Movies like Do the Right Thing
If Do the Right Thing's mix of police brutality, hip-hop and italian american stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Do the Right Thing's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Summer of Sam
1999 · Directed by Spike Lee · 142 min6.5
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Spike Lee · Shares: italian american, punk rock
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
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Straight Outta Compton
2015 · Directed by F. Gary Gray · 147 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: police brutality, hip-hop, racism
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music.
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017 · Directed by Martin McDonagh · 115 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: police brutality, racism, angry
After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the…
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Bomb City
2017 · Directed by Jameson Brooks · 98 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: punk rock, racism
An ongoing feud between punk rockers and a more affluent clique in a small Texas town leads to a hate crime.
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Mean Streets
1973 · Directed by Martin Scorsese · 112 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: italian american, money
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
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Léon: The Professional
1994 · Directed by Luc Besson · 111 min8.3
Why you'll like itWith Danny Aiello · Shares: police brutality
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda.
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The Godfather Part II
1974 · Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 202 min8.6
Why you'll like itShares: italian american
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and…
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Bound by Honor
1993 · Directed by Taylor Hackford · 190 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: racism
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A.
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A Bronx Tale
1993 · Directed by Robert De Niro · 121 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: italian american
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss.
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Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · Directed by Sidney Lumet · 124 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: brooklyn, new york city
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the…
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Boyz n the Hood
1991 · Directed by John Singleton · 112 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: street war
Three friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles navigate a neighborhood plagued by violence, unemployment, and crime, each responding differently to the harsh realities of street life.
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Menace II Society
1993 · Directed by Albert Hughes · 97 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: angry
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.