Oldboy (2013)
Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason
Malcolm X (1992)
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader Based on actual eve
Inside Man (2006)
A police detective, a bank robber, and a high power broker enter high stakes negotiations after the criminals brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation
Kings of Comedy 2000
A concert film featuring four major African American stand up comedians
He Got Game (1998)
A basketball players father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence
Crooklyn (1994)
Spike Lees vibrant semi autobiographical portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973
Jungle Fever (1991)
Friends and family of a married black architect react in different ways to his affair with an Italian secretary
Inside Man 2006
A police detective, a bank robber, and a high power broker enter high stakes negotiations after the criminals brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation
Do the Right Thing (1989)
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyones hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Four African American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide
Mo Better Blues (1990)
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives
She Hate Me 2004
Fired from his job for exposing corrupt business practices, a former biotech executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit
Summer of Sam (1999)
Spike Lees take on the Son of Sam murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another
Clockers (1995)
Young drug pushers in the projects of Brooklyn live hard dangerous lives, trapped between their drug bosses and the detectives out to stop them
Get on the Bus (1996)
A disparate group of African American men travel by bus to Washington, DC for the Million Man March
Katt Williams Priceless Afterlife 2014
Comedian Katt Williams performs at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Cal Topics include California marijuana dispensaries favorite TV shows homophobia police tactics drug commercials and the pros and cons of being single
Shes Gotta Have It (2017)
The story of one woman and her three lovers TV series based on the film by Spike Lee
School Daze (1988)
A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college
Michael Jacksons Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)
A look at the life of the late pop star Michael Jackson from his early days at Motown Records to the release of his hit 1979 album, Off the Wall
Bad 25 (2012)
A documentary on Michael Jackson and the legacy of his record Bad
Katt Williams: Priceless 2014
Comedian Katt Williams performs at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Cal Topics include California marijuana dispensaries favorite TV shows homophobia police tactics drug commercials and the pros and cons of being single
ChiRaq (2015)
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago, Illinois
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII
Girl 6 (1996)
An aspiring actress disappointed by her treatment in the movie industry turns to phone sex to make a living
Bamboozled (2000)
A frustrated African American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin it becomes a hit
25th Hour (2002)
Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven year jail term
Chris Rock: Tamborine (2018)
Chris Rock takes the stage in Brooklyn for a comedy special filled with searing observations on fatherhood, infidelity and American politics
25th Hour (2002)
Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven year jail term
All the Invisible Children (2005)
Through the plights of seven different children, seven cruel destinies unfold, as the unknown innocents who share the same sensitivities and desires struggle for survival, understanding and above all love, in an apathetic grown up
John Leguizamo: Freak (1998)
John Leguizamos semi falsified, one man stand up performance as himself This is his autobiographical story, about his life growing up, and his journey to try to be accepted by his father We see this story through a bizarre myria
A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
The story of how the radical Huey P Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10 point program for social reform
4 Little Girls (1997)
A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement
Red Hook Summer (2012)
A middle class boy from Atlanta finds his worldview changed as he spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn
Shes Gotta Have It (1986)
Story of a woman and her three lovers
Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store (2014)
Taped May 7 at The Comedy Store in Hollywood, the exclusive presentation features Carmichaels unique take on such topics as poverty, wealth, crime, race, national tragedies, female
Pass Over (2018)
Two young men pass the time dreaming of the promised land
David Byrnes American Utopia (2020)
David Byrne s American Utopia brings the critically acclaimed Broadway show to HBO in a one of a kind film directed by Oscar and Emmy winner Spike Lee Recorded during its run at Broadway s Hudson Theatre in New York City, David Byrne is joined by an ensemble of 11 musicians, singers, and dancers fro
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)
An anthropologist awakes with a thirst for blood after an assistant stabs him with a cursed dagger
Passing Strange (2009)
Director Spike Lees passionate adaptation of the thrilling Broadway musical about a young bohemian who experiences sex, drugs and rock and roll on his journey to selfhood
Sucker Free City (2004)
Sucker Free City, or S F C , revolves around the conflicts among white, black, Latino and Asian street gangs in San Francisco
Joes Bed Stuy Barbershop We Cut Heads (1983)
The illegal affairs of a recently deceased barbershop owner get passed down to his manager
Mone Davis I Throw Like a Girl (2014)
For 13 year old baseball phenomenon, Mone Davis, the best summer of her life is only the beginning With the support of her family and passion for sports, Mone stands for girls who want to play with the boys She embodies the sp