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86
8.2
/75633/
81
/2286/
78
/979/
4.1
/66013/
95
/133/
92
/1196/
79
/32/
cc age 14+

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.6
/6754/
76
/227/
71
/131/
3.8
/11941/
100
/23/
91
/296/
82
/12/
cc age 11+

The Endless Summer (1966)
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
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Kanopy
79
7.3
/2352/
75
/140/
74
/80/
3.6
/2237/
100
/14/
85
/48/

Urbanized (2011)
A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
poster
75
8.0
/618010/
78
/13669/
75
/8052/
3.7
/325436/
64
/214/
90
/35204/
64
/39/
cc age 17+

Blood Diamond (2006)
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
poster
75
7.3
/62331/
73
/1959/
73
/1250/
3.4
/29320/
85
/27/
84
/1962/
73
/6/
cc age 10+

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
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.
poster
74
7.3
/172943/
73
/4623/
71
/4255/
3.4
/102986/
76
/238/
75
/6973/
74
/34/
cc age 12+

Invictus (2009)
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby union team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.
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73
72
7.4
/19118/
73
/426/
70
/350/
3.9
/23836/
67
/39/
84
/209/
65
/18/

Before the Fall (2004)
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column, Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.
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Starz
69
6.8
/48691/
71
/3605/
71
/1424/
3.3
/44808/
71
/45/
86
/101/
56
/7/
cc age 14+

Escape from Pretoria (2020)
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.
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Disney Plus
75
68
7.2
/4678/
70
/132/
67
/68/
3.3
/7110/
100
/7/
77
/148/
cc age 9+

The Color of Friendship (2000)
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.
poster
Kanopy
65
6.7
/20533/
66
/897/
66
/502/
3.3
/5372/
60
/70/

Zulu (2013)
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.
poster
64
6.8
/293/
64
/11/
51
/9/
68
/31/
63
/31/
59
/16/

Cape of Good Hope (2004)
Mark Bamford's thought-provoking comedy explores the ever-present friction between class, race and faith in modern-day South Africa, tracing the intersection of multiple lives. A Drama revolving around 3 women's lives and how they are intertwined.
poster
Hoopla
64
6.8
/59569/
66
/1047/
64
/706/
2.9
/11605/
46
/153/
62
/7946/
55
/34/
cc age 16+

Rendition (2007)
When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside the US.
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63
61
6.7
/16994/
66
/309/
60
/126/
3.0
/7185/
66
/1430/

Race (2008)
The plot thickens around two horse-racing competitors when three beautiful women come into their lives and a murder is committed.
poster
Netflix
60
6.7
/247272/
70
/8374/
64
/3793/
2.9
/77755/
52
/192/
63
/5547/
52
/36/
cc age 17+

Safe House (2012)
A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.
poster
Hoopla
57
6.4
/42668/
63
/638/
60
/391/
2.8
/8540/
46
/133/
59
/6874/
57
/27/
cc age 18+

The Last Kiss (2006)
Michael has a great job, has his 4 best friends, and is in love with a beautiful girl at 30. He loves Jenna but his life seems predictable until someone else enters his life. It seems that everybody's having relationship problems.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
54
5.1
/24792/
62
/2939/
64
/612/
2.3
/43556/
55
/74/
45
/422/
52
/18/
cc age 15+

G20 (2025)
After the G20 Summit is overtaken by terrorists, President Danielle Sutton must bring all her statecraft and military experience to defend her family and her fellow leaders.
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The CW
48
5.8
/17165/
68
/2399/
59
/689/
2.7
/6311/
58
/19/
31
/51/
37
/6/

24 Hours to Live (2017)
An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.
poster
61
46
6.2
/2923/
61
/91/
58
/49/
3.3
/350/
71
/7/
58
/64/
55
/4/

Endgame (2009)
The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African National Congress (ANC) takes up arms against apartheid and the country tumbles toward insurrection. A British mining concern is convinced that their interests would be better served in a stable South Africa and they quietly dispatch Michael Young, their head of public affairs, to open an unofficial dialogue between the bitter rivals. Assembling a reluctant yet brilliant team to pave the way to reconciliation by confronting obstacles that initially seem insurmountable, Young places his trust in ANC leader Thabo Mbeki and Afrikaner philosophy professor Willie Esterhuyse. It is their empathy that will ultimately serve as the catalyst for change by proving more powerful than the terrorist bombs that threaten to disrupt the peaceful dialogue.
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45
4.6
/2851/
59
/618/
62
/156/
2.2
/1271/
72
/19/
cc age 15+

Eraser: Reborn (2022)
U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it’s just another day at the office when he’s assigned to Rina Kimura, a crime boss’ wife who’s decided to turn state’s evidence. As the two flee to Cape Town, South Africa, Pollard discovers he’s been set up and will need to be at the top of his game, or he’ll be the one who’s erased.
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Kanopy
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45
7.5
/490/
51
/6/
62
/5/
94
/16/
69
/197/
85
/4/

Long Night's Journey Into Day (2000)
This documentary tells four stories of Apartheid in South Africa, as seen through the eyes of the Truth and Reconciliation commission
poster
The Roku Channel
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44
6.3
/2083/
53
/51/
57
/34/
3.3
/778/
84
/19/
60
/45/

Beauty (2011)
François van Heerden, a mid-40s Afrikaans family man, has become devoid of any care or concern for his own measure of happiness, and so convinced of his ill-fated existence, that he is wholly unprepared when a chance encounter unravels his clean, controlled life.
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Amazon Prime Video
50
41
4.6
/1149/
52
/88/
44
/12/
2.5
/3995/
60
/10/
50
/4/

Street Trash (2025)
A group of homeless misfits must fight for survival when they discover a plot to exterminate every homeless person in the city.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
40
5.5
/17687/
65
/2047/
56
/560/
2.5
/3484/
26
/31/
28
/64/
18
/6/

Momentum (2015)
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.
poster
37
5.0
/5823/
64
/383/
55
/204/
2.3
/2402/
8
/48/
35
/44/
16
/21/
cc age 17+

The Last Face (2017)
Miguel, a heroic Spanish doctor, puts himself in harm's way to deliver medical treatment to the victims of military uprisings in Africa.
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Amazon Prime Video
36
35
4.4
/9763/
50
/348/
47
/230/
2.0
/2400/
16
/163/
23
/4/

Dark Tide (2012)
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."
poster
66
33
6.5
/1245/
64
/16/
64
/23/
3.3
/686/
83
/6/
60
/10/

Kongo (1932)
The ruthless Flint, a disabled man, rules an isolated region of Kongo like an omnipotent god, through superstition and sadism, living only for the day when he can get revenge on the man who ruined his life.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
49
33
5.6
/3866/
52
/102/
53
/72/
2.9
/516/
27
/152/

The Deal (2008)
Charlie Berns is a veteran Hollywood movie producer who has given up on his career and life. That is until his idealistic screenwriter nephew comes bearing the script of a lifetime and Charlie decides to give his career one final shot. The only thing standing in his way is Diedre Hearn, a sharp-witted studio executive brought in to keep Charlie in line.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
41
31
4.0
/4700/
53
/131/
44
/105/
2.2
/1067/
27
/82/

Mercenary for Justice (2006)
Mercenary John Seeger is one of the best in the business. John and his crew battle some soldiers on Galmoral Island in Southern Africa as they're trying to rescue the French Ambassador -- there's a coup going on. Some of John's soldiers unload their machine guns into the Ambassador and his family, blowing the mission and getting his best friend Radio Jones killed. He heads back to the US and visits Radio's wife Shondra to tells her the news, and then promises that he'll take care of her and her son Eddie. But shortly after he makes that vow, Shondra and Eddie get kidnapped.
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61
27
6.6
/2001/
61
/30/
56
/30/
3.3
/835/
57
/8/

Rope of Sand (1949)
Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.
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68
26
7.2
/402/
70
/16/
77
/3/
53
/15/
71
/30/

Kicking It (2008)
Kicking It chronicles the lives of seven players taking a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country at the Cape Town 2006 Homeless World Cup. Najib from war torn Afghanistan; Alex from the slums of Kenya; Damien and Simon from the drug rehab clinics of Dublin, Ireland; Craig from the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina; Jesus from the overflowing public shelters of Madrid, Spain,
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61
17
6.5
/188/
63
/3/
55
/3/
62
/475/

Boy Called Twist (2004)
The harrowing tale of a South African street-kid's search for love, based on Dickens' classic story. Growing up neglected in a rural orphanage, Twist escapes to the unpredictable freedom of Cape Town, where he falls in with Fagin's gang of street urchins. With a gritty honesty steeped in its vibrant characters, Boy called Twist superbly captures the contemporary equivalents of Dickens' seedy individuals as it shadows the timeless tale in its own inimitable style.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
16
6.7
/885/
64
/34/
64
/23/
3.2
/268/
70
/2/

Pad Na Jou Hart (2014)
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.
poster
51
14
6.1
/987/
62
/23/
56
/12/
3.2
/273/
17
/62/

Untamed (1955)
When the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among those leaving the Emerald Isle is Katie O'Neill and her husband, who decide that the promised land is South Africa and make their way there. Once there, they discover the hardships that are the reality of the homesteader experience.
poster
57
11
6.1
/796/
58
/17/
49
/14/
3.0
/223/

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992)
King Edward asks Sherlock Holmes to perform one more task before his retirement: to safeguard the Star of Africa on a trip to Cape Town. Soon the fabled jewel is stolen and several people end up being murdered.
poster
Starz
38
11
4.4
/978/
49
/10/
40
/20/
23
/9/

The Piano Player (2002)
A tale about the relationship between a businessman who launders money for a Mafia figure and his gangster bodyguard.
poster
FlixHouse
34
11
4.3
/526/
32
/4/
35
/10/
29
/261/

The Cape Town Affair (1967)
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.
poster
?
6.9
/61/
40
/4/

Passion Gap (2017)
Elani survived her brutal childhood by carefully watching people. Now she plans to use her relationship with Mikey to get out of Cape Town for good. All she has to do is manage his ego for one more night, but the seeds of violence were planted in her life early on.
poster
90
?
8.1
/197/
100
/1/

Prisoner Number A26188: Henia Bryer
Born into a middle-class Jewish family, Henia lost her father, brother and sister during the German occupation. She survived. This extraordinarily moving documentary tells the story of holocaust survivor, Henia Bryer, in her own words.
poster
?
7.1
/19/
26
/3/

The Satyr of Springbok Heights (2009)
Cape Town, Republic of South Africa. Springbok Heights is a magnificent ivory tower - an art deco masterpiece and an anachronism in the new South Africa. Like its all-white inhabitants, it hasn't changed much in the last few decades. A tightly wound knot of tiny - yet superbly designed - bachelor flats, Springbok Heights seems to weave its residents into its mortar. The longer they stay... the longer they stay. Wouter Malan: Leadership qualities, musical tendencies, greasy facial hair. Wouter was compelled to take early retirement from his Physical Education post at the Oude Scholen Technical High School for Boys. Since then, money has been very, very tight. Hilda has been a Springbok Heights resident all her adult life and has had a crush on Wouter since the day he moved in. But since undergoing elective surgery in the 1970s, Hilda lacks the one thing Wouter seeks most in a companion. Nathan Golding: Affluent, endearing, mentally disabled.
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?
20
/1/

Apostles of Civilised Vice (2000)
A history of homosexuality in South Africa from colonial times to the present. Estimates say that between 1910 and 1933 over 60,000 men were convicted of sodomy. They were overwhelmingly black and unable to afford legal representation.
poster
58
?
6.2
/273/
67
/7/
47
/3/

Diamonds (2009)
Complex tale about small and big players in the African diamond business wrapped around a murder of US senator's daughter.
poster
?
6.3
/41/
50
/3/

We're Going to Be Rich (1938)
A perpetual dreamer talks his wife into moving with him from their home in Australia to South Africa, where he hopes to discover gold and finally become wealthy.
poster
57
?
6.4
/131/
69
/10/
40
/4/

Hand Off (2019)
A rugby player admits to having a crush on his best friend/teammate, causing a rift. He retreats into a fantasy world with an imaginary friend, as he struggles to confront his real friend, while trying to fit into the macho world of rugby.
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Kanopy
75
?
6.7
/151/
70
/1/
65
/1/
100
/1/

Shirley Adams (2009)
Shirley Adams spends her days caring for her disabled son, Donovan - he was shot in the back of the neck on his way home from school one afternoon over a year ago. Since then the Adams family has lost all their worldly possessions to medical bills. Shirley has no money, no job and no husband - he left. The shooter is one of Donovan's childhood friends. Her reaction to the betrayal is so overwhelming that she chooses not to tell Donovan in fear of further damaging his already unstable emotional state. Determined to make a change in their lives, Shirley actively decides to embrace their new circumstances, hoping that Donovan will follow her example.
poster
?
8.2
/59/
85
/2/
80
/2/

Anthrax War (2009)
Filmmakers investigate 2001 anthrax attacks and uncover a nightmare world.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
?
6.5
/117/
61
/9/
50
/1/

The Boer War: 1899-1902 (1992)
Journey back in time to a different age, when the sun never set on the British Empire and her armies were great in number. The Boer War: 1899-1902 was a turning point in British military history and would revolutionize tactics, battlefield strategy, equipment, and training. Well known participants in the Boar Wars include: Harry "Breaker" Morant, Winston Churchill and Mahatma Gandhi.
poster
?
6.3
/79/
30
/2/

Calling on Cape Town (1952)
This Traveltalks short visits Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa.
poster
?
5.9
/66/
35
/2/

In the Land of Diamonds (1952)
This Traveltalk series short visits South Africa, including Cape Town.


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