In the Heat of the Night

"They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.7/10

1,266 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 5 wins•📋 2 nominations

Won

Best Film Editing

Best Actor

Best Sound

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Picture

Nominated

Best Sound Editing

Best Director

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$27.4M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$25.4M

ROI: +1269%

Budget Recovery1369% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.0M|Revenue: $27.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

92.3K

Daily Avg

1.6K

7-Day Trend

-27%

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Wikipedia

Based On

In the Heat of the Night

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

Mississippi

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Haskell Wexler

Film Editing

Hal Ashby

Music / Score

Quincy Jones

Production Design

Paul Groesse

Production Companies

The Mirisch Company

Distributors

NetflixMOKÉP

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch In the Heat of the Night

Available in 136 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	History Vault, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel	Hoopla, Fawesome	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Amazon Channel	BBC iPlayer	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada18A	MGM Amazon Channel	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Plex	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	Plex	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

Canada18A

AustraliaM

Germany12

Belgium18

Brazil12

Spain12

+5 more countries

Production

Director

Norman Jewison

Writers

John Ball, Stirling Silliphant, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman

Production Companies

United ArtistsThe Mirisch Company

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates

Deputy Sam Wood

Peter Whitney

Deputy Courtney

Lee Grant

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Anthony James

Ralph

William Schallert

Mayor Schubert

Scott Wilson

Harvey Oberst

Larry Gates

Eric Endicott

James Patterson

Mr. Purdy

Quentin Dean

Delores Purdy

No Image

Kermit Murdock

Henderson

Tags & Keywords

small townsouthern usapolice chiefstolen moneyracial segregationracistthiefmurderyouth gangracismwhodunitpovertyfalse accusationspolice stationracial tension

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