Review of Liberty Heights (1999) by Sabrina L — 06 Jun 2007

Probably one of the funniest and at time most intelligently ridiculous movies I've ever seen.

This review of Liberty Heights (1999) was written by Sabrina L on 06 Jun 2007.

Liberty Heights has generally received positive reviews.

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By Candice M (182) on 19 Apr 2009

Fascinating look at 1950's racial tension, from the unique viewpoint of Black/Jewish interaction. Charming movie…

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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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By Kelly K (668) on 23 Feb 2015

This was a pretty good movie, but it needed something more to make it great. I liked it, but I did not love it…

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By David B (3,254) on 04 Jun 2009

Life for Jews and blacks in 1950's America. That sentence pretty much sums up the film…

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By Jessica H (1,882) on 10 Sep 2012

Some nice moments, but weak overall. Not one of Levinson's best…

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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 Kevin Maynard (208) for Mr. Showbiz (475) on 27 Oct 2016

A uniquely personal, vibrant mosaic of the American dream, and like a dream, it evaporates beautifully before our eyes…

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By Aswin W (347) on 22 Dec 2008

Brilliant film. I got to admit that this film showed the tough times between the jews, white and blacks in 1950's in Baltimore…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for Variety (12,700) on 19 Feb 2011

Barry Levinson goes deep with Liberty Heights, and the result is a grand slam…

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By Alysia V (200) on 22 Aug 2009

Didn't really work for me but not a terrible film by any means…

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