Nigeria Movies

The most popular movies from Nigeria which are currently the most visited by most of our visitors, if you want to choose the best movies from Nigeria, you can do so here very easily and we guarantee you will find the best and most watched movies. No one can predict how much the audience will like the film. People's needs are also influenced by many external factors, so different stories will be at the top of the list in winter and summer. Nor should we forget the best of the best, as some films offer more than we might expect, turning them into history. These films will become audience favorites and then be available on the top podium regardless of season or year. In our case, however, your opinion is just as important as the critics' opinion, so with your vote you can influence a film's rating. Don't want to miss out on the best creations? Are you planning to see the best film ever made? Then you will find them all here!

The Forest Maker (2022)

The Forest Maker (2022)

Together with African small farmholders Tony Rinaudo, an Australian agronomist, has been fighting against the spread of the desert for 30 years and...

Zinder (2021)

Zinder (2021)

Unemployed youths, many looking to leave the country for want of better options, are swelling the ranks of gangs that sow violence in Zinder, in...

Yan Diga - Ils traverseront des pays comme des jardins (1970)

Yan Diga - Ils traverseront des pays comme des jardins (1970)

Serge Moati describes his film as "the saga of the 'children of the roads', builders of the future who "will one day cross countries that will look...

The Milkmaid (2020)

The Milkmaid (2020)

A Fulani milkmaid confronts religious extremists in rural Sub-Saharan Africa in a quest to locate her missing sister, but efforts to recapture her...

Voiceless (2020)

Voiceless (2020)

A bright and promising young girl gets abducted and taken to a terrorist camp, where she unexpectedly crosses paths with her soulmate.

Boxing Day: A Day After Christmas (2017)

Boxing Day: A Day After Christmas (2017)

Money is not necessarily the key to happiness. It can easily be considered man's worst downfall. Michael Adeyemi was destined to be a billionaire by...

2G (2023)

2G (2023)

Agadez in Niger has long been the starting point for people smugglers moving migrants through the desert to Libya. Under pressure from Europe, the...

Zerzura (2017)

Zerzura (2017)

Zerzura is a feature-length ethnofiction shot in the Sahara desert. Mixing folktales and documentary, the film follows a young man from Niger who...

This Land Is Ours (1991)

This Land Is Ours (1991)

Kasarmu Ce mixes Hausa and western storytelling techniques to create an enlightening, politically potent and culturally rich African thriller,...

Marked (2019)

Marked (2019)

This documentary explores Nigeria's cultural practice of marking, including its origins and meaning as a symbol of identity, beauty and spirituality.

Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It (2015)

Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It (2015)

Prince goes Sahel in this colorful homage to Purple Rain. Set among the sub-Saharan Tuareg people, and reputedly the first feature film in their...

Cabascabo (1969)

Cabascabo (1969)

Cabascabo, a veteran of the French colonial army in Indochina, returns to his home town in Niger, acclaimed by friends and relatives. In fragmented...

Shaihu Umar (1976)

Shaihu Umar (1976)

Set in northern Nigeria towards the end of the 19th century, Shaihu Umar begins with a discussion between Islamic students and their renowned...

The Fruitless Tree (2017)

The Fruitless Tree (2017)

There is certainly some pressure to procreate in Western societies, but in some countries, it’s not even a question of choice. Married but...

R (2020)

R (2020)

The idea for the project “Reykjavik Butterflies” was originally to create a narrative based film about art groups in Reykjavik. There were many...

Mati at zazzau (2020)

Mati at zazzau (2020)

Story of a Cunning man named Mati, who escape his home town village rimau and goes to zazzau in order to look for the treasure left behind by his...

Fati’s Choice (2021)

Fati’s Choice (2021)

A beach reminds us of Fati’s recent past. She came to Italy by sea, without papers, pregnant for the fifth time. Longing for her children, she...

Fear And Water (2023)

Fear And Water (2023)

Ibrahim navigates through his phobia to sounds made by water. He eventually faced it when he visits the river again with his friends.

Blood and Henna (2012)

Blood and Henna (2012)

2012 Nigerian film directed by Kenneth Gyang, starring Ali Nuhu, Sadiq Sani Sadiq and Nafisat Abdullahi that received 6 nominations at the 9th Africa...

Meet The Adebanjos

Meet The Adebanjos

In South London, tradition clashes with culture as a Nigerian father tries to instill his old-fashioned African values into his modern British family.

Aníkúlápó: Rise of the Spectre

Aníkúlápó: Rise of the Spectre

In a race against time to avoid a dismal fate, traveler Saro returns to Ojumo with orders to complete a nearly impossible task.

Postcards

Postcards

When a Nigerian single mother travels to India for a medical checkup, her journey will end up touching the lives of everyone she meets.

Castle and Castle

Castle and Castle

Castle & Castle is a law series that follows the story of a married couple, ‘Remi Castle’ and her husband ‘Tega’ – two lawyers who run a...

Far from Home

Far from Home

Through a scholarship to a top school, Ishaya ends up in the luxurious world of the happy few in Nigeria, but a secret threatens not only to put an...

King of Boys: The Return of the King

King of Boys: The Return of the King

Alhaja Eniola Salami starts anew and sets her sights on a different position of power, fueled by revenge, regret and ruthlessness.

Shanty Town

Shanty Town

A group of courtesans attempts to escape the grasp of a notorious kingpin – but political corruption and blood ties make freedom a near-impossible...

Blood Sisters

Blood Sisters

Connected by a dangerous secret, best friends Sarah and Kemi are forced to flee after a wealthy groom disappears at his own engagement party.

Sons of the Caliphate

Sons of the Caliphate

This is a drama series about the lives of three rich, entitled, passionate and ambitious young men: Kalifah, Nuhu and Diko. Elections are fast...

Dérè: An African Tale

Dérè: An African Tale

After experiencing a tragic loss, a woman must resist a new family dynamic that could control the future of her father's company and her life.

The Real Housewives of Lagos

The Real Housewives of Lagos

The show focused on the luxury lives in the Lagos socialites, from shopping sprees, parties, traveling, and competition within their social circles.

Shuga

Shuga

Daring drama, set across multiple countries, that follows the lives of young people as they encounter love, lust, and the challenges of growing up.

LOL: Last One Laughing Naija

LOL: Last One Laughing Naija

A unique, unpredictable, no-holds-barred comedy reality show and follows the successful format of Japan Amazon Original series, Hitoshi Matsumoto...

Heart & Soul

Heart & Soul

Dr. Sydney has just returned from New York to join the medical team at a rather ‘hitech’ but inundated Lagos State University Hospital in Ikeja....

The Governor

The Governor

When sudden tragedy forces a deputy to step into the role of governor, she faces grueling political and personal tests in order to lead her state.

Olóládé

Olóládé

Two friends suddenly become rich in unexpected ways. It seems too good to be true — until they get entangled in a deadly money laundering scheme.

SHE Must Be Obeyed

SHE Must Be Obeyed

The story of Victoria's insatiable ambition to rise in the entertainment industry following her training as a personal assistant to a high-powered...

The Origin: Madam Koi-Koi

The Origin: Madam Koi-Koi

A vengeful spirit stalks an isolated college, drawn by the school's grim history of sexual violence and one student's mysterious ties to the past.

The Plan

The Plan

A young widow asks her two best friends to help hide her late husband's stolen cache of gold from authorities — but can they be trusted to protect...