How to watch Highest 2 Lowest? Theatrical and streaming release details of the Denzel Washington film, explored

Highest 2 Lowest is helmed by Spike Lee, while the script is written by Alan Fox. It's a modern-day reimagining of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese film High and Low. Here's the official synopsis of this neo-noir crime thriller as per Letterboxd:

When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. A reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller ‘High and Low’, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City.

The film had its world premiere on May 19, 2025, at the Cannes Film Festival. Let's find out all about its theatrical and streaming release dates.

Highest 2 Lowest: Here's when it will release

Highest 2 Lowest will be released theatrically by A24 and Apple Original Films on Friday, August 15, 2025. It was initially supposed to drop on August 22. The showtimes for the film can be found on platforms like Fandango, Regal, and AMC Theaters, among others. It will start streaming on Apple TV+ on September 5 after a nearly two-week theatrical window. There is no news regarding the film's video-on-demand release.

Highest 2 Lowest is produced by Todd Black and Jason Michael Berman. It focuses on David King, who is a music mogul in New York City, who becomes a target of a ransom plan. The story has shifted base from Japan to the US. Here's a list of its cast members:

Denzel Washington as David King
LaChanze as Det. Bell
Jeffrey Wright as Paul Christopher
Dean Winters as Det. Higgins
Wendell Pierce as Gabe
Ilfenesh Hadera as Pam King
ASAP Rocky as Yung Felony
Elijah Wright as Kyle Christopher
Ice Spice as Marisol Cepeda
John Douglas Thompson as Det. Earl Bridges
Aubrey Joseph as Trey King
Michael Potts as Patrick Bethea

Lee and Washington have collaborated on several films over the years. In an interview with THR, Lee spoke about working with the actor again. He said:

"Mo’ Better Blues, Malcolm X, He Got Game, Inside Man and this. I didn’t know it was 18 years since Inside Man. Time flies. I was shocked. We had to have a reacquaintance, but we were still in step. When the Knicks are playing the Lakers, sometimes we’ll go to the game together, courtside. He has the Lakers seats, I’ve got the Garden. And then we might see each other at some event."

He further spoke about working with A$AP Rocky.

"Rocky, he didn’t give a fuck. A$AP Rocky, he ain’t just a rapper, he’s an actor. I first knew of him as an actor. He worked in a film [2018’s Monster] my wife produced with John David Washington, Denzel’s son. Some actors, they freeze up when they’ve got to go against the greatest of the great. But Rocky, he’s from Harlem."

Fans can expect powerful performances from Rocky and Washington in the film given their track record.

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