Spike Lee Movie Trailers
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The Evolution of an American Filmmaker Trailer (2003)
20 May 2003
Spike Lee's filmmaking career is examined in this partial making-of for the film 25th Hour (2002). Interviews with cast members from this film and his past successes give us an idea what kind of dedicated person he truly is.
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money Trailer (1996)
17 November 1996
An examination of the evolution of commercials as an artistic medium, featuring interviews with media luminaries who relate how the in-your-face stylistic conventions of commercials have influenced feature films and the visual arts.
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé Trailer (2022)
17 May 2022
Fatou Cissé accompanies her father, malien director Souleymane Cissé, through a trip down his film career, painting an intimate and poetic picture of one of Africa’s most celebrated actors.
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat Trailer (2004)
28 October 2004
A documentary exploring the historical concept of the narrative of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb.
Inside Man Trailer (2006)
17 March 2006
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth Trailer (2013)
01 December 2013
Mike Tyson's one-man show is a fascinating journey into his storied life and career. MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH is a rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown.
Evolution of a Criminal Trailer (2014)
08 March 2014
In 1997, 17-year old Darius Clark Monroe robbed a bank and went to prison for it; then he went to NYU film school and made this movie about his life.
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation Trailer (2005)
07 June 2005
On the road documentary with Prince and the New Power Generation during their 2004 Musicology tour from the west coast Los Angeles' House of Blues to the east coast's Madison Square Garden in New York City with press stops along the way and behind the scenes concert footage.
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Trailer (2012)
07 June 2012
A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap.
Stop Trailer (2015)
23 January 2015
A young man's livelihood is put to the test when he gets profiled and stopped by the police on his way home from practice.
Through the Fire Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
"Through the Fire" chronicles the journey of Coney Island basketball star, Sebastian Telfair, from famed Lincoln High School straight to the NBA.
In Freedom Trailer (2023)
25 October 2023
An immigrant couple caring for their grandchildren receives an unexpected visitor after hours, threatening to throw their lives into complete disarray.
Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store Trailer (2014)
04 October 2014
Rising comedy star Jerrod Carmichael takes to the stage of The Comedy Store in Hollywood, CA where he comically subverts such subjects as poverty, wealth, crime and race and presents his unique take on national tragedies, female empowerment, and more.
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special Trailer (1991)
06 June 1991
A special commemorating the 10th anniversary of MTV. Included are performances created for this special by contemporary music artists who have been associated with MTV throughout the years as well as celebrity interviews, animation and a look at MTV around the world.
Off-Time Trailer (2022)
09 June 2022
Cliff Raines is an up-and-coming actor who struggles with living a lonely life in Los Angeles. In his time between roles, he finds comfort in alcohol and his new found relationship with a young woman with similar baggage to his.
A Century of Cinema Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.
BlacKkKlansman Trailer (2018)
09 August 2018
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
Oldboy Trailer (2013)
14 November 2013
A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
The Voice of Hind Rajab Trailer (2025)
10 September 2025
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue.
Highest 2 Lowest Trailer (2025)
14 August 2025
When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies Trailer (2008)
20 January 2008
Documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders who were stereotyped as gangsters in American movies to insiders in Hollywood who took control of their own stories.
It's Black Entertainment Trailer (2002)
08 February 2002
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century.
New Jersey Drive Trailer (1995)
19 April 1995
Jason and Midget are two young, black teenagers living in Newark, New Jersey, the unofficial car theft capital of the world.
Bad 25 Trailer (2012)
19 October 2012
Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson's Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal album, offering behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson recording the album and interviews with confidants, musicians, choreographers, and such music-world superstars as Kanye West, Sheryl Crow, Cee Lo Green and Mariah Carey.
Branford Marsalis: Steep Trailer (1991)
04 January 1991
Recorded live on 13th November, 1987, at the Spirit Square Arts Centre, North Carolina, USA.
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Trailer (2002)
18 May 2002
Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello.
In Between Storms Trailer (2025)
08 March 2025
After a hurricane ravages his hometown, a grieving man breaks into an off-limits cemetery to rescue the lost remains of his brother in order to give him a proper burial.
Malcolm X Trailer (1992)
18 November 1992
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam.
Do the Right Thing Trailer (1989)
14 June 1989
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.
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' Trailer (2004)
28 October 2004
Documentary about actor Peter Sellers and one of his most memorable film roles.
She Hate Me Trailer (2004)
30 July 2004
Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.
The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy Trailer (2026)
31 May 2026
Follows the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony honoring Eddie Murphy for his five-decade career in film, television and stand-up comedy.
Suspect Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
A young white woman leaving a nightclub alone drops her cigarette lighter on the street. When a young black man follows her and attempts to return it, she panics and assumes he is attacking her.
Decade Trailer (1989)
09 December 1989
Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on the 1980s.
Seven Songs for Malcolm X Trailer (1993)
01 October 1993
The Black Audio Film Collective’s seventh film envisioned the death and life of the African American revolutionary as a seven part study in iconography as narrated by novelist Toni Cade Bambara and actor Giancarlo Espesito.
The Best Man Trailer (1999)
22 October 1999
After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based on the lives and loves of his tight-knit group of friends.
Girl 6 Trailer (1996)
22 March 1996
A struggling actress in New York City takes a job as a phone sex operator.
He Got Game Trailer (1998)
01 May 1998
A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.
Lights, Action, Music Trailer (2007)
06 August 2007
A wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring great, albeit brief, insights from some of the modern greats.
The Universal Story Trailer (1996)
21 April 1996
Richard Dreyfuss hosts a celebration of the 80 year history of Universal Studios. Founded as IMP by Carl Leammle to oppose Edison's Motion Picture Tust, it soon grew under the leadership of 21 year old production head Irving Thalberg with classic silents from artists like John Ford, Erich Von Stroheim, and Lon Chaney and prospered further in the Sound Era under the leadership of Carl Leammle Jr.
How I Learned to Die Trailer (2025)
06 June 2025
16-year-old Iris finds out she has a 60% chance of dying; she’s gotta live it up. Chasing a wild bucket-list, she makes unexpected discoveries along the way.
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks Trailer (2021)
18 June 2021
This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker.
One Morning All Over the World Trailer (2000)
01 January 2000
An ad for an advertising company, consisting of 7-second sequence shots by 13 directors.
Jungle Fever Trailer (1991)
07 June 1991
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
Plankton Salesmen Trailer (2017)
29 October 2017
A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in Russia in the early 2000s. The story of the company Cinema Without Borders and its two founders, Sam Klebanov and Anton Mazurov.
25th Hour Trailer (2002)
19 December 2002
On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight Trailer (2008)
18 May 2008
A history of the Cannes Film Festival's Director's Fortnight selection.
Bamboozled Trailer (2000)
06 October 2000
Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show.
The Piano Lesson Trailer (2024)
07 November 2024
A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy.
Saint John of Las Vegas Trailer (2010)
29 January 2010
An ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator.
Clockers Trailer (1995)
15 September 1995
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer.
Farewell, Babylon! Trailer (1993)
28 August 1993
Arrabal's sixth film based on his novel from 1969 with the same name as the movie.
Lisa Picard Is Famous Trailer (2000)
14 May 2000
A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame.
3 A.M. Trailer (2001)
01 July 2001
The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers.
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 Trailer (2018)
22 April 2018
Unbanned explores the dynamic life of AJ1 from its unlikely origins to its role in disrupting NBA rules, birthing sneaker culture, and influencing a social and cultural revolution.
Horn of Plenty Trailer (1986)
18 October 1986
Struggling jazz musician Cecil (Branford Marsalis) busks on a Brooklyn street corner to make some money for his family.
Guest Trailer (2011)
25 March 2011
Filmmaker José Luis Guerin documents his experience during a year of traveling as a guest of film festivals to present his previous film.
Love & Basketball Trailer (2000)
21 April 2000
Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood.
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' Trailer (2005)
08 February 2005
A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X."