Malcolm X
“Scholar, convict, leader, disciple, hipster, father, hustler, minister, black man, every man.”
Spike LeeCast
Denzel Washington 
Angela Bassett 
Albert Hall Al Freeman Jr.
Credits
Written by: Arnold Perl
Plot
The life of the civil rights leader, from his troubled youth through his years with the Nation of Islam to his assassination.
Sinekatalog’s take
Spike Lee's epic biography charts Malcolm X from hustler to Muslim minister to assassination. Denzel Washington's performance is towering, and the film is passionate, long and politically alert.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (112,822 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
If you liked this
Picked by director, genre, era and shared cast. Titles only, no spoilers.
- Get on the Bus 1996 · Spike Lee · IMDb 6.9 · Same director
- Goodfellas 1990 · Martin Scorsese · IMDb 8.7 · Viewers also liked
- Papillon 1973 · Franklin J. Schaffner · IMDb 8.0 · Viewers also liked
- He Got Game 1998 · Spike Lee · IMDb 6.9 · Same director
- The Insider 1999 · Michael Mann · IMDb 7.8 · Same movement
- Schindler's List 1993 · Steven Spielberg · IMDb 9.0 · Similar genres