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1. Black Hawk Down (2001)
R | 144 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana
Votes: 425,006 | Gross: $108.64M
2. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.
Director: Stephen Sommers | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Votes: 215,268 | Gross: $152.27M
3. The African Queen (1951)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull
Votes: 84,483 | Gross: $0.54M
4. Black Emanuelle (1975)
R | 96 min | Drama
While on assignment in Nairobi, a photojournalist questions her racial and sexual identity when she engages in affairs with her wealthy hosts.
Director: Bitto Albertini | Stars: Laura Gemser, Karin Schubert, Angelo Infanti, Isabelle Marchall
Votes: 1,767
5. Beau Travail (1999)
Unrated | 92 min | Drama, War
An ex-Foreign Legion officer recalls his once-glorious life of leading troops in Djibouti.
Director: Claire Denis | Stars: Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Richard Courcet
Votes: 14,792 | Gross: $0.25M
6. Fair Game (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison, Vanessa Chong
Votes: 51,106 | Gross: $9.53M
7. Nowhere in Africa (2001)
R | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
Due to Hitler's threat, Walter Redlich, a Jewish lawyer, immigrates to Kenya with his wife Jettel and daughter Regina. Things take a turn when the family is ordered to move by the British officers.
Director: Caroline Link | Stars: Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Matthias Habich, Sidede Onyulo
Votes: 14,028 | Gross: $6.17M
8. Something New (I) (2006)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kenya McQueen, an accountant finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spirited landscaper.
Director: Sanaa Hamri | Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Golden Brooks, Fuzzy Fantabulous
Votes: 14,475 | Gross: $11.43M
9. The Wild Thornberrys (2002)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After losing a cheetah cub to ruthless poachers, Eliza must redeem her folly and go on a quest to save him.
Directors: Cathy Malkasian, Jeff McGrath | Stars: Tim Curry, Rupert Everett, Flea, Lacey Chabert
Votes: 15,279 | Gross: $40.11M
10. Beyond Mombasa (1956)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
An American travels to East Africa, where he tries to find out how his brother died.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Donna Reed, Leo Genn, Ron Randell
Votes: 415
11. Rise of the Warrior Apes (2017)
86 min | Documentary
For more than 20 years anthropologists have been researching the social behavior of a chimpanzee clan in Uganda's Kibale National Park. They gained new insights about the violence, brutal ... See full summary »
Director: James Reed | Stars: David Watts, John Mitani, Kevin Langergraber, Kevin Potts
Votes: 278
12. Curse III: Blood Sacrifice (1991)
R | 91 min | Horror
In 1950s Africa, a tribal magician calls up a demon to kill Europeans.
Director: Sean Barton | Stars: Christopher Lee, Jenilee Harrison, Henry Cele, Andre Jacobs
Votes: 642
13. The Lion (1962)
Approved | 96 min | Adventure, Drama
In Kenya, when young Tina befriends a lion and embraces local customs, her mother summons Tina's American father to help bring Tina back to civilization and give her a civilized upbringing.
Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: William Holden, Trevor Howard, Capucine, Pamela Franklin
Votes: 767
14. The Devil to Pay! (1930)
TV-G | 72 min | Comedy, Romance
Spendthrift Willie Leyland again returns to the family home in London penniless. His father is none too pleased but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time, he turns... See full summary »
Director: George Fitzmaurice | Stars: Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Frederick Kerr, David Torrence
Votes: 817
15. Drums of Africa (1963)
Approved | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
David Moore is in East Africa to get to his employer's railway construction site. He's accompanied by the owner's son Brian and they've lined up Jack Cuortemayn, reputedly the best guide ... See full summary »
Director: James B. Clark | Stars: Frankie Avalon, Mariette Hartley, Lloyd Bochner, Torin Thatcher
Votes: 186
16. Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
Approved | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Tasked by his editor, American reporter Henry M. Stanley travels to a dangerous and uncharted region of East Africa to find the missing Scottish pioneer missionary Dr. David Livingstone.
Directors: Henry King, Otto Brower | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Nancy Kelly, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan
Votes: 1,543
17. Mister Moses (1965)
115 min | Adventure, Romance
In 1960s Kenya, American snake-oil salesman and diamond smuggler Joe Moses is chased out of many villages and pursued by the authorities until fate entrusts him with helping a native tribe that believes he is a holy man.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Carroll Baker, Ian Bannen, Alexander Knox
Votes: 333
18. The African Queen (1977 TV Movie)
50 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
After the events of The African Queen (1951), Charlie and Rose are recaptured by the Germans and forced to tug one of their big cannons that could bring the Nazis victory against the local Allied forces.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Warren Oates, Mariette Hartley, Tyrone Jackson, Alfred Polsen
Votes: 50
19. The Bushbaby (1969)
G | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, History
The young daughter of a park ranger in Kenya is distressed to learn that she and her father must permanently return to England, thus separating her from the one thing she loves most, a pet ... See full summary »
Director: John Trent | Stars: Margaret Leclere, Louis Gossett Jr., Donald Houston, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 76
20. To Walk with Lions (1999)
PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
George Adamson fights to save Kenya's wildlife. Together with his young assistant Tony Fitzjohn, he battles to keep the animals on his game reserve, and "Kora", from dangerous poachers.
Director: Carl Schultz | Stars: Richard Harris, John Michie, Kerry Fox, Ian Bannen
Votes: 929
21. Tanganyika (1954)
Approved | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In Kenya, in 1903, when escaped murderer Abel McCracken instigates the Nukumbi tribe to raid white settlements, colonist John Gale organizes a human hunt to capture McCracken.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Van Heflin, Ruth Roman, Howard Duff, Jeff Morrow
Votes: 254 | Gross: $1.30M
22. Throw Down Your Heart (2008)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Family, Music
A film crew follows the well-known banjo player Bela Fleck on his travels to Africa, where he learns about the instrument's origins.
Director: Sascha Paladino | Stars: Bela Fleck, The Jatta Family, Bassékou Kouyaté, Anania Ngoliga
Votes: 209 | Gross: $0.09M
23. Odongo: An Adventure of the African Frontier (1956)
85 min | Adventure, Drama
In Kenya, a white trader of exotic animals is mentoring and caring for an African boy but is annoyed by his new female replacement veterinarian and must deal with a disgruntled former employee.
Director: John Gilling | Stars: Rhonda Fleming, Macdonald Carey, Juma, Eleanor Summerfield
Votes: 165
24. The Story of Boys & Girls (1989)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
At a farmhouse, a large family cooks mountains of food for the next day's engagement party for Silvia and her city fiancé, Angelo. Her parents feud about infidelity; an aging salesman who ... See full summary »
Director: Pupi Avati | Stars: Lucrezia Lante della Rovere, Davide Bechini, Felice Andreasi, Massimo Bonetti
Votes: 226 | Gross: $0.74M
25. The Hadza: Last of the First (2014)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary
The film takes a look at human origins in the very place of our origins, Africa's Rift Valley, where one of the world's last remaining hunter-gatherer groups, the Hadza, have lived ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Benenson | Stars: Alyssa Crittenden, Dave Fennoy, Jane Goodall, George N. Mavroudis
Votes: 28
26. Adwa (1999)
97 min | Documentary, Drama, War
In 1896, Ethiopia, an African nation, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped and organized Italian military bent on colonization.
Director: Haile Gerima
Votes: 79
27. Voice of the Hurricane (1964)
80 min | Drama
The situation on a British East African settler's farm gets extremely tense during an uprising by the Africans before the territory gained its independence from the British.
Director: George Fraser | Stars: Muriel Smith, Phyllis Konstam, Reginald Owen, William Close
28. A Lot Like You (2012)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
When Eliaichi's retired father moves back to Tanzania, she begins a film project that examines the intricate fabric of multiracial identity, and grapples with the complex ties that children have to the cultures of their parents.
Director: Eliaichi Kimaro
Votes: 46
29. Imani (2010)
82 min | Drama
One day in the life of three people, a 12 year old former child soldier, a hip hop dancer and a maid taking us from the city of Kampala, Uganda to northern Uganda post-war.
Director: Caroline Kamya | Stars: Philip Buyi, Rehema Nanfuka, Stephen Ocen
Votes: 24
30. Beneath the Lies (2014–2016)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Within the city of Kampala, lies a seedy underbelly of blackmail, drug trafficking, child prostitution and exploitation of women run by an unknown racket.
Stars: Flavia Tumusiime, Cedric Babu, Natasha Sinayobye, Diana Deedan Muyira
Votes: 86
31. Sea Horses (1926)
70 min | Romance, Drama
Helen Salvia sets sail with her 4-year-old daughter for Panda, an isolated East African port, where she expects to join her Italian husband, Lorenzo, who deserted her a year after their ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Jack Holt, Florence Vidor, William Powell, George Bancroft
Votes: 21
32. A Little Bit of Love: The Making of a Message (2007)
20 min | Short
The Ugandan medical world unites with stylish Ugandan musicians to create powerful HIV/AIDS prevention messages in song.
Director: Scott Hatfield | Stars: Blu*3 Girls, Kid Fox, Lyrical G., Sophie Gombya
33. To the Ends of the Earth: Birds of East Africa (2020 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
Introduced by esteemed conservationist Jane Goodall and narrated by National Geographic's Bill Jones, this documentary focuses on what humanity has in common with other species. Wildlife ... See full summary »
Director: Todd Gustafson | Star: Todd Gustafson
34. Fit for the Wild (1998– )
25 min | Documentary
Explore 13 of Africa's fascinating habitats and the creatures that thrive there, from the Kalahari to the Indian Ocean.
Votes: 10
35. Wakamba! (1952)
Approved | 65 min | Documentary
A hunter of the Wakamba tribe in central-east Africa desires a bride and goes to a tribal elder to obtain the hand of his daughter. The father demands elephant tusks as payment. On his ... See full summary »
Director: Edgar M. Queeny | Star: Ed Prentiss
36. Lettres d'amour en Somalie (1982)
95 min | Documentary
It is a trip to Somalia during the summer of 1981 made by Frédéric Mitterand. Letters of love to a loved one, absent. The film mixes the collective history of Somalia with that of the narrator.
Director: Frédéric Mitterrand | Star: Frédéric Mitterrand
Votes: 31
37. Kivumvu: Basket Boy (2008)
12 min | Short, Drama
Director: Pacifique Nzitonda | Stars: Estere Kanyana, Wellars Nshimukuri
Votes: 11
38. Sweat for Blood (2006)
Documentary
A documentary about two extra-ordinary Swiss men at an extraordinary cycle race in East Africa.
Director: Urs Schnell | Stars: Beny Furrer, Doc Martin Weber
39. East Africa - Arcadia World Cosmos Global Travel Films (2016)
52 min | Documentary
East Africa is one of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes in the world and its magnificent wilderness and fascinating wildlife is one of the few remaining unspoiled regions on earth. ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Ullman
40. The Swahili Beat (2008)
28 min | Documentary, Short, History
An introduction to the history of East Africa's Swahili Coast, including live music and dance of the indigenous coastal peoples of Kenya and Tanzania.
Director: Kenny Mann
41. Lights, Action, Africa! (1981)
55 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director: Harry Aldous | Stars: Edward Asner, Alan Root, Joan Root
42. Croisade américaine en Afrique (2019 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
So gigantic the success, so reprehensible the backgrounds. The video of the social campaign 'KONY 2012' of the NPO 'Invisible Children, Inc.' was clicked one hundred million times within a ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Baptiste Renaud | Stars: Milton Allimadi, Joseph Bowo, Guillaume Cailleaux, Colonel W.
Votes: 6
43. Habesha Life: Webisode (2009–2010)
16 min | Comedy
A group of young East Africans in and around the Washington DC Metro area.
Stars: Eden Agostino, Robel Kassa, Yeneneh Ketema, Mnelik Belilgne
44. Nzuri: East Africa (1970)
33 min | Documentary, Short
An impression of life in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, including a tour through Nairobi and Kilimanjaro, featuring a native safari.
Directors: Roger C. Brown, Robert E. Fulton
45. The Two Faces of Kenya (1966)
Documentary, Short
Contrasts the modern City of Nairobi with its streamlined office buildings, luxury hotels and up-to-date department stores, and only 10 minutes away the Nairobi National Park with its 114 square kilometers of wild game roving free.
Star: Jim Branch
46.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle for the Mediterranean
(2002)
Documentary, History, War
We tell the story of the crucial battles for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the irreplaceable oil fields in World War 2 and the story of the war in Greece.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Claude Auchinleck, Winston Churchill
Votes: 6
47.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battles for Tunisia
(2001)
Documentary, History, War
The campaign in Tunisia in World War Two saw the battles that finally ended the brutal war in the desert. We look at the weapons used and tactics and tell the story of the battle itself.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Kenneth Anderson, Claude Auchinleck
Votes: 7
48.
Unreported World (2000– )
Episode:
Swarm Hunters
(2020)
24 min | Documentary, News
Billions of locusts over East Africa are devouring crops and threatening millions with starvation. Sahar Zand is in Kenya on the trail of the worst swarm in decades.
Director: Karim Shah | Stars: Sahar Zand, Krishnan Guru-Murthy
49.
The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode:
What was WW1 Like in Africa?
(2021)
16 min | Documentary, Animation
True to its name, the First World War was a conflict that impacted human lives across the globe. Africa was no exception, with the Great War bringing destruction and famine across the ... See full summary »
Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen
50.
The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode:
Times Italy WAS Effective in WWII
(2019)
14 min | Documentary, Animation
Although the Italian military's performance during World War 2 is usually disparaged, the Armchair Historian describes battles when their performance was remarkably good.
Director: Griffin Johnsen | Stars: Griffin Johnsen, ThisIsBarris