Directing
Spike Lee
- Titles
- 186movies38TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19802026
- Directed
- 84titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
HIStory on Film, Volume II85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 65 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Social Commentary7.6average 4.9
- Pop Culture4.5average 2.2
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.3average 3.3
- Contemporary Realism7.0average 5.2
- Historical3.5average 2.6
- Satire & Parody3.2average 2.3
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.8
- Mystery3.1, average 4.1
- Uncanny1.5, average 2.5
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 19
- Thought-Provoking 6
- Contemporary Issues 4
- Character Study 4
- Documentary 4
- Urban Drama 4
- Behind-the-Scenes 3
- Character-Driven 3
- New York City 3
- Social Justice 3
- Spike Lee 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Barry Alexander BrownEditorHighest 2 Lowest, Inside Man, Oldboy, BlacKkKlansman, Do the Right Thing, +15 more
Terence BlanchardComposerInside Man, BlacKkKlansman, 25th Hour, Malcolm X, Da 5 Bloods, +14 more
Matthew LibatiqueCinematographerHighest 2 Lowest, Inside Man, Miracle at St. Anna, She Hate Me, Chi-Raq, +5 more
Ernest R. DickersonActorDo the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Jungle Fever, Mo' Better Blues, School Daze, +4 more
Sam PollardEditorJungle Fever, Mo' Better Blues, Clockers, Girl 6, Bamboozled, +2 more
Ellen KurasCinematographerHe Got Game, Summer of Sam, Bamboozled, David Byrne's American Utopia, Jim Brown: All-American, +2 more
John TurturroActorDo the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Mo' Better Blues, Miracle at St. Anna, Clockers, +1 more
Joie LeeActorMo' Better Blues, She's Gotta Have It, All the Invisible Children, Crooklyn, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, +1 more
Bill NunnActorDo the Right Thing, He Got Game, Mo' Better Blues, School Daze, 3 Brothers - Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
Denzel WashingtonActorHighest 2 Lowest, Inside Man, Malcolm X, He Got Game, Mo' Better Blues
Thomas Jefferson ByrdActorGet on the Bus, Clockers, 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
Movies and TV shows
131Upcoming
7 titles
as Doctor What
Screenplay, Director
Director, Producer
Director, Executive Producer
Producer
2020s
19 titles · average score 65
58
Director, Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
66
Executive Producer
as Mars Blackmon
64
Executive Producer
as Spike Lee
64
Producer, Director
79
Director, Executive Producer
71
Director
51
Executive Producer
2010s
41 titles · average score 61
74
Director, Producer
60
Producer, Director
67
TV show · as Drum Major
58
Producer, Director
46
Director, Producer
63
Director, Producer
58
Director
71
Executive Producer, Director
76
Director
53
as Mr. Mookie
2000s
29 titles · average score 63
65
Director, Producer
61
Producer, Director
75
Director
72
Producer, Director
52
Director, Producer
63
Director
74
Director, Producer
68
Director, Producer
64
Producer, Director
56
Director, Director of Photography
64
Screenplay, Producer
66
Producer, Director
1990s
27 titles · average score 66
70
as John Jeffries
68
Screenplay, Producer
75
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
66
Executive Producer, Director
52
as Jimmy
68
as Chucky
65
Director
69
as Snuffy
76
as Shorty
64
as Cyrus
65
as Giant
1980s
7 titles · average score 65
78
as Mookie
59
as Darrell 'Half-Pint' Dunlap
67
as Mars Blackmon
Writer, Director
57
Director, Producer
Director
Director
1970s
1 titles · average score 75
75
TV show · as Mars Blackmon / Self (uncredited)