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Best Senegalese Movies of the 2020s

This collection ranks 33 movies from Senegal released in the 2020s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits The Cemetery of Cinema.

33 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Dao

    2026· 3h 5m· fr

    5.33
  4. 4

    Dahomey

    2024· 1h 8m· fr

    6.572
  5. 5

    Sira

    2023· 2h 2m· fr

    7.09
  6. 6

    Zero

    2025· 1h 26m· en

    5.741
  10. 10

    Sër Bi

    2021· 21m· wo

    —0
  12. 12

    Saloum

    2023· 1h 24m· fr

    6.441
  14. 14

    Astel

    2021· 24m· ff

    8.01
  16. 16

    Toubab

    2021· 1h 36m· de

    6.120
  17. 17

    Tang Jër

    2020· 14m· wo

    —0
  18. 18

    Hawa

    2022· 1h 44m· fr

    6.139
  24. 24

    Xalé

    2023· 1h 42m· wo

    —0
  28. 28

    Demba

    2024· 1h 56m· ff

    —0
  32. 32

    The Dawn

    2023· 29m· wo

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many senegalese movies were made in the 2020s?

33 Senegal productions from the 2020s have real rating data.

How are these senegalese films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best senegalese movie of the 2020s?

The Cemetery of Cinema currently holds the #1 position.