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In the Heat of the Night

Where to Watch In the Heat of the Night (1967)

1967Movie"They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it."

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In the mood to watch 'In the Heat of the Night' right from your couch? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Norman Jewison-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier 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 the fundamentals of how you can watch 'In the Heat of the Night' right now, here are some specifics about the United Artists, The Mirisch Company drama flick.

In the Heat of the Night starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Peter Whitney has a PG-13 rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and a scheduled release date of August 2nd, 1967.

It received a user score of 77/100 on TMDb, which put together reviews from 1,149 respected users.

Want the short version of the plot? 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 Apple TV, IndieFlix, Fandango At Home, Plex, Prime Video, Fawesome, MGM Plus, Google Play Movies, YouTube, History Vault, Tubi TV, and Hoopla .

'In the Heat of the Night' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on August 2nd, 1967
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.