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Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989 · Movie · 2h · R

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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. 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.

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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.9/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes92%21%
Metacritic93/10021%
TMDB7.8/102,120 votes16%
Balasaur Score84100%

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