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Laugh, cry, sigh, scream, shout or whatever you feel like with these comedies, dramas, romances, thrillers and so much more, all hailing from Africa.
An epic list of the top African films—from all 54 of Africa's countries.
- Azali
- Road to Yesterday
- Catching Feelings
- King of Boys
- The Figurine
- October 1
- Lionheart
- The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
- Vaya
- Atlantics
Country: Ghana | Director: Kwabena Gyansah | Cast: Asana Alhassan, Akofa Edjeani Asiedu, Peter Ritchie, Adjetey Anang | Genre: Drama | Year: 2018 | Language: Akan, English Though it wasn’t nominated, Azali was Ghana’s first-ever submission to the in the Best International Feature Filmcategory at the 2018 Oscars. The film centers on a girl named Ami...
Country: Nigeria | Director: Ishaya Bako | Cast: Genevieve Nnaji, Oris Erhuero | Genre: Romance, Drama | Year: 2015 | Language: English Those more interested in romance movies might find Road to Yesterdaya worthwhile African movie on Netflix. This Nollywood production follows an estranged couple who, on a long drive to a relative’s funeral, try to ...
Country: South Africa | Director: Kagiso Lediga | Cast: Kagiso Lediga, Pearl Thusi, Andrew Buckland, Akin Omotoso | Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama | Year: 2018 | Language: English South African film Catching Feelingsadds another dash of romance to our list while retaining a sense of sociopolitical consciousness. The movie focuses on a university lec...
Country: Nigeria | Director: Kemi Adetiba | Cast: Sola Sobowale, Remilekun Reminisce Safaru, Adesua Etomi-Wellington | Genre: Thriller, Drama, Political | Year: 2018 | Language: English, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa In 2016, Nigerian director Kemi Adetiba made The Wedding Party, which to this date is the highest-grossing Nollywood movie of all time. While t...
Country: Nigeria | Director: Kunle Afolayan | Cast: Ramsey Nouah, Omoni Oboli, Kunle Afolayan, Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi | Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Horror | Year: 2009 | Language: English, Yoruba Supernatural thriller film The Figurineis one of the most intriguing Nollywood films from the past few decades. The movie follows two friends who find a mys...
Country: Nigeria | Director: Kunle Afolayan | Cast: Sadiq Daba, Kayode Aderupoko, Demola Adedoyin, Kehinde Bankole | Genre: Historical, Political, Drama, Thriller | Year: 2014 | Language: English, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa After The Figurine, director Kunle Afolayan went on to make October 1, our next selection in this list of best African movies on Netf...
Country: Nigeria | Director: Genevieve Nnaji | Cast: Genevieve Nnaji, Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie, Kanayo O. Kanayo | Genre: Drama, Comedy | Year: 2018 | Language: English, Igbo Lionheartmade waves as Netflix’s first-ever Nigerian original film production. In practical terms, this means you don’t have to worry about the movie getting taken off Netflix ...
Country: Malawi, UK | Director: Chiwetel Ejiofor | Cast: Maxwell Simba, Chiwetel Ejiofor | Genre: Drama | Year: 2018 | Language: English, Chichewa Another Netflix original movie worth featuring is The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind. Though this movie had British producers, it also had Malawian co-producers and was filmed in Malawi with 80%+ of dialog i...
Country: South Africa | Director: Akin Omotoso | Cast: Phuthi Nakene, Warren Masemola, Azwile Chamane-Madiba | Genre: Drama | Year: 2016 | Language: Zulu, English Before making Vaya, director Akin Omotoso spent years in story workshops with homeless residents of South Africa’s economic capital, Johannesburg. The stories he heard influenced Vaya, wh...
Country: Senegal | Director: Mati Diop | Cast: Mame Bineta Sane, Ibrahima Traoré | Genre: Drama, Art House | Year: 2019 | Language: Wolof, French Sengalese director Mati Diop’s film Atlantics generated significant buzz when it won the Grand Prix at 2019’s Cannes Film Festival. The award was a long time coming for African cinema, though unfortunatel...
- Neria (Zimbabwe) Year released: 1993 | Director: Godwin Mawuru. Although it is hard to confirm this, Neria is possibly the highest-grossing film in Zimbabwean history.
- I Am Not A Witch (Zambia) Year released: 2017 | Director: Rungano Nyoni. One of the more recent entries on the list, I Am Not A Witch offers a distinctive story that also made waves overseas.
- Who Killed Captain Alex? (Uganda) Year released: 2010 | Director: Issac Nabwana. What else but one of the most well-known and most beloved African films in the continent’s history would be Uganda’s entry on this list?
- Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (Tunisia) Year released: 1990 | Director: Férid Boughedir. Halfaouine is a tender and honest coming-of-age film about a boy named Noura, who’s stuck between childhood and manhood.
With Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim. A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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- Action, Drama, History
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- 2022-09-16
The 28 best movies about Africa ever. by gorelik-639-135844 • Created 10 years ago • Modified 3 weeks ago. List activity. 47K views. 191 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 28 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Moolaadé. 2003 2h 4m Unrated. 7.6 (4.2K) Rate. 91 Metascore.
100 THE BEST FILMS in AFRICA Top African movies. by ArtiShreder • Created 11 years ago • Modified 2 years ago. List still in progress ... 233 Films where the action happens in Africa . if U know some good film missed here just send the comment i put your chosen movie on the list.
