In the Heat of the Night
They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.
Collections:
1001-Movies
Academy Award for Best Picture Winners
AFI 100 Movies
Criterion
Oscars-1967
Studio:
United Artists
Year:
1967
Critics Rating: 96%
Audience Rating: 91%
Duration: 1 h 50 m
Updated: 2026 Jul 23
Movie ID: 80888
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Synopsis
A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
