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  • Do the Right Thing
  • Opened June 30, 1989 | Runtime:2 hr. 0 min.
  • R
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • Salvatore "Sal" Fragione (Danny Aiello) is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito), becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out Read More
  • Cast: Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, Richard Edson, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, Bill Nunn, Ossie Davis
  • Director: Spike Lee
  • Genres: Message Movie, Drama, Urban Drama, Ensemble Film

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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    Has more originality, nitty-gritty humor, spirit and spunk than all the summer...

  • 100
    Mr. Showbiz |

    Witty portrait of a troubled community.

  • 100
    Chicago Tribune | Gene Siskel

    This is a sumptuous work, from its unconventional title sequence of a woman...

  • 100
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    There's no doubt about the film's sheer power and taut originality.

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