Share:

Flag of South AfricaMovies: Best Movies from South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA or R.S.A.), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 62 million people, the country is the world's 23rd-most populous nation and covers an area of 1,221,037 square kilometres (471,445 square miles). Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament, is the legislative capital. Bloemfontein has traditionally been regarded as the judicial capital. The Constitutional Court, the country's highest court, is located in Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Africans. The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of European (White South Africans), Asian (Indian South Africans and Chinese South Africans), and mult... ()

Filming locations in this country: Cape Town

Languages used in South Africa: English | Afrikaans | Xhosa | Zulu | Tswana | Sesotho | Tsonga | Swati | Ndebele | Venda


All Providers

Sort by:
1,148 movies found (page 1/39):

Mad Max: Fury Road(2015)

3.8/5 (with 10,255 votes)

An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.

Chappie(2015)

3.4/5 (with 3,746 votes)

Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.

Beast(2022)

R
| 1h 33min | Thriller, Action, Horror, Adventure, Drama
3.4/5 (with 551 votes)

A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur - With Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley, Leah Jeffries, Anzor Alem, Mel Jarnson, ...

Blended(2014)

PG-13
| 1h 57min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 1,524 votes)

Recently divorced mom Lauren and widowed dad Jim let their friends push them into a blind date, which goes disastrously wrong. Unsurprisingly, neither wants to see the other ever again. However, fate intervenes when both Jim and Lauren, unbeknown to each other, purchase one-half of the same vacation package at a South African resort for families. They and their children are forced to share the same suite and participate in a slew of family activities together, where their attractions grows as their respective kids benefit from the burgeoning relationship.

The Dark Tower(2017)

PG-13
| 1h 35min | Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction
2.8/5 (with 2,266 votes)

A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.

Dredd(2012)

R
| 1h 35min | Action, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 2,226 votes)

In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.

District 9(2009)

R
| 1h 52min | Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 4,205 votes)

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.

Redeeming Love(2022)

PG-13
| 2h 14min | Romance / Love, Drama, History
4.0/5 (with 119 votes)

A retelling of the biblical book of Hosea set against the backdrop of the California Gold Rush of 1850.

The Kissing Booth 3(2021)

3.5/5 (with 809 votes)

It’s the summer before Elle heads to college, and she has a secret decision to make. Elle has been accepted into Harvard, where boyfriend Noah is matriculating, and also Berkeley, where her BFF Lee is headed and has to decide if she should stay or not.

10,000 BC(2008)

PG-13
| 1h 49min | Adventure, Action, Drama, Fantasy
2.7/5 (with 1,318 votes)

A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.

Death Race 2(2010)

2.9/5 (with 488 votes)

In the world's most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple, drive or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas discovers there's a price on his head, his only hope is to survive a twisted race against an army of hardened criminals and tricked-out cars.

Bloodshot(2020)

PG-13
| 1h 50min | Action, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 2,273 votes)

After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine—'Bloodshot'. As Ray first trains with fellow super-soldiers, he cannot recall anything from his former life. But when his memories flood back and he remembers the man that killed both him and his wife, he breaks out of the facility to get revenge, only to discover that there's more to the conspiracy than he thought.

Directed by Dave Wilson - With Vin Diesel, Eiza Gonzalez, Sam Heughan, Toby Kebbell, Guy Pearce
Ad Protect Your Online Privacy with a VPN

Don't risk your personal information and online activities being exposed to hackers, government surveillance, and other online threats. A VPN encrypts your internet connection and hides your IP, giving you maximum security and privacy. Take control of your online safety, switch to a VPN now. Choose one of these services to learn more:

Rogue(2020)

1h 46min | Action, Adventure
2.8/5 (with 322 votes)

Battle-hardened O’Hara leads a lively mercenary team of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O’Hara’s squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels.

Escape from Pretoria(2020)

PG-13
| 1h 42min | Drama, History, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 533 votes)

South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.

Directed by Francis Annan - With Daniel Radcliffe, Tim Jenkin, Nathan Page, Mark Leonard Winter, Ian Hart, Daniel Webber, ...

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior(2008)

PG-13
| 1h 49min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
2.3/5 (with 252 votes)

The heroic tale of young Mathayus and his relentless quest for justice against an evil and powerful villain, King Sargon. Mathayus faces heart-stopping tribulations during his adventurous, odds-defying trajectory toward his ultimate destiny: becoming the formidable warrior king of an ancient desert empire.

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder(2008)

2.4/5 (with 212 votes)

The war against the Bugs continues! A Federation Starship crash-lands on the distant Alien planet OM-1, stranding beloved leader Sky Marshal Anoke and several others, including comely but tough pilot Lola Beck. It's up to Colonel/General Johnny Rico, reluctant hero of the original Bug Invasion on Planet P, to lead a team of Troopers on a daring rescue mission.

Office Invasion(2022)

2.8/5 (with 49 votes)

Three friends come together to defend their valuable mining company from…aliens?! What could possibly go wrong?

Mia and the White Lion(2018)

PG
| 1h 38min | Adventure
3.8/5 (with 48 votes)

A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.

Racing Stripes(2005)

PG
| 1h 42min | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.0/5 (with 261 votes)

Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.

The Gods Must Be Crazy(1980)

PG
| 1h 49min | Action, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 491 votes)

A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.

Seal Team(2021)

3.6/5 (with 99 votes)

After his best friend is killed in a shark attack, Quinn, a lovable yet tenacious seal assembles a SEAL TEAM to fight back against a gang of sharks overtaking the neighborhood. But this merry band of international seals are not at all trained for such a mission. They seek the help of a much more skillful combatant, Claggart, but even his tricks and flips can’t whip these guys into shape. However, with a little bit of ingenuity, intelligence and a lot of heart, our SEAL TEAM may actually be able to bring peace back to their undersea community.

The Breed(2006)

R
| 1h 30min | Thriller, Horror
2.7/5 (with 153 votes)

Brothers John and Matt have inherited an island cabin from their recently deceased uncle. Along with Matt's girlfriend, Nicki, and other mutual friends, the siblings travel to the cabin for a relaxing weekend getaway. But, not long after arriving, the group is besieged by ravenous dogs. They watch in horror as another vacationer, Luke, is eaten alive. Soon, they discover a training facility where the dogs have been bred to kill.

The Empty Man(2020)

R
| 2h 17min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 287 votes)

Retired cop James Lasombra is asked by a friend to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, who seemingly packed in the night and left an ominous message on the bathroom mirror - "The Empty Man Made Me Do It." As he investigates this mysterious figure further, James begins to see and hear strange things, and is forced to come to terms with his past and what it means for his future.

Directed by David Prior - With James Badge Dale

The Salvation(2014)

R
| 1h 32min | Drama, Western
3.2/5 (with 364 votes)

In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

Sniper: Reloaded(2011)

R
| 1h 31min | War, Action, Thriller, Drama
3.0/5 (with 80 votes)

Brandon Beckett (Collins), the son of the previous Sniper film's star Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger), takes up the mantle set by his father and goes on a mission of his own.

Headspace(2023)

2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

This is an alien invasion film like no other – the aliens are miniature but still want to take over the world!

Directed by Paul Meyer

Zulu(1964)

NR
| 2h 18min | Action, Drama, History, War
3.7/5 (with 209 votes)

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.

The Gods Must Be Crazy II(1989)

PG
| 1h 38min | Action, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 203 votes)

Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.

Directed by Jamie Uys - With Nǃxau

Northmen: A Viking Saga(2014)

R
| 1h 37min | Adventure, Action, Drama
2.7/5 (with 159 votes)

A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins. The losers will pay with their lives.

Doomsday(2008)

3.0/5 (with 554 votes)

The lethal Reaper virus spreads throughout Britain—infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. Authorities brutally and successfully quarantine the country but, three decades later, the virus resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.

previous page
next page