Malcolm X (1992) 

 

Release Date: November 20, 1992

Director: Spike Lee

Writer(s): Spike Lee, Alex Haley (book), Arnold Perl

Starring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett  

Estimated budget: $33,000,000 

U.S. Box office: $48,169,910 

 

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.