Spike Lee has built a nearly four-decade career creating films that confront social and racial issues. Films such as Do The Right Thing and Malcolm X examine systemic injustice and Black experience in America. In 2019 Lee won an Academy Award for the screenplay of BlacKkKlansman and received an honorary Oscar in 2016. Da 5 Bloods follows veterans returning to Vietnam decades after the war and continues Lee's pattern of blending political critique with human stories. The film premieres on Netflix and joins a body of influential works that spotlight overlooked histories and demand attention.
For close to four decades, Spike Lee has made some of the most important movies in the modern era of filmmaking. From the socially conscious "Do The Right Thing" to the powerful "Malcolm X," Lee has used the medium to shed light on some of the most important (and often ignored) issues of our times. And in 2019, he was finally recognized by Hollywood with an Oscar win for the screenplay of his movie "BlacKkKlansman" (he also received an honorary Oscar in 2016).
But now more than ever we need Lee's storytelling that both checks the establishment and brings hope to those struggling to be heard. His new movie, "Da 5 Bloods" (launching on Netflix on Friday) is just the latest example of Lee's talent as it follows a group of veterans returning to Vietnam decades after the war. These are the 16 essential Spike Lee movies everyone needs to watch:
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