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In the Heights

Summary: A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.
Runtime: 2 h 23 min
MPAA: PG-13

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 55,000,000
Domestic: $ 29,975,167
International: $ 15,200,000
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