Is In the Heat of the Night sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is In the Heat of the Night scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is In the Heat of the Night easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does In the Heat of the Night end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is In the Heat of the Night violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

In the Heat of the Night

Name: In the Heat of the Night
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1967
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Peter Whitney, Lee Grant

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

Directed by Norman Jewison

Produced by United Artists, The Mirisch Company

1967109 min7.7 / 10

A tense, intellectually rigorous murder mystery that uses a whodunit framework to confront systemic racism and the possibility of human connection across deep social divides.

African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.

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Questions people ask

Is In the Heat of the Night sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is In the Heat of the Night scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is In the Heat of the Night easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does In the Heat of the Night end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is In the Heat of the Night violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.