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Malcolm X

1992 · 202 min · Director: Spike Lee ★ IMDb 7.7 · 112,891 ratings

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Biograpical epic of Malcolm X, the legendary African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a Garveyite Baptist minister) was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. Malcolm became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. He preaches the teachings when let out of jail, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, there he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim and changes his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz. He is assassinated on February 21, 1965 and dies a Muslim martyr.

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Malcolm X (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Empathy 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger20%
  2. Awe10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Anger. Genres: Drama, History, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 5′Humor50 %35 %22 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 15′Humor49 %34 %24 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 25′Empathy48 %36 %29 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 35′Tension55 %50 %30 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 45′Tension65 %59 %38 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 56′Sadness66 %56 %50 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 66′Tension64 %50 %55 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 76′Empathy57 %36 %48 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 86′Hope51 %28 %39 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 96′Sadness54 %35 %40 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 106′Tension57 %45 %38 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 116′Hope55 %44 %30 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 126′Tension56 %46 %35 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 136′Tension63 %57 %46 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 146′Tension65 %51 %49 %39 %
77.5 %≈ 157′Hope69 %43 %51 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 167′Tension76 %61 %56 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 177′Tension84 %79 %64 %49 %
92.5 %≈ 187′Sadness90 %80 %75 %72 %
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Cast

Angela Bassett

Betty Shabazz

Albert Hall

Baines

AF
Al Freeman Jr.

Elijah Muhammad

Spike Lee

Shorty

KV
Kate Vernon

Sophia

LM
Lonette McKee

Louise Little

TH
Tommy Hollis

Earl Little

JM
James McDaniel

Brother Earl

EL
Ernest Lee Thomas

Sidney

JL
Jean-Claude La Marre

Benjamin 2X

OD
O.L. Duke

Pete

LM
Larry McCoy

Sammy

MS
Maurice Sneed

Cadillac

PY
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Honey

SA
Scot Anthony Robinson

Daniel

SJ
Sonny Jim Gaines

Cholly

Details

Directed by
Spike Lee
Written by
Spike Lee, Arnold Perl, Alex Haley, James Baldwin
Type
Movies
Released
1992
Runtime
202 min
Country
United States, Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 112,891 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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