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Ruby Dee

Actor · 63 credits · 15 in highly-rated films

Best known for Do the Right Thing (1989)

Frequent collaborators: Ossie Davis, Sidney Poitier, Bill Nunn, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee

Best Ruby Dee movies by genre

Movies (63 total, ranked by score)

  1. Do the Right Thing

    1989 · ★ 7.8 (2,047 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. A Raisin in the Sun

    1961 · ★ 7.7 (151 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    2

  3. The Incident

    1967 · ★ 7.4 (86 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Drama

    3

  4. Jungle Fever

    1991 · ★ 6.4 (326 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    4

  5. Cat People

    1982 · ★ 6.0 (581 votes)

    Fantasy, Horror

    5

  6. Edge of the City

    1957 · ★ 7.2 (60 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Romance

    6

  7. Just Cause

    1995 · ★ 6.3 (626 votes)

    Action, Drama, Mystery

    7

  8. Uptight

    1968 · ★ 6.8 (19 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    8

  9. In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

    2007 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Deadlock

    1969

    Drama, TV Movie

    10

  11. St. Louis Blues

    1958 · ★ 7.7 (7 votes)

    Drama, History

    11

  12. Their Eyes Were Watching God

    2005 · ★ 5.5 (34 votes)

    Drama, Romance, TV Movie

    12

  13. To Be Young, Gifted and Black

    1972 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    13

  14. Virgin Island

    1959 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    14

  15. A Storm in Summer

    2000 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    15

  16. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    1979 · ★ 3.7 (7 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    16

  17. Gone Are the Days!

    1963 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Drama

    17

  18. Wedding Band

    1974

    Drama, TV Movie

    18

  19. Black Girl

    1972 · ★ 6.4 (8 votes)

    Drama

    19

  20. Countdown at Kusini

    1976

    Drama

    20

  21. Whitewash

    1994 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Animation, Family

    21

  22. Color Adjustment

    1992 · ★ 6.8 (12 votes)

    Documentary, History

    22

  23. Betty and Coretta

    2013 · ★ 7.2 (12 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. Making 'Do the Right Thing'

    1989 · ★ 6.9 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. The Way Back Home

    2006 · ★ 6.5 (10 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

    1998

    Documentary

    26

  27. Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    1999

    Documentary

    27

  28. It's Good to Be Alive

    1974 · ★ 6.6 (4 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    28

  29. Decoration Day

    1990 · ★ 7.0 (8 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama

    29

  30. Politics of Love

    2011 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.