In the Heights is a 2020 English-language Drama Musical motion picture directed by Jon M. Chu and produced by Lin-manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegr A Hudes, Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman and Mara Jacobs under the banner of 5000 Broadway Productions in collaboration with Likely Story and Scott Sanders Productions. The film follows a similar plot to the musical, telling the story of a corner in the predominantly Dominican Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, where every member of the community pursues their for a better life. In the heights stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-vega and Devin Vega. The screenplay is written by Quiara Alegr a Hudes which is inspired from In the Heights by Quiara Alegr a Hudes Lin-Manuel Miranda. The music was composed by Lin-manuel Miranda along with Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman. Cinematography was done by Alice Brooks and editing by Myron Kerstein. The motion picture has a running time of 143 minutes. It was released on 8th July 2021 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. In the Heights was made on a budget of $55 million and at the box office it grossed only $45 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film follows a similar plot to the musical, telling the story of a corner in the predominantly Dominican Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, where every member of the community pursues their for a better life.