Liberty Heights (1999)

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You're only young once, but you remember forever.

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.

• Released: 1999-11-17
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 7m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 81 votes

Directed by Barry Levinson.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Liberty Heights

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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