The 'X' is in reference to a perfect 10

Rating: 10/10 (28 October 2003)

American History X is the most provocative film ever made. It will make you think, it will make you cringe, it will make you cry. Dealing bravely with issues of supremacy and racism, American History X goes where few films ever attempt to go, and it does it perfectly.
Edward Norton gives his strongest dramatic performance, playing a very believable, supremacist older brother reformed by experiences in prison. His character is one of the many in this movie that are brutally convincing and real. Edward Furlong plays an equally realistic, impressionable younger brother.
If you can see past the swearing and violence, which is SUPPOSED to leave you feeling dirty, then you can see the real message of this fantastic film. I cannot stress enough how important this movie is to modern day America.
A+