This coming-of-age drama manages to explore the racial politics of 1950s America, while maintaining a lightness that keeps it accessible and a welcome addition to the genre.

| Jun 5, 2024

Liberty Heights is yet another entry in that most Vaseline-smeared of all film genres -- Jewish family learns life lessons in post-WWII America -- but one with a low-key charm.

| Dec 28, 2022

It's atrocious. Twisted sociology.

| Jun 28, 2019

By focusing on such a specific milieu, he keeps the genre alive with his great ear for small talk, an elegant eye and a warm, forgiving heart. This is nostalgia bottled and aged with care.

| Mar 6, 2018

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 7, 2008

Liberty Heights is worth a look, with its rich characters and dialogue, and its gorgeous cinematography by Chris Doyle.

| May 26, 2006

Excellent re-creation of the clothing and landmarks of Baltimore in the 1950s.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 28, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 6, 2003

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 30, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 10, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: B | Apr 3, 2002

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 22, 2002

Coming to terms with "the other" (whether stranger, enemy, or alien) is as critical to the development of soul now as it was in the 1950s.

| Mar 4, 2002

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Mar 21, 2001

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 21, 2001

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 1, 2000

| Original Score: 82/100 | Jan 1, 2000

Delivers the emotional goods.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

A grand slam!

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

A pretty brave and ambitious feat.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000