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Do the Right Thing
1989
· Movie
· 120 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #379
- IMDb #439
- Google retired #2459
- Rotten Tomatoes #486
- Metacritic #129
- Letterboxd #49
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #769
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #645
- Metacritic Critics #108
- Metacritic Audience #404
- Criticker #145
- Douban #513
- Kinopoisk #1839
- AlloCiné #1533
- Trakt #490
Every rating
72–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 72, highest is Metacritic critics on 93. Critics average 92, everyone else 80.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Tensions simmer on the hottest day of the year in a predominantly African-American Brooklyn neighborhood. The conflict centers on an Italian-American pizzeria and its owner's wall of fame, which lacks photos of local black heroes, sparking a heated debate that escalates throughout the sweltering day.
Details
- Director
- Spike Lee
- Writer
- Spike Lee
- Released
- 14 June 1989
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Italian, Spanish, Korean
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $6.5M
- Box office
- $37.3M
- Awards
- 16 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 28 →1 major award won · 16 wins from 28 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 1990 | Special Distinction Award | Winner | |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Supporting Actor | Danny Aiello | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Original Screenplay | Spike Lee | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1990 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Danny Aiello | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1990 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1990 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Spike Lee | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1990 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Spike Lee | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 1989 | Palme d'Or | Spike Lee | Nominee |
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Film Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Distinction Award | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Spike Lee | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Spike Lee | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Danny Aiello | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Spike Lee | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Danny Aiello | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Palme d'Or | Spike Lee | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Spike Lee | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Music | Bill Lee | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Danny Aiello | Winner |
The 20/20 Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Spike Lee | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Barry Alexander Brown | Winner |
| Best Original Song | " Fight the Power " Music and Lyrics by Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler, and Keith Shocklee | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Spike Lee | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Danny Aiello | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Turturro | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Spike Lee | Winner |
| Best Picture | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Danny Aiello | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Actress | Ruby Dee | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Ossie Davis | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Danny Aiello | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Silver Bucket of Excellence | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Ernest Dickerson | Winner |
Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Nominee |