Do the Right Thing

"It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can..."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.8/10

2,032 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Best Supporting Actor

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Golden Globe Awards

📋 4 nominations

Nominated

Best Screenplay

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Best Director

Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

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Other Awards

🏆 4 wins•📋 4 nominations

Won

NAACP Image for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

NAACP Image for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Los Angeles Film Critics Association for Best Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association for Best Film

Nominated

National Society of Film Critics for Best Director

NAACP Image for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

NAACP Image for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

NAACP Image for Outstanding Motion Picture

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$6.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$37.3M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$30.8M

ROI: +474%

Budget Recovery574% of budget

$0|Budget: $6.5M|Revenue: $37.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

123.5K

Daily Avg

2.1K

7-Day Trend

-11%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Brooklyn

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Ernest Dickerson

Film Editing

Barry Alexander Brown

Music / Score

Bill Lee

Costume Design

Ruth E. Carter

Production Design

Wynn Thomas

Production Companies

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Do the Right Thing

Available in 78 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	YouTube TV, TCM, ALLBLK Apple TV channel, ALLBLK Amazon channel	YouTube Free	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada18A	Crave, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaR 18+	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

Canada18A

AustraliaR 18+

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanR18+

Spain16

+4 more countries

Production

Director

Spike Lee

Writer

Spike Lee

Production Companies

Universal Pictures40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Cast

Danny Aiello

Sal

Ossie Davis

Da Mayor

Ruby Dee

Mother Sister

Richard Edson

Vito

Giancarlo Esposito

Buggin Out

Spike Lee

Mookie

Bill Nunn

Radio Raheem

John Turturro

Pino

Paul Benjamin

Frankie Faison

Coconut Sid

Robin Harris

Sweet Dick Willie

Joie Lee

Jade

Tags & Keywords

new york citypolice brutalityhip-hopitalian americanculture clashchaosheatstreet warrestaurant criticradio transmissionpunk rockpizzeriapolice operationpizzalove

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