Auteur

Spike Lee

Born 1957 · American filmmaker

Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American filmmaker and actor. Cited by various publications as one of the most important filmmakers of the late 20th century, his work explores issues including race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty. Lee has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Peabody Awards, as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award.

Spike Lee, in order

  1. 1980 The Answer (short film): directed, wrote
  2. 1981 Sarah (short film): directed, wrote
  3. 1983 Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads: directed, wrote, produced, acted
  4. 1986 She's Gotta Have It: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 91%, audiences 72% · streaming on Netflix
  5. 1988 School Daze: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 60%, audiences 78%
  6. 1989 Do the Right Thing: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 92%, audiences 89%
  7. 1990 Mo' Better Blues: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 73%, audiences 75%
  8. 1991 Jungle Fever: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 80%, audiences 67%
  9. 1991 Lonely in America: acted · directed by Barry Alexander Brown
  10. 1992 Malcolm X: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 89%, audiences 91% · streaming on Starz
  11. 1993 Seven Songs for Malcolm X: acted · directed by John Akomfrah · streaming on Philo
  12. 1993 The Last Party: acted · directed by Marc Levin · audiences 63%
  13. 1994 A Century of Cinema: acted · directed by Caroline Thomas
  14. 1994 Crooklyn: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 78%, audiences 89%
  15. 1994 Drop Squad: produced, acted · directed by David Clark Johnson · critics 17%, audiences 43%
  16. 1994 Hoop Dreams: acted · directed by Steve James · critics 98%, audiences 92% · streaming on fuboTV, HBO Max, Roku Channel
  17. 1995 Clockers: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 75%, audiences 74%
  18. 1995 Forget Paris: acted · directed by Billy Crystal · critics 53%, audiences 56% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex
  19. 1995 Lumière and Company: directed, acted · critics 100%, audiences 77%
  20. 1995 New Jersey Drive: produced · directed by Nick Gomez · critics 58%, audiences 83% · streaming on Philo, Starz
  21. 1995 Tales from the Hood: produced · directed by Rusty Cundieff · critics 61%, audiences 69% · streaming on Philo, Starz, Tubi
  22. 1996 Get on the Bus: directed · critics 88%, audiences 71%
  23. 1996 Girl 6: directed, produced, acted · critics 36%, audiences 36%
  24. 1996 When We Were Kings: acted · directed by Leon Gast · critics 100%, audiences 94% · streaming on HBO Max, Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV
  25. 1997 4 Little Girls: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 100%, audiences 89% · streaming on HBO Max
  26. 1998 Freak (TV movie): directed
  27. 1998 He Got Game: directed, wrote, produced · critics 81%, audiences 83% · streaming on Philo
  28. 1999 Summer of Sam: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 51%, audiences 60% · streaming on Hoopla
  29. 1999 The Best Man: produced · directed by Malcolm D. Lee · critics 74%, audiences 86% · streaming on YouTube (free), Starz
  30. 2000 Bamboozled: directed, wrote, produced · critics 54%, audiences 74%
  31. 2000 Lisa Picard is Famous: acted · directed by Griffin Dunne · critics 45%, audiences 40%
  32. 2000 Love & Basketball: produced · directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood · critics 87%, audiences 95% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
  33. 2000 Michael Jordan to the Max: acted · directed by James D. Stern · critics 64%, audiences 81%
  34. 2000 The Original Kings of Comedy: directed, produced · critics 84%, audiences 79% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
  35. 2001 3 A.M.: produced, acted · directed by Lee Davis · audiences 40%
  36. 2001 A Huey P. Newton Story: directed · critics 100%, audiences 85% · streaming on Philo, Starz
  37. 2001 Home Invaders: produced · directed by Gregory Wilson
  38. 2001 The Concert for New York City: directed
  39. 2002 25th Hour: directed, produced · critics 80%, audiences 85% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla
  40. 2002 Jim Brown: All-American: directed, wrote, produced · critics 62%, audiences 82%
  41. 2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet: directed, wrote · critics 83%, audiences 77%
  42. 2002 We Wuz Robbed (short film): directed, wrote
  43. 2004 She Hate Me: directed, wrote, produced · critics 18%, audiences 59%
  44. 2004 Sucker Free City (TV movie): directed
  45. 2005 All the Invisible Children: directed
  46. 2005 Dream Street: produced · directed by Lonette McKee
  47. 2005 Jesus Children of America (short film): directed, wrote, produced
  48. 2005 Through the Fire: acted · directed by Jonathan Hock · critics 68%, audiences 76%
  49. 2006 Inside Man: directed · critics 86%, audiences 85% · streaming on Philo, Starz
  50. 2006 Shark (TV series): directed · critics 52%, audiences 50%
  51. 2006 When the Levees Broke (TV movie): directed, wrote, produced · streaming on HBO Max
  52. 2007 Lovers & Haters (short film): directed
  53. 2008 Miracle at St. Anna: directed, produced · critics 34%, audiences 51% · streaming on Hoopla
  54. 2009 Kobe Doin' Work (TV movie): directed, wrote, produced
  55. 2009 Passing Strange: directed · critics 100%, audiences 90% · streaming on Kanopy, Pluto TV
  56. 2009 Saint John of Las Vegas: produced · directed by Hue Rhodes · critics 22%, audiences 27%
  57. 2010 If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise (TV movie): directed · streaming on HBO Max
  58. 2011 Guest: acted · directed by José Luis Guerin
  59. 2011 Pariah: produced · directed by Dee Rees · critics 95%, audiences 82%
  60. 2011 You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You: produced · directed by Michael A. Pinckney · audiences 0%
  61. 2012 Bad 25: directed · critics 92%, audiences 88%
  62. 2012 Red Hook Summer: directed, wrote, produced, acted · streaming on Philo, Roku Channel, Hoopla
  63. 2013 Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (TV movie): directed · audiences 66% · streaming on HBO Max
  64. 2013 Oldboy: directed · critics 40%, audiences 37% · streaming on Roku Channel
  65. 2013 The Best Man Holiday: produced · directed by Malcolm D. Lee · critics 71%, audiences 83% · streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Starz
  66. 2014 Champs: acted · directed by Bert Marcus · critics 57%, audiences 92% · streaming on Prime Video, Plex, Tubi
  67. 2014 Da Sweet Blood of Jesus: directed, wrote · critics 49%, audiences 20% · streaming on fuboTV
  68. 2014 Mo'ne Davis: I Throw Like a Girl: directed
  69. 2015 Chiraq: directed, wrote, produced · critics 82%, audiences 53% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), MX Player
  70. 2016 Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall: directed · critics 92%, audiences 91%
  71. 2017 Rodney King: directed · critics 100%, audiences 55% · streaming on Netflix
  72. 2017 She's Gotta Have It (TV series): directed, created · critics 78%, audiences 57% · streaming on Netflix
  73. 2018 BlacKkKlansman: directed, wrote, produced · critics 95%, audiences 83%
  74. 2018 Hustle in Brooklyn (short film): directed, wrote, acted
  75. 2018 Pass Over: directed, produced · critics 93%, audiences 56% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), MX Player
  76. 2019 Pavarotti: acted · directed by Ron Howard · critics 87%, audiences 97% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home (free)
  77. 2019 See You Yesterday: produced · directed by Stefon Bristol · critics 93%, audiences 38% · streaming on Netflix
  78. 2020 American Utopia: directed, produced · critics 97%, audiences 84% · streaming on HBO Max
  79. 2020 Da 5 Bloods: directed, produced · critics 92%, audiences 53% · streaming on Netflix
  80. 2025 Highest 2 Lowest: directed, wrote · critics 83%, audiences 83% · streaming on Apple TV
  81. 2025 Talk Me (short film): produced · streaming on Kanopy
  82. Human Nature (Live At Wembley July 16, 1988 (Stereo)) (short film): directed
  83. Lizarettez: directed, produced
  84. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Live At Wembley July 16, 1988 (Stereo)) (short film): directed