Review of Liberty Heights (1999) by Hãnnãh H — 21 Jan 2008

Funny! I love Ben Foster is this movie (I love him anyway lol).

This review of Liberty Heights (1999) was written by Hãnnãh H on 21 Jan 2008.

Liberty Heights has generally received positive reviews.

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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 Zachariah R (57) 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 David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 23 Jun 2008

Filmed in a quietly impressionistic style and splendidly acted by a well-chosen cast, the movie would be a top-of-the-line entertainment if…

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 04 Dec 2015

Levinson is so skillful at developing personalities, even among the story's would-be villains, that by the halfway point of the movie, every…

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By William R (799) on 26 May 2008

Love this movie! Has a great cast and numerous story lines. Barry Levinson is a great director…

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Always a good way to spend the night throwback…

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By Deadly V (456) on 29 Sep 2009

A wonderful coming of age drama, definitely worth watching…

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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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Levinson is at the top of his game with Liberty Heights, his instincts acutely cinematic, his purpose clear…

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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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