Malcolm X Movies

Muhammad Ali. He is known as the most thrilling athlete of all time... he is known as The Greatest. The remarkable story of how he became one of the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Muhammad Ali

The life and times of Muhammed Ali shown through the lens of his numerous appearances on The Dick Cavett Show. The film features new interviews with...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Dick Cavett

Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Colin Salmon

James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Earl Jones

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and...

Genre: Music

Cast: Stevie Wonder

Through a secret program called the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), there was a concerted effort to subvert the will of the people to...

Genre:

Cast: H. Rap Brown

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War documents the work Martin Luther King did in attempting to bring peace to people during the turmoil of the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Martin Luther King Jr.

Nominated for Emmy for "Program of the Year." First look at the lives of Negros on American television - in their own word. Produced/Directed by...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Farmer

COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Liz Derias

Focuses on sexual equality in the Black community.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Vernice D. Miller

First feature-length documentary to explore in depth a mysterious woman’s influence on George Washington, his vision for America, and its...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: John Koopman III

A commemoration of the four-year anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X, featuring an intimate interview with his wife, Betty Shabazz.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Malcolm X

Produced in collaboration with Malcolm X and narrated by Ossie Davis, this call to arms layers revolutionary text from multiple sources with gritty,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ossie Davis

Brash boxer Cassius Clay burst into the American consciousness in the early 1960s, just ahead of the Civil Rights movement. His transformation into...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Muhammad Ali

The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Roger Guenveur Smith

This special three-part presentation of "Like It Is" examines the history of the black civil rights movement in the United States, emphasizing the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Gil Noble

The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an account of the life of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in 1925, who became a human rights activist. Malcolm X was...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Malcolm X

What makes a rebel? This 78 minute documentary probes the psyche of bad-boy publisher and free speech warrior Barney Rosset, whose mid-century legal...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Barney Rosset

The study of crazy brilliance and flamboyant sincerity. a.k.a. Cassius Clay presents a fascinating look at the incredible life and achievements of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Muhammad Ali

The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Pharrell Williams

A television documentary about Black Nationalism in America, focusing on the Nation of Islam and, to a lesser extent, the United African Nationalist...

Genre: TV Movie

Cast: Malcolm X

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jelani Cobb

The second "visual album" (a collection of short films) by Beyoncé, this time around she takes a piercing look at racial issues and feminist...

Genre: Music

Cast: Beyoncé

Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Abdias Nascimento

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...

Genre: War

Cast: Delroy Lindo

For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mike Wallace

The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: John Lewis

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson

Universally accepted as a true icon of the 20th century, Muhammad Ali’s phenomenal achievements spanned sport, politics and religion. One man...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Muhammad Ali

Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA officers, All Power to the People documents the...

Genre: History

Cast: Mumia Abu-Jamal

One was a Black human rights leader who had achieved global notoriety. The other was a young Marxist Oxford student from Pakistan looking to bring...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Tariq Ali

A brief introduction to two revolutionary leaders, both born on May 19th.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Malcolm X

DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Harold Wells

An in-depth and provocative look at the 1992 Los Angeles riots exploring the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Danny Bakewell Sr.

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.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Malcolm X

In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Patrice Lumumba

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Martin Luther King Jr.

A documentary profile of 3-time Pulitzer winning author Robert Penn Warren, featuring Harold Bloom, David Blight, Natasha Trethewey, David Milch,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robert Penn Warren