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Follows
Malcolm X (1972)
Edited from
JFK (1991)
References
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
 -  echoed in KKK scene
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
On the Waterfront (1954)
 -  quote, "He doesn't need a doctor, he needs a priest"
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
 -  Similar cinematography in ghetto street scenes
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
 -  KKK riding into the moon echoes E.T. (an homage noted by Spike Lee himself)
Referenced in
"Animaniacs: Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth (#1.47)" (????)
 -  Seen on video store shelf in 'Video Review'
"The Directors: The Films of Spike Lee (#2.7)" (????)
Chez Whoopi (1991) (TV)
 -  Whoopi mentions looking forward to the release of this film during her Spike Lee tirade.
Mo' Money (1992)
 -  Marlon Wayans (Seymour Stewart) wears an "X" hat.
Deadly Exposure (1993)
"Seinfeld: The Movie (#4.14)" (1993)
 -  Poster seen at cinema.
"The Critic: A Little Deb Will Do You (#1.5)" (1994)
 -  a video poster has Spike Lee's name and the letter "F" in the style of the film's "X"
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
"The Critic: A Pig Boy and His Dog (#1.13)" (1994)
 -  Hoke puts on an "H" cap (like the film's "X" logo) and calls himself Malcolm H
Major Payne (1995)
Panther (1995/I)
"Saturday Night Live: Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins (#21.5)" (1995)
 -  Mentioned in Directors on Directing
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
Classified X (1998) (TV)
The Hurricane (1999)
 -  The picture of Malcolm X in Hurricane's cell is actually a picture of Denzel Washington as Malcolm X from the movie Malcolm X.
The Independent (2000)
 -  Besides there being a character who wears a "Malcolm X" cap throughout the movie, the credits for the b-movie character played by Jerry Stiller mentions one movie entitled "A Very Malcolm Xmas."
"Angel: First Impressions (#2.3)" (2000)
 -  Gunn says "Denzel was robbed of the Oscar for Malcom X"
South West 9 (2001)
Ali (2001)
"Saturday Night Live: Cameron Diaz/Jimmy Eat World (#27.16)" (2002)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002) (V)
 -  In the "Thanksgiving" short, the pilgrim Michael Showalter explains his discovery of Plymouth Rock: "Actually, we didn't land on Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock landed on us!". This is a famous line from the Spike Lee film "Malcolm X".
Head of State (2003)
 -  The line "get your hand out of my pocket"
Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)
 -  Mentioned in film.
My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)
 -  Spike Lee is wearing the black hat with an X
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Featured in
"The Directors: The Films of Spike Lee (#2.7)" (????)
The Real Malcolm X (1992) (TV)
The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV)
The Last Party (1993)
Hollywood vs. Religion (1994) (V)
Bamboozled (2000)
Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (V)
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
Inside Men: Denzel & Spike - Man to Man (2006) (TV)
 -  Clip Footage
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV)
 -  Clips featured during montage.
Spoofed in
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
"The Critic: Marty's First Date (#1.2)" (1994)
 -  a trailer advertises Spike Lee's "F," the story of Malcolm Forbes
Chasing Amy (1997)
Ted Bundy (2002)
 -  The end of this movie, the little kids say "I am Ted Bundy, I am Ted Bundy, ect.", as in the ending of Malcolm X.

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