Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
2h 13m
Running Time
August 22, 2025Release Date
Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
2h 13m
Running Time
August 22, 2025Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Denzel Washington
David King
Jeffrey Wright
Paul Christopher
Ilfenesh Hadera
Pam King
A$AP Rocky
Yung Felon
Dean Winters
Det. Higgins
Michael Potts
Patrick Bethea
Ice Spice
Marisol Cepeda
LaChanze
Sgt. Bell
Jeremy Sample
Randy / Stunts
Evyn George
Gym Goer
John Douglas Thompson
Det. Earl Bridges
Aubrey Joseph
Trey King
Wendell Pierce
Gabe
Manny Joseph
Big Money
Andy McQueen
Larry Friday
Spike Lee
Director / Executive Producer
Todd Black
Producer
Jason Michael Berman
Producer
Peter Guber
Executive Producer
Matthew Lindner
Executive Producer
Chris Brigham
Executive Producer
Katia Washington
Executive Producer
Jordan Moldo
Co-Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Original Film Writer
Eijirō Hisaita
Original Film Writer
Hideo Oguni
Original Film Writer
Ryūzō Kikushima
Original Film Writer
Matthew Libatique
Director of Photography
Evan Hunter
Novel
Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director
Allyson C. Johnson
Editor
Aimee Dombo Desmond
Assistant Art Director
William Alan Fox
Screenplay
Barry Alexander Brown
Editor
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting
Mark Friedberg
Production Design
Laura Ballinger
Supervising Art Director
Lisa Scoppa
Set Decoration
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Design
Ngozi Olandu
Makeup Department Head
Philip Stockton
Supervising Sound Editor
Hugh Sicotte
Concept Artist
Alex Bickel
Colorist
Michael Simmons
Art Direction
George B. Colucci Jr.
Stunts
Tim Gallin
Stunts
Dina L. Margolin
Stunts
Joanne Lamstein
Stunts
Mike Burke
Stunt Driver
Victoria Lee Parella
Stunt Driver
Teéa Loreál
Stunt Driver
Salar Ghajar
Stunts
Samantha MacIvor
Stunts
Manny Ayala
Stunt Driver
Roy T. Anderson
Stunt Driver
Justin Clarke
Stunt Driver
Jamaal Burcher
Stunts
Niahlah Hope
Stunts
Jimmy P. Wong
Stunt Driver
Sol Saihati
Gaffer / Grip
Howard Drossin
Original Music Composer
LaWanda M. Pierre
Hair Department Head
James Debbs
Post Production Supervisor
Randy Manion
Unit Production Manager
Rachel Jaros
Second Assistant Director
Cole Fletcher
Second Second Assistant Director
Travis Rehwaldt
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Lisa Merik
Assistant Art Director
Reid Thompson
Assistant Art Director
Jake Spongberg
Set Dresser
Sacha Piscuskas
Set Decoration Buyer
Allison Jackson
Sound Mixer
Frank Kern
Foley Editor
Joseph Winterbotham
Sound Effects Editor
Kevin Delatorre-Yanez
Special Effects Technician
John Nesbit
Special Effects Technician
Ryan Nordin
Special Effects Technician
David C. Sales
Visual Effects Producer
Julian J. Delacruz
Steadicam Operator / 'A' Camera Operator
Benjamin Meads
Lighting Technician
Ryan Mulholland
Lighting Technician
Ricardo Sarmiento
Camera Operator
Jason Robbins
'B' Camera Operator
Emily Fleischer
Casting Associate
Justine Baker
ADR Mixer
Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer
Kenton Jakub
ADR Editor
Kathy Lee
Utility Sound
Brian Magrum
ADR Mixer
Aaron Southerland
ADR Mixer
Julia Stockton
Dialogue Editor
Maya Toffler
ADR Recordist
Steven Visscher
Boom Operator
Matthew T. Griffin
Visual Effects Producer
George Loucas
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark William Bassett
Rigging Gaffer
Robert Bevis
Electrician
Lizzy Compton
Loader
Lamont Crawford
Key Grip
Jeff Dickerson
Loader
Jeff Flohr
Digital Imaging Technician
Dexter Kennedy
Drone Operator
James Madrid
First Assistant 'B' Camera
Daniel McCabe
Gaffer
Mike Morini
Dolly Grip
Lee Marvin Walker
Grip
Craig Anthony
Costumer
Pattie J. Barbosa
Costumer
Ann Bryant
Assistant Costume Designer
Ashley Clemmings
Costume Coordinator
Marta Font
Key Costumer
Jennifer Harrington
Truck Costumer
Darlene Jackson
Tailor
Christopher Opopo
Set Costumer
Makeda Richards
Set Costumer
Minerva Diann Savoy
Tailor
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
Costume Supervisor
Earl Tanchuck
Key Costumer
Chris Gennarelli
Colorist
Alek Rost
Digital Intermediate Producer
Aaron Hurvitz
Location Scout
Jason Kadlec
Assistant Location Manager / Location Scout
Ethan Lazarovitch
Location Assistant
Javier Sarmiento
Assistant Location Manager
Tim Stacker
Location Manager
Alexandra Torterotot
Script Supervisor
Jack Berk
Production Assistant
Ian Buckwalter
Payroll Accountant
Lon Haber
Publicist
Mary Beth Minthorn
Executive In Charge Of Production
Mary R. Rizzo
Production Coordinator
Laith Zuaiter
Production Assistant
I. Javier Ameijeiras
Scenic Artist
Philip Canfield
Leadman
Mason Chesler
Graphic Designer
Glen A. Gregory
Construction Coordinator
Amanda Hagy
Scenic Artist
Erica Hohf
Graphic Designer
Angelica Bianca Jimenez
Props
Klara Jogalla
Assistant Set Decoration
Armon Mahdavi
Art Department Assistant
Jin Rhim
Art Department Coordinator
Matthew Jeffrey Sama
Concept Artist
Anastasia Folorunso
Second Second Assistant Director
YeJin Joy Kim
Additional Second Assistant Director
DeShaun Wright
Additional Second Assistant Director
Lisa Cossrow
Assistant Production Manager
Cassandra Ward
Assistant Makeup Artist
Ko Kurosawa
Executive Producer
Elijah Wright
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 22, 2025
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 13m
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
remake
new york
based on novel or book
ransom
moral dilemma
based on movie
Wiki.
Highest 2 Lowest is a 2025 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee and written by William Alan Fox, it is an English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese film High and Low, itself loosely based on the 1959 novel King's Ransom by Ed McBain (Evan Hunter). It stars Denzel Washington, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jeffrey Wright, ASAP Rocky, and Ice Spice (in her film debut).
The film had its world premiere out of competition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2025, and is scheduled be released theatrically in the United States by A24 on August 22, 2025, before being made available on Apple TV+ on September 5, 2025.