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In 1986, Spike Lee made the film, She's Gotta Have It (1986), a comedy about sexual relationships. The movie was made for $175,000, and earned $7 million at the box office, which launched his career and allowed him to found his own production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks.
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Spike Lee 's vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973. Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly, Zelda Harris. Votes: 11,072 | Gross: $13.64M.
Jun 2, 2020 · Delroy Lindo and Alfre Woodard are wonderful as the parents. But “Crooklyn,” lovingly shot by Arthur Jafa and perfectly scored by Terence Blanchard, belongs to young Zelda Harris as Troy, the ...
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A definitive list of the best Spike Lee movies all the way down to his worst, ranked by Tomatometer.
- Do the Right Thing (1989) Not only Lee's masterwork but arguably one of the greatest films of all time, Do the Right Thing captures the highs and lows, tensions and tragedies of a Brooklyn neighborhood on a sweltering summer day.
- Malcolm X (1992) Some stories are a perfect match for a director, and, in Malcolm X, Lee harnesses his frustrations — with the media, its double standards, and the broader biases Black people face every day — into a powerful three-hour-plus opus.
- 25th Hour (2002) Often referred to as the definitive movie that deals with the tragedy of Sept. 11 and its impact on New York, 25th Hour finds Lee operating outside of his wheelhouse in telling the story of Monty (Edward Norton), a drug dealer in his last hours of freedom before starting a prison sentence.
- BlacKkKlansman (2018) It's hard to believe that, after 30 (mostly) celebrated years in the industry, Lee had never been nominated for a Best Director Academy Award.
Aug 6, 2018 · We asked critics to name the greatest movie Spike Lee ever made, and their answers reflected the depth of the director's incredible career.
May 10, 2024 · Vote up the best movies and shows directed by Spike Lee. Over 300 passionate movie aficionados have gathered to cast their votes on the ultimate list of Spike Lee’s movies and shows, sifting through his extensive filmography to rank them from top-notch to bottom-of-the-barrel.
