Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing (1989) is Spike Lee's blistering drama, and you can watch it online on iFILM. It all unfolds on the hottest day of a Brooklyn summer, when the heat seems to push every grudge to the surface.

Mookie delivers pies for Sal, an Italian who has run his pizzeria in Bed-Stuy for over two decades. Sal's Wall of Fame holds only Italian faces, and a neighborhood regular called Buggin' Out wants Black icons up there too. A small argument over photos on a wall. By nightfall it has spiraled into something nobody can take back. The cast includes Danny Aiello, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, Rosie Perez, and Lee himself as Mookie.

Lee shot the whole film on a single block, drenching every frame in orange so the screen sweats along with the characters. It earned two Oscar nominations and sits near the top of most lists of essential American cinema. Stream Do the Right Thing (1989) online on iFILM.