Spike Lees 25th Hour: The Evolution of an American Filmmaker is a 2003 English-language Documentary motion picture written by Lorna Anozie and Barbara Toennies. The movie is directed by Lorna Anozie and Spike Lee and produced by Tobey Maguire, Julia Chasman, Spike Lee and Jon Kilik. The 25th Hour depicts the last day of freedom for a young man before he begins serving a seven-year jail term for drug dealing. Prowling through the city until dawn with his two close male friends and his girlfriend, he is forced to re-examine his life and how he got himself into his predicament, which leads to a shocking, disturbing finale. Written by Justin Harris. Spike lees 25th hour: the evolution of an american filmmaker stars Edward Norton in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox and Spike Lee. The screenplay is written by David Benioff which is inspired from The 25th Hour by David Benioff. The music was composed by Terence Blanchard. Cinematography was done by Rodrigo Prieto and editing by Barry Alexander Brown. The film has a running time of 135 minutes. It was released on 20th May 2003. The Film was successful at box office. Spike Lees 25th Hour: The Evolution of an American Filmmaker was made on a budget of $5 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $23 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Buena Vista Pictures.