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  • 2003
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  • Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
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Summary An aspiring comic book artist (Perez) of Dominican heritage is forced to take over his family's bodega in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan when his father is crippled by a gunshot from a robber.

Directed By: Alfredo Rodriguez de Villa

Written By: Nat Moss, Junot Diaz, Manny Perez, Alfredo Rodriguez de Villa

  • 2003
  • R
  • Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2003
  • R
  • Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
  • 1 h 29 m

Washington Heights

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Summary An aspiring comic book artist (Perez) of Dominican heritage is forced to take over his family's bodega in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan when his father is crippled by a gunshot from a robber.

Directed By: Alfredo Rodriguez de Villa

Written By: Nat Moss, Junot Diaz, Manny Perez, Alfredo Rodriguez de Villa

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
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43% Mixed
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
65
57% Positive
8 Reviews
43% Mixed
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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90
Washington Heights, under De Villa's guidance, bubbles. Once more, as in comparable films, it creates a foreign nexus in a domestic setting -- a group of people who live in two cultures.
By Stanley Kauffmann FULL REVIEW
80
A powerful no-frills drama. It's a film that never flinches from its colorful, if sometimes cruel namesake neighborhood and the people who populate it.
By Merle Bertrand FULL REVIEW
75
De Villa's debut film is persuasively written and acted, if a tad rougher around the edges than one might wish.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
63
De Villa has created a truthful representation of a colorful community.
By Megan Lehmann FULL REVIEW
60
Not surprisingly, the film is strongest when its characters are simply hanging out, shooting the breeze and venting their feelings, while moments of high drama occasionally fall flat.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
60
Believable characters trump the retread plot and hokey message.
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50
Promising yet problematic.
By Chuck Wilson FULL REVIEW

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Production Company AsDuesDon, Ex-Bo Productions, Stolen Car Productions
Release Date May 9, 2003
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.washingtonheightsthemovie.com/
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Awards

Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Austin Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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