Directing
Spike Lee
- Titles
- 189movies43TV shows
- Career
Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 2002 and 2014 with 5 main titles each.
- Directed
- 83titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
David Byrne's American Utopia87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Social Commentary7.6average 4.9
- Pop Culture4.4average 2.2
- Class & Capitalism5.3average 3.3
- Politics4.7average 2.6
- Contemporary Realism6.9average 5.2
- Satire & Parody3.3average 2.3
- Historical3.5average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Mystery3.0, average 4.1
- Fantasy0.7, average 1.8
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.5
- Uncanny1.6, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 20
- Thought-Provoking 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Character Study 4
- Psychological Tension 4
- Urban Drama 4
- Spike Lee 3
- Contemporary Issues 3
- New York City 3
- Social Justice 3
- Behind-the-Scenes 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, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, 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, 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, Miracle at St. Anna, Clockers, +1 more
Joie LeeActorMo' Better Blues, All the Invisible Children, She's Gotta Have It, Crooklyn, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, +1 more
Thomas Jefferson ByrdActorGet on the Bus, Clockers, Bamboozled, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, Red Hook Summer
Bill NunnActorDo the Right Thing, He Got Game, Mo' Better Blues, School Daze, 3 Brothers - Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
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
261990s
26 titles · average score 67
62
Summer of Sam (1999)
as John Jeffries
68
The Best Man (1999)
Producer
72
He Got Game (1998)
Producer, Director
70
John Leguizamo: Freak (1998)
Director
86
4 Little Girls (1997)
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
77
Get on the Bus (1996)
Director, Executive Producer
44
Girl 6 (1996)
as Jimmy
71
Clockers (1995)
as Chucky
65
Lumière & Company (1995)
Director
62
Tales from the Hood (1995)
Executive Producer
66
New Jersey Drive (1995)
Executive Producer
72
Crooklyn (1994)
as Snuffy
29
Drop Squad (1994)
Executive Producer
80
Malcolm X (1992)
as Shorty
75
Ghostwriter (1992)
TV show · as Special Agent Pete (archive footage) / Special Agent Pete
72
Jungle Fever (1991)
as Cyrus
Suspect (1991)
Thanks
66
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
as Giant
52
In Living Color (1990)
TV show
Lonely in America (1990)
as Spike Lee
