Black Panther

2018 · directed by Ryan Coogler

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Oscar Nominee

King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

Black Panther (2018), directed by Ryan Coogler, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Chadwick Boseman
• Michael B. Jordan
• Lupita Nyong'o
• Danai Gurira
• Martin Freeman
• Daniel Kaluuya
• Letitia Wright
• Winston Duke
• Sterling K. Brown
• Angela Bassett

Crew

• Rachel Morrison — Director of Photography
• Debbie Berman — Editor
• Michael P. Shawver — Editor
• Ludwig Göransson — Original Music Composer
• Joe Robert Cole — Writer
• Ryan Coogler — Writer

More from Ryan Coogler

1. Sinners (2025) — 81/100 · hit
2. Fruitvale Station (2013) — 80/100 · hit
3. Creed (2015) — 80/100 · hit
4. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) — 71/100

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