Search results for "Spike Lee"
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
IMDb: 5.6
52

With a work ethic like no other and a filmography boosting over 150 films, it’s hard to doubt Samuel L. Jackson’s status as one of the most prominent figures in…

Genre: Documentary
Sidney

Sidney

Sidney
IMDb: 7.8
112

This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more.

Genre: Documentary
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
IMDb: 7.5
89

This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking…

Genre: Documentary
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
IMDb: 8
106

Directors Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy bring New York columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill’s courageous writing to life, celebrating the acclaimed journalists and the city they loved.

Genre: Documentary
Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn

Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn

Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
IMDb: 7.2
99

The 30-year legacy of the murder of black teenager Yusuf Hawkins by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, as his family and friends reflect on the tragedy…

Genre: Documentary
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
IMDb: 6.9
90

Unbanned explores the dynamic life of AJ1 from its unlikely origins to its role in disrupting NBA rules, birthing sneaker culture, and influencing a social and cultural revolution. This is…

Genre: Documentary
Bad 25

Bad 25

Bad 25
IMDb: 7.9
131

Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson’s Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal album, offering behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson recording the album and interviews with confidants, musicians, choreographers,…

Four Days in October

Four Days in October

Four Days in October
IMDb: 7.4
53

When the night of October 16, 2004 came to a merciful end, the Curse of the Bambino was alive and well. The vaunted Yankee lineup, led by A-Rod, Jeter, and…

Genre: Documentary
Champs

Champs

Champs
IMDb: 7.2
86

A documentary about the sport of boxing, as seen through the eyes of champions Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins.

Genre: Documentary
On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants
IMDb: 7
90

The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of.

Genre: Documentary
Kobe Doin’ Work

Kobe Doin’ Work

Kobe Doin’ Work
IMDb: 6.6
88

A documentary following Kobe Bryant during one day of the 2008 NBA playoffs.

Genre: Documentary
Street Fight

Street Fight

Street Fight
IMDb: 7.9
83

This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James.

Genre: Documentary
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
IMDb: 7.1
85

Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include “Watermelon Man” and “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.” In this documentary,…

Genre: Documentary
Michael Jordan to the Max

Michael Jordan to the Max

Michael Jordan to the Max
IMDb: 7.4
46

This documentary showcases basketball player Michael Jordan’s awe-inspiring moves, providing behind-the-scenes and on-the-court action, including footage of Jordan and the Chicago Bulls going head-to-head against the Utah Jazz in the…

Genre: Documentary
When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings
IMDb: 7.9
89

It’s 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don…

Girl 6

Girl 6

Girl 6
IMDb: 5.3
108

A struggling actress in New York City takes a job as a phone sex operator.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams
IMDb: 8.3
174

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban…

Genre: Documentary
The Last Party

The Last Party

The Last Party
IMDb: 6.6
96

A youthful perspective on the 1992 presidential campaign with a witty, cautionary message to young Americans to start participating in democracy or get the kind of government they deserve.

Genre: Documentary
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Malcolm X
IMDb: 7.7
202

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the ’50s, he became a Black Muslim and…

Genre: Drama, History
Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever
IMDb: 6.6
132

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He’s quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Mo’ Better Blues

Mo’ Better Blues

Mo’ Better Blues
IMDb: 6.7
129

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of…

Genre: Drama, Music
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing
IMDb: 8
120

Salvatore “Sal” Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin’ Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria’s Wall of Fame exhibits only…

Genre: Drama
School Daze

School Daze

School Daze
IMDb: 6.1
121

Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
She’s Gotta Have It

She’s Gotta Have It

She’s Gotta Have It
IMDb: 6.8
84

The story of Nola Darling’s simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit…

Genre: Comedy, Romance