playwright and actor
Tracy Letts
One visit, reaching 16 films in the collection.
19 Oct 2025
The playwright and actor praises Do the Right Thing as the best film of the eighties, talks about the comfort of watching his favorite westerns , and selects Chicago cinema classics like Hoop Dreams and l ove jones.
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kwaidan | Masaki Kobayashi | 1965 |
| 2 | Do the Right Thing | Spike Lee | 1989 |
| 3 | Hoop Dreams | Steve James | 1994 |
| 4 | Berlin Alexanderplatz | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | 1980 |
| 5 | Winchester ’73 | Anthony Mann | 1950 |
| 6 | Red River | Howard Hawks | 1948 |
| 7 | The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticherbox set, 5 films | ||
| 8 | ’Round Midnight | Bertrand Tavernier | 1986 |
| 9 | Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser | Charlotte Zwerin | 1988 |
| 10 | Choose Me | Alan Rudolph | 1984 |
| 11 | love jones | Theodore Witcher | 1997 |
| 12 | The Complete Mr. Arkadin | Orson Welles | 1955 |
Least-picked choice here: Choose Me , taken by nobody else.
Closest taste
Guests who chose the most of the same things. Anyone filmed alongside Tracy Letts is left out, since they picked from one list.
| Guest | Shared | Jaccard | In common |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Mitchell | 2 | 0.118 | love jones, ’Round Midnight |
| Thierry Frémaux | 2 | 0.118 | The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher, ’Round Midnight |
| Viggo Mortensen | 2 | 0.111 | Red River, The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher |
| Mike Leigh | 2 | 0.059 | Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher |
| Ari Aster | 2 | 0.044 | Do the Right Thing, Winchester ’73 |