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Movie Overview
Cast
• Sidney Poitier
• Rod Steiger
• Warren Oates
Director
• Norman Jewison
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
In the Heat of the Night (1967)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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4/5
"far -- far -- more interested in racial politics than criminal capers, and it's Tibbs' interactions with the local yokels that make the film so memorable"  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

3/4
"...captured that small town feel quite well..."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

B
"Liberal do-gooder film."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

3.5/4
"Poitier and Steiger have such strong chemistry together and they act so well in their respective roles that their relationship comes alive and grabs you on a gut level"  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

8/10
"...a thoughtful moral drama, an absorbing character study, an enjoyable comedy, and a mystery thriller all rolled into one."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

9/10
"How fine a film this is."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

3.5/4
"Rod Steiger delivers an engaging performance as a bigoted police chief who comes to trust a strong black homicide detective."  Oscar Guy  Wesley Lovell
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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