directed by: Spike Lee, year: 1999
actors: Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, John Leguizamo, Liev Schreiber

Summer of Sam is Spike Lee’s 1999 ensemble drama that threads the Son of Sam killings into the lives of Brooklyn residents during a hot summer of 1977. The film blends social commentary on race, class, and media sensationalism with character-driven storytelling, showing how fear, desire, and loyalty shape friendships, families, and neighborhoods under the shadow of a citywide killer. A provocative, kinetic portrait of a city at a breaking point.

Heatwave, Crime Drama, Historical Urban Drama, Son Of Sam Killings, 1970s New York