Films directed by Spike Lee

David Byrne’s American Utopia

By Charles Bramesco

Spike Lee’s filmed version of David Byrne’s celebrated concert shows a pop master at the peak of his powers.

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Da 5 Bloods

By Leila Latif

Spike Lee tackles black trauma, white saviourism and the ingloriousness of war in this searing Vietnam epic.

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Do the Right Thing (1989)

By Kambole Campbell

Spike Lee’s magnum opus tells the story of a tense, sweltering summer day in Brooklyn, New York.

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BlacKkKlansman

By Adam Woodward

A black cop infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan in Spike Lee’s fiery, fiercely funny takedown of institutional racism.

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Chi-Raq

By Adam Woodward

This stylish, urgent Chicago-set satire is a major return to form for its director, Spike Lee.

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