Chadwick Boseman: Every Movie Ranked Worst To Best
Remembering the work of a movie titan gone too soon.
In August of 2020, the world was rocked by the sudden and heartbreaking passing of Chadwick Boseman.
Since his career beginnings, Boseman had made his name by playing a series of powerful African-American pioneers and icons, and found his place as a Hollywood legend for his game-changing turn as Black Panther in the MCU.
On-screen, Boseman oozed charisma and stole every scene he was given. He was powerful, sensitive and constantly inspirational. Off-screen, he was a notable advocate for numerous charitable causes, and was known for his generosity, joy and boundless creative passion.
Over his career, Boseman starred in 15 films, including four wildly popular MCU vehicles, four searing biopics, and a handful of thrilling action flicks. He was careful with the roles he picked, and put equal amounts of work into each performance he gave - even when the film he was in wasn't willing to rise to his level.
In tribute of Chadwick Boseman's astounding and tragically short career, this article is going to take a look at the best and worst projects he was involved in over the years, considering his role in each of them and their overall quality.
From Black Panther to Marshall, Get On Up to 21 Bridges, here's every Chadwick Boseman movie ranked worst to best.
15. Gods Of Egypt (2016)
There was a slight possibility that Gods of Egypt would be a great little blockbuster. An epic clash between the gods of Ancient Egypt starring Gerard Butler, Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Geoffrey Rush and Chadwick Boseman sure sounds good on paper, but the film was nothing more than your typical big budget Hollywood misfire.
Between Butler's painfully poor lead performance and Coster-Waldau's unfortunate attempt to become an action star, as well as the shoddy action scenes and abysmal graphics, Gods of Egypt was an embarrassment for everyone involved.
Chadwick Boseman turns up sparingly as the God of Wisdom, Thoth, and gives the deity enough pathos and power to justify his title, but he's barely around. And when he is, he's overshadowed by how regrettably bad everything else in the movie is.
No one came out of this film unscathed, but at least Boseman had the MCU to fall into once all was said and done.