Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
Directed by Shaka King
chicago, illinois
assassination
black panther party
based on true story
betrayal
betrayal by friend
hard
1960s
african american history
rainbow coalition
awestruck
exhilarated
Rank
#8 in 2021·#579 overall
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Cast
Daniel Kaluuya
Fred Hampton
LaKeith Stanfield
Bill O'Neal
Jesse Plemons
Roy Mitchell
Dominique Fishback
Deborah Johnson
Ashton Sanders
Jimmy Palmer
Algee Smith
Jake Winters
Darrell Britt-Gibson
Bobby Rush
Lil Rel Howery
Wayne
Dominique Thorne
Judy Harmon
Martin Sheen
J. Edgar Hoover
Amari Cheatom
Collins
Khris Davis
Steel
Crew
Shaka King
Director
Will Berson
Screenplay
Shaka King
Screenplay
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Kristan Sprague
Editor
Sean Bobbitt
Director of Photography
Ryan Coogler
Producer
Sev Ohanian
Executive Producer
Zinzi Coogler
Executive Producer
Shaka King
Producer
Aaron L. Gilbert
Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
2044 reviews
Jack Sinclair
8.6★ · 05/09/26
Stellar performances all round, literally everyone was on their top game for this one!! Powerful film with a lot to say and for a Brit with limited knowledge of revolutionaries in the USA I can’t help but be thankful for learning about Fred Hampton.
Stellar performances all round, literally everyone was on their top game for this one!! Powerful film with a lot to say and for a Brit with limited knowledge of revolutionaries in the USA I can’t help but be thankful for learning about Fred Hampton.
2
Kourosh PRO
9.0★ · 06/02/26
Really insightful film with two of the best performances I’ve seen in a while from Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya. Kaluuya needs to get acting again, the guy is a generational talent.
Really insightful film with two of the best performances I’ve seen in a while from Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya. Kaluuya needs to get acting again, the guy is a generational talent.
1
Zackary Milan
9.0★ · 12/30/25
A powerful and heavy film that hooks you from the opening scene and carries that momentum through the entire runtime
Incredible performances that drive the film mixed with a tremendous score
A powerful and heavy film that hooks you from the opening scene and carries that momentum through the entire runtime
Incredible performances that drive the film mixed with a tremendous score
