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MASTER SCORE 49.7 / 100
2025·Crime / Drama / Mystery·2h 13m

HIGHEST 2 LOWEST

“All $$ ain't good $$.”

When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.

Above the Line
Spike Lee·DirectorAlan Fox·ScreenplayAkira Kurosawa·Original Film WriterMatthew Libatique·Director of PhotographyHoward Drossin·Original Music ComposerAllyson C. Johnson·Editor
Cast
Denzel Washington·David KingJeffrey Wright·Paul ChristopherIlfenesh Hadera·Pam KingElijah Wright·Kyle ChristopherAubrey Joseph·Trey KingA$AP Rocky·Yung FelonJohn Douglas Thompson·Det. Earl BridgesLaChanze·Sgt. BellDean Winters·Det. HigginsWendell Pierce·Gabe
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Spike Lee·DirectorJoseph P. Reidy·First Assistant Director
Writing· 6
Alan Fox·ScreenplayAkira Kurosawa·Original Film WriterEijiro Hisaita·Original Film WriterHideo Oguni·Original Film WriterRyuzo Kikushima·Original Film WriterEvan Hunter·Novel
Camera· 1
Matthew Libatique·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Allyson C. Johnson·EditorBarry Alexander Brown·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Howard Drossin·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 7
Mark Friedberg·Production DesignFrancine Jamison-Tanchuck·Costume DesignMichael Simmons·Art DirectionAimee Dombo Desmond·Assistant Art DirectorLaura Ballinger·Supervising Art DirectorLisa Scoppa·Set DecorationNgozi Olandu·Makeup Department Head
Production· 11
Todd Black·ProducerJason Michael Berman·ProducerSpike Lee·Executive ProducerPeter Guber·Executive ProducerMatthew Lindner·Executive ProducerChris Brigham·Executive ProducerKatia Washington·Executive ProducerKo Kurosawa·Executive ProducerKana Idetsu Broadhurst·Executive ProducerJordan Moldo·Co-ProducerKim Taylor-Coleman·Casting
By the Numbers
49.7
OF 100
Master Score
5.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$2M
ROI -94%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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