Directing
Spike Lee
- Titles
- 186movies38TV shows
- Career
Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 2014 with 6 main titles.
- 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
25Upcoming
2 titles
Prince of Cats
Screenplay, Director
Boner
Director, Producer
2020s
2 titles · average score 64
APART (2026)
Writer
64
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Producer, Director
2010s
5 titles · average score 58
74
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Director, Producer
58
Chi-Raq (2015)
Producer, Director
46
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2015)
Director, Producer
I Can't Breathe (2014)
Director, Writer
53
Red Hook Summer (2012)
as Mr. Mookie
2000s
3 titles · average score 58
52
She Hate Me (2004)
Director, Producer
We Wuz Robbed: A Spike Lee Joint (2002)
Director, Writer
64
Bamboozled (2000)
Screenplay, Producer
1990s
8 titles · average score 69
70
Summer of Sam (1999)
as John Jeffries
68
He Got Game (1998)
Screenplay, Producer
75
4 Little Girls (1997)
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
68
Clockers (1995)
as Chucky
69
Crooklyn (1994)
as Snuffy
76
Malcolm X (1992)
as Shorty
64
Jungle Fever (1991)
as Cyrus
65
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
as Giant
1980s
5 titles · average score 65
78
Do the Right Thing (1989)
as Mookie
59
School Daze (1988)
as Darrell 'Half-Pint' Dunlap
67
She's Gotta Have It (1986)
as Mars Blackmon
Horn of Plenty (1986)
Writer, Director
57
Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)
Director, Producer