9 Best Angela Bassett Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 16, 2027

Drama intensethought provoking

Angela Bassett has spent decades bringing commanding physicality and dignity to every role, from real historical icons to Wakandan royalty.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) 01

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

IMDb ★ 6.7

Wakanda's queen leads her nation through grief and new threats after the king's sudden death.

Black Panther (2018) 02

Black Panther (2018)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A grieving queen mother supports her son as he claims the Wakandan throne against a vengeful challenger.

Olympus Has Fallen (2013) 03

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A disgraced Secret Service agent must retake the White House after it falls to a paramilitary assault.

Akeelah and the Bee (2006) 04

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A single mother reluctantly supports her gifted daughter's run at the National Spelling Bee.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) 05

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

IMDb ★ 6.2

A successful single mother rediscovers passion and joy on vacation in Jamaica.

Strange Days (1995) 06

Strange Days (1995)

IMDb ★ 7.1

A former cop investigates a murder tied to an illegal technology that records and replays human memories.

Waiting to Exhale (1995) 07

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

IMDb ★ 6.6

Four Black women navigate love, betrayal, and friendship while waiting for their lives to finally come together.

What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) 08

What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)

IMDb ★ 7.3

Her Oscar-nominated role as Tina Turner charts the singer's rise to stardom and escape from an abusive marriage.

Boyz n the Hood (1991) 09

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

IMDb ★ 7.8

A single mother raises her son in South Central Los Angeles amid escalating neighborhood violence.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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