Review of Liberty Heights (1999) by Jennifer C — 13 Mar 2008

A reminder of why I *heart* Barry Levinson movies.

This review of Liberty Heights (1999) was written by Jennifer C on 13 Mar 2008.

Liberty Heights has generally received positive reviews.

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By David Ansen (1,073) for Newsweek (1,534) on 08 Feb 2015

A languorous, funny and lovingly detailed memory film…

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By Catherine R (164) on 10 Nov 2010

Loved, lots of interacial tension, concepts of obsolete and new @ da time, eye candy everywhere, all star cast, adrian brody, ben foster, oh…

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By Allegra F (98) on 14 Feb 2010

Yeah...I found it kind of unmemorable and a time-waster in all honesty…

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By Tarquezz (2) on 20 May 2015

Um filme excelente de drama com alguns elementos de comédia que aborda assuntos importantes como o preconceito pela raça…

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By Luca D (431) on 05 Jan 2012

Barry Levinson's Liberty Heights uses 1950s Baltimore as the backdrop for a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story about youth and race…

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By Alex Z (201) on 26 Aug 2013

I had no idea that there was a religion other than the Christian one until I saw this movie when I was around 10 or so…

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By Carolyn G (365) on 28 Mar 2009

Near-perfect flick from the director of the great Diner Movies…

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By Adam D (1,043) on 26 Aug 2010

Wryly amusing look at race and minority relations in 1950s Baltimore. Nicely set with likable characters…

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By Dan O (462) on 20 Aug 2010

Liberty Heights was so not the movie I expected it to be. It was far better. A really enjoyable coming-of-age comedy set in 1950s Baltimore…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 27 Apr 2015

If Liberty Heights is much too soft at its center, it still offers a deeper immersion in that old '50s feeling than any other Hollywood film…

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