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Do the Right Thing
🎬 Movie

Do the Right Thing

1989 · 120 min Drama
7.8 / 10 · TMDB

Sal 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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Spike Lee

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello

Sal

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Da Mayor

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Mother Sister

Richard Edson

Richard Edson

Vito

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Buggin Out

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Mookie

Bill Nunn

Bill Nunn

Radio Raheem

John Turturro

John Turturro

Pino

Paul Benjamin

Paul Benjamin

ML

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Coconut Sid

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