Ryan Coogler

Ryan Coogler

Known for Directing · 12 titles on FreeFlix

Ryan Coogler is credited on FreeFlix as a director, with TMDB listing their main department as Directing. Their catalogue-connected work here covers 11 films and 1 TV title.

The titles drawing the most attention are Black Panther (2018), Creed (2015), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Moonlight (2016).

Across that filmography the recurring genres are drama, action, science fiction — these are genres calculated from their credits, not an official label.

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Biography

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 Screen…

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Known For

Directed by Ryan Coogler

TV Series Created by Ryan Coogler

Written by Ryan Coogler

Genres associated with their filmography

Calculated from the 12 catalogue titles above — these are the genres their work most often falls under, not an official classification.

Drama (7)Action (5)Science Fiction (4)Adventure (3)

Frequent Collaborations

People credited alongside Ryan Coogler on more than one of the titles above.

  • Michael B. Jordan — 3 shared titles: Black Panther, Creed, Creed II
  • Lupita Nyong'o — 2 shared titles: Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • Danai Gurira — 2 shared titles: Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • Martin Freeman — 2 shared titles: Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • Letitia Wright — 2 shared titles: Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • Winston Duke — 2 shared titles: Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Further credits

Smaller or less widely rated credits, listed for completeness.