At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- 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)
Overview
"Malcolm X" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 1992, produced in the United States, directed by Spike Lee. Its leading performers include Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr. and Delroy Lindo. Spike Lee's film starring Denzel Washington about the life of Malcolm X from crime to the Nation of Islam to Sunni Islam after his pilgrimage to Mecca; one of the best-known American biographical films. 1 2
Context and reception
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
Malcolm X· Inside Mecca· Journey to Mecca· The five pillars of Islam· Muwatta 387· Muwatta 572· Muwatta 826· Muwatta 850
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. Last updated 2026-10-17.