Do the Right Thing (1989)

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It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...

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.

• Released: 1989-06-14
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 0m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 2,129 votes

Directed by Spike Lee.

Top cast

• Danny Aiello as Sal
• Ossie Davis as Da Mayor
• Ruby Dee as Mother Sister
• Richard Edson as Vito
• Giancarlo Esposito as Buggin Out
• Spike Lee as Mookie
• Bill Nunn as Radio Raheem
• John Turturro as Pino
• Paul Benjamin as ML
• Frankie Faison as Coconut Sid

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Do the Right Thing

• United States: stream on ALLBLK Apple TV channel, ALLBLK Amazon channel ; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on MUBI Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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