This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
Liberty Heights has generally received positive reviews.
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Liberty Heights was released in 1999 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 125 reviews, giving Liberty Heights (1999) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 77%.
With a score of 74%, Liberty Heights is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1999 with similar scores include films like Kikujiro, Notting Hill and Galaxy Quest.
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