Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam. Scholar, convict, leader, disciple, father, hipster, hustler, black man, every man. He was known by many names, but history would remember him by just one - Malcolm X. Acclaimed film-maker, Spike Lee chronicles the true story of one of the most controversial figures of our time in this blockbuster of an epic. Academy Award Winner, Denzel Washington portrays the man who rose from poverty to politics and became the voice of black America.