Smart, vibrant, and urgent without being didactic, Do the Right Thing is one of Spike Lee's most fully realized efforts -- and one of the most important films of the 1980s.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Spike Lee -
Producer -
Spike Lee -
Screenwriter -
Spike Lee -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 30, 1989, Original -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
Jun 28, 2019 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 30, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$26.0M -
Runtime -
2h 0m -
Sound Mix -
Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)