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Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing (1989) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
78

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Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the Universal Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks drama flick. Do the Right Thing starring Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson has a R rating, a runtime of about 2 hr. The release date of the movie is July 21st, 1989. The movie received a user score of 78/100 on TMDb, which was calculated from reviews from 1,908 engaged users.

Thinking about what happens in this film? Here's the plot: "Salvatore "Sal" Fragione 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. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise."

'Do the Right Thing' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on July 21st, 1989 - Buy Do the Right Thing Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting July 22nd, 1998 - Buy Do the Right Thing DVD
Watch Full Movie on Digital or Stream on Demand starting October 12th, 2017

Watch 'Do the Right Thing' In Theaters

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