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Spike Lee Joints


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Spike Lee (1957-) is an American Oscar®-nominated film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983.  He received a Honorary Oscar in 2016.  His IMDB page shows 83 directing and acting 18 credits since 1979.  This page ranks 25 Spike Lee movies Best to Worst in 6 different categories.  Television roles, shorts and movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.

Spike Lee Joints Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1 Inside Man (2006) Denzel Washington &
Jodie Foster
88.50 168.1 350.30 23 83 00 / 00 95.5
2 Malcolm X (1992) Denzel Washington &
Angela Bassett
48.20 145.1 145.10 32 83 02 / 00 93.4
3 Do the Right Thing (1989) Danny Aiello &
Samuel L. Jackson
27.50 86.7 117.40 41 91 02 / 00 90.0
4 BlacKkKlansman (2018)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
Adam Driver &
Alec Baldwin
49.30 67.2 125.10 58 80 06 / 01 87.6
5 Jungle Fever (1991) Wesley Snipes &
Halle Berry
32.50 96.4 130.30 43 73 00 / 00 83.6
8 The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) Steve Harvey 38.20 88.6 88.70 61 65 00 / 00 77.8
6 He Got Game (1998) Denzel Washington &
Milla Jovovich
21.60 57.5 59.70 79 73 00 / 00 77.8
7 She's Gotta Have It (1986) Tracy Camilla Johns 7.10 24.0 24.00 85 84 00 / 00 77.3
9 Mo' Better Blues (1990) Denzel Washington &
Samuel L. Jackson
16.20 47.7 47.70 75 71 00 / 00 72.5
11 Summer of Sam (1999) John Leguizamo &
Adrien Brody
19.30 47.6 47.60 86 71 00 / 00 72.3
10 25th Hour (2002) Edward Norton &
Barry Pepper
13.10 28.2 51.60 134 77 00 / 00 71.9
12 Crooklyn (1994) Alfre Woodard 13.60 41.8 41.80 97 71 00 / 00 70.8
13 Clockers (1995) Harvey Keitel &
Delroy Lindo
13.10 37.6 37.60 101 72 00 / 00 70.7
14 4 Little Girls (1997) Maxine McNair 0.10 0.4 0.40 243 77 01 / 00 62.8
15 Chi-Raq (2015) John Cusack &
Samuel L. Jackson
2.70 3.9 3.90 157 74 00 / 00 59.8
16 Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
Apple TV
Director
Denzel Washington 0.10 0.1 0.10 246 74 00 / 00 57.7 NP
16 Get on the Bus (1996)
Director
Andre Braugher &
Ossie Davis
5.80 16.3 16.30 144 68 00 / 00 55.4
17 Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Netflix
Delroy Lindo 0.10 0.1 0.10 163 71 01 / 00 54.0
18 School Daze (1988) Samuel L. Jackson &
Laurence Fishburne
14.50 44.2 44.20 66 57 00 / 00 53.0
19 Bamboozled (2000) Damon Wayans &
Savion Glover
2.30 5.3 5.70 164 61 00 / 00 34.1
20 Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000) Charlie Sheen 0.10 0.3 0.30 252 55 00 / 00 20.3
21 Girl 6 (1996)
Director
Isaiah Washington 4.90 14.0 14.00 151 50 00 / 00 18.7
22 Old Boy (2013) Josh Brolin &
Samuel L. Jackson
2.20 3.4 7.50 165 52 00 / 00 17.1
23 Red Hook Summer (2012) Jules Brown 0.30 0.5 0.50 230 52 00 / 00 16.1
24 Miracle at St. Anna (2008) Joseph Gordon-Levitt &
Michael Ealy
7.90 13.8 16.20 151 45 00 / 00 12.4
25 Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014) Stephen Tyrone Williams 0.00 0.1 0.10 400 39 00 / 00 3.5
26 She Hate Me (2004) Chiwetel Ejiofor &
Woody Harrelson
0.40 0.7 3.10 234 34 00 / 00 1.7

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