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
80Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
16 titles · average score 69
65
Director, Executive Producer
85
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
67
Executive Producer
62
Executive Producer
73
Writer, Director
87
Director, Executive Producer
47
Executive Producer
2010s
30 titles · average score 63
66
Producer
82
Director, Producer
70
Director, Producer
87
Producer
75
Director, Producer
Director, Producer
67
Director, Writer
45
Screenplay, Producer
63
Director, Producer
69
Executive Producer, Director
49
as Mr. Mookie
40
Executive Producer
2000s
13 titles · average score 60
65
Producer, Director
45
Producer, Director
70
Producer, Director
40
Director, Producer
58
Executive Producer
75
Producer, Director
79
Director, Producer
57
Director, Producer
38
as Filmmaker
59
Screenplay, Producer
68
Director, Producer
71
Producer
1990s
14 titles · average score 66
62
as John Jeffries
68
Producer
72
Producer, Director
86
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
77
Director, Executive Producer
44
as Jimmy
71
as Chucky
62
Executive Producer
72
as Snuffy
80
as Shorty
72
as Cyrus
66
as Giant
1980s
4 titles · average score 70
87
as Mookie
58
as Darrell 'Half-Pint' Dunlap
77
as Mars Blackmon
57
Writer, Producer