The late Chadwick Boseman brought something special to all the movies he performed in, and he will be ed as one of the best, and most important, actors of his generation. Whereas most actors are lucky to give just one stand-out performance, Boseman delivered several throughout the course of his nearly twenty-year career. From portraying the Black Panther, he created role models and memories for generations of movie-goers to come.
Boseman actually didn't start out his career as an actor. Boseman graduated from Howard University with a bachelor's degree in directing and had also written his first play by his junior year of high school. With ambitions of becoming a director-writer, Boseman initially took acting classes so that he could relate and communicate better with his actors. Before long, Boseman had developed a ion for performing and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his new dream.
Although 42 confirmed that he could be a truthful actor, while his portrayal of T'Challa in Black Panther showed that he had what it took to be a movie star. In celebration of the generous actor's life and career, here's a list of every single Chadwick Boseman movie, ranked from least to most influential.
15. Gods Of Egypt
Although Boseman gave an interesting performance in Gerard Butler, and Geoffrey Rush. Still, Boseman put a serious amount of effort into the movie. Since his character manifested as multiple copies of himself, Boseman had to film all of his scenes hundreds of times from multiple different angles so that the post-production team would have all the necessary shots to build the special effect.
14. The Kill Hole
Boseman starred as Lt. Samuel Drake in Mischa S. Webley's 2012 film about an Iraq War veteran attempting to readjust to civilian life. Still struggling to cope with guilt carried over from the war, Drake attends group therapy sessions but doesn't make much headway. Eventually, war merchants approach him with a mission to track and take down another soldier — which Drake reluctantly accepts. While Boseman did a fine job in portraying Drake's emotional journey, the movie itself did not garner much critical acclaim or box office success.
13. Draft Day
Boseman played opposite Draft Day, portraying the Cleveland Browns's number one draft pick, Vontae Mack. In the film, general manager Sonny Weaver Jr. (Costner) makes a trade with the Seattle Seahawks for their first overall draft by giving away the Cleveland Browns' first picks for the current season and following two years. Ultimately, Mack makes a case for Weaver to draft him with the first overall pick instead of prospective first-rated quarterback Bo Callahan. The film was poorly received by film critics and real-life sports professionals. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, former Green Bay Packers vice president Andrew Brandt characterized the movie as "lacking any true depiction of how an NFL team operates leading up to and during the draft."
12. Message From The King
Fabrice Du Welz's 2016 revenge thriller, Fast and Furious star Luke Evans, Message from the King flubbed at the box office, only grossing $315,132 after several production companies invested $10 million into it.
11. The Express: The Ernie Davis Story
Gary Felder's 2008 sports drama, Chadwick Boseman gives a heartfelt performance as Little in a small scene where the character earnestly recounts even the most minor details of Davis's college football career.
10. 21 Bridges
In 21 Bridges, Boseman stars as an NYPD detective who shuts down 21 bridges in Manhattan to track down two suspected cop murderers in Brian Kirk's 2019 action thriller. The film dives into themes of duty, honor, and corruption within the police force as Andre Davis (Boseman), but it's ultimately a routine police drama. The movie did prove that Boseman was both an on-screen and real-life superhero after Siena Miller revealed that he donated a significant chunk of his salary so that the actress could receive a fair rate.
9. Avengers: Endgame
Iron Man's snap at the conclusion of Endgame) and grossing nearly $2.8 billion worldwide. Just when all seems lost, T'Challa, Shuri, and Okoye are the first to show up and the remaining Avengers in their battle against Thanos. Boseman's cameo as T'Challa at the end the movie might be small, but it's definitely a powerful moment to behold. It's the first glimmer of hope in the final battle against Thanos, proving that good will always find a way to overcome evil.
8. Captain America: Civil War
Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans.
7. Avengers: Infinity War
Boseman's work in Avengers: Infinity War, is a powerful continuation of what audiences caught a glimpse of in Captain America: Civil War. It's devastating to watch T'Challa, along with a number of other superheroes, disintegrate after Thanos snaps with the Infinity Gauntlet. This loss solidified T'Challa's place as an integral member of the Avengers franchise after the success of Black Panther.
6. Da 5 Bloods
meaningful Spike Lee movies to date. Da 5 Bloods is simultaneously comedic and critical; it dissects the African-American experience during the Vietnam War, which is significant but largely overlooked in the movie industry. In the film, Boseman portrays "Stormin'" Norman, the leader of "Da 5 Bloods" who was accidentally killed in action by his fellow squad member, Paul (a moving Delroy Lindo). Though his appearance is brief, Boseman's comion as Norman allowed a refreshing reprieve from an otherwise intense movie.
