Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing 1989

7.76

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.

1989

The Original Kings of Comedy

The Original Kings of Comedy 2000

6.20

The house is rockin' and the laughs are rollin' as comedians Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show), D.L.Hughley (The Hughleys), Cedric The Entertainer (The Steve Harvey Show) and Bernie Mac (Life) meet in this riotously comedy summit directed by Spike Lee.

2000

Inside Man

Inside Man 2006

7.40

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

2006

Oldboy

Oldboy 2013

5.90

A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.

2013

BlacKkKlansman

BlacKkKlansman 2018

7.50

Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.

2018

Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood 1995

6.30

A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in their local funeral parlor.

1995

He Got Game

He Got Game 1998

6.70

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.

1998

School Daze

School Daze 1988

5.90

Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.

1988

Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam 1999

6.50

During the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge with a series of brutal murders.

1999

Malcolm X

Malcolm X 1992

7.50

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

1992

Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna 2008

6.10

Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.

2008

Girl 6

Girl 6 1996

5.00

A struggling actress in New York City takes a job as a phone sex operator.

1996

Tales from the Hood 3

Tales from the Hood 3 2020

5.30

Following the franchise's cult classic roots, this new anthology featuring Tony Todd and Lynn Whitfield will scare and thrill with its horrifying twists and social commentary.

2020

25th Hour

25th Hour 2002

7.33

In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging out with his closest buddies and trying to prepare his girlfriend for his extended absence.

2002

Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus 1996

6.60

Several Black men take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in 1995. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid-off aircraft worker, a man whose at-risk son is handcuffed to him, a black Republican, a former gangsta, a Hollywood actor, a cop who is of mixed racial background, and a white bus driver. All make the trek discussing issues surrounding the march, including manhood, religion, politics, and race.

1996

Da 5 Bloods

Da 5 Bloods 2020

6.50

Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.

2020

Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq 2015

5.80

A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

2015

The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City 2001

4.50

The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a thank-you to the heroic firefighters, police officers and rescue workers who saved tens of thousands of lives on September 11th. More than 6000 firefighters, police officers and rescue workers attended as guests.

2001

Rodney King

Rodney King 2017

4.90

25 years ago, four LAPD officers were acquitted in a state court for beating King, sparking three days of rioting that left 53 people dead. Now, around the anniversary, this Spike Lee-produced one-man show (Roger Guenver Smith) will be streaming on Netflix. A complex, semi-tragic figure, King drowned in 2012. His life was rarely smooth, or simple – its telling makes for a sober, moving watch.

2017