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Spike Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor, known for films that deal with controversial social and political issues. Each of Lee's films is typically referred to as "A Spike Lee Joint" and the closing credits always end with the phrases "By Any Means Necessary," "Ya Dig," and "Sho Nuff." [1]
With She's Gotta Have It, Spike Lee delivered his bracing first shot across Hollywood's bow -- and set the template for the groundbreaking act to follow.
Spike Lee's role as a documentarian has expanded over the years, highlighted by his participation in Lumière and Company (1995) , the Oscar-nominated 4 Little Girls (1997), to his Peabody Award-winning biographical adaptation of Black Panther leader in A Huey P. Newton Story (2001), through his 2005 Emmy Award-winning examination of post-Katrina...
38 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Malcolm X. 1992 3h 22m PG-13. 7.7 (103K) Rate. 73 Metascore. Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
Jun 12, 2020 · Anyone who wants to write a cultural history of America since the 1980s would do well to study Spike Lee’s films. The nation’s pain, joy, and aspirations are writ large across these movies.
A definitive list of the best Spike Lee movies all the way down to his worst, ranked by Tomatometer.
Jun 14, 2023 · From Hollywood blockbusters like 'BlacKkKlansman' to his indie film roots in 'She's Gotta Have It,' here's EW's ranking of the best Spike Lee movies.
Apr 13, 2024 · Explore the evolution of Spike Lee's cinematic genius with a ranking of every Spike Lee movie. Across the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, see his work in release order.
He has since written and directed such films as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Crooklyn (1994), Clockers (1995), 25th Hour (2002), Inside Man (2006), Chi-Raq (2015), BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Da 5 Bloods (2020). Lee also acted in eleven of his feature films.
Lee went on to produce the jazz biopic Mo' Better Blues (1990) which showed his talent for directing and acting, and was the first of many Spike Lee films to feature Denzel Washington. His next film, Jungle Fever (1991), was about interracial dating.
