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Malcolm X
Directed by
Spike Lee
PG-13
1992
3h 22m
Drama
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History
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and more
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Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
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Cast of Malcolm X
Denzel Washington
Malcolm X
Angela Bassett
Betty Shabazz
Albert Hall
Baines
Al Freeman Jr.
Elijah Muhammad
Delroy Lindo
West Indian Archie
Spike Lee
Shorty / Director / Writer / Producer
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
Scot Anthony Robinson
Daniel
Sonny Jim Gaines
Cholly
Joe Seneca
Toomer
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Lorraine
Wendell Pierce
Ben Thomas
Michael Guess
William X
Leland Gantt
Wilbur Kinley
Giancarlo Esposito
Thomas Hayer
Leonard L. Thomas
Leon Davis
Roger Guenveur Smith
Rudy
Craig Wasson
TV Host
Graham Brown
Dr. Payson
Gerica Cox
Eva Marie
Kristan Rai Segure
Saudi
Lauren Padick
Lisha
Danielle Fletcher
Attalah
Frank Adu
Chuck
Aleta Mitchell
Sister Robin
Curt Williams
Mr. Cooper
John Ottavino
Blades
John Reidy
Simmons
Frances Foster
Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
Reggie Montgomery
Dick Jones
David Patrick Kelly
Mr. Ostrowski
Gary L. Catus
Doctor
Sharon Washington
Augusta
Shirley Stoler
Mrs. Swerlin
Oran "Juice" Jones
Hustler
Ricky Gordon
Lionel Hampton
George Lee Miles
Preacher
Raye Dowell
Sister Evelyn Williams
Veronica Webb
Sister Lucille Rosary
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
Fox
Keith Randolph Smith
Brother Gene
George Guidall
Mr. Holway
James L. Swain
Conductor
Peewee Love
Speedy
Lawrence James
Tully
Steve White
Brother Johnson
K. Smith
Roderick
Christopher Rubin
Sophia's Husband
Matthew Harris
Malcolm, 5 Years Old
Zakee Howze
Young Malcolm
Cytia Fontenette
Hilda, 3 Years Old
Marlaine Bass
Hilda, 8 Years Old
Benjamin Atwell
Philbert, 1 Years Old
Peter Dunn
Philbert, 6 Years Old
Dion Smack Jr.
Reginald, 2 Years Old
Darnell Smith
Elijah Muhammad's Grandson
TaiNesha Scott
Elijah Muhammad's Granddaughter
Chelsea Counts
Yvonne, 6 Months Old
Chela Counts
Yvonne, 6 Months Old
Natalie Clanton
Yvonne, 1 Year Old
Jessica Givens
Attalah
LaToyah Bigelow
Qubillah, 3 Years Old
Martaleah Jackson
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old
Tamaraleah Jackson
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old
Jasmine Smith
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old
Valentino Smith
Wilfred, 4 Years Old
David Thomas Jr.
Wilfred, 8 Years Old
Simon Do-Ley
Son of Elijah Muhammad and Secretary Evelyn Williams
Bill Goldberg
The 'John'
Jonathan Peck
Phone Voice (voice)
Leonard Parker
Jason
Lennis Washington
Mrs. Johnson
Dyan Humes
Maid at open air marker
Lizbeth MacKay
White Woman in market
Terry Layman
CIA Agent
Terry Sumter
CIA Agent
Jasper McGruder
Hotel Clerk
Mary Alice
School Teacher
Wyatt Tee Walker
Hospital Spokesperson
Hazel Medina
Cashier Person
Wendy E. Taylor
Numbers Woman
Ed Herlihy
Joe Louis Announcer
Ralph Cooper Sr.
Radio Announcer
Christian J. Dacosta
Passerby
Karen Duffy
Sophia’s Friend
Walter Jones
Barber's Customer
Marc Phillips
Photographer
Showman Uneke
Hustler at Grand Central Station
Theara Ward
Moviegoer
Larry M. Cherry
Prison Barber
Clebert Ford
Barber
Grafton Trew
Barber
Rogers Simon
Barber
George T. Odom
Barber
Vincent Moscaritola
Prison Guard
Larry Attile
Guard Baines
Brendan Kelly
Guard Cone
John Griesemer
Guard Wilkins
Fia Porter
Coed
Billy J. Mitchell
Man #1
Kent C. Jackman
Man #2
Beatrice Winde
Elderly Woman
Fracaswell Hyman
Bartender
Rion Johnson
Shoeshine Boy
Charles Weldon
Follower at Temple #7
Mike Hodge
Follower at Temple #7
Iris Little Thomas
Follower at Temple #7
Ilyasah Shabazz
Follower at Temple #7
Bahni Turpin
Follower at Temple #7
Aaron Blackshear
Student in Harlem Classroom
Nilyne Fields
Student in Harlem Classroom
John David Washington
Student in Harlem Classroom
Rudi Bascomb
Student in Harlem Classroom
Muhammad Parks
Student in Harlem Classroom
Chinere Parry
Student in Harlem Classroom
Ian Quiles
Student in Harlem Classroom
Sharmeek Martinez
Student in Harlem Classroom
Chuck Cooper
Customer
Damon Chandler
Customer
Shellye Broughton
Customer
Nicholas Barnwell
Customer
Sam Dixon
Customer
Barbara Smith
Customer
Rome Neal
Prisoner
Earl Whitted
Prisoner
Michael C. Mahon
Prisoner
Addison Cook
Prisoner
Byron Utley
Prisoner
George Rafferty
Prisoner
Maxwell Sinovoi
Prisoner
Eric Sharp
Prisoner
Stewart J. Zully
TV Reporter
Colleen Cowan
TV Reporter
Armand Schultz
TV Reporter
Reade Kelly
TV Reporter
Janet Zarish
TV Reporter
Annie Corley
TV Reporter
Stephen James
TV Reporter
Steven Randazzo
TV Reporter
Chris Skutch
TV Reporter
William Swinton
TV Reporter
Marcus Naylor
TV Reporter
Anthony Nocerino
TV Reporter
Gareth Williams
JFK Reporter
Stephen Hanan
JFK Reporter
Richard Schiff
JFK Reporter
David Berman
JFK Reporter
Michael Imperioli
Reporter at Fire Bombing
Steve Stapenhorst
Reporter at Fire Bombing
Arthur French
Pullman Porter
Lex Monson
Pullman Porter
Judd Jones
Pullman Porter
C.E. Smith
Fountain Waiter
Erika Smith-Brown
Waitress
Raymond Anthony Thomas
Crowd Member
Delilah Picart
Crowd Member
Michael Ralph
Crowd Member
Monique Cintron
Hooker
Jake-Ann Jones
Hooker
Sharon Ferguson
Hooker / Roseland Dancer
Amelia Mimi Walker
Hooker
Neisha Folkes-LeMelle
Hooker
Karen Michaels
Hooker
Lenore Pemberton
Hooker
Elise Neal
Hooker
Felicia Wilson
Hooker
Yvette Brooks
Hooker
Teresa Yvon Farley
Young Hooker
John Sayles
FBI Agent
Martin Donovan
FBI Agent
Jay Charbonneau
Cop at Audubon
Joe Pentangelo
Mounted Police
Mike Farley
Mounted Police
Nick Muglia
Mounted Police
David Reilly
Mounted Police
Nicholas Turturro
Boston Cop
James Murtaugh
Cop at Harlem Station
William Fichtner
Cop at Harlem Station
Tim Kelleher
Cop at Harlem Station
Michael Cullen
Desk Sergeant
James MacDonald
Lieutenant
Steve Aronson
Black Legion Leader
Bill Anagnos
Black Legion Member
Don Hewitt Sr.
Black Legion Member
Jery Hewitt
Black Legion Member
Joe Fitos
KKK Member
Manny Siverio
KKK Member
John P. 'Jack' McLaughlin
KKK Member
Shawn O'Neil
KKK Member
Arnold Perl
Writer
Alex Haley
Writer
Malcolm X
Writer
Marvin Worth
Producer
Malcolm X Ratings & Reviews
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino
The movie is long -- 202 minutes -- but Lee earns every tick of the clock, illuminating the many developmental moments in Malcolm X's personality.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
Washington's commanding central performance and the intensity with which the story is told make the film feel both brisk and invigorating, challenging our notions of history and what it means to be black in America, then and now.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
In Malcolm X, Denzel Washington delivered the best lead male performance of the 1990s.
InSession Film
Brian Susbielles
Only a director like Lee could have produced this saga and feature a strong supporting cast with Delroy Lindo, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, and a slew of cameos.
Filmmaker Magazine
Vadim Rizov
Righteously confrontational though Lee's film can be regarding the historical record, there's an embedded idea that collective examination of past history can help us think through the present and lance lasting pathologies.
Stream on Demand
Sean Axmaker
Spike, never shy about courting and confronting controversy, directly engages with the leader's initial commitment to armed resistance, his conflict with the Nation of Islam, and his philosophical differences with Martin Luther King...
The Blu Spot
Jeff Beck
Spike Lee's Malcolm X is a curiously conventional biopic of an extraordinary individual, dutifully laying out his life story, but ultimately saying little about the man himself.
Variety
Todd McCarthy
Spike Lee has made a disappointingly conventional and sluggish film in Malcolm X.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Benefits from a lively lead performance by the miscast Denzel Washington but doesn't come within light years of the book, one of the greatest American autobiographies.
Newsweek
David Ansen
Lee and company have performed a powerful service: they have brought Malcolm X very much to life again, both as man and myth.
TIME Magazine
Richard Corliss
Lee sketches Malcolm's life colorfully, if by the numbers. But he falls victim to the danger of movie biography: he elevates Malcolm's importance until the vital historical context is obscured.
Slant Magazine
Eric Henderson
Finds Lee's tendencies towards gadflyish social outrage folded into the fabric of the typically reactionary biopic genre.
New York Times
Vincent Canby
An ambitious, tough, seriously considered biographical film that, with honor, eludes easy characterization.
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
A spiritually enriching testament to the human capacity for change -- and surely Spike Lee's most universally appealing film.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Lee has chosen a big subject and, with his quirky talent, has done it superb justice.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
This is an extraordinary life, and Spike Lee has told it in an extraordinary film.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Though at times it borders on the hagiographic, Malcolm X is remarkably faithful to the essence of the man -- his anger, his sly wit, his perpetual growth.
Associated Press
Dolores Barclay
Lee's movie, despite good intentions, does not inspire any visceral realities. It simply is too superficial, too theatrically poised without the hard-edge that could have made it a masterpiece.
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