| Release Date | 18 November 1992 |
| Budget | $33,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $48,000,000 |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, History |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 300 Wyckoff Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Biopic [feature], Political Drama |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Rise To Power, Fighting the System, Race Relations, Inner City Blues, Conspiracies |
| Tones | Compassionate, Forceful, Sweeping, Angry, Confrontational, Reverent, Stirring |
| Tags | Activist, Assassin, Black Muslims, Black [race], Criminal, Gangster, Life, Race Relations, Redemption, Religious Conversion |
Malcolm X is a 1992 biographical motion picture about the Muslim-American figure Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little). It was co-written, co-produced, and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Denzel Washington as the titular character. It co-stars Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., and Delroy Lindo. Karen Allen, Peter Boyle, Ossie Davis, attorney William Kunstler, Christopher Plummer, Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and future South Africa president Nelson Mandela have cameo appearances. Spike Lee has a small role as Shorty, a character based partially on a real-life acquaintance, Malcolm "Shorty" Jarvis, a fellow criminal and jazz trumpeter.