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Uncut Gems
A fast-talking jeweler risks it all to pay off his debts.
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- South Africa, United States • 2019
- Director Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie
- Cast Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Idina Menzel, Kevin Garnett, Eric Bogosian
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Days of Cannibalism
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- France, South Africa, Greece • 2020
- Director Teboho Edkins
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Miracle Worker
(Die Wonderwerker)
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- South Africa • 2012
- Director Katinka Heyns
- Cast Dawid Minnaar, Elize Cawood, Marius Weyers, Anneke Weidemann, Erica Wessels, Kaz McFadden
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
My Octopus Teacher
A diver and a wild octopus earn each other’s trust — and friendship.
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- South Africa • 2020
- Director Philippa Ehrlich, James Reed
- Cast Craig Foster, Tom Foster
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
District 9
You are not welcome here.
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- South Africa, United States, New Zealand • 2009
- Director Neill Blomkamp
- Cast Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie, John Sumner
- Genre Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Trophy
An in-depth look into the powerhouse industries of big-game hunting, breeding, and wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa.
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- United Kingdom, Namibia, South Africa • 2017
- Director Christina Clusiau
- Cast Tim Black, Philip Glass, Christo Gomes, John Hume, Bill Travers Jr.
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Apple TV
The Wound
(Inxeba)
Some stories can't be retold.
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- South Africa, Germany, Netherlands • 2017
- Director John Trengove
- Cast Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay Ncoyini, Thobani Mseleni, Gamelihle Bovana
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Hotel Rwanda
When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms.
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- United Kingdom, South Africa, Italy • 2004
- Director Terry George
- Cast Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Fana Mokoena, Joaquin Phoenix, Jean Reno
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Hoopla
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
An exploration of the role that music played in the eradication of apartheid.
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- South Africa, United States • 2002
- Director Lee Hirsch
- Cast Walter Cronkite, F.W. de Klerk, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jesse Jackson, Duma Ka Ndlovu, Ronnie Kasrils
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Number 37
(Nommer 37)
A man witnesses a murder and decides to blackmail the killer, only to realize the deadly repercussions.
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- South Africa • 2018
- Director Nosipho Dumisa
- Cast Irshaad Ally, Monique Rockman, Ephraim Gordon, Amrain Ismail-Essop, Elton Landrew
- Genre Thriller
- Available on fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex Channel
A Family Affair
Tom's long forgotten 95-year old grandmother Mariann, asks him to come and help her with her will, so he sets off to South Africa and decides to bring his camera.
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- Netherlands, Denmark, South Africa • 2015
- Director Tom Fassaert
- Cast Marianne Hertz, Robert Fassaert, René Fassaert, Madeleine Fassaert
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Plot for Peace
The untold story of apartheid's fall in South Africa and the mysterious businessman who helped secure Nelson Mandela's release from jail.
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- South Africa • 2013
- Director Mandy Jacobson
- Cast Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Neels Van Tonder
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
U-Carmen
(U-Carmen eKhayelitsha)
This film explores issues of fame and wealth, the position of a strong and independently minded woman in a very masculine society
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- South Africa • 2005
- Director Mark Dornford-May
- Cast Pauline Malefane, Andile Tshoni, Lungelwa Blou, Zweilungile Sidloyi, Andries Mbali, Zamile Gantana
- Genre Music, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
For the Birds
(Vir die Voëls)
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- South Africa • 2016
- Director Quentin Krog
- Cast Simoné Nortmann, Francois Jacobs, Elize Cawood, Lara Kinnear, Bennie Fourie
- Genre Romance
- Available on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel
The Gods Must Be Crazy
A hunter-gatherer named Xi in the Kalahari desert comes across a Coca-Cola bottle, prompting a journey into western ‘civilization’ to return it.
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- Botswana, South Africa • 1980
- Director Jamie Uys
- Cast Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, N-Xau, Louw Verwey, Michael Thys, Nic De Jager
- Genre Action, Comedy
- Available on Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Plex, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV
The Price of Sugar
(Hoe Duur Was de Suiker)
Two half sister, bound by slavery, divided by love
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- Netherlands, Germany, South Africa • 2013
- Director Jean van de Velde
- Cast Neil Sandilands, Gaite Jansen, Benja Bruijning, Anna Raadsveld, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing, Yannick van de Velde
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Five Fingers for Marseilles
There are no good men
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- South Africa • 2018
- Director Michael Matthews
- Cast Vuyo Dabula, Zethu Dlomo, Hamilton Dhlamini, Kenneth Nkosi, Mduduzi Mabaso, Aubrey Poolo
- Genre Drama
- Available on fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Penguin Town
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- South Africa • 2021
- Creator
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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- United Kingdom, United States, South Africa • 2009
- Creator Anthony Minghella, Richard Curtis
- Cast Jill Scott, Lucian Msamati, Anika Noni Rose, Desmond Dube, Harish Patel, Thabo Malema
- Genre Drama, Crime, Comedy
- Available on Max Amazon Channel
Cry, the Beloved Country
A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has been accused of a crime in the big city.
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- South Africa, United States • 1995
- Director Darrell James Roodt
- Cast James Earl Jones, Charles S. Dutton, Jack Robinson, Tsholofelo Wechoemang
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Hoopla
Disgrace
A professor of English in South Africa loses everything after beginning a relationship with his student.
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- Australia, South Africa • 2008
- Director Steve Jacobs
- Cast John Malkovich, Ériq Ebouaney, Natalie Becker, Antoinette Engel, Thandi Sebe
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Freevee, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Tsotsi
In this world... Redemption comes just once.
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- United Kingdom, South Africa • 2005
- Director Gavin Hood
- Cast Presley Chweneyagae, Jerry Mofokeng, Terry Pheto, Kenneth Nkosi, Zenzo Ngqobe, Zola
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Queen Sono
A highly trained South African spy must face changes in her personal life while tackling her most dangerous mission yet.
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- South Africa • 2020
- Creator Kagiso Lediga
- Cast Pearl Thusi
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Moffie
A teenage conscript must keep his sexuality a secret to avoid the ultimate punishment.
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- South Africa, United Kingdom • 2020
- Director Oliver Hermanus
- Cast Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Matthew Vey, Hilton Pelser, Wynand Ferreira, Jan Combrink
- Genre Drama, Romance, War
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Proteus
The passionate story of two men caught in an unjust system rife with racism, homophobia, and cruelty.
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- Canada, South Africa • 2003
- Director John Greyson
- Cast Rouxnet Brown, Neil Sandilands, Shaun Smyth, Kristen Thomson, Tessa Jubber, Terry Norton
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Black Butterflies
A beautiful biopic about South African poet Ingrid Jonker, whose father was a Minister of Censorship during the height of Apartheid.
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- Germany, Netherlands, South Africa • 2011
- Director Paula van der Oest
- Cast Carice van Houten, Rutger Hauer, Liam Cunningham, Nicholas Pauling, Grant Swanby, Graham Clarke
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Life, Above All
An emotional drama about the ostracization of a South African family during the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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- South Africa, Germany • 2010
- Director Oliver Schmitz
- Cast Khomotso Manyaka , Keaobaka Makanyane, Lerato Mvelase, Tinah Mnumzana, Aubrey Poolo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Tubi TV
Glasshouse
As a memory-erasing toxin spreads throughout the population, a family survives in a greenhouse until a stranger disrupts their isolation.
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- South Africa • 2021
- Director Kelsey Egan
- Cast Jessica Alexander, Adrienne Pearce, Hilton Pelser, Anja Taljaard, Brent Vermeulen, Kitty Harris
- Genre Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Freevee
The Naked Prey
Stripped, weaponless, and alone, Cornel Wilde has to stay one step ahead of his pursuers.
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- South Africa, United States • 1965
- Director Cornel Wilde
- Cast Cornel Wilde, Gert Van den Bergh, Ken Gampu, Patrick Mynhardt, Bella Randles, Morrison Gampu
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
The Salvation
Bad men will bleed.
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- Denmark, United Kingdom, South Africa • 2014
- Director Kristian Levring
- Cast Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Eric Cantona, Mikael Persbrandt, Douglas Henshall
- Genre Drama, Western
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Pluto TV, Kanopy
Gaia
An ecological horror fantasy that engages the burning issues of our time.
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- South Africa • 2021
- Director Jaco Bouwer
- Cast Monique Rockman, Carel Nel, Alex van Dyk, Anthony Oseyemi
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
The Other Man: F.W. de Klerk and the End of Apartheid
The political history of South African President F.W de Klerk and his role in bringing historic change to his country.
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- South Africa, United States • 2014
- Director Nicolas Rossier
- Cast
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Amazon Video
Stander
Good cop. Great criminal.
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- Canada, Germany, South Africa • 2003
- Director Bronwen Hughes
- Cast Thomas Jane, Dexter Fletcher, Deborah Kara Unger, David O'Hara, Ashley Taylor, Marius Weyers
- Genre Action, Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Plex, Plex Channel
Skin
Sandra, born to white South African parents during Apartheid, faces racism when she is designated "colored" by the government.
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- United Kingdom, South Africa • 2009
- Director Anthony Fabian
- Cast Sophie Okonedo, Alice Krige, Sam Neill, Terri Ann Eckstein, Bongani Masondo, Dan Robbertse
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Xumo Play, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Rafiki
When Kena and Ziki start to become more than friends, they need to make a choice between their happiness and their safety.
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- Kenya, South Africa, Germany • 2018
- Director Wanuri Kahiu
- Cast Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva, Jimmi Gathu, Nini Wacera, Dennis Musyoka, Patricia Amira
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy, Hoopla
Catch a Fire
After being accused of a crime he did not commit, a South African man becomes an anti-apartheid freedom fighter.
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- France, United Kingdom, South Africa • 2006
- Director Phillip Noyce
- Cast Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho Masha, Sithembiso Khumalo
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Wah-Wah
A young boy witnesses the disintegration of his family as Britain's rule in South Africa comes to an end.
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- United Kingdom, France, South Africa • 2005
- Director Richard E. Grant
- Cast Nicholas Hoult, Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, Julie Walters, Miranda Richardson, Celia Imrie
- Genre Drama
- Available on Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Otelo Burning
In 1989 South Africa, a young boy must choose between surfing and what is right for his family.
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- South Africa • 2011
- Director Sara Blecher
- Cast Jafta Mamabolo, Thomas Gumede, Sihle Xaba, Tshepang Mohlomi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, YouTube
Dredd
Part judge, part jury, all executioner.
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- United Kingdom, South Africa, United States • 2012
- Director Pete Travis
- Cast Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris, Langley Kirkwood, Tamer Burjaq
- Genre Action, Science Fiction
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Pluto TV
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela's journey from childhood in a rural village to anti-apartheid revolutionary, and finally to South Africa's first democratically-elected president.
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- United Kingdom, South Africa, France • 2013
- Director Justin Chadwick
- Cast Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa, Fana Mokoena, Robert Hobbs
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store
White Wedding
A groom and his best man get lost on the way to the wedding, hitching a ride with a young Englishwoman.
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- South Africa • 2009
- Director Jann Turner
- Cast Mbulelo Grootboom, Sylvia Mngxekeza, Zandile Msutwana, Rapulana Seiphemo, Louise Saint-Claire, Rapulana Seiphemo
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Runtime
Good Madam
(Mlungu Wam)
The aftershocks of apartheid reverberate through a South African family in this horror-satire.
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- South Africa • 2021
- Director Jenna Cato Bass
- Cast Chumisa Cosa, Nosipho Mtebe, Kamvalethu Jonas Raziya, Sanda Shandu, Khanyiso Kenqa
- Genre Drama, Horror
- Available on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Shudder Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
On the Way to School
(Sur le chemin de l'école)
Children from four different corners of the Earth travel great distances to get to school in this inspiring documentary.
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- France, China, South Africa • 2013
- Director Pascal Plisson
- Cast Noura Azzagagh, Zahira Badi, Carlito, Zineb Elkabi, Emmanuel J. Esther
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Filmzie, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Indemnity
(Sin Culpa)
An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't remember committing.
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- South Africa • 2022
- Director Travis Taute
- Cast Jarrid Geduld, Gail Mabalane, André Jacobs, Nicole Fortuin, Louw Venter
- Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Forsaken
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- South Africa • 2015
- Director Willie Olwage
- Cast
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Discreet
Honesty costs more
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- South Africa • 2008
- Director Joshua Rous
- Cast James Alexander, Anel Alexander, Shireen Hollier, Franci Swanepoel, Wion Flett, Antoinette Louw
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
(Jerusalema)
A young student descends from petty criminal to serious offender as his life unravels.
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- South Africa • 2008
- Director Ralph Ziman
- Cast Daniel Buckland, Robert Hobbs, Rapulana Seiphemo, Jeffrey Zekele, Ronnie Nyakale, Shelley Meskin
- Genre Action, Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Freevee, Hoopla
Mia and the White Lion
(Mia et le lion blanc)
A girl makes friends with a white lion at her family's farm and goes on a dangerous adventure to bring him to safety.
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- France, South Africa, Germany • 2018
- Director Gilles de Maistre
- Cast Daniah De Villiers, Mélanie Laurent, Langley Kirkwood, Ryan Mac Lennan, Lionel Newton, Lillian Dube
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Family
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VIX , Freevee, Runtime, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
A heartwarming comedy following the adventures of Xi, an unlikely hero embarking on a wild journey to find his kidnapped children.
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- South Africa, Botswana, United States • 1989
- Director Jamie Uys
- Cast N!xau, Lena Farugia, Hans Strydom, Eiros, Nadies, Erick Bowen
- Genre Action, Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Plex, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV
Doomsday
Thirty years after a lethal virus spread throughout Scotland, an elite group must battle through a hellish landscape to find its cure.
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- United Kingdom, United States, South Africa • 2008
- Director Neil Marshall
- Cast Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester, Alexander Siddig, David O'Hara, Malcolm McDowell
- Genre Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
The Bang Bang Club
Sometimes you get too close
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- Canada, South Africa • 2011
- Director Steven Silver
- Cast Malin Åkerman, Ryan Phillippe, Taylor Kitsch, Frank Rautenbach, Neels Van Jaarsveld, Russel Savadier
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Escape Room
It's Simple. Find The Clues Or Die.
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- South Africa, United States • 2019
- Director Adam Robitel
- Cast Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine, Deborah Ann Woll, Nik Dodani
- Genre Thriller, Action, Horror, Science Fiction
- Available on Hulu, fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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