directed by: Spike Lee, year: 1986
actors: Tracie Camilla Johns, Spike Lee, Tommy Redmond Hicks, John Canada Terrell

She's Gotta Have It follows Nola Darling, a young woman in Brooklyn who insists on living life on her own terms. As she dates three very different men—Mars Blackmon, Jamie Overstreet, and Greer Childs—Nola confronts autonomy, desire, and the social pressures that shape love. Through witty dialogue, bold visual style, and a frank look at race, gender, and power, Spike Lee's debut blends comedy and social critique into a defining portrait of urban romance.

Brooklyn, Independent Film, Drama, Romantic Comedy, Black Cinema, Brooklyn Setting