The Classic 96% Rotten Tomatoes Crime Thriller That Inspired Denzel Washington’s New Movie Is Climbing Global Streaming Charts

Denzel Washington’s new movie will hit theaters everywhere on August 22, but the classic masterpiece that inspired it is climbing streaming charts ahead of its premiere. Washington will star alongside Jeffrey Wright in Highest 2 Lowest, the upcoming police procedural that’s based on High and Low, the 1963 film written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. High and Low is streaming on Max, and the film has begun climbing streaming charts around the world ahead of its remake’s debut, particularly in Taiwan, where it’s one of the 10 most popular films in the country. Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller earned a nearly flawless 96% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and enough early reviews have come in to give Highest 2 Lowest an 89% rating on the aggregate site, which sets a record for Washington and director Spike Lee.