone

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      Katia Washington

      Chanting Yankees Fan #1

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      Jackson Lee

      Chanting Yankees Fan #2

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      Kevin D. Benton

      Chanting Yankees Fan #3

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      Princess Nokia

      Rosa Fuentas

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      DeShawn Harold Mitchell

      Double Dope

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      Kevin Sibley

      Kevin

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      Craig 'Radio Man' Castaldo

      Man on Train

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      Imani Coleman

      Yung Felon's Dancing Lady #1

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      Nadera Johnson

      Yung Felon's Dancing Lady #2

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      Valerie Ryme

      Yung Felon's Dancing Lady #3

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      Jezziah Ubiles

      Yung Felon's Dancing Lady #4

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      Aiyana-Lee Anderson

      Sula Janie Zimmie

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      Rickey Pageot

      Pianist

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      Evyn George

      Gym Goer

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      Jeremy Sample

      Randy

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      Manny Joseph

      Big Money

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      José Báez

      Parade Goer (uncredited)

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      Trevor E. Dickerson

      NYPD Police Officer (uncredited)

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      Jay Gaudi

      Parade Goer (uncredited)

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      Holden Goodman

      College Student (uncredited)

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      Jason Hewitt

      Yankees Fan (uncredited)

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      Tom Johnson

      Pedestrian (uncredited)

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      Nichia Morales

      Parade Goer (uncredited)

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      April A. Reeves

      Police Officer (uncredited)

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      Reinaldo Troya

      Yankees Fan (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion
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    A review by Chris Sawin

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    Written by Chris Sawin on Tue Aug 12 2025
    Based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 film High and Low, which was loosely based on the 1959 novel King Ransom by Ed McBain (the pen name of Evan Hunter), Highest 2 Lowest is Spike Lee’s modern-day reimagining. David King (Denzel Washington) is a music mogul making his fortune as having “the best ears in the business.” He established Stackin’ Hits Records, which was a huge record label for black artists in the early 2000s. In the modern day, David lives in a penthouse suite overlooking all of New York City with his wife Pam (Ilfenesh Hidera) and 17-year-old son Trey (Aubrey Joseph). But he isn’t on...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • new york city
    • based on novel or book
    • ransom
    • remake
    • based on movie
    • moral dilemma