African Movies (Sub-saharan)
by lizzyl018 | created - 07 Apr 2014 | updated - 12 Jan 2016 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Billo - Il Grand Dakhaar (2007)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
A Senegalese boy arrives in Italy in search of fortune, with the desire to work in the fashion world. But life throws in some tragicomic situations.
Director: Laura Muscardin | Stars: Thierno Thiam, Susy Laude, Marco Bonini, Paolo Gasparini
Votes: 48
2. Sex, Okra & Salted Butter (2008 TV Movie)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
A 40-year-old nurse from the Ivory Coast runs away with her French lover, leaving her husband to care for their children alone.
Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Stars: Marius Yelolo, Mata Gabin, Aïssa Maïga, Diouc Koma
Votes: 60
3. The Mirror Boy (2011)
84 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The Mirror Boy is a mystical journey through Africa, seen through the eyes of a 12 year old boy, Tijan. After a London street fight, in which a local boy is hurt, Tijan's mother decides to ... See full summary »
Director: Obi Emelonye | Stars: Genevieve Nnaji, Osita Iheme, Fatima Jabbe, Edward Kagutuzi
Votes: 152
4. Bamako (The Court) (2006)
115 min | Drama
Bamako. Melé is a bar singer, her husband Chaka is out of work and the couple is on the verge of breaking up... In the courtyard of the house they share with other families, a trial court ... See full summary »
Director: Abderrahmane Sissako | Stars: Aïssa Maïga, Tiécoura Traoré, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Habib Dembélé
Votes: 1,494 | Gross: $0.11M
5. The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy
A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.
Director: Jamie Uys | Stars: N!xau, Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, Louw Verwey
Votes: 59,467 | Gross: $30.03M
6. Sinking Sands (2010)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama
Pabi and Jimah are happily married and living a peaceful life when disaster strikes in the form of a domestic accident which leaves Jimah with a scar. Unable to live with his new features, ... See full summary »
Director: Leila Djansi | Stars: Jimmy Jean-Louis, Ama K. Abebrese, Chris Attoh, Grace Nortey
Votes: 40
7. The Figurine (2009)
PG-13 | 120 min | Horror, Thriller
The synopsis of The Figurine (Araromire) shows that it is a story of two buddies and a girl...all down on their luck have their lives changed when one of them discovers 'Araromire' a ... See full summary »
Director: Kunle Afolayan | Stars: Wale Adebayo, Kate Adepegba, Kunle Afolayan, Funlola Aofiyebi
Votes: 303
8. Life in Slow Motion (2008)
17 min | Short, Drama
Director: Tunde Kelani | Stars: Femi Brainard, Akofa Edjeani Asiedu, Balarabe Oshaffi, Bee Watara
9. The Meeting (IV) (2012)
115 min | Comedy
Makinde is at the mercy of political patronage when he tries to secure a government contract.
Director: Mildred Okwo | Stars: Kehinde Bankole, Chika Chukwu, Rita Dominic, Linda Ejiofor
Votes: 22
10. Soul Boy (2010)
61 min | Drama
A Kenyan boy goes on a strange journey to return his father's soul.
Directors: Hawa Essuman, Tom Tykwer | Stars: Samson Odhiambo, Leila Dayan Opou, Krysteen Savane, Frank Kimani
Votes: 426
11. When Love Happens (2014)
109 min | Romance
In this feel-good romcom from Nollywood, a successful events planner, Mo, is a trusted matchmaker for her friends. But privately, Mo dreams of finding herself a special man - one who may come along sooner than she thinks.
Director: Seyi Babatope | Stars: Shaffy Bello, Kc Ejelonu, Keppy Ekpenyong-Bassey, Desmond Elliot
Votes: 142
12. Fifty (2015)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Romance
A seed with different character.
Director: Biyi Bandele | Stars: Iretiola Doyle, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Omoni Oboli, Wale Ojo
Votes: 284
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