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02/09/06
Malcolm X (1992)
95 %
Reviews Counted: 42 Fresh: 40 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.6/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 21 mins
Synopsis: Spike Lee brings the life of African-American leader Malcolm X (an intense Denzel Washington in an Oscar-nominated performance) to the big screen in this sprawling, epic biographical drama. Born Malcolm Little, son of a Nebraska preacher, on May 19, 1925, he became one of the most militant... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Al Freeman, Delroy Lindo, Albert Hall
Director: Spike Lee
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Lamoclm X may seem conventional by Spike Lee's standards, but as a biopic of a controversial historical figure, it's superior to the nobility of spirit of a movie like Gandhi, for example, and Attenborough's high-mindedness.
12/25/06
a thoughtful and insightful rendering that promises to educate generations about the real Malcolm X
03/05/05
In the leading man category, Denzel Washington in Malcolm X managed to deliver the best performance of the decade.
02/24/05
Malcolm X owes its success to a combination of things, not the least of which is Washington's performance.
02/14/05
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02/12/05
Top Critic
Finds Lee’s tendencies towards gadflyish social outrage folded into the fabric of the typically reactionary biopic genre.
02/08/05
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