Directed by:
Spike LeeCinematography:
Ernest R. DickersonComposer:
Terence BlanchardCast:
Denzel Washington, Albert Hall, Nicholas Turturro, Angela Bassett, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Michael Imperioli, Al Freeman Jr., Peter Boyle (more)VOD (3)
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One of the most electrifying heroes of the twentieth century receives an appropriately sweeping screen biopic, rich in both historical insight and propulsive cinematic style, courtesy of visionary director Spike Lee. Built around an extraordinary performance from Denzel Washington, Malcolm X draws on the iconic civil rights leader’s autobiography to trace his journey of empowerment, from a childhood riven by white-supremacist violence to a life of petty crime to his conversion to Islam and rebirth as a fearless fighter for Black liberation, whose courage and eloquence inspired oppressed communities the world over. An epic of impeccable craft that was made with Lee’s closest creative collaborators and is buoyed by commanding performances from Delroy Lindo, Angela Bassett, Al Freeman Jr., and others, this is a passionate monument to a man whose life continues to serve as a model of principled resistance. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![Gareth Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/736/163736233_2b0751.jpg)
Gareth Williams
Best movies:
Keith (2008)
Digging to China (1998)
Malcolm X (1992)
Ernest Thomas
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Malcolm X (1992)
![James McDaniel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/130/515/130515232_0a97cf.jpg)
James McDaniel
USA
![Joe Seneca](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/879/33879994_962a10.jpg)
Joe Seneca
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Crossroads (1986)
![Walter Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/040/844/40844700_bfd154.jpg)
Walter Jones
USA
Best movies:
Brother 2 (2000)
Malcolm X (1992)
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
![Cliff Cudney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/053/158053345_0fd86e.jpg)
Cliff Cudney
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Malcolm X (1992)
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
![Martin Luther King](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/950/157950050_035c14.jpg)
Martin Luther King
USA
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
JFK (1991)
The Doors (1991) - a.f.
![Shirley Stoler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426708_d023e1.jpg)
Shirley Stoler
USA
Best movies:
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Seven Beauties (1975)
Three O'Clock High (1987)
![Malcolm X](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/945/164945262_8e811e.jpg)
Armand Schultz
USA
Best movies:
Whatever Works (2009)
The Normal Heart (2014) (TV movie)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
![John David Washington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/104/164104913_7fb912.jpg)
John David Washington
USA
Best movies:
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Tenet (2020)
Malcolm X (1992)
Frances Foster
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Clockers (1995)
![Al Sharpton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/340/160340654_390045.jpg)
Al Sharpton
USA
Best movies:
Malcolm X (1992)
Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
Michael Cullen
Best movies:
Dead Man Walking (1995)
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
Clockers (1995)
James Murtaugh
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
Private Parts (1997)
Invincible (2006)
![Chuck Cooper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/780/164780226_0c19b4.jpg)
Chuck Cooper
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
The Hurricane (1999)
Find Me Guilty (2006)
Michael Ralph
Best movies:
Blow (2001)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
![Bill Cosby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/608/162608954_5efb36.jpg)
Bill Cosby
USA
Best movies:
Let's Do It Again (1975)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
![Sharon Washington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/716/162716621_b1506d.jpg)
Sharon Washington
Best movies:
Joker (2019)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
North and South (1985) (series)
![Abdul Salaam El Razzac](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/311/161311833_d8fcf5.jpg)
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
USA
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Glory (1989)