In the Heat of the Night

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Movie"They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it."

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'In the Heat of the Night' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'In the Heat of the Night' right now, here are some details about the United Artists, The Mirisch Company thriller flick.

Released August 2nd, 1967, 'In the Heat of the Night' stars Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Peter Whitney The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a user score of 76 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 1,025 experienced users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth."

'In the Heat of the Night' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, Epix Roku Premium Channel, Apple iTunes, Epix, Vudu, IndieFlix, Amazon Video, Hoopla, EPIX Amazon Channel, YouTube, History Vault, fuboTV, Tubi TV, and Pluto TV .

'In the Heat of the Night' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on August 2nd, 1967 - Buy In the Heat of the Night Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting January 9th, 2001 - Buy In the Heat of the Night DVD

Virgil Tibbs Trilogy

In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison. It is based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name and tells the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi. It stars Sidney Poitier. The film was followed by two sequels also starring Poitier, They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) and The Organization (1971). It was also the basis of a 1988 television series adaptation of the same name.