Fresh
Touching and frequently hilarious.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Liberty Heights
You're only young once, but you remember forever.
1999 · 2h 7m · R
Drama
Directed by
Barry Levinson
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Liberty Heights
Overview
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, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
Director and cast
- Barry Levinson Director
- Adrien Brody as Van Kurtzman
- Ben Foster as Ben Kurtzman
- Orlando Jones as Little Melvin
- Bebe Neuwirth as Ada Kurtzman
- Joe Mantegna as Nate Kurtzman
- David Krumholtz as Yussel
- Rebekah Johnson as Sylvia
- Richard Kline as Charlie, Nate's Assistant
- Vincent Guastaferro as Pete, Nate's Assistant
- Justin Chambers as Trey Tobelseted
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A grand slam!
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Fresh
Offers a deeper immersion in that old '50s feeling than any other Hollywood film in recent memory.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
If more people followed Barry Levinson's example and made art after taking issue with something I've written, Hollywood and my mailbox would both benefit.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
Only the dourest dyspeptics will fail to enjoy it.
Mike Clark, USA Today
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