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Criterion Channel
81
7.0
/668/
69
/34/
65
/10/
3.7
/2693/
100
/22/
100
/2/
89
/5/

Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) (2021)
A man and a woman in Lagos want to escape their everyday lives, but extricating themselves is no easy task. Two stories narrated with tenderness and restraint that only fleetingly touch, the dream of migrating to Europe floating above them all the while.
poster
77
6.5
/576/
63
/35/
59
/12/
3.5
/2730/
97
/38/
87
/8/

Mami Wata (2023)
In the oceanside village of Iyi, the revered Mama Efe acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata. But when a young boy is lost to a virus, Efe’s devoted but rebellious daughter Zinwe and skeptical protégé Prisca warn Efe about unrest among the villagers. With the sudden arrival of a mysterious rebel deserter named Jasper, a conflict erupts, leading to a violent clash of ideologies and a crisis of faith for the people of Iyi.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
73
6.7
/186/
56
/12/
48
/10/
3.5
/264/
100
/9/
83
cc age 15+

The Legend of the Underground (2021)
A searing and timely look at the struggle against rampant discrimination in Nigeria today, as seen through the lens of several bold and charismatic, non-conformist youth who fight to live life out loud. Through social media, celebrity and creative expression, they spark a cultural debate that challenges the ideals of gender conformity and human rights in Nigeria.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.5
/1324/
73
/56/
53
/31/
3.6
/1706/
91
/45/
65
/25/
77
/21/

Mother of George (2013)
A Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn are having trouble conceiving a child - a problem that defies cultural expectations and leads to a shocking decision that could either save or destroy them.
poster
Kanopy
66
5.1
/307/
66
/23/
49
/11/
83
/18/
81
/8/
61
/4/

The Price (2017)
Seyi, a 24-year-old Nigerian-American, works on Wall Street. Desperate to succeed because of his outsider status-due to class and race-he commits a crime, insider trading, which brings his entire world crashing down on him. Seyi's troubled circumstances force him finally to confront his tumultuous relationship with his ailing father, his romantic relationship with his privileged white girlfriend, and his racial and immigrant backgrounds-with nothing less at stake for him than his soul.
poster
60
6.0
/532/
61
/8/
72
/3/
3.2
/259/
56
/31/

Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981)
The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979.
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Amazon Prime Video
55
5.4
/9569/
57
/525/
53
/336/
2.7
/10840/
72
/32/
38
/138/
53
/10/

ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
Taking all that was great from the first instalment, the movie aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster-paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.
poster
Netflix
67
51
5.7
/1590/
63
/106/
62
/32/
2.9
/1708/
100
/7/
65
/34/
cc age 13+

Lionheart (2018)
In order to save her father's ailing bus company, competent but perennially overlooked Adaeze must find a way to work alongside feckless uncle Godswill.
poster
81
50
7.4
/343/
75
/8/
80
/5/
3.9
/4285/
97
/31/
85
/8/

My Father's Shadow (2025)
Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city's magnitude and their father's daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home.
poster
56
38
5.1
/1431/
59
/45/
46
/29/
86
/7/
42
/36/

Legacy (2010)
Taking refuge in a shabby Brooklyn motel after narrowly surviving a failed mission in Eastern Europe, Black Ops soldier Malcolm Gray (Idris Elba) begins to disintegrate mentally as he broods over the legacy of his actions in this taut psychological thriller. Haunted by his demons while holed up in his room, Malcolm ponders the ascent of his brother (Eamonn Walker), an ambitious senator with designs on the presidency.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
52
38
6.1
/2272/
61
/72/
48
/27/
3.0
/1411/
50
/52/
36
/40/
51
/20/

Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria. The two women make very different choices of lovers, but rivalry and betrayal must be set aside as their lives are swept up in the turbulence of war.
poster
Netflix
61
36
5.3
/1487/
61
/156/
67
/89/
2.8
/1190/
71
/12/
cc age 15+

The Black Book (2023)
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
poster
66
35
6.1
/1118/
65
/80/
74
/52/
3.1
/747/
67
/6/
69
/4/
cc age 14+

Citation (2020)
A bright student in Nigeria takes on the academic establishment when she reports a popular professor who tried to rape her. Based on real events.
poster
62
35
6.1
/1864/
65
/128/
57
/52/
3.0
/896/
71
/13/

93 Days (2016)
Bimbo Akintola, Danny Glover and TIFF Rising Star Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama star in director Steve Gukas’ riveting real-life thriller about courageous health-care workers in Lagos battling the Ebola outbreak of 2014.
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Netflix
45
34
3.8
/1058/
52
/326/
54
/31/
1.9
/2238/

Hijack '93 (2024)
In an effort to dismantle their military-backed government, four men hijack an airplane, leveraging passengers onboard in the name of social change.
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Hoopla
65
33
5.9
/512/
70
/42/
50
/21/
3.2
/531/
100
/7/
55
/2/
61
/5/

Nigerian Prince (2018)
After being sent to Nigeria against his will, a stubborn Nigerian-American teenager joins forces with an internet scammer in order to return to the United States.
poster
69
32
5.8
/217/
55
/25/
64
/10/
3.5
/861/
100
/6/

The Lost Okoroshi (2019)
Haunted by dreams of an ancestral Okoroshi masquerade, a disillusioned security guard wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a mute, purple spirit, in Abba Makama’s surrealist romp through the sprawling city of Lagos.
poster
Kanopy
63
29
6.3
/315/
65
/21/
55
/10/
71
/17/
71
/10/
56
/7/

Ezra (2007)
Ezra is kidnapped as a boy by a rebel group and has to testify later about the brutal experience of becoming a child soldier.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
28
5.8
/2906/
60
/53/
60
/49/
3.2
/526/
79
/3/

Gangs of Lagos (2023)
A group of friends who each have to navigate their own destiny, growing up on the bustling streets and neighborhood of Isale Eko, Lagos.
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Netflix
54
28
4.9
/1671/
51
/63/
69
/30/
2.5
/812/

Namaste Wahala (2020)
A Nigerian woman and an Indian man won't let cultural differences get in the way of their romance.
poster
Netflix
61
26
5.6
/1009/
57
/54/
62
/53/
3.2
/1030/
67
/2/

Òlòtūré (2019)
In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ruthless traders and pimps, Òlòtūré finds warmth and friendship with Blessing, Linda and Beauty, the prostitutes she lives with. However, she gets drawn into their lifestyle and finds it difficult to cope. In her quest to uncover the truth, she pays the ultimate price - one that takes her to the verge of no return.
poster
Netflix
54
23
3.9
/313/
56
/126/
67
/34/
2.8
/338/

Tòkunbọ̀ (2024)
An ex-car smuggler is given three hours to deliver a government official's daughter to her captor — or else his family will suffer the consequences.
poster
Netflix
64
22
5.5
/555/
59
/33/
71
/40/
3.2
/401/
75
/5/
cc age 15+

Aníkúlápó (2022)
After an affair with a queen leads to his demise, an eager traveler encounters a mystical bird with the power to give him another life.
poster
Netflix
54
22
4.0
/547/
59
/97/
64
/134/
2.9
/467/
50
/4/
cc age 15+

Amina (2021)
In 16th-century Zazzau, now Zaria, Nigeria, Amina must utilize her military skills and tactics to defend her family's kingdom. Based on a true story.
poster
Netflix
58
20
4.4
/496/
55
/48/
69
/30/
2.9
/531/
65
/6/
cc age 16+

Blood Vessel (2023)
Brought together by chance, six people fleeing a town devastated by oil pollution stow away on a mysterious ship — not realizing the dangers that await.
poster
The Roku Channel
60
19
5.9
/712/
62
/49/
53
/19/
3.0
/976/
68
/4/

The Wedding Party (2016)
A lavish wedding escalates into pure Lagosian chaos, in this wild romcom produced by media mogul Mo Abudu.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
42
17
5.3
/767/
60
/37/
50
/12/
25
/12/
38
/8/
31
/6/

Black November (2012)
A volatile, oil-rich Nigerian community wages war against their corrupt government and a multi-national oil corporation to protect their land from being destroyed by excessive drilling and spills. To seek justice, a rebel organization kidnaps an American oil executive and demands that his corporation end the destruction and pollution. Inspired by true events, Black November is the gripping story of how a community rises up and takes drastic measures to make sure their voices are heard.
poster
Netflix
37
16
3.2
/179/
46
/14/
60
/88/
11
/7/
cc age 14+

Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke (2021)
The Beecroft family are ready to spend all of Chief Daddy's inheritance, but not if the CEO of his company has anything to do with it.
poster
63
15
6.0
/305/
60
/16/
70
/7/
3.2
/1053/

All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White (2023)
Bambino and Bawa meet in Lagos and hit it off immediately. During their long trips around the city they develop a deep affection for each other. But in a society which considers homosexuality taboo, they feel the pressure of social norms.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
13
5.7
/563/
70
/14/
90
/11/
3.3
/261/

A Tribe Called Judah (2023)
With the help of their mother, the Judah boys plan to rob a small mall. But when they arrive, they're met by real armed robbers.
poster
Netflix
59
13
4.4
/472/
48
/24/
62
/21/
3.2
/301/
78
/4/
cc age 15+

Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022)
Inspired by true life events, in the Oyo Empire in the 1940's, Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman, succumbs to the lure of beauty and sexual desire on the very evening he is set to die in order to fulfil his lifelong debt of ritual suicide to accompany the dead Alaafin to the realm of the ancestors, he derails from a very important generational and spiritual transaction. This sets in motion a series of catastrophic consequences, in a spell-binding film of emotions, humour, and tragic role reversals that puts ancient beliefs and customs on trial in an ever increasingly post-modern and Western world.
poster
63
13
6.4
/551/
64
/14/
60
/18/
3.3
/340/
61
/3/

October 1 (2014)
September 1960. As Nigeria prepares for independence from the British, a seasoned police detective rushes to find the serial killer slaughtering its native young women.
poster
Netflix
68
13
6.3
/548/
76
/24/
64
/11/
3.5
/335/

King of Boys (2018)
The story of Alhaja Eniola Salami, a businesswoman and philanthropist with a checkered past and a promising political future. As her political ambitions see her outgrowing the underworld connections responsible for her considerable wealth, she's drawn into a power struggle that threatens everything she holds dear.
poster
54
11
5.5
/208/
48
/12/
54
/7/
3.1
/752/

Juju Stories (2021)
Juju Stories tackles juju in contemporary Lagos through three stories. In Love Potion, by Omonua, an unmarried woman agrees to use juju to find herself an ideal mate. In Yam, by Makama, consequences arise when a street urchin picks up seemingly random money from the roadside. In Suffer the Witch, by Obasi, love and friendship turns into obsession, when a young college woman attracts her crush's interest.
poster
Netflix
50
11
5.5
/314/
51
/16/
61
/11/
3.2
/202/
20

'76 (2016)
Nollywood superstars Ramsey Nouah, Rita Dominic, and Chidi Mokeme headline this gripping drama set against the backdrop of the attempted 1976 military coup against the government of General Murtala Mohammed.
poster
58
10
6.4
/396/
60
/19/
45
/10/
3.2
/415/

Isoken (2017)
Everyone in the Osayande family worries about Isoken. Although she has what appears to be a perfect life - beautiful, successful and surrounded by great family and friends - Isoken is still unmarried at 34 which, in a culture obsessed with marriage, is serious cause for concern. Things come to a head at her youngest sister's wedding when her overbearing mother thrusts her into an orchestrated matchmaking with the ultimate Edo man, Osaze. Osaze is handsome, successful and from a good family, making him the perfect Nigerian husband material. But in an unexpected turn of events, Isoken meets Kevin who she finds herself falling in love with and he just might be what she truly wants in a partner. The only problem is, not only is he not an Edo man, he is Oyinbo (Caucasian). Isoken is a romantic dramedy that explores cultural expectations, racial stereotypes and the bonds that unite families in a touching, dramatic and comedic way.
poster
Kanopy
63
10
6.3
/157/
63
/3/
60
/3/
3.4
/817/

Lizard (2021)
An 8-year-old girl with an ability to sense danger gets ejected from Sunday school service. She unwittingly witnesses the underbelly in and around a Mega Church in Lagos.
poster
Criterion Channel
67
9
7.2
/46/
80
/2/
40
/2/
3.8
/711/

Coconut Head Generation (2023)
Every Thursday, a group of students from the University of Ibadan, the oldest in Nigeria, organizes a film club, transforming a small amphitheater into a political agora where they refine their vision and develop a critical voice. "Coconut Head Generation", a scornful expression to designate a stubborn and brainless youth, takes on a whole new meaning when the students turn this stigma around to claim their freedom of thought.
poster
Kanopy
48
9
4.4
/318/
45
/18/
44
/17/
3.0
/387/
50
/4/

The Figurine: Araromire (2009)
Two buddies and a girl, down on their luck, have their lives changed when one of them discovers a mysterious figurine in an abandoned shrine which, according to legend, bestows seven years of good luck. But no one told them about the next seven years...
poster
40
8
6.2
/20/
50
/2/
7
/14/
41
/24/

All's fair in love (2024)
They are living the dream – their fashion business is booming, and their friendship bond is unbreakable. That is until they both fall in love with the beautiful Mbali, a woman who enters their lives like a whirlwind. Initially unaware of their feelings, becomes the object of their affection, setting the stage for an intense love triangle.
poster
56
8
5.8
/292/
56
/14/
46
/16/
64
/3/

Rag Tag (2006)
Raymond and Tagbo met when they were eight. Although from radically different worlds— Raymond/Rag is from a single-parent West Indian home, while Tagbo/Tag is the only son of middle-class Nigerian parents— they remain inseparable until the cusp of their teens. Social Services take Rag from London. Ten years later, Rag returns to find Tag. They still want to be together. But now twenty-three, their need has shifted into something more urgent and consuming.
poster
Netflix
45
8
4.6
/342/
56
/22/
50
/11/
3.1
/367/
Popcorn
11
/7/

Chief Daddy (2018)
The story of billionaire industrialist Chief Beecroft, a flamboyant benefactor to a large extended family of relatives, household staff and assorted mistresses. Chief lives large, like there’s no tomorrow, until the day he dies suddenly and the ‘bullion van’ stops. What’s in his will and who gets all that money? What happens next will surprise you, as Chief Daddy has the last laugh from beyond the grave.
poster
?
100
/1/

Crossroads (2024)
Crossroads depicts university life in 1990s Nigeria, focusing on Eriola, Oyekan, and Fela. Eriola faces family pressure, Oyekan's gang adds tension, and Eriola confronts false accusations with friends' support. Threats from Don Smart loom as Fela attempts to shield Eriola, leading to emotional confrontations.
poster
?
5.6
/7/
70
/1/

The Day They Came (2013)
An ordinary man witnesses an alien invasion.
poster
?
80
/1/

3 Cold Dishes (2025)
Three women from Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire and Benin reunite seventeen years after surviving sex trafficking to dismantle the powerful men behind their pain. From the streets of Lagos to the shadows of Abidjan and Cotonou, they execute a cold, calculated mission — each move sharpened by trauma, sisterhood and strategy. What begins as vengeance becomes a fight for identity, justice and survival in a world that never expected them to rise.
poster
?
8.6
/16/

Timini (2024)
Timini, a seasoned assassin with a traumatic past, takes on a final job: killing the child of a drug cartel boss. During the mission, Timini encounters a young woman and develops a connection. Completed, but Timini's past haunts him.
poster
?
7.2
/8/
70
/1/

Seeking justice (Hakeem's story) (2025)
Ex-military officer Hakeem returns home to find his family is murdered. Hakeem embarks on a blood-soaked path of vengeance. The deeper he goes, the more he realizes the conspiracy is far greater than he imagined.
poster
?
9.3
/7/
100
/1/

Leaving Ikorodu In 1999 (2024)
During a road trip to the airport, Fade questions whether her niece’s departure from Nigeria is truly for the best.


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