Best South Africa Movies
Browse 2,221 movies produced in South Africa. Rankings combine audience ratings, vote volume and popularity into a single weighted score, and every list links to deeper South Africa collections by genre and year.
Top South Africa movies
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District 9
2009(10.5K votes)
- 8.0
David
2025(186 votes)
- 7.9
My Octopus Teacher
2020(1.1K votes)
- 7.9
Redeeming Love
2022(771 votes)
- 7.7
Hotel Rwanda
2004(3.2K votes)
- 7.0
How to Make a Killing
2026(699 votes)
- 6.9
They Will Kill You
2026(1.1K votes)
- 7.3
The Gods Must Be Crazy
1980(1.3K votes)
- 6.9
Dredd
2012(5.6K votes)
- 6.5
The Last House on the Left
2009(2.0K votes)
- 7.2
Escape from Pretoria
2020(1.5K votes)
- 7.4
Remember
2015(763 votes)
- 6.6
Sniper: No Nation
2026(86 votes)
- 6.0
Poena Is Koning
2007(11 votes)
- 6.9
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013(584 votes)
- 7.1
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
1989(562 votes)
- 7.4
Duma
2005(212 votes)
- 5.5
Elephant Tales
2006(1 votes)
- 7.5
Animals Are Beautiful People
1974(77 votes)
- 6.9
Goodbye Bafana
2007(154 votes)
- 7.3
Mia and the White Lion
2018(920 votes)
- 6.5
The Salvation
2014(972 votes)
- 8.6
Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story
2018(5 votes)
Highway Sheila: Resurrection
2024
- 6.6
The Naked Prey
1965(112 votes)
- 6.8
Ali
2001(1.9K votes)
- 6.8
Sniper: The Last Stand
2025(189 votes)
- 6.7
Hector and the Search for Happiness
2014(971 votes)
- 6.5
Beast
2022(1.8K votes)
- 6.7
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
2008(61 votes)
- 7.6
Pangolin: Kulu's Journey
2025(34 votes)
- 8.5Miracle Rising: South Africa poster
Miracle Rising: South Africa
2013(1 votes)
- 6.7
Zulu
2013(524 votes)
- 6.1
The Empty Man
2020(1.1K votes)
- 6.9
Tsotsi
2005(352 votes)
Lemon!
2014
- 6.5
My Spy The Eternal City
2024(488 votes)
- 6.9
Bride of the Year
2026(28 votes)
- 6.9
The Pirates of Somalia
2017(250 votes)
- 8.8
The Visual Bible: Matthew
1993(30 votes)
- 6.2
Yoh! Bestie
2026(46 votes)
Hearts & Minds
1995
- 7.0
Spud
2010(56 votes)
- 6.8
I'm for the Hippopotamus
1979(529 votes)
- 6.9
Berlin Alexanderplatz
2020(90 votes)
- 6.4
Mama Africa
2011(7 votes)
- 6.2
Stander
2003(114 votes)
- 6.3
Umjolo: Day Ones
2024(3 votes)
- 6.9
Seal Team
2021(237 votes)
- 7.0
Rafiki
2018(158 votes)
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