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IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
"They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it."
19671h 49m7.7 TMDb
Directed by Norman Jewison
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Condensed premise
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi.
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Movie Vibe
Suspense10
Emotion7.6
Complexity9.1
Humor5
Realism9.8
Action4.2
Darkness8.2
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
- ✓viewers who enjoy suspense and tension
- ✓fans of moral complexity and intrigue
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –fans of purely lighthearted entertainment
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