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High Ground

High Ground

Thriller · Crime · Action · 2025

When a mysterious prisoner lands in jail, a border town sheriff faces the wrath of a brutal cartel.

Movie details

High Ground

2025 Thriller · Crime · Action 1h 32m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

4.4 / 10

586 votes

TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

When a mysterious prisoner lands in jail, a border town sheriff faces the wrath of a brutal cartel.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over High Ground?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

James Bamford

Written by

Bill Sondheim · John Thaddeus

Charlie Weber

Charlie Weber

Jake Wilcott

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Ezra Wilcott

Katherine McNamara

Katherine McNamara

Cassie Becker

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Nathaniel Matheson

James Oliver Wheatley

James Oliver Wheatley

Marcus Novak

Dustin Ingram

Dustin Ingram

Billy Giles

Skyler Shaye

Skyler Shaye

Sharon Doyle

Court is in session

Put High Ground on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.