In the Heat of the Night (1967)

82

IMDb 1460

7.9

/83651/

Trakt

78

/1337/

TMDb

76

/992/

Letterboxd

4.0

/56841/

Tomatoes

96

/90/

Audience

92

/23329/

Metacritic

76

/15/

TMDB via JustWatch

Runtime: 109 min.

Status: Released

Certification: PG-13

Parental Guide: 15+

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.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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Production companies: United Artists, The Mirisch Company, The Mirisch Corporation