15 Best Michael B. Jordan Movies!
From 'Black Panther' to 'Sinners,' Moviefone counts down the 15 best films of Michael B. Jordan's impressive career.

Michael B. Jordan as Smoke and Stack in Warner Bros. Pictures’ 'Sinners,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Michael B. Jordan is one of the most popular and talented actors working today.
The actor first gained attention on TV for his roles in popular series like 'That Awkward Moment'.
But it his collaborations with director Black Panther' that have really resinated with audiences.
Jordan would go on to star in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'.
Jordan and Coogler's new film, 'Sinners', opens in theaters on April 18th.
In honor or the release of 'Sinners', Moviefone is counting down the 15 best movies of Michael B. Jordan's career, including his latest.
Let's begin!
15. 'Fantastic Four' (2015)

(L to R) Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell in 2015's 'Fantastic Four.' Photo: 20th Century Fox.
Four young outsiders (Toby Kebbell) turned enemy.
14. 'That Awkward Moment' (2014)
Best pals Jason (Zac Efron) and Daniel (Miles Teller) indulge in casual flings and revel in their carefree, unattached lives. After learning that the marriage of their friend Mikey (Jordan) is over, they gladly welcome him back into their circle. The three young men make a pact to have fun and avoid commitment. However, when all three find themselves involved in serious relationships, they must keep their romances secret from one another.

That Awkward Moment
13. 'A Journal for Jordan' (2021)
Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King (Jordan), a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy (Chanté Adams) revisits the story of her unlikely, life-altering relationship with King and his enduring devotion to her and their child.

12. 'Red Tails' (2012)
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
11. 'Just Mercy' (2020)
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan), who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

Just Mercy
10. 'Fahrenheit 451' (2018)

(L to R) Michael Shannon and Michael B. Jordan in 2018's 'Fahrenheit 451'. Photo: HBO.
In an oppressive future, a 'fireman' (Jordan) whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.
9. 'Hardball' (2001)
An aimless young man (Keanu Reeves) who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
8. 'Tom Clancy's Without Remorse' (2021)
When a squad of Russian soldiers kills his family in retaliation for his role in a top-secret op, Sr. Chief John Kelly (Jordan) pursues the assassins at all costs. ing forces with a fellow SEAL (Jodie Turner-Smith) and a shadowy CIA agent (Jamie Bell), Kelly's mission unwittingly exposes a covert plot that threatens to engulf the U.S. and Russia in an all-out war. Torn between personal honor and loyalty to his country, Kelly must fight his enemies without remorse if he hopes to avert disaster and reveal the powerful figures behind the conspiracy.

7. 'Creed II' (2018)
Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed (Jordan) is up against the challenge of his life.

6. 'Chronicle' (2012)
Three high school students (Alex Russell and Jordan) make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.
5.'Creed III' (2023)

Michael B. Jordan stars as Adonis Creed in 'Creed III,' A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Photo credit: Eli Ade. © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed (Jordan) has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson (Jonathan Majors), resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter with nothing to lose.

4. 'Sinners' (2025)
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

3. 'Fruitvale Station' (2013)
Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant (Jordan) crosses paths with family , friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.

Fruitvale Station
2. 'Creed' (2015)
The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa (Carl Weathers).

1. 'Black Panther' (2018)

(L to R) Michael B. Jordan and Chadwick Boseman in 'Black Panther'. Photo: Marvel Studios.
King T'Challa (Martin Freeman), to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

