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    King of Boys 2018 POSTER

    King of Boys

    2018

    English

    6.3

    1

    Crime

    Drama

    nigeria

    Kemi Adetiba Kemi Adetiba Director Shawn Faqua Shawn Faqua as Alaaru Sani MU'AZU Sani MU'AZU as Inspector Shehu Adesua Etomi-Wellington Adesua Etomi-Wellington as Kemi Salami Osas Ighodaro Osas Ighodaro as Sade Bello
    The story of Alhaja Eniola Salami, a businesswoman and philanthropist with a checkered past and a promising political future. As her political ambitions see her outgrowing the underworld connections responsible for her considerable wealth, she's drawn into a power struggle that threatens everything she holds dear.
    Mister Johnson 1990 POSTER

    Mister Johnson

    1990

    English

    6.4

    8

    76%

    63%

    Action

    africa

    british colonial

    Drama

    nigeria

    trade

    tribal law

    worker

    Bruce Beresford Bruce Beresford Director Steve James Steve James as Aliu Denis Quilley Denis Quilley as Bulteen Beatie Edney Beatie Edney as Celia Rudbeck Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brosnan as Harry Rudbeck
    In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't really fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the local British magistrate, and considers himself English, though he has never been to England. He is always scheming, trying to get ahead, which lands him in a lot of hot water.
    Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It 2020 POSTER

    Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It

    2020

    English

    7.0

    3

    Action

    Comedy

    Documentary

    nigeria

    stand-up comedy

    Chris Robinson Chris Robinson Director Yvonne Orji Yvonne Orji as
    Hourlong comedy special with Yvonne Orji and a live audience at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
    Joy 2018 POSTER

    Joy

    2018

    German

    6.6

    17

    93%

    76%

    Action

    austria

    Drama

    human trafficking

    nigeria

    sex worker

    undocumented immigrant

    vienna, austria

    Sudabeh Mortezai Sudabeh Mortezai Director Emmanuel Ajayi Emmanuel Ajayi as Black Boy Anwulika Alphonsus Anwulika Alphonsus as Joy Angela Ekeleme Angela Ekeleme as Madame Mariam Sanusi Mariam Sanusi as Precious
    Close to paying off her debts, a Nigerian sex worker in Austria coaches a reluctant novice, and assesses the risks of taking a faster path to freedom.
    Coming from Insanity 2019 POSTER

    Coming from Insanity

    2019

    English

    5.2

    2

    96%

    Action

    Biography

    Comedy

    counterfeit money

    Crime

    Drama

    lagos

    nigeria

    nigerian cinema

    nollywood, nigerian cinema

    Thriller

    Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo Director Adeolu Adefarasin Adeolu Adefarasin as Emmanuel Dj Izybeatz Dj Izybeatz as Kachi Wale Ojo Wale Ojo as Mr. Martins Damilola Adegbite Damilola Adegbite as Oyin Martins
    In the mid-nineties, a 12 year-old boy (KOSSI) with genius-level intelligence, is one of many children trafficked through the Nigerian borders from Togo. He dreams of a better life, but with barely any education, he knows his future is compromised.
    Sanders of the River 1935 POSTER

    Sanders of the River

    1935

    English

    5.4

    3

    80%

    25%

    Action

    Adventure

    black people

    british colonial

    Drama

    Music

    nigeria

    slavery

    Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Director Leslie Banks Leslie Banks as Commissioner R.G. Sanders Martin Walker Martin Walker as J. Ferguson James Solomon James Solomon as Kaluba Nina Mae McKinney Nina Mae McKinney as Lilongo
    A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly. He struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a loyal native chief.
    Doctor Bello 2013 POSTER

    Doctor Bello

    2013

    English

    5.0

    60%

    60%

    Action

    africa

    Drama

    nigeria

    nigerian

    nigerian cinema

    nollywood, nigerian cinema

    Tony Abulu Tony Abulu Director Vivica A. Fox Vivica A. Fox as Jimmy Jean-Louis Jimmy Jean-Louis as Genevieve Nnaji Genevieve Nnaji as Victor Browne Victor Browne as
    Cancer specialist Dr. Michael Durant forms an unlikely bond with seven year old Sam and becomes desperate, willing to risk anything to save the child’s life. A surreptitious Nigerian Nurse convinces him to seek the help of Dr. Bello, an uncertified Nigerian Doctor, known in the Brooklyn-African underground as a miracle worker.
    Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram 2018 POSTER

    Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram

    2018

    English

    6.6

    18

    44%

    44%

    Action

    africa

    Documentary

    kidnapping

    nigeria

    Gemma Atwal Gemma Atwal Director
    The story of the freed female hostages of Boko Haram, detailing their lives in captivity and since their release.
    Dazzling Mirage 2014 POSTER

    Dazzling Mirage

    2014

    English

    4.5

    4

    Action

    africa

    Drama

    nigeria

    nigerian cinema

    nollywood, nigerian cinema

    romance

    Tunde Kelani Tunde Kelani Director Kunle Afolayan Kunle Afolayan as Dotun Toyin Oshinaike Toyin Oshinaike as Dr. Ayodele Kemi Lala Akindoju Kemi Lala Akindoju as Funmiwo Bimbo Manuel Bimbo Manuel as Funmiwo's Dad
    An adaptation of Yinka Egbokhare's novel. The story of a young sickle-cell patient and the various social and emotional challenges she's faced with.
    The Millions 2019 POSTER

    The Millions

    2019

    English

    5.3

    1

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    nigeria

    nigerian cinema

    nollywood, nigerian cinema

    Thriller

    Tunde Apalowo Tunde Apalowo Director Chika Lann Chika Lann as Amaka Folusho Kayode Durojaiye Folusho Kayode Durojaiye as Big Lo Collins McBaror Collins McBaror as Digger #1 Nancy Isime Nancy Isime as Ivey
    Some con artists come together to work on stealing a huge sum of money as failure with the operation puts their lives in the way. The mission leads to betrayal, friendship and true love.
    Juju Stories 2021 POSTER

    Juju Stories

    2021

    English

    5.5

    4

    africa

    brujería

    Drama

    Fantasy

    folklore

    horror

    Horror

    nigeria

    Romance

    Abba Makama Abba Makama Director Ebuka Mike Uzoma Ebuka Mike Uzoma as Abiodun Chisom Coco Ofor Chisom Coco Ofor as Binta Valerie Dish Valerie Dish as Deborah Mena Sodje Mena Sodje as Eunice
    Juju Stories tackles juju in contemporary Lagos through three stories. In Love Potion, by Omonua, an unmarried woman agrees to use juju to find herself an ideal mate. In Yam, by Makama, consequences arise when a street urchin picks up seemingly random money from the roadside. In Suffer the Witch, by Obasi, love and friendship turns into obsession, when a young college woman attracts her crush's interest.
    Hope 2014 POSTER

    Hope

    2014

    French

    6.7

    2

    cameroon

    Drama

    nigeria

    Boris Lojkine Boris Lojkine Director Boris Lojkine Boris Lojkine as Le client de Hope Bruno Mbiene Bruno Mbiene as Migrant camerounais Didier Njikam Didier Njikam as Monopoly, le faussaire Dandy Amienoho Osawaru Dandy Amienoho Osawaru as Vice-chairman nigérian
    On his clandestine journey from Cameroon to Europe through the Sahara desert, Léonard meets Hope, a Nigerian girl who's following the same dream.
    The Endless Summer 1966 POSTER

    The Endless Summer

    1966

    English

    7.6

    100%

    91%

    Documentary

    nigeria

    Sport

    surf

    surfboard

    surfer

    surfing

    tahiti

    Bruce Brown Bruce Brown Director Steven R. Davis Steven R. Davis as Self Wayne Miyata Wayne Miyata as Self Phil Edwards Phil Edwards as Self Chuck Gardner Chuck Gardner as Self - Bellyboarder at the Wedge throwing board over wave
    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.
    Half of a Yellow Sun 2013 POSTER

    Half of a Yellow Sun

    2013

    English

    6.1

    1

    50%

    36%

    Drama

    nigeria

    Romance

    Biyi Bandele Biyi Bandele Director Susan Wokoma Susan Wokoma as Amala Thandie Newton Thandie Newton as Olanna Joseph Mawle Joseph Mawle as Richard Grainne Keenan Grainne Keenan as Susan
    An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria. The two women make very different choices of lovers, but rivalry and betrayal must be set aside as their lives are swept up in the turbulence of war.
    Madu 2024 POSTER

    Madu

    2024

    English

    5.3

    2

    100%

    80%

    Action

    ballet school

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    england

    leaving home

    nigeria

    viral video

    Matthew Ogens Matthew Ogens Director
    From practicing barefoot on the streets of Lagos to performing on stage in England, twelve year old Anthony Madu leaves his home in Nigeria to study at one of the most prestigious ballet schools in the world. Anthony, who had barely left his neighborhood in Lagos, finds himself thrust into a new world where his wildest dream is suddenly within reach. His journey is a story of extraordinary obstacles, courage, growth, and ultimately, his search for belonging.
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