Malcolm X films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 7 films on Boxlist

Known for Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, I Am Not Your Negro and 13th.

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Starring Malcolm X

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.
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I Am Not Your Negro
2017 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
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13th
2016 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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Lemonade
2016 · Film
8.6/10 · TMDB
The second "visual album" (a collection of short films) by Beyoncé, this time around she takes a piercing look at racial issues and feminist concepts through a sexualized, satirical, and solemn tone.
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a chilling, authoritarian future. Acclaimed director Raoul Peck interweaves clips, readings from Orwell's diary, cinematic...
Da 5 Bloods
2020 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting...
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Blood Brothers: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali
2021 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.
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