Spike Lee

Director and producer. Born 20 March 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Titles on Fi1m8 directing · 1 producing · 3 other

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 8 titles

Oscar1 won · 4 nominated

Born

20 March 1957, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Active

1986–present

Frequently works with

Delroy Lindo, Jon Kilik, Kevin Willmott

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

77Critics

We rate Spike’s work 1 point above the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 795

Under 601

Of 8 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 3 billed first or second
Reviewed: 7 films, 1 series
Screen time: 16 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $199m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 4 nominated
Active: 1986–present

Genres

Drama6
Crime3
Comedy2
History2
Mystery2
Music1

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestDo the Right Thing1989

55WorstShark2006

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

81980s

281990s

322000s

482010s

272020s

Co-stars most worked with

Delroy Lindo3 titles

Producers most worked with

Jon Kilik2 titles