How High

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How High

R

2001

1h 33m

Comedy

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Multi-platinum rap superstars Redman and Method Man star as Jamal and Silas, two regular guys who smoke something magical, ace their college entrance exams and wind up at Harvard. Ivy League ways are strange but Silas and Jamal take it in a stride -- until their supply of supernatural smoke runs dry. That's when they have to start living by their wits and rely on their natural resources to make the grade.

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Critics Consensus

How High is a sloppily constructed stoner movie filled with lame, vulgar jokes.

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Jan 6, 2002

1/5

Despite the comedy's reliance on drug humor, first-time director Jesse Dylan is actually less interested in getting high than in seeing how low he can go.

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Adam Nayman

eye WEEKLY

Jan 6, 2002

3/5

For better or for worse, How High knows what its audience wants and serves it to them, straight up, without any sort of moral or ethical chaser.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Dec 30, 2001

0.5/5

Feebly crafted in virtually every way imaginable -- directing, cinematography, acting, scriptwriting.

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

Jul 27, 2023

2/4

If you like stoner comedies and Cheech & Chong, “How High” will feel like home.

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JK Sooja

Common Sense Media

Jul 11, 2023

2/5

Unfortunately, this stoner comedy doesn't hold up nor was it likely very good at the time of its initial release in 2001. How High unites these two friends in an absurd and impossible-to-believe story that has them challenging establishments at Harvard.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Jun 4, 2018

C

The overlong, messy and chaotic film is not funny and has no social redeeming value.

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Noel L

@RT15930389 Nov 7, 2026

Not a single thing about this movie has aged well

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Ayodele Kayra O

@RT16948873 Sep 23, 2026

I am rather amused that people read the movie's synopsis, knowing fully well what they were getting into and came out and declared the movie trash. I stumbled unto this movie expecting bland settings and stereotypical characters but it did quite the opposite. The plot felt oddly stitched in some places, it barely aligned and sometimes it took a couple of playbacks and musing to understand what was going on but otherwise, it was mildly funny, interesting and would have been satisfactory if it weren't for the abrupt end of the movie.

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ADjustinG2013 T

@ADjustinG2013 May 24, 2026

Im very picky when it comes to comedy. There's probably only 10 i like (mostly jim carrey), but this is brilliant. The concept is hilarious, the jokes hit almost every beat, and even the bad acting oddly adds to the characters and makes them more likable

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Brittany P

@RT50339225 Aug 25, 2025

Honestly I could care less what anybody else thinks about this movie it was my very first Stoner flick growing up I think I was like 13 or 14 when this movie came out and I've been hooked ever since it never gets old tons of laughs! Method Man and Red Man killed it, for 2 guys who've never acted in starring roles before this they blew it away!! If you don't like this we can't be friends man!

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 16, 2025

Funny in 1 hour and 33 minutes.

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Wolverine P

@RT32384172 Jul 10, 2025

Funny movie in spots but not my cup of tea

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Synopsis

Multi-platinum rap superstars Redman and Method Man star as Jamal and Silas, two regular guys who smoke something magical, ace their college entrance exams and wind up at Harvard. Ivy League ways are strange but Silas and Jamal take it in a stride -- until their supply of supernatural smoke runs dry. That's when they have to start living by their wits and rely on their natural resources to make the grade.

Director: Jesse Dylan
Producer: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Shauna Garr, James Ellis
Screenwriter: Dustin Abraham
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Jersey Films, Native Pictures Pro.
Rating: R (Pervasive Drug Use|Language|Sexual Dialogue)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 30, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.2M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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