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Ryan Coogler

Ryan Coogler

Producer, director and writer, also actor · Born May 23, 1986 (40) · Oakland, California, USA

Oscar winner · BAFTA Award winner · Golden Globe nominee · 8 other major award bodies

Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American filmmaker. His accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, ten Black Reel Awards, and fourteen NAACP Image Awards. Coogler directed a few short films at the USC School of Cinematic Arts before his feature-length debut with Fruitvale Station (2013). He then transitioned to directing and writing franchise films, including the Rocky series spinoff Creed (2015), as well as the Marvel films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Coogler also produced the historical drama Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and the supernatural horror film Sinners (2025), which he also wrote and directed. He received  Academy Award nominations for Best Picture for both films, while for Sinners he was also nominated for Best Director and won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. In 2013, he was included on Time's list of the 30 people under 30 who are changing the world. In 2016, he was included in the annual Time 100 list of the world's most influential people. In 2018, Coogler was named the runner-up for Time's Person of the Year, and he was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2021, Coogler, his wife Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian founded the multimedia production company Proximity Media. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Coogler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 23, 1986 (40)
From
Oakland, California, USA
Works as
Producer, director and writer, also actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Ryan Coogler's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
33%
Morality
24%
Self
13%
Bonds
12%
Ideas
12%
Survival
4%
Power
2%
Community9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Hopeful
10
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
7
Warm
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ryan Coogler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ryan Coogler's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Black Panther 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Director · Writer

  • Eyes of Wakanda(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Ironheart(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Sinners(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Megalopolis(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Stephen Curry: Underrated(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Anthem(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Creed III(2023)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer · Thanks · as Self - Director / Co-Writer · as Self (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever(2022)

    Director · Lyricist · Screenplay · Songs · Story

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Space Jam: A New Legacy(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Judas and the Black Messiah(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Homeroom(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Creed II(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Black Panther(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Moonlight(2016)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Creed(2015)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues(2015)

    Director · as Self

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Day the Series Stopped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • HitRECord on TV(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Self

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Clapping for the Wrong Reasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Thanks

  • Fruitvale Station(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • It's Just Art, Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Assistant Camera

  • Fig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • The Sculptor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • Get Some (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Boom Operator · Sound Editor · Sound Mixer

  • Gap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Screenplay

  • On The Grind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Additional Camera · Grip

  • 30 for 30(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Locks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Sound Designer · Sound Editor · Writer

  • Doppelgänger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Sundance Institute Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Untitled The X-Files Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Executive Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 29 of them dated from 2009 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Black Panther (2018)

$1.3B worldwide

Highest rated

Creed (2015)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Sinners (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 33: 2 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score91stWriting11 of 33: 0 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score91stProducing18 of 33: 13 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thOther crew9 of 33: 6 only other crew, 3 with another role

33 titles, 12 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s13 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

an Oscar, a BAFTA Award and 7 other major awards from 29 major nominations, 2013–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Oscar, won · Best Original Screenplay
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Screenplay (Original)
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +5 other major bodies · 2 wins and 4 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Original Screenplay
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Original Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
  2. 2024
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Song Written for Visual Media
  3. 2023
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Adapted Screenplay
  4. 2021
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  5. 2019
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Adapted Screenplay
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
  6. 2014
    • Producers Guild Award, won
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best First Feature
  7. 2013
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2
    • Sundance award, won ×2 · Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ryan Coogler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive4
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor, producer

Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever (2023)

93rd percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Creed (2015)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ryan Coogler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles55–73 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles12–38 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles28–91 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles5–49 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles42–76 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ryan Coogler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryan Coogler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sev Ohanian shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles