# Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

> A powerful New York music mogul faces a devastating ransom crisis that turns wealth, loyalty, and artistic identity into a life-or-death moral test.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2988800

## Facts

- Runtime: 133 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Director: Spike Lee
- Cast: Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky, John Douglas Thompson, Dean Winters, LaChanze, Aubrey Joseph
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31194612/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, stylized, morally charged, crime thriller night, Spike Lee marathon

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