Do The Right Thing

strong language, racist language, violence, nudity

Director(s)Spike Lee

Production year1989

Genre(s)Drama, Comedy

Approx. running minutes120m

CastDanny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, Paul Benjamin, Frankie Faison, Spike Lee, Spike Lee, Spike Lee, Bill Lee, Ernest R. Dickerson, Barry Alexander Brown, Robi Reed, Wynn Thomas

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Do The Right Thing

strong language, racist language, violence, nudity

On the hottest day of the year, racial tensions spill over into violence in Brooklyn, New York. While the film is critic ...

On the hottest day of the year, racial tensions spill over into violence in Brooklyn, New York. While the film is critical of racism, frequent racist abuse and some strong violence will disturb younger viewers.

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

nudity

alcohol and smoking

drugs

strong language, racist language, nudity, strong violence

Classified Date:

12/08/2015

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Universal Pictures Int (UK)

violence

There is a scene of strong violence in which a street fight is broken up by police. One man has a policeman's baton pulled across his throat and held there until he passes out and dies.

language

There are multiple uses of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'c**ksucker' and 'f**k'). Other bad language includes 'bastard' and 'shit'.

discrimination

There is frequent racial abuse exchanged between black, white and Asian characters. The racist language is often aggressive. However, the work as a whole does not endorse discriminatory attitudes.

nudity

There is a single scene of sexualised nudity as a man runs ice cubes over the bare breasts of his girlfriend.

additional issues

There are moderate sex references including a man saying that he is trying to keep his 'dick hard in a cruel and harsh world'. A woman also complains that it is too hot to make love.

Classified Date:

26/05/1989

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

U.I.P. (UK)

strong language, racist language, violence, nudity

Classified Date:

23/08/2019

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Sony DADC Europe Ltd

violence

A scene of strong violence sees a street fight broken up by police. One man has a policeman's baton pulled across his throat and held there until he passes out and dies.

threat and horror

The film's riot scene is intense, with fighting between police and rioters and property being set alight.

language

There are multiple uses of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'c**ksucker', 'f**k'). Other bad language includes 'bastard' and 'shit'.

sex

There are moderate sex references, including a man saying that he is trying to keep his 'dick hard in a cruel and harsh world'. A woman also complains that it is too hot to make love.

discrimination

While the film is critical of racism, frequent racial abuse is exchanged between black, white and Asian characters.

nudity

There is a single scene of sexualised nudity as a man runs ice cubes over the bare breasts of his girlfriend.

alcohol and smoking

Adult characters smoke and drink.

additional issues

There are moderate sex references including a man saying that he is trying to keep his "dick hard in a cruel and harsh world". A woman also complains that it is too hot to make love.

Contains strong violence

Classified Date:

08/01/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

14/11/2001

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Audio Commentary

Classified Date:

08/12/1989

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

CIC Video

Classified Date:

11/07/1989

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

CIC Video

Classified Date:

26/05/1989

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

U.I.P. (UK)

Classified Date:

10/06/2019

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC Europe Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio commentary

Classified date23/08/2019

LanguageEnglish

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

nudity

alcohol and smoking

drugs

Director(s)Spike Lee

Production year1989

Genre(s)Drama, Comedy

Approx. running minutes120m

Posters powered by IMDb

strong language, racist language, nudity, strong violence

Classified Date:

12/08/2015

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Universal Pictures Int (UK)

violence

There is a scene of strong violence in which a street fight is broken up by police. One man has a policeman's baton pulled across his throat and held there until he passes out and dies.

language

There are multiple uses of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'c**ksucker' and 'f**k'). Other bad language includes 'bastard' and 'shit'.

discrimination

There is frequent racial abuse exchanged between black, white and Asian characters. The racist language is often aggressive. However, the work as a whole does not endorse discriminatory attitudes.

nudity

There is a single scene of sexualised nudity as a man runs ice cubes over the bare breasts of his girlfriend.

additional issues

There are moderate sex references including a man saying that he is trying to keep his 'dick hard in a cruel and harsh world'. A woman also complains that it is too hot to make love.

Classified Date:

26/05/1989

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

U.I.P. (UK)

strong language, racist language, violence, nudity

Classified Date:

23/08/2019

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Sony DADC Europe Ltd

violence

A scene of strong violence sees a street fight broken up by police. One man has a policeman's baton pulled across his throat and held there until he passes out and dies.

threat and horror

The film's riot scene is intense, with fighting between police and rioters and property being set alight.

language

There are multiple uses of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'c**ksucker', 'f**k'). Other bad language includes 'bastard' and 'shit'.

sex

There are moderate sex references, including a man saying that he is trying to keep his 'dick hard in a cruel and harsh world'. A woman also complains that it is too hot to make love.

discrimination

While the film is critical of racism, frequent racial abuse is exchanged between black, white and Asian characters.

nudity

There is a single scene of sexualised nudity as a man runs ice cubes over the bare breasts of his girlfriend.

alcohol and smoking

Adult characters smoke and drink.

additional issues

There are moderate sex references including a man saying that he is trying to keep his "dick hard in a cruel and harsh world". A woman also complains that it is too hot to make love.

Contains strong violence

Classified Date:

08/01/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

14/11/2001

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Audio Commentary

Classified Date:

08/12/1989

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

CIC Video

Classified Date:

11/07/1989

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

CIC Video

Classified Date:

26/05/1989

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

U.I.P. (UK)

Classified Date:

10/06/2019

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC Europe Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio commentary

Classified date23/08/2019

LanguageEnglish