| Movie | Role |
|---|---|
| Summer of Sam (1999) | Director, Producer, Writer |
| When We Were Kings (1996) | Self |
| Hoop Dreams (1994) | Himself, Self |
| 25th Hour (2002) | Director, Producer |
| Malcolm X (1992) | Director, Producer, Screenplay, Shorty |
| Clockers (1995) | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| Bamboozled (2000) | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| Inside Man (2006) | Director |
| BlacKkKlansman (2018) | Director, Producer, Screenplay, Writer |
| Do the Right Thing (1989) | Director, Mookie, Producer, Screenplay |