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poster
Netflix
86
8.1
/12670/
79
/458/
79
/229/
4.0
/7937/
100
/22/
93
/132/
95
/5/
cc age 16+

Virunga (2014)
Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land. Among this ongoing power struggle, Virunga also happens to be the last natural habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla. The only thing standing in the way of the forces closing in around the gorillas: a handful of passionate park rangers and journalists fighting to secure the park’s borders and expose the corruption of its enemies. Filled with shocking footage, and anchored by the surprisingly deep and gentle characters of the gorillas themselves, Virunga is a galvanizing call to action around an ongoing political and environmental crisis in the Congo.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
86
IMDb 72
8.8
/2780392/
86
/84783/
83
/38588/
4.2
/3651002/
87
/363/
91
/41622/
74
/42/
cc age 14+

Inception (2010)
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
poster
Disney Plus
82
7.3
/900451/
75
/52821/
73
/23111/
3.7
/2591785/
96
/526/
79
/9118/
88
/55/
cc age 12+

Black Panther (2018)
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
poster
81
7.7
/88312/
75
/1498/
74
/1022/
3.7
/55511/
96
/52/
86
/1535/
91
/15/
cc age 10+

The African Queen (1952)
At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.
poster
80
7.3
/25328/
73
/602/
71
/554/
3.5
/18827/
93
/40/
80
/589/
80
/21/
cc age 13+

Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Augusto and Michaela Odone are dealt a cruel blow by fate when their five-year-old son Lorenzo is diagnosed with a rare and incurable disease. But the Odones' persistence and faith leads to an unorthodox cure which saves their boy and re-writes medical history.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.5
/14690/
73
/200/
70
/175/
3.6
/3860/
85
/101/
88
/329/
72
/31/

Nowhere in Africa (2001)
A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.
poster
79
7.3
/155077/
71
/2942/
69
/1658/
3.6
/55703/
83
/189/
82
/7483/
82
/39/
cc age 16+

The Constant Gardener (2005)
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.6
/810/
77
/21/
69
/11/
3.5
/1147/
88
/26/
78
/1/
71
/12/

Makala (2017)
Kabwita, a young man living with his wife and daughters in Kolwezi, a town in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dreams of buying land to build a house. To do so, he produces charcoal (makala), extracted from the ashes of a mighty hardwood tree. Carrying the sacks of charcoal on the back of his bicycle, he embarks on a dangerous journey to sell them on the market.
poster
78
7.6
/204602/
75
/3705/
74
/2296/
3.7
/79140/
87
/183/
89
/15313/
74
/36/
cc age 17+

The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.1
/1516/
74
/139/
67
/47/
3.2
/1715/
100
/32/
69
/35/
77
/5/
cc age 8+

2040 (2019)
A three year self-described labour of love, 2040 takes the form of a visual letter from the filmmaker to his four-year-old daughter Velvet, showing her what the year 2040 could look like “if we simply embraced the best solutions that exist today.”
poster
Netflix
76
7.8
/3625/
78
/228/
75
/66/
3.7
/1471/
77
/22/
76
/14/
cc age 14+

The Ivory Game (2016)
Wildlife activists and investigators put their lives on the line to battle the illegal African ivory trade, in this suspenseful on-the-ground documentary.
poster
Criterion Channel
75
6.8
/7269/
69
/179/
63
/95/
3.9
/30484/
92
/76/
65
/173/
78
/31/

Mississippi Masala (1991)
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their Uganda home, twentysomething Mina finds herself co-operating a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. Her passionate romance with charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African-American communities.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.5
/1271/
65
/89/
58
/31/
3.6
/10566/
96
/84/
72
/9/
83
/22/

Neptune Frost (2022)
In the hilltops of Burundi, a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. From their camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region's natural resources – and its people. When an intersex runaway and an escaped coltan miner find each other through cosmic forces, their connection sparks glitches within the greater divine circuitry.
poster
74
7.2
/92060/
72
/1863/
71
/1492/
3.4
/58835/
62
/90/
82
/2106/
69
/18/
cc age 13+

Out of Africa (1985)
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.
poster
Netflix
73
7.1
/479797/
75
/16291/
72
/9290/
3.8
/2813803/
84
/220/
66
/1243725/
66
/39/
cc age 13+

Mean Girls (2004)
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
poster
Kanopy
73
6.8
/3578/
71
/184/
70
/154/
3.6
/24914/
94
/80/
73
/9/
68
/17/
cc age 14+

Rafiki (2018)
Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
poster
Hoopla
76
72
7.5
/12571/
73
/206/
71
/194/
3.6
/9656/
85
/20/
81
/211/
78
/6/

The Nun's Story (1959)
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
poster
Criterion Channel
72
7.3
/2110/
69
/51/
70
/34/
3.7
/2647/
80
/20/
79
/73/

General Idi Amin Dada (1974)
Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder shows the Ugandan dictator meeting his Cabinet, reviewing his troops, explaining his ideology.
poster
Netflix
71
7.7
/680/
70
/31/
73
/24/
3.9
/907/
56
/16/
74
/156/
cc age 16+

City of Joy (2016)
The Democratic Republic of Congo has endured 20 years of devastating violence. Rape has been used as a weapon of war to destroy community and access precious minerals. Congo is often referred to as “the worst place in the world to be a woman.” "City of Joy" tells a different story of the region. The film focuses on Jane, a student at a center where women who have suffered unimaginable abuse join together to become leaders. We also meet the founders of the center: a devout Congolese Doctor, a Congolese activist, and a radical N.Y. playwright. The film weaves between joy and pain as these individuals band together to demand hope in a place so often deemed hopeless.
poster
78
70
7.4
/5751/
73
/96/
67
/54/
3.6
/1970/
90
/51/
87
/275/
84
/18/

Darwin's Nightmare (2005)
Africa in the sixties. The Nile perch, a ravenous predator, is introduced into Lake Victoria as a scientific experiment, causing the extinction of many native species. Its meat is exported everywhere in exchange for weapons, creating a globalized evil alliance on the lake shores. An infernal nightmare in the real world that wipes out Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
69
7.1
/15531/
72
/356/
67
/263/
3.7
/10204/
65
/26/
76
/301/

Hatari! (1962)
A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses.
poster
MUBI
68
6.0
/1263/
56
/53/
61
/26/
3.5
/6348/
87
/38/
68
/8/

Omen (2023)
After spending years in Belgium, a young Congolese man returns to his birthplace of Kinshasa to confront the intricacies of his family and culture.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
70
68
7.0
/10805/
70
/276/
67
/219/
3.8
/13482/
77
/43/
69
/49/
65
/16/

Paradise: Love (2012)
On the beaches of Kenya they’re known as "Sugar Mamas" —European women who seek out African boys selling love to earn a living. Teresa, a 50-year-old Austrian and mother of a daughter entering puberty, travels to this vacation paradise, moving from beach to beach.
poster
Fandor
77
68
7.8
/11726/
70
/247/
65
/162/
4.2
/35474/
90
/26/

Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010)
Recognized as Uganda’s first action film, Who Killed Captain Alex? is about the aftermath of a police raid in Kampala in which a police captain is killed.
poster
68
7.1
/300122/
70
/7110/
68
/4013/
3.4
/174577/
72
/187/
64
/12223/
56
/35/
cc age 16+

Phone Booth (2003)
A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.
poster
66
6.4
/3498/
65
/39/
60
/58/
3.2
/1091/
80
/10/
55
/22/

White Mischief (1987)
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break up peacefully, but the bon vivant is murdered and all the evidence points to the husband.
poster
69
63
7.0
/6161/
70
/124/
64
/121/
3.4
/4408/
91
/22/
64
/120/
61
/4/
cc age 7+

Mighty Joe Young (1949)
A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.
poster
63
6.8
/5416/
62
/52/
66
/64/
3.5
/2144/
75
/48/
80
/105/

Besieged (1998)
While in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband. But the only man that can help her do so is in love with her.
poster
68
61
7.4
/5032/
73
/148/
71
/98/
3.5
/1546/
62
/76/
76
/126/
56
/21/
cc age 15+

The First Grader (2010)
The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
poster
70
60
6.7
/4337/
67
/68/
64
/60/
3.3
/1740/
88
/16/
70
/55/

The Wrong Box (1966)
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.
poster
Disney Plus
57
5.7
/32366/
62
/1025/
63
/856/
2.8
/22154/
55
/53/
41
/2322/
51
/20/
cc age 7+

Mighty Joe Young (1998)
As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.
poster
Netflix
56
6.2
/18935/
67
/1144/
64
/556/
2.4
/13816/
43
/7/
52
/105/
cc age 10+

Holiday in the Wild (2019)
When her husband abruptly ends their marriage, empty nester Kate embarks on a solo second honeymoon in Africa, finding purpose and potential romance.
poster
Netflix
56
6.7
/276342/
68
/9422/
64
/4887/
2.9
/107221/
48
/215/
66
/12431/
47
/37/
cc age 14+

The A-Team (2010)
A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime they didn't commit, Smith and his men, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus, and Lt. Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck, break out and go rogue, using their special talents to clear their names and find the perpetrator. Hot on their trail is Capt. Charissa Sosa, who was once involved with a member of Smith's team and has sworn to capture them, no matter what it takes.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
61
55
6.1
/6447/
64
/104/
59
/97/
3.0
/3076/
75
/8/
50
/72/
62
/7/

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
poster
Disney Plus
55
6.8
/488737/
71
/39589/
65
/13549/
2.6
/659183/
47
/345/
65
/5735/
52
/48/
cc age 13+

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
poster
Kanopy
71
48
7.0
/1552/
71
/51/
66
/53/
3.5
/2576/
84
/19/
73
/4/
69
/9/

Gabriel and the Mountain (2017)
Before entering a prestigious American university, Gabriel Buchmann decides to travel the world for one year. After ten months on the road with his backpack full of dreams, immersed at the heart of various countries, he arrives in Kenya determined to discover the African continent. Until he reaches the top of Mount Mulanje, Malawi, his final destination.
poster
Kanopy
77
47
7.4
/1293/
76
/53/
66
/19/
3.6
/860/
100
/29/
77
/38/

God Loves Uganda (2013)
A powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America's Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting sexual immorality and missionaries trying to convince Ugandans to follow biblical law.
poster
81
44
7.0
/63/
55
/2/
82
/8/
94

Galore (2020)
A grandmother living in a small Kenyan village completes her final year of primary school at the old age of 94.
poster
Kanopy
78
41
7.2
/603/
75
/23/
74
/35/
3.8
/1548/
90
/10/
82
/5/

Supa Modo (2018)
Jo, a witty 9-year old terminally ill girl is taken back to her rural village to live out the rest of her short life. Her only comfort during these dull times are her dreams of being a superhero, which prove to be something her rebellious teenage sister Mwix, overprotective mother Kathryn and the entire village of Maweni think they can fulfill.
poster
Hoopla
42
41
4.8
/15838/
55
/373/
60
/438/
2.3
/6164/
21
/57/
32
/1455/
35
/11/
cc age 18+

Primeval (2007)
A news team is sent to Burundi to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. Their difficult task turns potentially deadly when a warlord targets them for death.
poster
Kanopy
73
40
7.4
/920/
73
/31/
63
/26/
3.7
/1669/
100
/9/
54
/2/

Watu Wote: All of Us (2017)
For a decade Kenya has been targeted by terrorist attacks of the Al-Shabaab. An atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust between Muslims and Christians is growing. Until in December 2015, Muslim bus passengers showed that solidarity can prevail.
poster
Kanopy
67
39
6.7
/912/
57
/7/
47
/24/
3.4
/866/
79
/24/
81
/15/
73
/11/

ABC Africa (2001)
Abbas Kiarostami shoots a documentary about the AIDS crisis in Uganda.
poster
76
38
7.5
/697/
66
/9/
64
/10/
3.5
/280/
98
/42/
83
/65/
cc age 13+

Lost Boys of Sudan (2003)
Lost Boys of Sudan is a feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest civil wars, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and militia gunfire to reach a refugee camp in Kenya along with thousands of other children. From there, remarkably, they were chosen to come to America. Safe at last from physical danger and hunger, a world away from home, they find themselves confronted with the abundance and alienation of contemporary American suburbia
poster
69
37
7.0
/909/
61
/25/
66
/10/
3.9
/6463/
100
/16/
40
/3/

Samsara (2023)
Samsara is the Buddhist cycle of death and reincarnation. From the temples of Laos, we will accompany a soul in its transit from one body to another through the bardo.
poster
Plex
40
36
4.7
/3047/
57
/481/
57
/190/
2.1
/1476/
19
/21/
19
/22/
cc age 15+

Endangered Species (2021)
Jack Halsey takes his wife, their adult kids, and a friend for a dream vacation in Kenya. But as they venture off alone into a wilderness park, their safari van is flipped over by an angry rhino, leaving them injured and desperate. Then, as two of them go in search of rescue, a bloody, vicious encounter with a leopard and a clan of hyenas incites a desperate fight for survival.
poster
74
36
7.3
/568/
70
/28/
76
/13/
3.9
/3116/
86
/7/
62
/2/

Crazy World (2019)
A gang of child-snatching mobsters make a fatal mistake when they kidnap the Waka Stars, a team of pint-sized kung-fu masters who soon turn their cunning wits and deadly skills upon their captors.
poster
74
31
7.5
/175/
77
/14/
71
/20/
3.8
/7504/

Muganga (2025)
Denis Mukwege, a Congolese doctor, pastor and future Nobel Peace Prize laureate, meets Guy Cadière, a Belgian surgeon and atheist. Despite their differences, they unite for a common purpose: to restore the bodies and dignity of thousands of women who have been used as weapons of war in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
poster
57
31
6.0
/1438/
62
/52/
61
/36/
3.2
/669/
40

Welcome to Norway! (2016)
A couple decide to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway.


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