They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) Reviews & Ratings

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They Call Me Mister Tibbs! reviews

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! holds a 5.9/10 average from 106 TMDB ratings.

Wait... he's in Frisco now? How did that happen and where did his family come from and... you know what, forget about it, I'm pretty sure that this was a completely different movie and they just changed the character to Tibbs to ride on the coat tails of In the Heat of the Night... ... because this movie stank. It's pretty much a mindless exploitation cop flick with the lead character, in name only, from a gripping…
— GenerationofSwine (1/10)

If this were to be taken out of the context of a sequel to "In the Heat of the Night" then it might have made for a decent enough American cop drama. However, Sidney Poitier's attempt to reprise his character from that earlier film rather falls flat. An expensive hooker is found murdered and "Mr. Tibbs" is called in to investigate. He still faces the racial/social stereotypes and prejudices from his colleagues as he…
— CinemaSerf (6/10)

A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.

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