Directing
Spike Lee
- Titles
- 189movies43TV shows
- Career
Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 2014 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 85titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
4 Little Girls89/100
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
- Politics4.7average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.3average 3.3
- Contemporary Realism7.0average 5.2
- Satire & Parody3.3average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Historical3.5average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.8
- Mystery3.1, average 4.1
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
- Physical Comedy1.7, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 19
- Thought-Provoking 6
- Documentary 4
- Urban Drama 4
- Character Study 4
- Contemporary Issues 4
- Social Justice 3
- Spike Lee 3
- Provocative 3
- Behind-the-Scenes 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- New York City 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
Denzel WashingtonActorHighest 2 Lowest, Inside Man, Malcolm X, He Got Game, Mo' Better Blues
Bill NunnActorDo the Right Thing, He Got Game, Mo' Better Blues, School Daze, 3 Brothers - Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
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
292020s
3 titles · average score 67
In Freedom (2023)
Executive Producer
62
Son of the South (2021)
Executive Producer
73
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Producer, Director
2010s
10 titles · average score 71
68
See You Yesterday (2019)
Producer
70
Pass Over (2018)
Director, Producer
87
Amazing Grace (2018)
Producer
75
Rodney King (2017)
Director, Producer
64
Touched with Fire (2016)
Executive Producer
67
Chi-Raq (2015)
Producer, Writer
57
Oldboy (2013)
Director
69
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (2013)
Executive Producer, Director
64
One Night (2012)
Presenter
84
Pariah (2011)
Executive Producer
2000s
7 titles · average score 63
45
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Director, Producer
70
All the Invisible Children (2005)
Director, Producer
58
Good Fences (2003)
Executive Producer
75
25th Hour (2002)
Director, Producer
56
The Concert for New York City (2001)
Director of Photography, Director
79
A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
Director
60
Bamboozled (2000)
Director, Screenplay
1990s
8 titles · average score 72
89
4 Little Girls (1997)
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
71
Clockers (1995)
as Chucky
66
New Jersey Drive (1995)
Executive Producer
72
Crooklyn (1994)
as Snuffy
29
Drop Squad (1994)
Executive Producer
87
Malcolm X (1992)
as Shorty
77
Jungle Fever (1991)
as Cyrus
1980s
1 title · average score 87
87
Do the Right Thing (1989)
as Mookie