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1. Wild at Heart (2006–2012)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama
The story of an English family who moves to the South African bush to set up and run a game reserve.
Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Deon Stewardson, Nomsa Xaba, Thapelo Mokoena
Votes: 1,755
2. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto, Robert Hobbs
Votes: 29,210 | Gross: $8.32M
3. Khumba (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rejected by his superstitious herd, a half-striped zebra embarks on a daring quest to earn his stripes but finds the courage and self-acceptance to save all the animals of the Great Karoo.
Director: Anthony Silverston | Stars: Jake T. Austin, Adrian Rhodes, Sam Riegel, Bryce Papenbrook
Votes: 6,483 | Gross: $0.00M
4. Goodbye Bafana (2007)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
Goodbye Bafana is the true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Patrick Lyster
Votes: 12,238
5. In My Country (2004)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance
A journalist and a poetess meet during the hearings of South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Samuel L. Jackson, Brendan Gleeson, Menzi Ngubane
Votes: 2,947 | Gross: $0.16M
6. Getroud met rugby (2009– )
Drama, Romance, Sport
The loves, lives, good times and bad times, of four stars of a Johannesburg rugby team and their wives, as they become involved in various interconnected scandals.
Stars: Marijke Coetser, Werner Coetser, Christo Compion, Juanita de Villiers
Votes: 26
7. Egoli: Place of Gold (1991– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Christine Basson, Brümilda van Rensburg, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Sebastian Hofmeyr
Votes: 50
8. Ladygrey (2015)
Unrated | 109 min | Drama
Ten years after the end of apartheid, a South African community tries to live without recalling the violent clashes of the past. But when the silence is suddenly broken, some of the most innocent citizens may be in peril.
Director: Alain Choquart | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Jérémie Renier, Emily Mortimer, Claude Rich
Votes: 262
9. Orkney Snork Nie! 2 (nog 'n movie) (1993)
97 min | Comedy
Director: Willie Esterhuizen | Stars: Zack du Plessis, Annette Engelbrecht, Pierre van Pletzen, Frank Opperman
Votes: 48
10. Inside (1996 TV Movie)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama
A South African political prisoner is tortured to obtain information on apartheid conspirators. Ten years later, the head officer in charge of the questioning is similarly held as prisoner and questioned about his past offenses.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Eric Stoltz, Louis Gossett Jr., Ian Roberts
Votes: 322
11. Konings (1992)
48 min | Drama
Stars: Ryno Hattingh, Dawid Minnaar, Wilson Dunster, Cobus Rossouw
Votes: 26
12. Koöperasiestories (1983–1985)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Marie Pentz, Emgee Pretorius, Jacques Loots, Marna Gey van Pittius
Votes: 34
13. The Road to Mecca (1991)
105 min | Drama
An elderly lady, living in (literally) the middle of nowhere, and fed up with small minded apartheid ideology, starts escaping into her own world of sculpting in her back yard and along ... See full summary »
Directors: Athol Fugard, Peter Goldsmid | Stars: Yvonne Bryceland, Kathy Bates, Athol Fugard, Louis van Niekerk
Votes: 120
14. The Long Run (2001)
R | 112 min | Drama, Sport
A failed track coach finally finds someone who he believes has what it takes to win.
Director: Jean Stewart | Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Nthati Moshesh, Paterson Joseph, Seputla Sebogodi
Votes: 380
15. Damned River (1989)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A group hires a guide to take them whitewater rafting down the Zambezi River in Africa, but what they don't know is that the guide is actually a ....
Director: Michael Schroeder | Stars: Stephen Shellen, Lisa Aliff, John Terlesky, Marc Poppel
Votes: 272 | Gross: $0.02M
16. Siener in die Suburbs (1973)
89 min | Drama
Director: Francois Swart | Stars: Marius Weyers, Louis van Niekerk, Sandra Prinsloo, Don Lamprecht
Votes: 27
17. Die Sonkring (1991)
46 min | Drama
Stars: Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Henrietta Gryffenberg, Chantell Stander, Cobus Rossouw
Votes: 6
18. Die Vierde Kabinet (1998– )
45 min | Drama
Die Vierde Kabinet is a 50 minute drama starring Gys de Villiers as Bush Louw, Frank Opperman as Colonel Yster Swart and Hooky Evans as Hooky Evans.
Stars: Gys de Villiers, Elzette Maarschalk, Frank Opperman, Hans Strydom
Votes: 13
19. Agter Elke Man (1985–1988)
48 min | Drama
Stars: Christine Basson, Rika Sennett, Cyrilene Slabbert, André Verster
Votes: 12
20. The Fourth Reich (1990)
183 min | Biography
Robey Leibbrandt was a South African boxer who became fascinated with Nazi ideology during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. In1939 he led an operation to overthrow the pro-Allied government of General Jan Smuts.
Director: Manie van Rensburg | Stars: Marius Weyers, Ryno Hattingh, Grethe Fox, Percy Sieff
Votes: 10
21. Susanna van Biljon (2010)
98 min | Drama, Music
Rebecca Dreyer is a simple woman from a small town in the Karoo. She dreams of leaving the small town and her overshadowing mother, to start a professional singing career. One afternoon she... See full summary »
Director: Bromley Cawood | Stars: Marié du Toit, David Rees, Karen Zoid, Nico Panagio
Votes: 27
22. Taxi to Soweto (1991)
87 min | Comedy
An Afrikaans Woman's car breaks down and she's forced to take a minibus taxi. Misunderstandings and cultural confusion see her end up in Soweto, where she learns more about herself
Director: Manie van Rensburg | Stars: Elize Cawood, Marius Weyers, Patrick Shai, Ramolao Makhene
Votes: 24
23. Swartwater (2014– )
48 min | Drama
After experiencing an unspeakable tragedy, a young suburban couples move to the small coastal town of Swartwater. They soon become embroiled with the local population and their intrigues and realize that all is not as it seems.
Stars: Antoinette Louw, Nazli George, Hélène Truter, Vuyelwa Booi
Votes: 12
24. Die Vlakte Duskant Hebron (1982 TV Movie)
Drama
White child thrown away by his own family, then raised by Bushman, living with and learning their ways. This deep storie plays off in South Africa.
Director: Nic de Jager | Stars: Dawie Maritz, Deon van Zyl, Elzette Maarschalk, Ben Dekker
25. Amalia (2005–2006)
48 min | Drama
"Amalia" is a South African drama series about a poet who goes to a small town and commits suicide by overdosing on pain medication. Her husband does not believe that she took her own life.... See full summary »
Stars: Marius Weyers, Dawid Minnaar, Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Hélène Truter
Votes: 7
26. Bus 7070 (2021 TV Movie)
50 min | Romance
Rita's existence is filled with dead plants, a boring job and deformed body. She has a change of heart with the hope of a new future, and of course the mysterious eyes that draw her in deeper every day through Post Box 7070's hole.
Director: André Velts | Stars: Cintaine Schutte, Gustav Gerdener, Tobie Cronje, Charlotte Butler
Votes: 12
27. Jobman (1989)
93 min | Drama
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Kevin Smith, Tertius Meintjes, Lynn Gaines, Marcel van Heerden
Votes: 38
28. Torings (1994– )
48 min | Drama
Stars: Wilson Dunster, Dawid Minnaar, Albert Maritz, Elize Cawood
Votes: 10
29. Diamantendetektiv Dick Donald (1971– )
40 min | Crime
Diamond detective Dick Donald.
Stars: Götz George, Loni von Friedl, Arthur Swemmer, Jimmy Mentis
Votes: 15
31. Feast of the Uninvited (2008– )
Drama, History, War
Stars: Cobus Rossouw, Louis van Niekerk, Marius Weyers, Rika Sennett
Votes: 17
32. Promised Land (2002)
100 min | Drama
Promised Land is the story one man's journey to find truth... and one community's desperate struggle to hide from it. The script is based on an award winning novel by Karel Schoeman.
Director: Jason Xenopoulos | Stars: Nick Boraine, Yvonne van den Bergh, Daniel Browde, Ian Roberts
Votes: 270
33. Die Binnekring (1990– )
Action, Drama
Stars: Andre Jacobs, Brümilda van Rensburg, At Botha, Elzette Maarschalk
34. Geraamtes in die Kas (2013– )
Drama
Geraamtes in die Kas (Skeletons in the Closet) is a South African, Afrikaans-language psychological drama television series created by Luke Rous and Joshua Rous, produced by Rous House ... See full summary »
Stars: Angelique Pretorius, Maggie Benedict, Reine Swart, Danielle Retief
35. Stille Nag (2019 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Director: André Velts | Stars: Sandra Prinsloo, Ruan Blum, Vilje Maritz, Mila Guy
36. MMG Engineers (1994)
50 min | Drama
Stars: Brian O'Shaughnessy, Gordon Mulholland, Patrick Shai, Sean Taylor
37. Mattewis en Meraai (1983)
40 min | Drama
Stars: Annette Engelbrecht, Louis van Niekerk, Sandra Ferreira, Ilse Schmidt
38. Vlug na Egipte (2015)
50 min | Drama
Stars: Wilson Dunster, Leandie du Randt, Marion Holm, Keziah Jooste
39. 40 Days (1979)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Franz Marx | Stars: Piero von Arnim, Ben Kruger, Annelisa Weiland, Sybel Coetzee
40. Grondbaronne (1994– )
48 min
Stars: Francois Coertze, Johan Scholtz, Duncan Johnson, Visser du Plessis
41. Die Staat se Bul (2014 TV Movie)
47 min | Comedy
Director: Harold Holscher | Stars: Chantelle Gertse, Christopher Jaftha, Chantal Stanfield, Johan Baird
42. Kampus (1985)
36 min | Drama
Stars: Ray Storm, Glen Bosman, Steve van der Merwe, Janine Pretorius
43. Hagenheim: Streng Privaat (1996)
46 min | Drama
Stars: Louis van Niekerk, Hans Strydom, Denise Newman, Dawid Minnaar
44. Jackpot (1996)
25 min | Drama
Stars: Philip Maré, Petro-Nelise Trichardt, Robin Smith, Rina Nienaber
45. Stop Exchange (1970)
90 min | Comedy
A con-man impersonates his twin brother to steal some diamonds.
Director: Howard Rennie | Stars: Arthur Swemmer, Charles Vernon, Ian Yule, Beryl Gresak
46. Tawwe Tienies (1984)
79 min | Comedy
Directors: Bromley Cawood, Louise de Villiers, Laurence Lurie | Stars: Marie Pentz, Jacques Loots, Dulcie van den Bergh, Hennie Smit
Votes: 8
47. Bittersoet (2022)
Short, Comedy
Director: Zandré Coetzer | Stars: Antoinette Louw, Louis van Niekerk, Gerben Kamper, Llewellyn Steenkamp
48. Dirk Hoffman (1985– )
54 min | Drama
Stars: George Ballot, Wina Loubser, Henry Dyssel, Doon Boshoff
49. Die Voortreflike Familie Smit (1965)
106 min | Drama
Director: Tim Spring | Stars: P.W. Botha, Helen van Pletsen, Jemima Wessels, Elma Marais
50. Danie Bosman: Die verhaal van die grootste S.A. komponis (1969)
126 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Danie Bosman is a civil servant dreaming of being a composer. But this is Depression-era South Africa and no one is interested in buying his music. Then, one day, someone hears a song he composed for his son.
Director: Elmo de Witt | Stars: Franz Marx, Min Shaw, Fritz van Lingen, Siegfried Mynhardt
Votes: 7