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In the Heights
2021
· Movie
· 143 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1362
- IMDb #1783
- Google retired #1351
- Rotten Tomatoes #183
- Metacritic #766
- Letterboxd #2045
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #456
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #196
- Metacritic Critics #428
- Metacritic Audience #1908
- Criticker #1503
- Douban #1516
- Kinopoisk #3180
- AlloCiné #3217
- Trakt #857
Every rating
52–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 94. Critics average 89, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In New York's Washington Heights neighborhood, a bodega owner dreams of a better life while pining for the girl next door and saving every dollar. Over the course of a sweltering summer, the vibrant community experiences a blackout that brings long-simmering tensions and dreams to the surface. The story celebrates the lives, struggles, and hopes of the largely Latino residents, all set to music and dance.
Details
- Director
- Jon M. Chu
- Writer
- Quiara Alegría Hudes
- Based on
- In the Heights
- Released
- 10 June 2021
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, Hebrew
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $55.0M
- Box office
- $45.2M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 31 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 38 →7 wins from 38 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2022 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Anthony Ramos | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 2022 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Various artists | Nominee |
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards 2022 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Nelson Coates | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2022 | Outstanding First Screenplay | Quiara Alegría Hudes | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2022 | Outstanding Cinematography | Alice Brooks | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2022 | Outstanding Original Score | Alex Lacamoire, Bill Sherman and Greg Wells | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2022 | Outstanding Ensemble | Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2022 | Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Quiara Alegría Hudes | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Anthony Ramos | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Various artists | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Anthony Ramos | Winner |
| Best Filmmaker | Jon M. Chu | Winner |
| Best Picture | In the Heights | Winner |
| Best Actress | Melissa Barrera | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Quiara Alegría Hudes | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jimmy Smits | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Corey Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Leslie Grace | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Olga Merediz | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male | Anthony Ramos | Winner |
| Outstanding Cinematography | Alice Brooks | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield | Nominee |
| Outstanding First Screenplay | Quiara Alegría Hudes | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Score | Alex Lacamoire, Bill Sherman and Greg Wells | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design | Nelson Coates | Nominee |
| Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Quiara Alegría Hudes | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Action Choreography | In the Heights | Winner |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield | Nominee |
| Best Picture | In the Heights | Nominee |
Golden Tomato Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Musical & Music Movie | In the Heights | Winner |
National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Visionary Impact Award | In the Heights | Winner |
Imagen Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor – Feature Film | Anthony Ramos | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Feature Film | Leslie Grace | Nominee |
| Best Feature Film | In the Heights | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Anthony Ramos | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Melissa Barrera | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | In the Heights | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Quiara Alegría Hudes | Nominee |
| Best Use of Music | In the Heights | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
2 nominations
| Best Music Themed Film – Biopic or Musical | In the Heights | Nominee |
| Original Song – Onscreen Performance | Anthony Ramos and Leslie Grace featuring Marc Anthony – ("Home All Summer") | Nominee |
ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Nelson Coates | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Feature Big Budget – Comedy | Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Kristian Charbonier | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Mitchell Travers | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Comedy/Musical Film | In the Heights | Nominee |
Hollywood Make-up Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling – Feature-Length Motion Picture | Betsy Reyes, Valerie Velez, Annemarie Bradley-Sherron, Dierdre Harris | Nominee |