10 Best Spike Lee Movies
Since his debut feature, She’s Gotta Have It (1986) Spike Lee has solidified himself as the most prolific and controversial…
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![A Spike Lee Joint: Da Sweet Blood of Jesus [2014]](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dasweet1.jpg)
A Spike Lee Joint: Da Sweet Blood of Jesus [2014]
The end result is a fairly laborious and not particularly intriguing or involving piece of fiction, though the nicest thing you can say is that it at least feels like an original entry in this vampire sub-genre.
![A Spike Lee Joint: She Hate Me [2004]](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/she-hate-me-768x400.jpg)
A Spike Lee Joint: She Hate Me [2004]
Within his filmography, this is mid-level Spike Lee, enjoyable enough to watch thanks to a quirky story that is thoughtfully mined for its emotional resonance.
![A Spike Lee Joint: Jungle Fever [1991]](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/vlcsnap-error616-768x432.jpg)
A Spike Lee Joint: Jungle Fever [1991]
This is certainly a Spike Lee film to a tee, containing the very best of his funky style, his stunning camerawork, his excellent use of music, and very timely and perhaps timeless exploration of romance
![A Spike Lee Joint: Clockers [1995]](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20180813180605-768x426.jpg)
A Spike Lee Joint: Clockers [1995]
Clockers, adapted from the ’92 Richard Price novel, is more heavy on story than most other Lee joints, but it again showcases Lee’s insistence on multi-layered characters who are anything but black or white.
![A Spike Lee Joint: Summer of Sam [1999]](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Summer_OF_SAM-768x432.jpg)
A Spike Lee Joint: Summer of Sam [1999]
What makes Lee one of the great American filmmakers of the ‘90s is that, very much like Martin Scorsese, he had a firm directorial handle on each and every aspect of the (rather wild) filmmaking. This master director of style, story, and substance continued with his incredibly probing and incredibly entertaining examinations on specific New York cultures within a specific time, getting the most out of the individuals that resided in these colourful settings.
![A Spike Lee Joint: Bamboozled [2000]](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sleepneat-768x438.jpg)
A Spike Lee Joint: Bamboozled [2000]
It can be said that Bamboozled is a film of flawed and troubling satire and humour, but it can’t be said that it isn’t a unique film. There’s just about nothing else like it and Spike Lee, at a point in his career where he was slightly slipping from mainstream acclaim, managed to execute this exceptional film about an unexceptional moment in history.
![A Spike Lee Joint: School Daze [1988]](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/School-Daze-Spike-Lee-1-768x432.jpg)
A Spike Lee Joint: School Daze [1988]
This is clearly an ambitious and passionate piece of work from Spike Lee, but it would’ve benefited from much more time in gestation to focus on what this film truly wants to say and how to say it.
![A Spike Lee Joint: Chi-Raq [2015]](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Chi-Raq-768x512.jpg)
A Spike Lee Joint: Chi-Raq [2015]
The disparity between good intentions and awful execution is felt strongly here, making unfortunate viewers wonder how Lee and his team could make such a baffingly bad film about such an important topic.