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4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 05/28/2019
"In the Heat of the Night" is still a suspenseful mystery and important portrait of racism in the south the 1960s was known for.
Rating of
3.5/4
SteelCity99 - wrote on 04/22/2018
A respectable and very well thought crime drama set in times of tension and racism. Often imitated, never duplicated. 94/100
Rating of
4/4
Unknown - wrote on 09/08/2013
A terrific small town crime story that is just as interested in the interplay between it's opposing characters as the solving of the crime. Both aspects are equally important to the plot. The conflict adds much more to the persistence of ending the case at hand, because of the continuous underlying prejudice felt within the characters and the town itself. These points generate a constant tense atmosphere that grips right from the start and never lets up. The morals and themes present still resonate strongly today.
Rating of
4/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 10/31/2011
The racial politics at play in this film doesn't get overshadowed by the film's firm hand on the tension and intrigue needed for a good mystery thriller. The film is so atmospheric, you can practically feel the heat and sweat of a hot summer night drenching every scene. Sidney Poitier's best performance, in my opinion.
Rating of
3/4
donkeyknight - wrote on 05/03/2011
Good movies about race point out the prejudices we all harbor-this was a brave choice for Jewison and Poitier. I think this movie holds up well, it is also a good representative movie for that decade.
Rating of
3/4
sapien - wrote on 03/28/2010
This movie is very suspenseful and interesting. I totally enjoyed it.
Rating of
3.5/4
Ichabod Crane - wrote on 04/01/2009
I very good mystery film with two great leading performances. It is a perfect mystery film really because it makes sense and is interesting to follow. The racial subtext works very well and it is a lot less over the head like in say the Defiant ones. This mostly because of the way Rod Steiger plays his character because he does not just ot a quick change or a complete change it is a change that makes sense and works.
Rating of
3/4
Alex - wrote on 01/25/2007
This was a good movie that really had me from the beginning. A movie like this needs to be watched by everyone in this country. Poitier does a very fine job. If only they never made a TV show!
