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Best Swahili Movies of All Time

This collection ranks 68 Swahili movies. 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 of the list is Shimoni. Films listed here were originally released in Swahili (Kiswahili).

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

  2. 2

    Rafiki

    2018· 1h 22m

    7.0158
  5. 5

    Subira

    2019· 1h 30m

    5.01
  7. 7

    Kifaru

    2019· 1h 19m

    9.02
  11. 11

    Zawadi

    2015· 14m

    —0
  12. 12

    Fatuma

    2018· 1h 25m

    6.53
  13. 13

    The Dog

    2025· 1h 46m

    6.04
  17. 17

    Nawi

    2024· 1h 43m

    7.26
  18. 18

    Safari

    2022· 1h 22m

    —0
  23. 23

    TeraStorm

    2022· 1h 22m

    —0
  31. 31

    Shoeshine

    2013· 24m

    —0
  33. 33

    Mhuni

    2016· 7m

    —0
  41. 41

    40 Sticks

    2020· 1h 33m

    6.02
  48. 48

    Nairobby

    2021· 1h 17m

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

68 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies 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.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Shimoni currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.