Liberty Heights

1999

Movie

127 min

Drama

89%

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, ...

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Joshua Vega loved

Liberty Heights

Shit made me tear up. Loved the relationships and character growth shown. Such a beautiful film.

desirae disliked

Liberty Heights

A bad, boring Jewish rip-off of A Bronx Tale. Felt like 3 plots fighting each other, no coalescence at all. Also that scene when Ben looks under to Sylvia while she was driving…crazy. But it was cute when she was sharing black culture with Ben and he was vibing.