Do the Right Thing

1989 · Directed by Spike Lee

Salvatore Sal Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John Turturro, Martin Lawrence, Frankie Faison, Giancarlo Esposito, Nicholas Turturro, Ossie Davis, Richard Edson, Frank Vincent, Bill Nunn

Rating: 7.776/10 from 1,401 votes