Directing
Spike Lee
- Titles
- 182movies43TV shows
- Career
Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 2014 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 78titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
David Byrne's American Utopia87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Social Commentary7.7average 4.9
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.4average 3.3
- Pop Culture4.2average 2.2
- Contemporary Realism7.1average 5.4
- Historical3.6average 2.6
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Satire & Parody3.2average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.7
- Mystery3.1, average 4.1
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.4
- Uncanny1.8, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 19
- Character Study 5
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Psychological Tension 4
- Urban Drama 4
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Contemporary Issues 3
- New York City 3
- Civil Rights Era 3
- Social Justice 3
- Behind-the-Scenes 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Barry Alexander BrownActorHighest 2 Lowest, Inside Man, Oldboy, Do the Right Thing, BlacKkKlansman, +16 more
Terence BlanchardComposerInside Man, Jungle Fever, BlacKkKlansman, 25th Hour, Da 5 Bloods, +14 more
Matthew LibatiqueCinematographerHighest 2 Lowest, Inside Man, She Hate Me, Miracle at St. Anna, Chi-Raq, +5 more
Ernest R. DickersonActorDo the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Mo' Better Blues, School Daze, +4 more
Joie LeeActorMo' Better Blues, She's Gotta Have It, Crooklyn, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, All the Invisible Children, +2 more
Sam PollardEditorJungle Fever, Mo' Better Blues, Clockers, Bamboozled, Girl 6, +2 more
Ellen KurasCinematographerHe Got Game, Summer of Sam, Bamboozled, David Byrne's American Utopia, 4 Little Girls, +2 more
John TurturroActorDo the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Mo' Better Blues, Clockers, Miracle at St. Anna, +1 more
Bill NunnActorDo the Right Thing, He Got Game, Mo' Better Blues, School Daze, Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience, +1 more
Thomas Jefferson ByrdActorClockers, Get on the Bus, Bamboozled, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, Red Hook Summer
Bill LeeActorDo the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, School Daze, She's Gotta Have It, Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
Denzel WashingtonActorHighest 2 Lowest, Inside Man, Malcolm X, He Got Game, Mo' Better Blues
Movies and TV shows
131Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
23 titles · average score 70
Writer
Director, Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Thanks
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Writer, Producer
Director, Executive Producer
Director
Executive Producer
2010s
45 titles · average score 63
Director, Producer
Producer, Director
TV show · as Drum Major
Director, Producer
Screenplay, Director
Director, Producer
Director
Executive Producer, Director
as Mr. Mookie
Director
2000s
26 titles · average score 64
Producer, Director
Producer, Director
Director
Producer, Director
Director, Producer
Director
Producer, Director
Director, Producer
Director, Director of Photography
Director
Screenplay, Producer
Director, Producer
1990s
26 titles · average score 68
as John Jeffries
Screenplay, Producer
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Executive Producer, Director
as Jimmy
as Chucky
Director
as Snuffy
as Shorty
as Cyrus
as Giant
1980s
7 titles · average score 70
as Mookie
as Darrell 'Half-Pint' Dunlap
as Mars Blackmon
Writer, Director
Writer, Director
Director
Director
1970s
1 title · average score 69
TV show · as Self (uncredited) / Mars Blackmon