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1. Bullet Train (2022)
R | 127 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
Five assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common.
Director: David Leitch | Stars: Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry
Votes: 431,854 | Gross: $103.37M
2. District 9 (2009)
R | 112 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Vanessa Haywood
Votes: 717,582 | Gross: $115.65M
3. Chappie (2015)
R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver
Votes: 270,004 | Gross: $31.57M
4. Money Monster (2016)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes them and their crew as hostage.
Director: Jodie Foster | Stars: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West
Votes: 105,385 | Gross: $41.01M
5. The Bucket List (2007)
PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd
Votes: 260,123 | Gross: $93.47M
6. Invictus (2009)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng
Votes: 167,994 | Gross: $37.49M
7. The Interpreter (2005)
PG-13 | 128 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a U.S. Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen
Votes: 111,003 | Gross: $72.71M
8. Who Am I? (1998)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Secret Agent loses his memory after falling from a crashing helicopter. He is then chased by several other agency operatives, but he has no idea why.
Directors: Benny Chan, Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Michelle Ferre, Mirai Yamamoto, Ron Smerczak
Votes: 42,979
9. The Power of One (1992)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Sport
An English boy, living in Africa during World War II, through his boxing prowess, becomes a symbol of hope, in a time of war.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Morgan Freeman, Nomadlozi Kubheka
Votes: 10,707 | Gross: $2.83M
10. A Safari Romance (2023 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Megan Henry, a down-to-earth wildlife biologist, working on a project that will foster protection of wildlife in Africa, is forced to team up with a theme park designer, Tim Ericson who wants to create an over-the-top safari attraction.
Director: Leif Bristow | Stars: Andrew W. Walker, Brittany Bristow, Maxx Moticoe, Nthati Moshesh
Votes: 849
11. Tsotsi (2005)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama
Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.
Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Israel Matseke-Zulu, Terry Pheto
Votes: 31,620 | Gross: $2.91M
12. Ebola Syndrome (1996)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A Chinese restaurant worker wanted for murder in Hong Kong contracts Ebola in South Africa, becomes immune to it, and unknowingly spreads the virus there, then comes back to Hong Kong and continues to infect people with it.
Director: Herman Yau | Stars: Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Yeung-Ming Wan, Fui-On Shing, Tsui-Ling Wong
Votes: 4,912
13. I Am All Girls (2021)
TV-MA | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.
Director: Donovan Marsh | Stars: Erica Wessels, Hlubi Mboya, Leshego Molokwane, Nomvelo Makhanya
Votes: 7,364
14. A World Apart (1988)
PG | 113 min | Drama
1963. Thirteen year old Molly Roth, the eldest of three offspring of Gus and Diana Roth, lives a carefree life as part of the affluent white minority in South Africa. Race is a non-issue ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Menges | Stars: Barbara Hershey, David Suchet, Jodhi May, Jeroen Krabbé
Votes: 1,804 | Gross: $2.33M
15. Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines (2014 Video)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama, War
Tom Sizemore stars in the most explosive Behind Enemy Lines yet! Seal Team 8 must fight their way through the Congo to defuse one of the greatest threats the world has ever known.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Tom Sizemore, Lex Shrapnel, Anthony Oseyemi, Michael Everson
Votes: 3,086
16. Vehicle 19 (2013)
R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In Johannesburg, an American parole breaker unknowingly picks up a rental car that will tie him to a web of corrupt local police.
Director: Mukunda Michael Dewil | Stars: Paul Walker, Naima McLean, Gys de Villiers, Leyla Haidarian
Votes: 15,974
17. Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
A South African preacher goes to search for his wayward son, who has committed a crime in the big city.
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Richard Harris, James Earl Jones, Vusi Kunene, Charles S. Dutton
Votes: 2,039 | Gross: $0.68M
18. Yesterday (I) (2004)
R | 90 min | Drama
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.
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Leleti Khumalo, Lihle Mvelase, Pepi Khambule, Harriet Lenabe
Votes: 2,482
19. The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A black anti-Apartheid activist and a British engineer are forced to run from South African Secret Police.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Nicol Williamson, Prunella Gee
Votes: 2,283
20. Skin (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 107 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
Director: Anthony Fabian | Stars: Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill, Alice Krige, Tony Kgoroge
Votes: 3,722
21. Whitney (2018)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Whitney Houston, Ellen White, Michael Houston, Cissy Houston
Votes: 7,878 | Gross: $3.03M
22. Yizo yizo (1999– )
1,664 min | Drama
Gritty youth Drama series set in a South African Township.
Stars: Mmabatho Mogomotsi, Lorraine Mphephi, Innocent Masuku, Meshack Mavuso
Votes: 71
23. The Forgotten Kingdom (2013)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
A young man reluctantly embarks on a journey to his ancestral land of Lesotho to bury his estranged father, and finds himself drawn to the mystical beauty and hardships of the people and the land he had forgotten.
Director: Andrew Mudge | Stars: Zenzo Ngqobe, Nozipho Nkelemba, Lebohang Ntsane, Jerry Mofokeng
Votes: 311
24. Operation Delta Force (1997 TV Movie)
R | 93 min | Action, Thriller
A team of military experts and scientists go after a terrorist group that has seized a deadly virus and is threatening to release it.
Director: Sam Firstenberg | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Jeff Fahey, Rob Stewart, Frank Zagarino
Votes: 1,036
25. Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019)
Not Rated | 128 min | Documentary, History
Danish director Mads Brügger and Swedish private investigator Göran Björkdahl are trying to solve the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. As their investigation closes in, they discover a... See full summary »
Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Clarinah Mfengu, Saphir Wenzi Mabanza, U Thant
Votes: 2,794 | Gross: $0.09M
26. Getroud met rugby (2009– )
Drama, Romance, Sport
The loves, lives, good times and bad times, of four stars of a Johannesburg rugby team and their wives, as they become involved in various interconnected scandals.
Stars: Marijke Coetser, Werner Coetser, Christo Compion, Juanita de Villiers
Votes: 26
27. Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young hoodlum's rise from a small-time criminal to a powerful crime entrepreneur during the turbulent years before and after the fall of apartheid.
Director: Ralph Ziman | Stars: Rapulana Seiphemo, Jeffrey Sekele, Ronnie Nyakale, Shelley Meskin
Votes: 10,918 | Gross: $0.00M
28. The Manxman (1929)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Romance
A fisherman and a rising young lawyer, who grew up as brothers, fall in love with the same girl.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anny Ondra, Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen, Randle Ayrton
Votes: 3,285
29. Bopha! (1993)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama
In this story of a black policeman during South African apartheid, Danny Glover plays the cop, who believes he's trying to help his people, even while serving as a pawn of the racist ... See full summary »
Director: Morgan Freeman | Stars: Danny Glover, Malcolm McDowell, Alfre Woodard, Marius Weyers
Votes: 1,025 | Gross: $0.21M
30. Amandla! (2002)
PG-13 | 108 min | Documentary, History, Music
Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.
Director: Lee Hirsch | Stars: Abdullah Ibrahim, Duma Ka Ndlovu, Vusi Mahlasela, Walter Cronkite
Votes: 624 | Gross: $0.40M
31. Inside (1996 TV Movie)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama
A South African political prisoner is tortured to obtain information on apartheid conspirators. Ten years later, the head officer in charge of the questioning is similarly held as prisoner and questioned about his past offenses.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Eric Stoltz, Louis Gossett Jr., Ian Roberts
Votes: 322
32. Friends (1993)
105 min | Drama, Romance
At the end of the 1980s, three female friends share a house in Johannesburg, South Africa. Each has her own way to live with apartheid. Thoko is a Black teacher and practices non-violent ... See full summary »
Director: Elaine Proctor | Stars: Kerry Fox, Dambisa Kente, Michele Burgers, Marius Weyers
Votes: 140
33. Safari (2009)
Not Rated | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy
Tour organizer, Richard Dacier, bites off more than he can chew when he loses at poker to the South African mob. Coming face to face with Africa's cruellest Godfather, Mr. Charles, he is ... See full summary »
Director: Olivier Baroux | Stars: Kad Merad, Lionel Abelanski, Valérie Benguigui, Frédérique Bel
Votes: 1,323
34. Gangster Ka: African (2015)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After narrowly escaping arrest in Prague, Czech mobster Radim "Kácko" Kraviec flees first to Seychelles and then to South Africa where he continues with his criminal endeavours. However, his illicit activities cannot go unnoticed forever.
Director: Jan Pachl | Stars: Hynek Cermák, Predrag Bjelac, Filip Capka, Vlastina Svátková
Votes: 197
35. Black Trash (1976)
R | 86 min | Action, Crime
A white cop and a black reporter join forces to investigate apparent vigilante killings in the South African underworld.
Director: Christopher Rowley | Stars: Nigel Davenport, Ken Gampu, Peter Dyneley, Bima Stagg
Votes: 108
36. Alec to the Rescue! (1999)
100 min | Adventure
Alec's father, an archaeology professor, is kidnapped by a secret Chinese organization. His son's attempts to rescue him lead to many adventures.
Director: Derrick Louw | Stars: Barbara Carrera, Oliver Tobias, Cindy Marshall-Day, Ben Jeffery
Votes: 41
37. Africa (2001– )
480 min | Documentary
An eight-part exploration of the diverse peoples that make up the African continent.
Stars: Joe Morton, Abba Defar, Annan Cedi, Adam Ilius
Votes: 32
38. Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon (2005)
80 min | Drama
A writer trying to locate a woman he met at a park encounters numerous refugees who have made South Africa their home.
Director: Khalo Matabane | Stars: Fatima Hersi, Tony Kgoroge
Votes: 61
39. Apartheid Did Not Die (1998 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Alan Lowery | Star: John Pilger
Votes: 44
40. Johannesburg: 'City of Gold' (1953)
Not Rated | 8 min | Documentary, Short
This Traveltalk short discusses how Johannesburg began as a farming community, but with the discovery of gold in the area, the city embraced mining as its primary industry. Native workers ... See full summary »
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 77
41. Capsized (2011)
97 min | Crime, Mystery
A con artist and a chef moves in with an older woman and ends up falling in love with her daughter. Then they plan to kill the mother. The two criminals lead a life of luxury, but their guilt catches up to them.
Director: Ngaka Siphiwe | Stars: Nicola Da Silva, Andrew Devadas, Duncan, Barry Friedman
43. Joburg from Above: Satellite and Schematics of the World of 'District 9' (2009 Video)
16 min | Short
Votes: 5
44. Holiday in South Africa (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Short, History
This 'Movietone Adventures" short tells the story of how in the 1840s, fifteen people formed a town in South Africa, and named it Durban, after the Governor of the Cape. It shows Durban, in 1947, as being a holiday city for South Africans.
Director: Charles Skinner | Star: Lowell Thomas
45. Tried to... (2007)
7 min | Short, Drama
Director: Ndlela Nkobi | Stars: Faith Baloyi, Sechaba Mogale, Ayanda Itsweng, Modupi Makhalemele
46. Enraged by a Picture (2006)
17 min | Documentary, Short
A photographer, Muholi is celebrating her exhibition in Johannesburg. Efficiently confrontational, the exhibition causes a stir and provokes an outcry on a subject that is particularly ... See full summary »
Director: Zanele Muholi
Votes: 8
47. Mallemeule (2017)
24 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A university student with many regrets meets his future self, who has time traveled back to meet him. They team up to plan the perfect date with their secret crush but their efforts are hindered by the older man's secrets.
Director: Jaco van Bosch | Stars: Wenzel Grobler, Adrienne Cameron-Ellis, Tanja Franzsen, Angela O'Reilly
49. Lopussa on alku (1993 TV Movie)
25 min | Documentary
Director: Timo-Erkki Heino | Star: Lesego Rampolokeng
50. The Mating Game (2010– )
Drama
Stars: Nick Boraine, Maggie Benedict, Khabonina Qubeka, Renate Stuurman