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Malcolm X

Scholar, convict, leader, disciple, hipster, father, hustler, minister, black man, every man.

1992 · PG-13 · 3h 22m

Directed by Spike Lee

7.6

TMDB audience score
2,026 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

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Cast

  • Denzel Washington
    Malcolm X

  • Angela Bassett
    Betty Shabazz

  • Albert Hall
    Baines

  • Al Freeman Jr.
    Elijah Muhammad

  • Delroy Lindo
    West Indian Archie

  • Spike Lee
    Shorty

  • Theresa Randle
    Laura

  • Kate Vernon
    Sophia

  • Lonette McKee
    Louise Little

  • Tommy Hollis
    Earl Little

  • James McDaniel
    Brother Earl

  • Ernest Lee Thomas
    Sidney

  • Jean-Claude La Marre
    Benjamin 2X

  • O.L. Duke
    Pete

  • Larry McCoy
    Sammy

  • Maurice Sneed
    Cadillac

  • Debi Mazar
    Peg

  • Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
    Honey