In the Heat of the Night
4.2
(813)
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
1967
109 min
PG-13
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
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Crime
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"Classic movie,Sidney Poitier shines here!"
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Jonathan Kent
"Epic!"
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Paula McKibben
"Wow! Still relevant. "
Susan Voss
"That slap...oh man, that slap🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽"
Michelle Fraser
"In the heat of the night"
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Shayla Perkins
"Poitier and Steiger played off each other very well."
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Ronald Reid
"I used to watch it with my grandpa all the time "
Raina Litwin
"Important film that looks into a murder during 1960s Mississippi that must be solved by a Black agent and White Sheriff "
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