Al Freeman Jr., Albert Hall, Angela Bassett
Biographical drama on the life of the late Malcolm X, who was assassinated on February 21, 1965.
DVD Release Date: January 18, 2000
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September 3, 2009A fair and balanced biopic of Malcolm X, brilliantly realised by Lee and fantastically portrayed by Washington, in his finest role to date.
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December 13, 2007I'm not the biggest fan of Denzel, but he is extremely convincing in this sweeping biopic of the black activist and political icon Malcolm X by Spike Lee. The man had a remarkable and fascinating life, born into a world of prejudice and violence and later seduced by a life of cri...( read more)
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October 5, 2009I've read the Autobiography 0f Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley, and well a quote from Spike Lee on the cover and you know it will be interesting, incidentally he directed this as well. I must say it isn't at all times completely accurate but understandably vivid and some change m...( read more)
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September 18, 2009Spike Lee's best achievement in his entire career. The Denzel Washington show. Sweet and patriotic development; very moving and liberalist.
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September 14, 2009Er, let's see. Will I watch a biopic (sic) about a guy who advocated violence (sic) as an answer to inequality. Mmm, quite the opposite sort of person as say, M.L.K.. Unity and understanding is needed in this world, not more hatred and intolerance. Cyas.
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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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June 9, 2008In every bio-pics there are inaccuracies for many diffeent reasons. Sometimes its to make a thstory more cinematographical, but sometimes its because some people refused to be mentionned and sometimes characters need to be created to envelop more than one. No bio-pics is perfect, what matters is the essence of the character and his actions.
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October 23, 2007As well made as this movie was, there are many inaccuracies in the movie. First of all, in the movie, you see Bro. Baines introduce Malcolm to the Nation of Islam. There is no such person as Bro. Baines. It was actually Malcolm's brothers, particularly his brother Reginald that introduced him to the teachings of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad. Also you see in the movie that Malcolm had a vision of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad in his cell. Not so. He had a vision of the One who taught the Hon. Elijah Muhammad. That was Allah, in the person of Master Fard Muhammad. I could go on and on, but there isn't enough space here. To make it short, the Hon. Elijah Muhammad certainly did NOT have Malcolm killed.
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