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Do the Right Thing

R

Movie

120 minutes

June 14th, 1989
DIRECTOR:

Spike Lee

STUDIO:

Universal Pictures

DISTRIBUTOR:

Universal Pictures

RATING:

R

RUNTIME:

120 minutes

DIRECTOR:

Spike Lee

STUDIO:

Universal Pictures

DISTRIBUTOR:

Universal Pictures

RATING:

R

RUNTIME:

120 minutes

  • Headshot Of Danny Aiello
    Danny Aiello
  • Cast Placeholder Image
    Ossie Davis
  • Headshot Of Ruby Dee
    Ruby Dee

WHERE TO WATCH

Streaming

Reviews(1)

  • A movie full of fury with a sustained energy that is hard to match throughout its entire runtime. Spike Lee knew what he wanted to say and made a movie that yells at the audience when doing so. This movie is so sweaty. Love how angry everyone is. Of course they are angry. Wouldn't you be?

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    9 /10

Synopsis

Do the Right Thing is Spike Lee's Oscar-nominated film starring himself, Giancarlo Esposito, Bull Nunn, John Turturro, and Ossie Davis. The comedy drama revolves around Spike Lee's young character Mookie, who is stuck in Brooklyn on the hottest day of summer, where bigotry and hate build before exploding into violence.


Official Trailer

Cast(7)

Headshot Of Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello
Cast Placeholder Image
Ossie Davis
Headshot Of Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Headshot Of Richard Edson
Richard Edson
Giancarlo Esposito
John Turturro
Spike Lee

Images(2)

Spike Lee looking incredulous in Do the Right Thing
Giancarlo Esposito as Buggin' Out, Joie Lee as Jade, and Spike Lee as Mookie in a scene from Do the Right Thing

Reviews(1)

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