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
131Great
Score 80 to 89
1 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
Good
Score 70 to 79
21 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
Director, Executive Producer
78
as Mookie
76
as Shorty
76
Director
75
Director
75
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
74
Director, Producer
74
Director, Producer
72
Producer, Director
71
Executive Producer, Director
70
as John Jeffries
Decent
Score 60 to 69
31 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as Snuffy
68
Screenplay, Producer
68
as Chucky
67
as Mars Blackmon
67
TV show · as Drum Major
66
Executive Producer, Director
65
as Giant
65
Director
64
as Cyrus
64
Producer, Director
64
Screenplay, Producer
61
Producer, Director
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
24 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Darrell 'Half-Pint' Dunlap
58
Director
58
Director, Executive Producer
58
Producer, Director
57
Director, Producer
56
Director, Director of Photography
55
Producer, Director
53
as Mr. Mookie
52
Director, Producer
52
as Jimmy
46
Director, Producer
Not rated yet
54 titles
Not rated yet
Director
as Doctor What
Writer, Director
Director
Director
Director
Director, Writer