Sidney Poitier’s In the Heat of the Night has joined Prime Video’s United States lineup, arriving November 1. The 1967 drama pairs a murder mystery with a demand for respect, delivered through five words that ring a bell with familiar viewers.

Sidney Poitier’s famous line ranks above “Rosebud” on AFI’s list

When Poitier’s detective faces a racist insult, he answers, “They call me Mister Tibbs!” The American Film Institute placed that declaration at No. 16 on its list of 100 greatest American movie quotes.

Meanwhile, “Rosebud” from Citizen Kane sits below it at No. 17.

Within the scene, Tibbs refuses to accept the disrespect of Mississippi police chief Bill Gillespie, played by Rod Steiger. Instead, Poitier makes a title carry the force of a personal boundary.

Beyond that exchange, director Norman Jewison follows a Philadelphia detective who reluctantly helps investigate a Southern murder.…