Chadwick Boseman – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 4, 2026

United States Drama

Chadwick Boseman spent his short career playing real icons, Jackie Robinson, James Brown, Thurgood Marshall, before becoming one himself as Black Panther. In Avengers: Infinity War (2018): Every corner of the MCU converges to stop one villain from erasing half of all life. Equally memorable is 42 (2013): Jackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball’s color line under relentless public pressure.

Message from the King (2016) 01

Message from the King (2016)

IMDb ★ 6.0

A man searches Los Angeles for his sister's killer, one lead at a time.

21 Bridges (2019) 02

21 Bridges (2019)

IMDb ★ 6.6

A detective locks down all of Manhattan to catch two cop killers before dawn.

Marshall (2017) 03

Marshall (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.0

A young Thurgood Marshall defends a Black chauffeur accused of assaulting his employer.

Get On Up (2014) 04

Get On Up (2014)

IMDb ★ 6.6

A James Brown biopic told out of chronological order, chasing feeling over facts.

Da 5 Bloods (2020) 05

Da 5 Bloods (2020)

IMDb ★ 6.5

Four Vietnam veterans return to the jungle to recover a fallen friend and buried gold.

Captain America: Civil War (2016) 06

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

IMDb ★ 7.4

The Avengers split into two camps, with Black Panther entering as a wildcard third side.

42 (2013) 07

42 (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.5

Jackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball's color line under relentless public pressure.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) 08

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A tense recording-session drama and Boseman's final, devastating performance.

Avengers: Infinity War (2018) 09

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.3

Every corner of the MCU converges to stop one villain from erasing half of all life.

Black Panther (2018) 10

Black Panther (2018)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A superhero epic where the villain's grievance is more compelling than most heroes' arcs.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.