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Ryan Coogler

American filmmaker (born 1986)

1.94body-of-work score · ranked #535 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
May 23, 1986 · Oakland
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, screenwriter, writer, film producer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Ryan Coogler
Kevin Paul · CC BY 4.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Fruitvale Station

    2013 · United States · drama, biography, romance

    Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner 2013 · Film Comment year-end poll 2013 #30

    0.952 citations
  2. 2
    Black Panther

    2018 · United States · action, adventure, sci-fi

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 2018 · Rolling Stone 100 Best of the 21st Century #52

    0.712 citations
  3. 3
    Sinners

    2025 · United States · drama, fantasy, thriller

    Film Comment year-end poll 2025 #11

    0.281 citation

Complete filmography

All 5 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.