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.
In the Heat of the Night has generally received very positive reviews.
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In the Heat of the Night was released in 1967 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 642 reviews, giving In the Heat of the Night (1967) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 88% and users giving an average score of 85%.
With a score of 80%, In the Heat of the Night is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1967, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1967 with similar scores include films like The Graduate and In Cold Blood.
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