Bess Wohl, Chandler Williams, Daniel Neiden

This Ismail Merchant-produced debut by writer-director Chris Terrio tracks a day in the life of a New York mother, Diana (Glenn Close), and her daughter, Isabel (Elizabeth Banks), both of whom are abo...( read more  read more... )ut to experience momentous change. An established New York actress, Diana rushes from one event to the next while slowly realizing her husband's cheating on her, as Isabel, a photographer, soon discovers she's standing at a crossroads in life.

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R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Chris Terrio

Release Date: January 24, 2005

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DVD Release Date: November 1, 2005

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  • August 25, 2009
    good actors, good story, intriguing movie.
  • September 1, 2006
    This film was highlighted by the sensational performance from the one and only Glenn Close. She is once again terrific and makes this movie. This may seem like a story that is told over and over again, but don't let this turn you away from this film. There's something quite origi...( read more)nal about this movie that I have never seen before. The cinematography was great and the story was also great. Elizabeth Banks provides a new, fresh talent which I look forward to seeing in many more movies to come. A great film... it draws you in, it's pretty much mesmerizing. I recommend this to everyone.
  • October 10, 2009
    James Marsden is exceptionally good and Glenn Close is better than I've ever seen her.

    This film is beautifully written and shot.
  • September 22, 2006
    Heights is the kind of movie where everyone starts sad and ends up sad. Yet another movie about relationships in the big apple, it is never dull thanks to Glenn Close's riveting performance.
  • August 8, 2009
    The acting, writing, and direction of this film were astounding. I was expecting a poorly executed melodrama, and Heights is anything but. I desperately want to see or read the play it's based upon.
  • July 25, 2009
    Well-acted and intriguing, but ultimately predictable. Banks and Close shine, but that's about it.
  • June 22, 2009
    Not that interesting but a nice twist at the end.
  • December 9, 2008
    no thanks not my thing
  • August 19, 2008
    Glenn Close was brilliant (as usual)
  • July 22, 2008
    Really awesome movie. I saw it one LMN. I really wish that James Marsden didn't have to be gay. Jonathan and Isabel were so nice together. The ending was so awesome. It was like a giant shocker. I seriously didn't expect him to know that dude and everything. I saw it two times an...( read more)d I'm going to watch it again. This movie was really amazing. It makes you think what a small world we live in.

Critic Reviews


June 24, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

A week after seeing this multi-character Manhattan roundelay, you may barely remember its small, not particularly original ironies. Yet it's wholly alive while it's up there on the screen, in a way fe... full review

June 23, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It is entertaining to see the lives of complex people become brutally simple all of a sudden. They build elaborate facades of belief and image, they think they know who they are and what people think ... full review

June 17, 2005
Marcy Dermansky, About.com

The romantic ending of "Heights" is breath-takingly perfect full review

June 17, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Working in Terribly Serious mode, rookie director Chris Terrio proves as pompous as filmmakers three times his age. full review

June 2, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Fox's writing makes up for its occasional obviousness with a rigorous interest in character and general avoidance of long-winded homilies. full review

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Comments


  • nastienhka
    May 26, 2007
    Everybody has no life.
  • terris85017
    April 22, 2007
    (June 2005 Director Chris Terrio) This movie moved me.. Was it Glenn Close as the aging actress struggling with a open married torn by infidelity, Jesse Bradford? Elizabeth Banks (her photographer daughter)? James Marden (Isabel's lfiance)? I am not sure but the cast works together to protray how a single lie can destroy a relationship...and the strength of the mother-daughter bond!

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