Malcolm X (1992)

An autobiographical movie about the life of the real Malcolm X. This movie details the life of Malcolm first as a petty criminal calling himself Detroit Red, then his life in prison where he is exposed to the teachings of Islam and then converted.

The third and longest section of the film details his life out of prison where he becomes a fiery speaker as a member of Nation of Islam preaching the complete separation of blacks from whites.

After a trip to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj Pilgrimage, Malcolm softens his views on separation, publicly criticizes the Nation of Islam and finally breaks away from the organization, with with tragic consequences.

He is eventually assassinated as he was about to deliver a speech, in the presence of his wife and children and in the full glare of the public.

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Mina (Sarita Choudhury) is an Indian-American, the daughter of Indian-Ugandan immigrants chased from Uganda by the murderous regime of Idi Amin Dada.

Demetrius (Denzel Washington) is a local African-American carpet cleaner. Both of them live with their respective families in the state of Mississippi and when Mina and Demetrius falls in love both families erupt in turmoil as ancient traditions comes face to face with the realities of the modern day and the unpredictability of falling in love.

Ricochet (1991)

Nicholas Styles (Denzel Washington) is a rookie officer of the Los Angeles Police Department and also a law student .One day while on patrol with his partner Larry Doyle (Pollack), he blocks the escape of Earl Talbot Blake (John Lithgow) who had just killed several drug dealers and then stolen their drugs. .

Styles arrests Blake in a dramatic and highly publicized stand-off which is captured on camera. Blake is sent to prison and Styles becomes famous as a result of this incident, and then his career skyrockets.

Several years later Styles has had a very famous and eventful career in the police force, is now the Assistant District Attorney and  gradually moving into politics. Blake, who nurses a psychotic ambition for revenge escapes from prison and swoops down on Styles with a plan to to destroy his career and make him to lose everything in his life.

And Blake nearly succeeds in this deadly and elaborate plan and it will take almost a miracle to stop him.