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Top 199 films from South Africa (out of 199 in catalog), ranked by TMDB rating.

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Title↕	Year↕	Director↕	Genres↕	TMDB Rating↕	Votes↕	Language↕	Overview↕
The Visual Bible: Matthew	1,993	Regardt van den Bergh	Drama, History	8.8	30	English	The only dramatization using the actual scriptures...word for word from the New International Version (NIV). In Israel, then known as Judea of the Roman Empire, Nazarene Jesus Christ travels around the country with His disciples preaching to the people about God and salvation of their souls.
Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand	2,015	Daniel Huertas	Documentary	8	12	English	This is a powerful documentary, filmed over a 16 year span, about the rise of a Coalition of six lions, branded The Mapogo Lions, and their takeover of the largest territory by a pride.
Poppie Nongena	2,020	Christiaan Olwagen	Drama	8	11	AF	Based on a true story: South Africa, mid 70s. When her husband becomes too ill to work, Poppie is deemed by the law to be an illegal resident in her own country. Based on the Elsa Joubert novel regarded as one of the best African novels of the century.
My Octopus Teacher	2,020	James Reed	Documentary	7.9	1,003	English	After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
Redeeming Love	2,022	D.J. Caruso	Romance, Drama, Western	7.9	708	English	A young couple's relationship clashes with the harsh realities of the California Gold Rush of 1850. Angel, experiencing love for the first time and facing demons unsurmountable, runs from the new life she doesn't believe she deserves. When Michael sets out to find her, Angel discovers that she indeed has the power to choose the life she wants.
Umjolo: My Beginning, My End!	2,025	Zuko Nodada	Romance, Drama	7.9	17	ZU	Caught between her family and her free spirit, Mayi begins to question her upcoming nuptials when she meets a charming and passionate saxophonist.
This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection	2,020	Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese	Drama	7.5	43	ST	Amongst the mountains of Lesotho, an 80-year-old widow winds up her affairs and makes arrangements for her burial. But when her village is threatened with resettlement due to the construction of a reservoir, she finds a new will to live and ignites a spirit of resistance within her community.
Pangolin: Kulu's Journey	2,025	Philippa Ehrlich	Documentary	7.5	27	English	Rescued from poachers, an endangered baby pangolin embarks on a journey back to the wild with help from a devoted human guardian in this documentary.
Yesterday	2,004	Darrell James Roodt	Drama	7.4	31	ZU	After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.
Umjolo: The Gone Girl	2,024	Fikile Mogodi	Romance, Drama, Comedy	7.4	22	ZU	A couple's seemingly perfect relationship falters when one of them learns about the other's infidelity — but who said that relationships were easy?
Beat the Drum	2,003	David Hickson	Drama	7.4	16	English	Young Musa is orphaned after a mysterious illness strikes his village in KwaZulu Natal. To help his grandmother, Musa sets out for Johannesburg with his father's last gift, a tribal drum, in search of work and his uncle. The journey confronts him with the stark realities of urban life, but his indomitable spirit never wavers; he returns with a truth and understanding his elders have failed to grasp.
The Gods Must Be Crazy	1,980	Jamie Uys	Action, Comedy	7.3	1,281	English	A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.
Mia and the White Lion	2,018	Gilles de Maistre	Adventure, Family, Drama	7.3	904	French	A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.
Duma	2,005	Carroll Ballard	Adventure, Drama, Family	7.3	201	English	An orphaned cheetah becomes the best friend and pet of a young boy living in South Africa.
Faith Like Potatoes	2,006	Regardt van den Bergh	Drama	7.3	58	English	Frank Rautenbach leads a strong cast as Angus Buchan, a Zambian farmer of Scottish heritage, who leaves his farm in the midst of political unrest and racially charged land reclaims and travels south with his family to start a better life in KwaZulu Natal,South Africa.
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight	2,025	Embeth Davidtz	Drama	7.2	16	English	Eight-year-old Bobo grows up on her family farm in Rhodesia in 1980 during the final days of the Bush War to end British colonial rule. Her eyes see conflict, the family's bond to the land, and the lasting wounds that war imprints on those who live through it.
The Gods Must Be Crazy II	1,989	Jamie Uys	Action, Comedy	7.1	537	English	Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.
The World Unseen	2,007	Shamim Sarif	Romance, Drama	7.1	100	English	A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.
Happiness Ever After	2,021	Thabang Moleya	Romance, Drama	7.1	32	English	This sequel to "Happiness is a Four-Letter Word" finds Zaza, Princess and Zim living new chapters of their lives amid loss, family grudges and new love.
The Last Ranger	2,024	Cindy Lee	Drama	7.1	19	XH	When young Litha is introduced to the magic of a game reserve by the last remaining ranger, they are ambushed by poachers. In the ensuing battle to save the rhinos, Litha discovers a terrible secret.
Paul Simon: Under African Skies	2,012	Joe Berlinger	Music, Documentary, History	7.1	16	English	Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime. On the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon's GRACELAND, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger offers a glimpse at the controversy surrounding the decision to record the album in South Africa despite a UN boycott of the nation, which was aimed at ending apartheid. In the run-up to an eagerly anticipated reunion concert, Simon, Quincy Jones, Peter Gabriel, David Byrne, Harry Belafonte, Paul McCartney and others reflect on the decision to record with local artists in South Africa, and the cultural impact of the album that delivered such hits as "I Know What I Know" and "You Can Call Me Al."
Love, Sex and 30 Candles	2,023	Stephina Zwane	Drama, Romance	7.1	15	English	Through a year of 30th birthdays, four best friends navigate relationships, heartbreak and a shocking situation that threatens to tear them apart.
Dirkie	1,969	Jamie Uys	Adventure, Drama	7.1	14	English	An 8-year-old boy and his dog are left to face a vast desert wasteland alone after a plane crash, while an army of men and machines penetrate the desert searching for them. Based on true events.
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord	2,024	Jon Day	Documentary, Music	7.1	12	English	South African producer / director JON DAY spent the last 5 years making a documentary about the mysterious rap-rave group, DIE ANTWOORD. Art directed by surrealist photographer, ROGER BALLEN. Narrated by NINJA & ¥O-LANDI'S daughter, 16 JONES.
Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure	2,014	Brian Levant	Adventure, Music, Family, Comedy	7.1	11	English	Sophia Grace and Rosie are sent to Switzelvania as special correspondents tasked with covering the coronation of a new queen. Once there, they encounter three very different princesses competing for the throne. Together, the girls hatch a royal plot to help the best candidate win.
Tsotsi	2,005	Gavin Hood	Crime, Drama	7	338	TN	A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's just stolen. He decides that it is his responsibility to care for the infant and in the process learns that maybe the criminal life isn’t the best way.
Spud	2,010	Donovan Marsh	Comedy, Drama	7	55	English	It's South Africa 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, it's Spud Milton's first year at an elite boys only private boarding school. Spud is a boy from an ordinary background who wins a scholarship to a private school in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Surrounded by boys with nicknames like Gecko, Rambo, Rain Man and Mad Dog, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home.
Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday	2,008	Paddy Wivell	TV Movie, Documentary	7	25	English	Louis goes to South Africa where American tourists pay to hunt wild animals in privately owned reserves.
The Letter Reader	2,019	Sibusiso Khuzwayo	Drama	7	15	ZU	While struggling to adapt to a new environment, Siyabonga, a 12-year-old boy discovers the impact of reading letters to people. One day a letter with bad news lands in his hands.
Dredd	2,012	Pete Travis	Action, Science Fiction	6.9	5,414	English	In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.
Seal Team	2,021	Greig Cameron	Animation, Family	6.9	234	English	After his best friend is killed in a shark attack, Quinn, a lovable yet tenacious seal assembles a SEAL TEAM to fight back against a gang of sharks overtaking the neighborhood. But this merry band of international seals are not at all trained for such a mission. They seek the help of a much more skillful combatant, Claggart, but even his tricks and flips can’t whip these guys into shape. However, with a little bit of ingenuity, intelligence and a lot of heart, our SEAL TEAM may actually be able to bring peace back to their undersea community.
Seriously Single	2,020	Katleho Ramaphakela	Comedy	6.9	135	English	While her free-living bestie urges her to embrace singlehood, a commitment-craving social media expert can't stop following the life of a former love.
Spud 2: The Madness Continues	2,013	Donovan Marsh	Comedy, Drama	6.9	32	English	The year is 1991, and Spud Milton's long walk to manhood is still creeping along at an unnervingly slow pace. Approaching the ripe old age of fifteen and still no signs of the much anticipated ball-drop, Spud is coming to terms with the fact that he may well be a freak of nature. With a mother hell-bent on emigrating, a father making a killing out of selling homemade moonshine, and a demented grandmother called Wombat, the new year seems to offer little except extreme embarrassment and more mortifying Milton madness. But Spud is returning to a boarding school where he is no longer the youngest or the smallest. His dormitory mates, known as the Crazy Eight, have an unusual new member and his house has a new clutch of first years (the Normal Seven). If Spud thinks his second year will be a breeze, however, he is seriously mistaken.
Forever	2,016	Jaco Smit	Comedy, Romance, Drama	6.9	23	AF	Childhood friends, Nina and Hugo chose different paths in life. Years later, Hugo returns to his hometown unbeknownst to him, the day before Nina's wedding. Events on the wedding day throw them back together and they embark on a new adventure.
Alison	2,016	Uga Carlini	Documentary, Crime	6.9	22	English	Raped. Disemboweled. Nearly decapitated. Dumped on the outskirts of a nature reserve, dead - or so they thought. She needed a hero that night, so that's what she became. This is Alison's tale. A tale of monsters, miracles and hope.
Umjolo: There Is No Cure	2,025	Mthunzi Dubazana	Romance, Comedy, Drama	6.9	14	ZU	After losing her title for publicly exposing a scandal, a former pageant queen works on a tell-all book — all while her love life remains unwritten.
Hunting Emma	2,017	Byron Davis	Thriller, Action	6.8	56	AF	Emma le Roux just wants to go home for the holidays. Gentle, beautiful, pacifist Emma. She's made the trip to her father's farm a thousand times. Piece of cake. But not today. Today she will cross paths with members of a violent drug syndicate. Everything starts falling apart, and fast. At first they were driven by hate and revenge. Suddenly, it's survival.
Trippin’ with the Kandasamys	2,021	Jayan Moodley	Comedy, Romance	6.8	37	English	To rekindle their marriages, best friends-turned-in-laws Shanthi and Jennifer plan a couples' getaway. But it comes with all kinds of surprises.
Big Nunu's Little Heist	2,023	Andy Kasrils	Comedy, Crime	6.8	11	ZU	An ex-soldier turned deliveryman is dragged into a local kingpin's bumbling gang to pull off a daring heist in an infamous South African township.
Zulu	2,013	Jérôme Salle	Crime, Drama, Thriller	6.7	510	English	As a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkhata, a militant political party at war with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. Only he and his mother survived the carnage of those years. But as with many survivors, the psychological scars remain.
Indemnity	2,022	Travis Taute	Action, Thriller, Crime	6.7	98	English	An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.
London Calling	2,025	Allan Ungar	Action, Crime, Comedy, Thriller	6.7	88	English	After fleeing the UK from a job gone wrong, a down on his luck hitman is forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and show him how to become a man.
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema	2,008	Ralph Ziman	Action, Crime, Drama	6.7	62	English	This South African movie tracks the rise of a once-petty criminal to the heights of the criminal underworld. After cutting his teeth on hijacking, before moving onto bigger game, an ambitious man hits a setback when most of his gang are shot.
Disaster Holiday	2,024	Rethabile Ramaphakela	Comedy, Family	6.7	46	English	A workaholic dad, trying to win over his kids, heads to the coast of Durban for a big work meeting — under the guise of a family road trip vacation.
Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It's True	2,011	David Paul Meyer	Documentary, Comedy	6.7	40	English	In the world of stand-up comedy in South Africa, Trevor Noah uses his childhood experiences in a biracial family during apartheid to prepare for his first one-man show.
Cry, the Beloved Country	1,995	Darrell James Roodt	Drama	6.7	26	English	A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
Love on Safari	2,018	Leif Bristow	TV Movie, Drama, Romance	6.6	112	English	An American web designer inherits an animal reserve in South Africa. A no-nonsense ranger takes her on a safari in hopes that she will fall in love with the land, the animals and him.
Moffie	2,020	Oliver Hermanus	Drama, War, Romance	6.6	93	AF	A young man in 1981 South Africa must complete his brutal and racist two years of compulsory military service while desperately maintaining the secrecy of his homosexuality.
An Act of Defiance	2,017	Jean van de Velde	Drama	6.6	13	Dutch	Apartheid is rampant in South Africa, 1963. When ten men are arrested on a farm in Rivonia for conspiring to commit sabotage and violent acts against the repressive S. African government, tenacious lawyer Bram Fisher steps up to the challenge as lead counsel. He soon finds that political leader Nelson Mandela is also on trial. Mandela urges his fellow defendants to plead not guilty and shine light on the systemic corruption against the African people. As the outcome of the trial looks bleak, Mandela gives his famous "I'm Prepared to Die" speech, discussing how the ANC's resistance is justified. But will Mandela's impassioned speech save these men's lives?
Trevor Noah: The Daywalker	2,009	Delon Bakker	Comedy	6.6	11	English	Award winning comedian Trevor Noah performs his first ever solo show. The Daywalker was performed at Gold Reef City's Lyric Theatre.
Spell	2,020	Mark Tonderai	Thriller, Horror, Fantasy	6.5	421	English	A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with the ancient remedies.
I Am All Girls	2,021	Donovan Marsh	Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime	6.5	320	English	A special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.
Pumzi	2,009	Wanuri Kahiu	Science Fiction, Drama	6.5	18	English	A sci-fi film about futuristic Africa, 35 years after World War III, 'The Water War'.
Love and Wine	2,025	Amanda Lane	Romance, Comedy	6.5	14	English	A privileged young man working at his wealthy father's business traps himself in a lie when he falls in love with a hard-working medical student, and tries to convince her that he comes from more humble beginnings like hers. What follows is a comedic whirlwind of chaos and heartfelt revelations.
Asad	2,012	Bryan Buckley	N/A	6.5	13	SO	A coming of age fable of a Somali boy as he struggles to survive in his war-torn land.
The Three Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle	2,009	Florian Baxmeyer	Mystery, Adventure, Family	6.4	79	German	A new case for the cult detectives! Not by coincidence, a mysterious videotape falls into the hands of Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews during Jupiter's birthday party in Rocky Beach. On it is a recording of Jupiter's long dead parents. In their message they want to communicate to their son the key to an especially tricky riddle.
Skin	2,009	Anthony Fabian	Drama	6.4	50	English	Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
Road to Your Heart	2,014	Jaco Smit	Adventure, Romance	6.4	23	AF	Basson has five days to make it to his father's funeral in Cape Town, but needs to complete certain tasks on this trip before he can call the family company his own. On the road he meets free-spirited bohemian girl, Amory. As they journey across the breathtaking landscape of South Africa, they meet wonderful characters that allow for hilarious moments and life-changing experiences. Their trip takes a sudden turn for the worst when a villainous figure makes an appearance. Basson and Amory are faced with disappointment and heartache. On the road called life, it is inevitable that you will take some wrong turns. But no matter how hard the road might be, on route to true love is where you will find your true north.
White Lion	2,010	Michael Swan	Drama, Family	6.4	21	English	According to the legend of the Shangaan, white lions are the messengers of the gods, but it has been years since one has been seen in their remote African valley. When a white lion is miraculously born into that valley, a young Shangaan named Gisani, finds himself destined to protect this rare and magnificent creature at all costs. This young lion, whom will be known as Letsatsi, is cast from his pride and forced to embark upon a perilous journey of survival.
Canary	2,018	Christiaan Olwagen	Music, Drama	6.4	20	AF	Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity through hardship, camaraderie, first love, and the liberating freedom of music, the true self can be discovered.
Detour	2,017	Christopher Smith	Thriller, Action	6.3	197	English	A young law student, grieving for his dying mother, struggles to decide whether he should kill his unfaithful step-father.
Silverton Siege	2,022	Mandlakayise Walter Dube, Jr.	Action, Crime, Drama	6.3	148	English	After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story.
Mary and Martha	2,013	Phillip Noyce	Drama, TV Movie	6.3	82	English	Wealthy American housewife Mary Morgan takes her bullied son George out of school for home education,including a trip to Southern Africa. Whilst in Mozambique George is bitten by a mosquito which crawls through a hole in his net and dies of malaria. After his funeral at home Mary feels a compulsion to return to Africa where she meets English woman Martha O'Connell,whose 24 year old son Ben, a teacher with voluntary service overseas,has also died of malaria. Ben gave his net to one of his pupils,believing adults cannot catch malaria. The two women are shocked to see the high death rate caused by the disease and,whilst Martha stays in Africa as a voluntary helper,Mary petitions the American government to change things. Martha turns up at Mary's house unannounced and,helped by Mary's ex-diplomat father,they address a senate committee on health spending,persuading them to do more to combat malaria. They meet with some success though a coda states that much more can be done.
Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past	2,008	Gray Hofmeyr	Comedy	6.3	19	English	Hekule, the King of Kuvukiland, is given a gemstone by the dying Kunji Balanadin. The stone is cursed and causes Hekule to become possessed by the spirit of the mischievous Kunji. It is up Mr. Bones, the royal witch doctor to cure his King and get rid of this cursed stone by returning the gem to its home in an Indian fishing village.
The Empty Man	2,020	David Prior	Horror, Mystery	6.2	968	English	On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
Zambezia	2,012	Wayne Thornley	Comedy, Animation, Adventure, Family	6.2	319	English	Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls, "Zambezia" is the story of Kai - a naïve, but high-spirited young falcon who travels to the bird city of "Zambezia" where he discovers the truth about his origins and, in defending the city, learns how to be part of a community.
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove	2,010	Will Geiger	Family, Adventure, Drama	6.2	188	English	After young Kirra leaves her Australian home to summer with her grandfather in South Africa, she soon discovers a baby orca stranded in the lagoon near her grandfather’s rundown seaside amusement park. She names the lonely whale Willy--and embarks on a great quest to lead the little guy back to his anxious pod.
The Wound	2,017	John Trengove	Drama	6.2	60	XH	Eastern Cape, South Africa. A lonely factory worker, Xolani, takes time off his job to assist during an annual Xhosa circumcision initiation into manhood. In a remote mountain camp that is off limits to women, young men, painted in white ochre, recuperate as they learn the masculine codes of their culture. In this environment of machismo and aggression, Xolani cares for a defiant initiate from Johannesburg, Kwanda, who quickly learns Xolani's best kept secret, that he is in love with another man.
Leprechaun Returns	2,018	Steven Kostanski	Horror, Comedy	6.1	655	English	A group of unwitting sorority sisters accidentally awaken the serial-killing Leprechaun after they build a sorority house on his hunting grounds.
Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines	2,014	Roel Reiné	Action, War, Drama	6.1	162	English	Seal Team Eight must fight their way deep into Africa's Congo, decommission a secret uranium mine, and stop our most dangerous enemy from smuggling weapon's grade yellow-cake out of the country.
The Forgiven	2,018	Roland Joffé	Thriller, Drama	6.1	96	English	After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.
Sarafina!	1,992	Darrell James Roodt	Music, Drama, Family	6.1	46	English	The plot centers on students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in schools. The stage version presents a school uprising similar to the Soweto uprising on June 16, 1976. A narrator introduces several characters among them the school girl activist Sarafina. Things get out of control when a policeman shoots several pupils in a classroom. Nevertheless, the musical ends with a cheerful farewell show of pupils leaving school, which takes most of act two. In the movie version Sarafina feels shame at her mother's (played by Miriam Makeba in the film) acceptance of her role as domestic servant in a white household in apartheid South Africa, and inspires her peers to rise up in protest, especially after her inspirational teacher, Mary Masombuka (played by Whoopi Goldberg in the film version) is imprisoned.
The Price of Sugar	2,013	Jean van de Velde	Drama, History	6.1	34	Dutch	A story about two half-sisters life in the eighteenth century Suriname. There is Lynda, a white colonial and slave owner, and her slave Mini-Mini's. While Lynda is slowly embittered by the hard life in the colony, Mini-Mini gets a chance at her own happiness. The question is, if she dares to seize that chance, as this happiness is at the expense of her mistress and half sister?
Mandela	1,996	Jo Menell	Documentary, History	6.1	10	English	A documentary that chronicles the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela is probably best known for his 27 years of imprisonment, and for bringing an end to apartheid. But this film also sheds light on the little-known early period of Mandela's life.
Khumba	2,013	Anthony Silverston	Animation, Adventure, Family	6	264	English	A half-striped zebra is blamed for the drought and leaves his herd in search of his missing stripes. He is joined on his quest by an overprotective wildebeest and a flamboyant ostrich; they defeat the tyrannical leopard and save his herd.
8	2,020	Harold Hölscher	Horror	6	90	English	An old man, fated to collect souls for eternity, seeks atonement after trading his daughter's soul.
Mr. Bones	2,001	Gray Hofmeyr	Comedy	6	41	English	A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.
Spud 3: Learning to Fly	2,014	Johnny Barker	Comedy	6	30	English	As Spud Milton continues his awkward stagger through adolescence, he learns one of life's most important lessons: When dealing with women and cretins, nothing is ever quite as it seems. "I'm practically a man in most areas," writes Spud confidently on his sixteenth birthday. The year is 1992 and, in South Africa, radical change is in the air. The country may be on the bumpy road to an uncertain future, but Spud Milton is hoping for a smooth ride as he returns to boarding school as a senior. Instead, he discovers that his vindictive arch enemy is back to taunt him and that a garrulous Malawian has taken residence in his dormitory, along with the regular inmates and misfits he calls friends. Spud's world has never seemed less certain; he attempts to master Shakespeare, wrestles constantly with his God, and the power of negative thinking, and develops an aversion to fried fish after a shocking discovery about his grandmother, Wombat.
Semi-Soeter	2,025	Joshua Rous	Romance, Comedy	6	16	AF	Power couple Jaci and JP find themselves in a bumpy predicament when a new work pitch for a baby brand forces them to play the perfect pretend parents.
Headspace	2,023	Paul Meyer	Animation, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction	6	14	English	This is an alien invasion film like no other – the aliens are miniature but still want to take over the world!
The Tale of How	2,006	Markus Wormstorm	Animation	6	12	English	This lavishly embellished, comically operetta CGI fantasy story takes place in the Indian Ocean, where a flock of “piranha birds” has settled on the back of an octopus. When an octopus is starved, it feeds on birds on its back, but because it is already threatened with extinction, they decide to send a bottle across the sea with a call for help.
Stroomop	2,018	Ivan Botha	Adventure, Drama	6	10	AF	A support group travels to the Orange River. A doctor, 2 moms, a daughter and a suicidal woman leave for their "veldskool" trip. Many trials, tribulations and truths are revealed as they go on this epic adventure.
U-Carmen eKhayelitsha	2,005	Mark Dornford-May	Music, Drama, Romance	6	10	XH	U-CARMEN is a feature film based on Georges Bizet's 19th-century opera that was filmed on location in a modern South African township setting. The ...
Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack	2,017	Robert Adetuyi	Comedy	5.9	252	English	When Destiny, captain of three-time national champions "The Rebels," is challenged to a global cheer showdown by an edgy new team called "The Truth," the Cheer Goddess organizes a virtual battle for squads from all around the world. It seems like the whole world wants to take down Destiny and her team, and they just might succeed, unless Destiny can rise to the challenge, set her ego aside and figure out who her real friends are.
Gaia	2,021	Jaco Bouwer	Horror, Fantasy, Drama	5.9	229	English	In the depths of an ancient forest, something has been growing. Something older than humanity itself, and perhaps greater too. When a park ranger discovers a man and his son living wild, she stumbles onto a secret that is about to change the world.
The Lullaby	2,018	Darrell James Roodt	Horror	5.9	69	English	Returning to her home town, overwhelmed by the birth of her firstborn, nineteen-year-old Chloe van Heerden tries to come to terms with motherhood. Despite the support from her own mother, Chloe struggles with the demands of caring for a newborn child. The incessant crying of her baby, the growing sense of guilt and paranoia send her into a dark depression. With a heightened urge to protect her son, she sees danger everywhere.
Yankee Zulu	1,993	Gray Hofmeyr	Comedy	5.9	38	English	Two South African boys, one white, Rhino, and one black, Zulu, go their separate ways after an incident. Many years later, they meet up again as adults, when one, after living for years in the United States, is now a wanted criminal. The two end up being a part of a madcap chase involving a check for a large amount of lottery money, pursued by Gen. Diehard and Rhino's ex-wife Rowena, who was the cause of the rift between the two protagonists.
Striving for Freedom	2,013	Rainer Matsutani	Western	5.9	10	German	Silesia, 1844. After her husband dies in a brutally suppressed weavers’ uprising, Mila emigrates to America. En route to Texas, she rescues Countess Cecilie Hohenberg from her violent husband. Captured by Comanche warrior Buffalo Hump, the women must navigate captivity, while Mila forges unexpected bonds amid the struggle for freedom.
Death Race 2	2,010	Roel Reiné	Action, Thriller, Science Fiction	5.8	1,174	English	In the world's most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple, drive or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas discovers there's a price on his head, his only hope is to survive a twisted race against an army of hardened criminals and tricked-out cars.
Prey	2,007	Darrell James Roodt	Adventure, Horror, Thriller	5.8	402	English	An American family on holiday in Africa becomes lost in a game reserve and stalked by vicious killer lions.
Collision	2,022	Fabien Martorell	Thriller, Crime, Drama	5.8	133	English	Over the course of one fateful day, a corrupt businessman and his socialite wife race to save their daughter from a notorious crime lord.
Heart of the Hunter	2,024	Mandla Dube	Action	5.8	123	English	A retired assassin is pulled back into action when his friend uncovers a dangerous conspiracy at the heart of the South African government.
Blue Crush 2	2,011	Mike Elliott	Adventure, Drama	5.8	119	English	Haunted by the memory of her deceased mother, Dana leaves Malibu behind and heads to South Africa to fulfill her mother's dream of surfing Jefferys Bay.
Glasshouse	2,021	Kelsey Egan	Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama	5.8	27	English	A mother and her three daughters — romantic Bee, sensible Evie, and child of nature Daisy — occupy the titular glass building, which has been completely sealed off to protect its occupants from a dementia-inducing toxin called the Shred that’s poisoning the air outside. Fearful of becoming like the lost souls who wander the abyss outside, the family keep a grasp on their past by performing sacred rituals. When Bee breaks the rules and lets an injured stranger into their midst, the family dynamic is shattered forever, as hidden truths upend the illusions the women have worked so hard to protect.
The Queenstown Kings	2,023	Jahmil X.T. Qubeka	Drama	5.8	23	XH	A prodigious young soccer player from rural Queenstown must face the return of his washed-up, pro-footballer father, and navigate the choice between his team's success and his own dreams.
Avenged	2,014	Donovan Marsh	Action, Crime, Drama	5.8	23	English	When Chili Ncgobo, an honest but ambitious undercover cop, is cheated out of a major reward by his corrupt superiors, he infiltrates a cash-in-transit heist gang, and instead of busting them, he decides to participate in a one off score. He must face off against his partner who refuses to let him do it and one of the gang members who recognizes him as a cop.
Number 37	2,018	Nosipho Dumisa-Ngoasheng	Thriller	5.8	22	AF	Entrapped in his apartment, Randal, a recent paraplegic, is given a gift of binoculars by his devoted girlfriend, Pam. But Randal is in financial debt to a sadistic loan shark, and when he witnesses a powerful criminal commit a murder while observing his neighbours through binoculars, he initiates a treacherous blackmail scheme.
Felix in Exile	1,994	William Kentridge	Drama, Animation	5.8	22	English	Felix in Exile introduces a new character to the 'Drawings for Projection' series: Nandi, an African woman, who appears at the beginning of the film making drawings of the landscape. She observes the land with surveyor's instruments, watching African bodies, with bleeding wounds, which melt into the landscape. She is recording the evidence of violence and massacre that is part of South Africa's recent history. Felix Teitelbaum, who features in Kentridge's first and fourth films as the humane and loving alter-ego to the ruthless capitalist white South African psyche, appears here semi-naked and alone in a foreign hotel room, brooding over Nandi's drawings of the damaged African landscape, which cover his suitcase and walls. Kentridge has commented: 'Felix in Exile was made at the time just before the first general election in South Africa, and questioned the way in which the people who had died on the journey to this new dispensation would be remembered'.
Momentum	2,015	Stephen S. Campanelli	Action, Crime, Thriller	5.7	569	English	When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin and his team of killers. Armed with her own set of lethal skills, Alex looks to exact revenge for her murdered friends while uncovering the truth.
Young Ones	2,014	Jake Paltrow	Western, Action, Drama, Science Fiction	5.7	323	English	In a future where water is scarce, a farmer defends his land and hopes to rejuvenate his parched soil. However, his daughter's boyfriend schemes to steal the land for himself.
Santana	2,020	Maradona Dias Dos Santos	Action	5.7	199	English	Two brothers — one a narcotics agent and the other a general — finally discover the identity of the drug lord who murdered their parents decades ago. They may kill each other before capturing the bad guys.
Wild Is the Wind	2,022	Fabian Medea	Crime, Drama	5.7	72	English	When two corrupt police officers investigate the brutal murder of a young girl, tensions come to a head in their small, racially-segregated town.
The Harvesters	2,018	Etienne Kallos	Drama	5.7	44	AF	South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to make this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage and parental love.
Five Fingers for Marseilles	2,018	Michael Matthews	Western, Drama, Thriller	5.7	28	English	Years ago, the young Five Fingers fought for the rural town of Marseilles against brutal police oppression. Now, after fleeing in disgrace, Tau, one of them, returns to Marseilles, seeking only a peaceful life. When he finds the town under new threat, he must reluctantly fight to free it.
Meet the Khumalos	2,025	Jayan Moodley	Comedy, Romance	5.7	16	English	Two moms — once best friends, now arch-enemies — start a neighborhood war against each other when they find out their kids are head-over-heels in love.
Mama Jack	2,005	Gray Hofmeyr	Comedy	5.7	14	English	Set in Cape Town, South Africa Mama Jack is the story of Jack Theron, an ordinary person working on a film set. However, his movie producer boss hates him and wants to remove him from the production of the film. In a bid to get rid of Jack, the producer spikes his drink with a drug at a glamorous function, and before long Jack has got himself on the wrong side of the law. While on the run, Jack turns to his friend, a make-up artist, who turns him into "Mama Bolo". Mama Bolo soon finds “herself” employed by the producer’s fiancée, Angela. A series of deceptions and misunderstandings pile up and comic mayhem ensues with Jack Theron becoming another character, Doctor Donald, a tramp from Scotland.
Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu	2,017	Mandla Dube	Drama, Thriller	5.7	13	English	Solomon Mahlangu is a Mamelodi township schoolboy-hawker who, after the events of June 16th joins the military wing of the ANC to fight against the brutal oppression of the Apartheid regime and ends up becoming an icon of South Africa's liberation.
Poena Is Koning	2,007	Willie Esterhuizen	Comedy	5.7	13	AF	Poena is Koning follows the sexual awakening of Poena Pieterse and his high school buddy Vaatjie, who have decided that they have to lose their virginity by the time they finish school. But they've picked the worst moment to embark on their sexual escapade – it's matric exam time and their quest results in major distractions from their studies. The consequences are dire.
Kings of Mulberry Street: Let Love Reign	2,023	Judy Naidoo	Comedy, Drama, Adventure	5.7	11	English	What if the only way Ticky and Baboo can save Granny Chetty from the clutches of the fallen Commander Veerasamy is by pretending to be celebrities from Bollywood?
Oh Schucks...! Here Comes UNTAG	1,990	David Lister	Comedy	5.7	11	English	Kwagga Robertse owns a farm shop in the fictional Southern African country of Nambabwe and usually cons foreign tourists by pretending to kill a lion, thus earning him the nickname 'Urumbo' (Lion Killer) from the country's natives. Kwagga is upset when the UN sends a platoon of incompetent soldiers with the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (U.N.T.A.G.), to monitor the peace process, and ensure free and fair elections after the Nambabwean War for Independence. The U.N.T.A.G's American leader, Major Bradick D. Mackay and his second-in-command, Captain Zapman are offered a diamond worth a lot of money in the U.S., and they must pay 200,000 USD to Duan Robertse, Kwagga's competitive brother trying to buy a farm left to them by their dead father.
Funny People	1,976	Kobus Kruger	Comedy	5.7	11	English	What would you do if you were walking along the street and a cute little lady rushed up to you and gave you a smashing kiss, as if you’d known each other for years? And how does one remain cool as a cucumber when you’re busy with an important audition and the chair you are sitting on gets hotter and hotter until you have to jump up in discomfort to save your behind?
Coast of Skeletons	1,965	Robert Lynn	Drama, Adventure	5.7	10	English	A former district officer is assigned to work on a team of diamond prospectors, who are busy double crossing each other until they are blown up having found bullion.
Rogue	2,020	MJ Bassett	Action, Adventure	5.6	726	English	Battle-hardened O’Hara leads a lively mercenary team of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O’Hara’s squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels.
Heaven Reaches Down to Earth	2,020	Tebogo Malebogo	Drama	5.6	14	English	After Tau comes to a realization about their sexuality, it sets in motion a cascade of thoughts and emotions in Tumelo - nothing will ever be the same between them.
Hunting Jessica Brok	2,025	Alastair Orr	Action, Thriller	5.6	10	English	Long before she was a single mother in a sleepy South African town, Jessica Brok was a highly skilled, coldblooded, special ops assassin. She thought she’d left that life behind. She thought her last ill-fated mission was her last. She thought wrong.
The Breed	2,006	Nicholas Mastandrea	Thriller, Horror	5.5	409	English	Brothers John and Matt have inherited an island cabin from their recently deceased uncle. Along with Matt's girlfriend, Nicki, and other mutual friends, the siblings travel to the cabin for a relaxing weekend getaway. But, not long after arriving, the group is besieged by ravenous dogs. They watch in horror as another vacationer, Luke, is eaten alive. Soon, they discover a training facility where the dogs have been bred to kill.
Tiger House	2,015	Tom Daley	Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller	5.5	289	English	A young gymnast battles a group of bank robbers at the home of her boyfriend.
Serpent	2,017	Amanda Evans	Thriller, Horror	5.5	37	English	A romantic escape into nature turns into the ultimate moment of reckoning when a husband and wife are trapped in a tent with a deadly snake. Unable to escape and with certain death looming, the tent becomes a heated confessional to a cataclysmic truth. Betrayed, the couple finds themselves spiraling into a dark and dangerous space of which only one can survive.
iNumber Number: Jozi Gold	2,023	Donovan Marsh	Crime, Action, Thriller	5.5	31	ZU	When an undercover cop is tasked with investigating a historic gold heist in Johannesburg, he’s forced to choose between his conscience and the law.
Match	2,025	Danishka Esterhazy	Horror	5.5	24	English	After Paola is matched with a handsome online suitor, she arrives for a first date to discover a house full of dark and terrifying secrets.
Bordering on Bad Behavior	2,014	Jac Mulder	Comedy, War, Action, Drama	5.5	11	English	Baz, a Lebanese Australian soldier, accidentally enters a top secret Israeli communications base. Knowing he is in the wrong place at the wrong time, Baz surprises Bob, an American soldier, with a punch in the face and Ari, an Israeli soldier, with a chokehold. Once the two enemies are tied up, Baz tries to leave, but the door to the base, which has closed behind him, has a time mechanism that will keep it locked for the next six hours. Trapped and convinced that once the door is reopened they could all be executed, the three are forced to confront each other. This will allow them to overcome personal prejudices and give life to a friendship with dramatic but also hilarious consequences.
Vehicle 19	2,013	Mukunda Michael Dewil	Thriller, Action	5.4	519	English	A parolee becomes the target of a massive police manhunt after inadvertently picking up a rental car with a female whistleblower tied up in the trunk. Now, as the police attempt to silence the woman before she can testify about the city's rampant corruption, the ex-con who just regained his freedom must defend her life, and clear his own name.
Action Point	2,018	Tim Kirkby	Comedy	5.4	358	English	A daredevil designs and operates his own theme park with his friends.
Office Invasion	2,022	Gareth Crocker	Science Fiction, Comedy	5.4	116	English	Three friends come together to defend their valuable mining company from…aliens?! What could possibly go wrong?
Leading Lady	2,014	Henk Pretorius	Drama, Comedy, Romance	5.4	29	English	An idealistic British drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, persuades a cynical South African farmer to prepare her for a role in a major film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return Jodi undertakes to direct the annual concert on the Willemse farm. Jodi's interaction with the quirky small town citizens and the stubborn Kobus, teaches her that: "there is more to life than lights... camera... and action!"
Little Big Mouth	2,021	Gray Hofmeyr	Comedy, Romance	5.3	27	English	Kicked out of his band and home, a playful guitarist takes refuge with a bookkeeper, her son and dad. Is it possible to make sweet music together?
Master Harold... and the Boys	2,010	Lonny Price	Drama, TV Movie	5.3	13	English	This movie is of Hally, an adolescent white South African. He is stuck between his intolerant father's outlook of him and those of his caretaker, Sam. Sam is a black waiter and Hally's friend and teacher. Hally is required to laugh at his father's racist jokes, by contrast, Sam exposes Hally to uplifting experiences. One day Hally was terribly humiliated by his father and Sam shows Hally how to be proud of something he can achieve.
Trevor Noah: Pay Back The Funny	2,015	David Paul Meyer	Comedy	5.3	10	English	Smart, slick and funny, Trevor Noah, South Africa's favourite comedian is back with Pay Back The Funny - his best show yet. Recorded Live in Johannesburg at his sold out Lost In Translation Tour, this is his first one-man show since It's My Culture in 2013. Having sold out theatres everywhere from Auckland to Chicago and replacing Jon Stewart in the hot seat at Comedy Central's The Daily Show in-between, Trevor gives his unique take on the funny side of life in South Africa. Pay Back The Funny is typical Trevor - irreverent, interesting and irresistible!
Triggered	2,020	Alastair Orr	Horror, Action	5.2	127	English	Nine friends, all harboring a dark secret, go camping in the woods. After a wild night of partying, they wake up with suicide bombs strapped to their chests, all with varying times on their countdown clocks. They decide to work out how to disarm the bombs or find help - until they discover they can 'take' one another's time by killing each other.
Slumber Party Massacre	2,021	Danishka Esterhazy	Horror, Comedy	5.2	106	English	Dana, daughter of the only survivor of a massacre in 1993, is going on a weekend trip with her friends. After their car breaks down in the very same town where her mother once fought the Driller Killer, Dana and her friends must come face-to-face with the man who has haunted her mother’s life for the past 30 years.
Shark Attack 2	2,000	David Worth	Horror, Action, Thriller	5.2	95	English	A biological experiment goes bad, this time releasing a gaggle of mutated great white sharks with a taste for human flesh. Soon enough, shark expert Nick West is on the case, leading a crew to study them and eventually bring them back into captivity. West's plans hit a snag, however, when Australian shark hunter Roy Bishop is called in to wipe out the fishy menace.
The Fix	2,024	Kelsey Egan	Science Fiction, Action, Horror	5.2	59	English	When a troubled model takes a new drug at a party, she suffers a shocking transformation. Pursued by authorities and a dangerous gang, she hunts for a fix to reverse these effects, only to discover her mutations could save the human race.
Takeout	2,025	Jem Garrard	Horror, Thriller	5.2	14	English	On a dead-end night shift at a remote fast food diner, three co-workers suspect a customer is a serial killer. After digging for proof, they quickly realize they're in over their heads.
Drum	2,004	Zola Maseko	Action, Drama, Thriller	5.2	10	English	A hot-shot journalist is swept up in a movement to challenge Apartheid in 1950s South Africa.
Heatstroke	2,013	Evelyn Purcell	Thriller	5.1	108	English	On a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and is brutally murdered by an arms dealer. His girlfriend is put to the ultimate survival test as she attempts to evade the killers and protect his teenage daughter.
Fried Barry	2,020	Ryan Kruger	Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction	5.1	88	English	Barry is a drug-addled, abusive bastard who - after yet another bender - is abducted by aliens. Barry takes a backseat as an alien visitor assumes control of his body and takes it for a joyride through Cape Town. What follows is an onslaught of drugs, sex, and violence as our alien tourist enters the weird and wonderful world of humankind.
Breathing In	2,023	Jaco Bouwer	Horror, Thriller, Drama	5.1	25	English	1901, South Africa. As the Second Anglo-Boer War rages on, a wounded General seeks refuge in the small home of a woman and her young daughter. As the hurt man settles in, he begins noticing that something is off about the two women, particularly the daughter, and before long, he’ll learn the real reason for why they’ve invited him and for how they’ve survived on their own for so long.
Lost Horizon	2,025	Patrick Garcia	Action, Adventure, Thriller, War	5.1	14	English	A former soldier, now working for hire, fights to rescue the innocent in a land torn by war. Facing ruthless enemies and betrayal, he struggles for survival, justice, and redemption.
The Last Leprechaun	1,998	David Lister	Fantasy, Family	5.1	13	English	Ethel and Tommy Barrick are sent to Ireland to spend the summer with their new stepmother. Once there, they discover her to be an evil, power-seeking witch, with real magical powers and a hatred for all things green.
Semi-Soet	2,012	Joshua Rous	Romance	5.1	11	AF	To prevent a corporate takeover, a hardworking businesswoman hires a fake fiancé to secure a massive contract from a family-minded wine estate.
Alien Outpost	2,014	Jabbar Raisani	Thriller, Action, Science Fiction	5	251	English	A documentary crew follows an elite unit of soldiers in the wake of an alien invasion.
Settlers	2,021	Wyatt Rockefeller	Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama	5	174	English	Remmy and her parents, refugees from Earth, have found peace on the Martian outskirts until strangers appear in the hills beyond their farm. Told as a triptych, the film follows Remmy as she struggles to survive in an uneasy landscape.
Lake Placid: Legacy	2,018	Darrell James Roodt	Horror, Action, Science Fiction, TV Movie	5	169	English	A group of young explorers discover a secret area hidden from all maps and GPS devices. When they reach the center of the lake, they discover an abandoned facility that houses one of the largest, and deadliest apex-predators known to man.
Expiration	2,012	Alastair Orr	Horror, Science Fiction	5	12	English	Four participants sign up for a mysterious medical test.
Crossing the Line	1,990	Gary Graver	Drama	5	12	English	A rich kid, with a fondness for fast bikes, is blamed when a motorcycle accident puts his best friend in a coma.
The Mangler	1,995	Tobe Hooper	Horror, Thriller	4.9	270	English	A laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies.
The Perfect Wave	2,014	Bruce Macdonald	Romance, Adventure, Drama	4.9	53	English	The true story of Ian McCormack who grew up surfing the waters of New Zealand. Wanting to dive deeper, Ian sets out on a journey with his best friend that will change his life as they chase the perfect wave.
A Good Man in Africa	1,994	Bruce Beresford	Comedy, Drama	4.9	42	English	Morgan Leafy is a secretary to the British High Commissioner to an Africa nation. Leafy is a man that makes himself useful to his boss, the snobbish Arthur Fanshawe, who has no clue about what's going on around him, but who wants to use his secretary to carry on his dirty work, which involves getting one of the most powerful men in the country to do business with his country.The young secretary has an eye for beautiful women around him, especially Hazel, a native beauty, with whom he is having an affair. Things get complicated because Sam Adekunle, a man running for president of the country, wants a favor from Leafy in return after he has accepted the invitation to visit London. The proposition involves swaying a prominent doctor's opposition to a plan that will make Adenkule filthy rich.
Beauty and the Beast	2,005	David Lister	Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Action, Thriller	4.9	21	English	Timeless tale of Beauty and the Beast set in the period of the Vikings. Freya, a warrior and the beautiful daughter of a Viking king, is held prisoner on an island castle by a Beast whom has been cursed by his god Odin.
Last Ones Out	2,016	Howard James Fyvie	Horror, Thriller, Drama	4.9	11	English	An American man awakes in a hospital just to learn about the zombie apocalypse.
From a House on Willow Street	2,017	Alastair Orr	Horror	4.8	176	English	After a young woman is kidnapped, her captors soon come to realize that in fact they may be the ones in danger and this young woman has a dark secret inside her.
The Stay Awake	1,987	John Bernard	Horror	4.8	13	English	The ghost of a serial killer, executed for murdering students at a Catholic girls' school, returns to the school to take revenge on the current student body.
The Shakedown	2,024	Ari Kruger	Crime, Comedy	4.8	10	English	When his mistress threatens to expose the secret of their affair, a respected insurance broker seeks the help of his underworld brother to save his reputation.
Dark Tide	2,012	John Stockwell	Thriller, Adventure, Drama	4.7	234	English	A traumatized shark expert must battle her own fears to lead a thrill-seeking businessman on a dive into a dangerous section of water known as "Shark Alley."
Spring Break Shark Attack	2,005	Paul Shapiro	Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller	4.7	56	English	A young teenager travels to Florida, unknowing that a group of dangerous tiger sharks are ravaging the beach.
A Soweto Love Story	2,024	Rolie Nikiwe	Comedy, Romance	4.7	23	English	Desperate for her three single sons to get married, a mother promises her house to the first one to tie the knot, setting off a race to the altar.
Second Skin	2,000	Darrell James Roodt	Drama, Thriller, Romance	4.7	16	English	A man opens a small-town bookstore in order to escape his connections to a mobster, but is reluctantly drawn back to his dark past by a mysterious woman.
The Tokoloshe	2,018	Jerome Pikwane	Horror, Thriller	4.7	13	English	Busi, a young destitute woman with dangerously repressed emotions, lands a job as a cleaner at a rundown hospital in the heart of Johannesburg. Desperate for the money so she can bring her younger sister to Johannesburg, she must cope despite the predatory and corrupt hospital manager. When Busi discovers an abandoned young girl in the hospital, who believes she is tormented by a supernatural force, Busi must face her own demons from her past in order to save the child from the abusive monster that pursues them both relentlessly.
Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target	1,998	Mark Roper	Action	4.6	17	English	The anti-terrorist team Delta Force destroys a billion dollar cocaine stash, to the extreme displeasure of drug cartel leader Umberto Salvatore. To retaliate, he hijacks a stealth submarine and threatens to unleash a biological weapon with the power to kill everyone in New York City.
Street Trash	2,025	Ryan Kruger	Horror, Comedy	4.6	13	English	A group of homeless misfits must fight for survival when they discover a plot to exterminate every homeless person in the city.
Catching Feelings	2,017	Kagiso Lediga	Romance, Comedy, Drama	4.5	15	English	Set in a chic and middle class Johannesburg, a jaded academic and his journalist wife have their lives turned upside down when a celebrated and hedonistic older writer unexpectedly moves into their home.
Tornado and the Kalahari Horse Whisperer	2,009	Regardt van den Bergh	Adventure	4.5	10	English	Tornado is a true life story of patience, endurance and passion. The picture tells the story of two damaged souls: Pierre, a depressed and damaged young man and Tornado, an emotionally tormented horse. Sensing Tornado’s potential, Pierre travels to Noenieput, in the Groen Kalahari, to find Barrie Burger, a horse whisperer. With Barrie’s advice, Pierre and Tornado embark on a journey of healing
The Revenger	1,989	Cedric Sundstrom	Action, Thriller	4.5	10	English	When saxophonist Mike Teller's brother Mackie is killed before being able to deliver $500,000 to mob boss Jack Fisher, Mike is arrested as an accomplice and thrown into prison for five years. Upon his release, he finds Fisher has kidnapped his wife, Lisa, believing Mike has the stolen drug money. With the help of Mackie's old Vietnam war buddy, Harry Crawford, Mike and Harry rescue Lisa, but now have to escape the clutches of the mob in Harry's remote cabin. Will Jack Fisher retrieve his money or will Mike get his revenge?
The Bone Snatcher	2,003	Jason Wulfsohn	Science Fiction, Horror	4.4	64	English	After miners disappear in the Namib Desert, some scientists find their remains and the demonic creature that killed them.
Kill and Kill Again	1,981	Ivan Hall	Action	4.4	21	English	Dr. Horatio Kane has been kidnapped, and is being forced to create an army of martial artists who will help take over the world. His daughter, Kandy Kane, enlists the help of Steve Chase (and a few of his friends) to rescue her father before it's too late.
Ladygrey	2,015	Alain Choquart	Drama	4.4	14	French	Estelle fights to maintain her sense of self while sleeping with Angus for money.
Cold Harbour	2,014	Carey McKenzie	Thriller, Crime	4.4	10	English	While investigating a smugglers' turf war in Cape Town, township cop Sizwe discovers police corruption. He must set loyalty aside to act with integrity, alone.
Kite	2,014	Ralph Ziman	Drama, Action	4.3	266	English	When Sawa's mother and policeman father are found victims of a grisly double homicide, she begins a ruthless pursuit for the man who murdered them. With the help of her father's ex-partner, Karl Aker, and a mysterious friend from her past, she becomes a merciless teen assassin, blasting her way through the dark world of human trafficking only to uncover a devastating truth
Supernova	2,005	John Harrison	Science Fiction, Action, Drama, TV Movie	4.3	50	English	A international science conference is held in Australia when Dr. Austin Shepard mysteriously disappears. Dr. Shepard's colleague, Christopher Richardson and other people are soon faced with the reality of an impending crisis and an attempt to keep the information from the public. While a full-blown supernova does not occur, explosions on the sun cause massive damage in Australia, and is shown often in Sydney and in various other cities and countries of the world.
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice	1,991	Sean Barton	Horror	4.3	19	English	When an American plantation owner's wife and her sister interrupt an African death ritual to save the sacrificial goat, the witch doctor places a curse on them, summoning a god from the sea to slaughter them and anyone in its way with a panga, a curved, African machete.
The Demon	1,981	Percival Rubens	Thriller, Horror, Mystery	4.2	29	English	Random people are terrorized by a malevolent man who brings their worst fears to life.
Girl From Nowhere	2,017	Mark Jackson	Thriller, Romance	4.2	20	English	A Cape Town couple, Katherine and Hugh, are headed to their private mountain getaway, when they pick up a hitchhiker, Liza, who carries a gun. Liza is invited for lunch, but soon the couple can't get rid of her.
American Kickboxer	1,991	Frans Nel	Action	4.2	16	English	Kickboxing champion B.J. is jailed for an accidental murder thanks to the testimony of his arch-nemesis Denard. A year later, B.J. is released and then challenged by Denard for $100,000. Will B.J. accept and get even with Denard?
Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday	1,998	Yossi Wein	Action, Thriller, TV Movie	4.2	12	English	A ship captained by the father of the leader of Delta Force is taken hostage by terrorists. As might be expected the force is sent in to stop them.
Good Madam	2,021	Jenna Cato Bass	Drama, Horror	4.2	10	XH	In post-apartheid South Africa, Tsidi, a single mother, is forced to move in with her own estranged mother Mavis, a live-in domestic worker caring obsessively for her catatonic white ‘Madam’. And as Tsidi tries to heal her family, a sinister spectre begins to stir.
Buried Alive	1,989	Gérard Kikoïne	Horror, Thriller	4.1	20	English	A young woman goes to teach at the Ravenscroft Institute, a spooky old girls' school overrun by ants and staffed by some unusual types. Spurred on by a series of horrific hallucinations, she begins to investigate the mysterious disappearances of several students.
Slash	2,002	Neal Sundstrom	Comedy, Horror, Thriller	4	27	English	A rock band gets stuck on a haunted farm while visiting its lead singer's family.
Headhunter	1,989	Frank Schaeffer	Horror, Thriller	4	27	English	A Miami cop finds out his wife has a female lover, so he starts crashing on the couch of his female partner. Meanwhile, a voodoo demon from Africa arrives among Miami's Nigerian community and begins decapitating some people and possessing others.
Kill or Be Killed	1,976	Ivan Hall	Action, Adventure, Drama	4	15	English	Two former ranking figures of the Axis powers (the evil General Von Rudloff and Japanese master Miyagi) schedule a deadly martial arts tournament in Von Rudloff's desert castle. They race to assemble the top competitors from around the world, with the rebellious Steve Hunt being the most sought after.
Sleeper's Wake	2,012	Barry Berk	Thriller, Drama, Mystery	4	11	English	In a secluded cove on the South African coast, a middle-aged writer grieving the deaths of his wife and daughter is drawn into an affair with an alluring teenage girl who is grappling with demons of her own, in this gripping psychological thriller adapted from the award-winning novel by Alistair Morgan. (TIFF)
Discreet	2,008	Joshua Rous	Drama, Romance	4	11	English	Monique, a high class escort, has always been able to give her clients exactly what they want, while clean cut Thomas has always been exactly what everyone has expected. But tonight Thomas' curiosity is going to get the better of him while demanding of Monique the one thing she's reluctant to offer. Honesty, costs more.
Lunar Cop	1,995	Boaz Davidson	Science Fiction, Action	4	10	English	A cop from the moon is sent to the Earth, now possessed by motorcycle-riding "Mad Max"-like inhabitants, to stop a serum from being released that he believes is going to destroy the Earth
Night Drive	2,010	Justin Head	Horror, Thriller	3.9	17	English	Against the tranquil backdrop of a game reserve, South African thriller Night Drive tracks a group of tourists left stranded during a night-time game drive after their vehicle breaks down. As a series of terrifying events unfolds, the tourists realise that wild animals are the least of their fears.
Ernest in the Army	1,998	John Cherry	Comedy, Family	3.8	56	English	Ernest P. Worrell is now in the military as a soldier. Once he begins, him and his team investigates a dictator who was responsible for the wars in the nearly village. Suddenly, Ernest finds a lost boy and has to keep him safe until his father recovers.
Taking Earth	2,017	Grant Humphreys	Science Fiction	3.8	47	English	The human race is thrown into chaos as an alien invasion takes control of the planet in an effort to find one boy out of 7 billion people who holds the power to destroy them.
Freefall	1,994	John Irvin	Action	3.7	26	English	New York publisher Dex Dellum sends his fiancée and star photographer Katy Mazur to Swaziland to shoot the taita falcon. There she meets 'highman' (altitude stuntman) Grant Orion, who practices skydiving. After an initial clash, they become hot lovers, her first infidelity. She's drugged before he leaves unannounced. In London Grant saves her from armed killers and discloses to be an Interpol agent. Dex has an incompatible story but is killed. It's the start of a cascade of violence and charades.
Gor	1,987	Fritz Kiersch	Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy	3.6	47	English	American professor Tarl Cabot is transported via a magical ring to planet Gor, where he must help an oppressed country overthrow its evil king and his barbarian henchmen.
The Cape Town Affair	1,967	Robert D. Webb	Action, Thriller	3.5	10	English	South African secret agents attempt to save confidential microfilm before it falls into the hands of Communists. A color remake of the Sam Fuller film, Pickup on South Street.
Alien from L.A.	1,988	Albert Pyun	Family, Science Fiction, Adventure	3.4	72	English	When her archaeologist father disappears on an expedition, Wanda sets out to look for him. What she finds is a secret underground world, where no one believes in life on the surface and where she and her father are taken for spies.
Hellgate	1,989	William A. Levey	Comedy, Horror	3.4	49	English	A motorcycle gang kidnaps a young woman, Josie, from a diner and brutally kills her. Many years later, the girl's father finds a magic crystal that can bring the life back to dead objects. He uses it to re-animate his daughter. He lets her seduce any young man that comes to visit the small town and then kills them. Four young students, two boys and two girls spend a vacation near the town, Hellgate. They hear about the story and get involved.
Snake Island	2,002	Wayne Crawford	Action, Horror, Thriller	3.4	20	English	A group of American tourists heading down an African river make a brief stop at Snake Island, an island that has been virtually abandoned for years. When they end up getting trapped on the island overnight, they find thousands of deadly snakes intent on reclaiming the tropical island for themselves.
Mutator	1,989	John R. Bowey	Horror, Science Fiction	3.3	15	English	A beast gets loose in a laboratory, killing all in it's way. A former scientist, now working as a custodian tries to stop it.
Berserker: Hell's Warrior	2,004	Paul Matthews	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	3.1	15	English	Kari Wührer stars as a witch, who turns the king's son Barek into an immortal berserker. The enmity between Barek and the witch extends to the present day in his attempts to become mortal again and break Odin's curse.
The Unforgiving	2,010	Alastair Orr	Horror, Thriller	3	19	English	Two survivors, who appear unwilling to answer questions, are the only links authorities have to a spate of attacks that have hit rural South Africa.
Bedroom Eyes II	1,989	Chuck Vincent	Thriller	3	12	English	This sequel to 1986's Bedroom Eyes is the mixture as before, with Wings Hauser replacing the first film's star Kenneth Gilman. Once again, stockbroker Hauser begins succumbing to his chronic voyeurism. And also once again, his obsession gets him mixed up in a murder.
The Alternate	2,000	Sam Firstenberg	Action, Thriller	2.9	15	English	The President of the United States, in the midst of negative public opinion, is kidnapped while attending a charity function. However, this is all part of a plan to boost his ratings, the 'kidnappers' being a CIA black ops team. It seems like a great idea until the leader of the black ops decides he can make it away with the ransom money himself, but one of his team has other ideas.
Outlaw of Gor	1,988	John "Bud" Cardos	Science Fiction, Action, Fantasy	2.8	34	English	An Earthman returns to the planet Gor, and fights against tyranny.
The Raven	2,007	David DeCoteau	Horror, Mystery	2.7	10	English	In this update to Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale, it's time for the biggest gay party of the year. Unfortunately, the host has chosen the site of the infamous Ravenswood Massacre to stage his blowout gala, where a mass murder happened fifty years ago to the night. The boozie revelry is cut short when a Raven-masked killer crashes the party, intent on repeating the bloody history. As the unknown killer picks the guests off, old grudges resurface among friends, and new suspicions emerge.
Nukie	1,987	Michael Pakleppa	Family, Science Fiction, Adventure	2.1	29	English	A space child, lost in the universe, is abducted by the U. S. Space Foundation. In a desperate intergalactic search for the frightened little alien, his brother Nukie® mistakenly lands in Africa where he is befriended by African twins. Together they journey through the laughter and adventure of talking lions, a greedy witch doctor, a charming chimpanzee, a feisty nun, a compassionate scientist and an outrageous romantic computer named E.D.D.I.

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