The 10 best Spike Lee movies

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 32 movies with at least 50 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Faça a Coisa Certa leads, rated 7.7 (1989). The average release year on the list is 2005. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

Do the Right Thing (1989)

directed by Spike Lee · 120 min · 7.8 2,067 votes
2

Malcolm X (1992)

directed by Spike Lee · 202 min · 7.6 1,977 votes
3

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

directed by Spike Lee · 128 min · 7.5 8,248 votes
4

Inside Man (2006)

directed by Spike Lee · 129 min · 7.4 6,540 votes
5

25th Hour (2002)

directed by Spike Lee · 135 min · 7.3 2,639 votes
6

HIStory on Film, Volume II (1997)

directed by Colin Chilvers · 106 min · 8.7 121 votes
7

David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)

directed by Spike Lee · 105 min · 7.5 89 votes
8

Bad 25 (2012)

directed by Spike Lee · 131 min · 7.3 75 votes
9

He Got Game (1998)

directed by Spike Lee · 136 min · 6.8 820 votes
10

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)

directed by Spike Lee · 93 min · 7.0 81 votes