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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...
A definitive list of the best Spike Lee movies all the way down to his worst, ranked by Tomatometer.
In 2006, director Spike Lee created an astonishing record of the cataclysmic effects of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans with his epic award-winning documentary, When the Levees Broke. Five years later, Lee returns to New Orleans, to see how the ambitious plans to reinvent the Crescent City were playing out.
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.
Lee also acted in eleven of his feature films. He is also known for directing numerous documentary projects including the 4 Little Girls (1997), the HBO series When the Levees Broke (2006), the concert film American Utopia (2020), and NYC Epicenters 9/11→2021½ (2021).
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.
Lee went on to produce a 45-minute film Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983), which won a student academy award. Lee's next film, "The Messenger," in 1984, was somewhat biographical. In 1986, Spike Lee made the film, She's Gotta Have It (1986), a comedy about sexual relationships.
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.
