Malcolm X
مالكولم إكس
Spike Lee's epic biopic starring Denzel Washington — Malcolm X's journey from crime to the Nation of Islam to Sunni Islam after the hajj.
At a glance
- Identifiers
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- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Converts and those who leaveMuslim minorities under non-Muslim ruleRace, colour and ethnicitySacred space and pilgrimage
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 1992 CE · 1412 AH†
- Countries
- US
- Languages
- en (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- Malcolm Xمالكولم إكس
Reception
- Award. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Check it against the record:Malcolm X · Hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca)
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Connections
- About
- Malcolm X· Hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca)
- Features
- Denzel Washington· Angela Bassett· Albert Hall· Al Freeman Jr.· Delroy Lindo· Spike Lee· Theresa Randle· Kate Vernon
- Directed by
- Spike Lee
- Written by
- Spike Lee· Arnold Perl· James Baldwin
People and things also explored
Inside Mecca· Journey to Mecca· The five pillars of Islam· Muwatta 387· Muwatta 572· Muwatta 826· Muwatta 850· Muwatta 889
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
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islam.museum contributors. “Malcolm X”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/malcolm-x-1992/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.