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How High

2001Movie1 h 33 minR

47

MediocreGoodWatch score

47

MediocreGoodWatch score

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Summary

Jamal and Silas, two ordinary guys who smoke something magical, pass their college entrance exams with flying colors and end up at Harvard.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Party vibe

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Makes you laugh.
Feels like real life.
Warms you up.
Feels like comfort food.

Not for scares, tears or brutality.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+42)
Critics 27Audiences 69GoodWatch 47
Metascore29
Tomatometer25%
Audience score79%
User score7.1
IMDb6.2
Letterboxd · 52 K ratings3.1/5
Box office
2.6×its budget
Budget
$12 M
Worldwide
$31 M
Worldwide it earned $19 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for comedies, −7 min on the typical 100
typical 10093
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 71 more
Released
2001
December 21, 2001
25 years ago
Genre
Comedy
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesLittle or none
Drug useNamed in the advisories
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 29
Directing · 3
Jesse Dylan Director
Barbara Lontkowski Second Second Assistant Director
Mark Anthony Little First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
Dustin Lee Abraham Screenplay
Production · 20
Jonathan Weisgal Executive Producer
Pamela Abdy Executive Producer
Louis G. Friedman Executive Producer, Production Manager
Danny DeVito Producer
Shauna Garr Producer
Stacey Sher Producer
Camera · 8
Francis Kenny Director of Photography
Sam Urdank Still Photographer
Jeffrey S. Lorenz First Assistant Camera
Mark L. Johnson Second Assistant Camera
Peter McAdams Best Boy Grip
Bruce M. Pasternack Camera Operator
Editing · 4
Larry Bock Editor
Chris Regan Color Timer
Josh Monkarsh Dailies Technician
Erik C. Andersen First Assistant Editor
Sound · 9
Kerry P. Brown Sound Designer, Supervising Music Editor
Gregory M. Gerlich Supervising Sound Editor
Gregg Landaker Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank Fleming Sound Recordist
Edward Steidele Foley Artist
Cameron Hamza Sound Mixer
Art · 10
Clark Hunter Production Design
Max Biscoe Art Direction
Joe Arnold Assistant Property Master
Traci Kirshbaum Set Decoration
Alysia Allen Art Department Coordinator
Jordan Steinberg Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 8
Cindy Evans Costume Design
Rosie Duprat Fort Key Makeup Artist
Roxy D'Alonzo Assistant Makeup Artist
Janet Sobel Costume Supervisor
Corinna Woodcock Makeup Artist
Julien S. Payne Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 1
Richard Malzahn Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
Mike Stockton Electrician
Other crew · 20
William Washington Stunt Coordinator
Jon Valera Stunts
Greg Bronson Stand In
Robert Alonzo Stunts
Jeff Cadiente Stunts
J. Armin Garza II Driver

Tropes

Mighty Whiteyin 318 titlesLampshaded by the white African-American Studies professor, who bemoans Afro-Arab historical figures like Cleopatra and Jesus almost always being portrayed as caucasians.Your Costume Needs Workin 164 titlesBaby Powder and his assistant crash the Lovell House costume party in search of their "bitches", but Tuan is more amused than worried when he sees them there.All 42 tropes

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