This list has 38 Spike Lee films, from Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) to Highest 2 Lowest (2025): 26 fiction features, 8 documentaries, 3 filmed stage shows and 1 TV movie. As of October 11, 2026, 14 of them stream with a US subscription, 11 are free with ads, and 21 can be rented or bought digitally.
Each title links to its JustWatch page, which updates US availability daily, so check there if you are reading this some time after October 11, 2026.
Where to stream Spike Lee movies: the full list
The films come from the director credits in Rotten Tomatoes’ Spike Lee filmography. The “documentary” and “filmed stage show” labels follow how JustWatch describes each title: Passing Strange, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth and David Byrne’s American Utopia are recordings of stage productions. Sucker Free City was made for Showtime as a series pilot that was not picked up, according to Variety’s 2004 review, so it is counted as a TV movie. Left out are TV series and miniseries such as When the Levees Broke, and his segments of the anthology films Ten Minutes Older and All the Invisible Children. Live-TV bundles and disc retailers are not counted; “Rent or buy” lists the main digital stores.
| Movie | Year | Starring | Stream with a subscription | Free with ads | Rent or buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads | 1983 | Monty Ross, Donna Bailey | — | — | — |
| She’s Gotta Have It | 1986 | Tracy Camilla Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks | Netflix | — | — |
| School Daze | 1988 | Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito | — | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Do the Right Thing | 1989 | Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis | ALLBLK | YouTube (free with ads) | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Mo’ Better Blues | 1990 | Denzel Washington, Spike Lee | — | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Jungle Fever | 1991 | Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra | — | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Malcolm X | 1992 | Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett | Starz | YouTube (free with ads) | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Crooklyn | 1994 | Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo | — | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Clockers | 1995 | Harvey Keitel, John Turturro | ALLBLK | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Girl 6 | 1996 | Theresa Randle, Isaiah Washington | — | — | — |
| Get on the Bus | 1996 | Richard Belzer, De’Aundre Bonds | — | — | — |
| 4 Little Girls (documentary) | 1997 | Maxine McNair, Chris McNair | HBO Max | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| He Got Game | 1998 | Denzel Washington, Ray Allen | — | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Summer of Sam | 1999 | John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody | — | Hoopla | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Bamboozled | 2000 | Damon Wayans, Savion Glover | — | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| The Original Kings of Comedy (documentary) | 2000 | Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley | — | Kanopy, Hoopla | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| A Huey P. Newton Story (documentary) | 2001 | Roger Guenveur Smith, Marlon Brando | Starz | — | — |
| 25th Hour | 2002 | Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman | Prime Video | Hoopla | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Jim Brown: All-American (documentary) | 2002 | Jim Brown, Oliver Stone | — | — | — |
| Sucker Free City (TV movie) | 2004 | — | — | — | |
| She Hate Me | 2004 | Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington | — | — | Prime Video Store, Fandango at Home |
| Inside Man | 2006 | Denzel Washington, Clive Owen | — | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Miracle at St. Anna | 2008 | Derek Luke, Michael Ealy | — | Hoopla | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Passing Strange (filmed stage show) | 2009 | Stew, De’Adre Aziza | — | Pluto TV, Kanopy | — |
| Kobe Doin’ Work (documentary) | 2009 | — | — | — | |
| Bad 25 (documentary) | 2012 | Michael Jackson, Spike Lee | — | — | — |
| Red Hook Summer | 2012 | Clarke Peters, Nate Parker | — | Tubi, The Roku Channel, Hoopla | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Oldboy | 2013 | Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen | — | The Roku Channel | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (filmed stage show) | 2013 | Mike Tyson | HBO Max | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Da Sweet Blood of Jesus | 2014 | Stephen Tyrone Williams, Zaraah Abrahams | — | — | — |
| Chi-Raq | 2015 | Teyonah Parris, Nick Cannon | Prime Video | Prime Video (free with ads) | — |
| Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (documentary) | 2016 | Quincy Jones, Rosie Perez | — | — | — |
| Rodney King (documentary) | 2017 | Roger Guenveur Smith | Netflix, History Vault | — | — |
| BlacKkKlansman | 2018 | John David Washington, Adam Driver | — | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Pass Over | 2018 | Jon Michael Hill, Julian Parker | Prime Video | Prime Video (free with ads) | — |
| David Byrne’s American Utopia (filmed stage show) | 2020 | David Byrne, Chris Giarmo | HBO Max | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Da 5 Bloods | 2020 | Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors | Netflix | — | — |
| Highest 2 Lowest | 2025 | Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright | Apple TV | — | — |
Which service has the most Spike Lee films?
By our count, HBO Max, Netflix and Prime Video share the most, 3 of 38. Of his 26 fiction features, 9 were on a subscription service on the check date; the table shows which of the others can be watched free or rented.
| Subscription service | Spike Lee films included |
|---|---|
| HBO Max | 3 of 38 |
| Netflix | 3 of 38 |
| Prime Video | 3 of 38 |
| ALLBLK | 2 of 38 |
| Starz | 2 of 38 |
| Apple TV | 1 of 38 |
| History Vault | 1 of 38 |
On October 11, 2026: HBO Max had 4 Little Girls, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth and David Byrne’s American Utopia. Netflix had She’s Gotta Have It, Rodney King and Da 5 Bloods.
Spike Lee movies you can watch free
These 11 films were free with ads on at least one US service on October 11, 2026. Hoopla and Kanopy work through many public libraries; the other apps need a free account at most.
- Do the Right Thing (1989): YouTube (free with ads)
- Malcolm X (1992): YouTube (free with ads)
- Summer of Sam (1999): Hoopla
- The Original Kings of Comedy (2000): Kanopy, Hoopla
- 25th Hour (2002): Hoopla
- Miracle at St. Anna (2008): Hoopla
- Passing Strange (2009): Pluto TV, Kanopy
- Red Hook Summer (2012): Tubi, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
- Oldboy (2013): The Roku Channel
- Chi-Raq (2015): Prime Video (free with ads)
- Pass Over (2018): Prime Video (free with ads)
The hard-to-find ones
Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983), Girl 6 (1996), Get on the Bus (1996), Jim Brown: All-American (2002), Sucker Free City (2004), Kobe Doin’ Work (2009), Bad 25 (2012), Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014) and Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016) have no US streaming, free or digital rental option listed on JustWatch as of October 11, 2026. Renting or buying is the only way to stream School Daze, Mo’ Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Crooklyn, He Got Game, Bamboozled, She Hate Me, Inside Man and BlacKkKlansman, which had no subscription or free home on the check date.
JustWatch lists Denzel Washington among the top-billed actors in 5 of these films: Mo’ Better Blues, Malcolm X, He Got Game, Inside Man and Highest 2 Lowest. On October 11, 2026, Malcolm X and Highest 2 Lowest were on a subscription service; Mo’ Better Blues, He Got Game and Inside Man could only be rented or bought.
What his credits show
Rotten Tomatoes describes Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads as Lee’s graduate school thesis film, and lists him as its director, writer, producer and editor; he holds the same four credits on She’s Gotta Have It, where he also acts. RT credits him as an actor in eight more of his own films: School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Crooklyn, Girl 6, Summer of Sam and Red Hook Summer. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, says on its own site that it was founded in 1979 and is based in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
Five to start with: Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, Inside Man and BlacKkKlansman. We have more on two of them: Denzel Washington’s performance in Malcolm X and 1989 at the movies with Batman and Do the Right Thing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I stream Do the Right Thing?
As of October 11, 2026, Do the Right Thing streams with a subscription on ALLBLK, and free with ads on YouTube.
Where can I watch Malcolm X?
As of October 11, 2026, Malcolm X streams with a subscription on Starz, and free with ads on YouTube.
Where is Highest 2 Lowest streaming?
As of October 11, 2026, Highest 2 Lowest streams with a subscription on Apple TV.
Which streaming service has the most Spike Lee movies?
By our count on October 11, 2026, HBO Max, Netflix and Prime Video tie for the most, with 3 of the 38 films on our list each.
Can I watch Spike Lee movies for free?
Yes, 11 of the 38 films stream free with ads somewhere in the US. The apps with the most of them are Hoopla, Kanopy, Prime Video, The Roku Channel and YouTube. Hoopla and Kanopy need a participating library card.
Sources
- Spike Lee filmography — Rotten Tomatoes, accessed October 11, 2026
- Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads — Rotten Tomatoes, accessed October 11, 2026
- Sucker Free City review — Variety, 2004
- 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks — company website, accessed October 11, 2026
- JustWatch US streaming guide — title-by-title US availability, cast and descriptions, checked October 11, 2026