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1. Onder Draai die Duiwel Rond ... (1997)
48 min | Drama
Stars: Marius Weyers, Susanne Beyers, Ian Roberts, Tobie Cronje
Votes: 5
2. Die Boekklub (2016– )
48 min | Drama
Afrikaans series. Tom Niemandt takes an unexpected trip to the Karoo, and meets an eclectic group of people who change his life forever.
Stars: Armand Aucamp, Christia Visser, Jana Cilliers, Chanelle de Jager
Votes: 89
3. Die Byl (2016– )
75 min | Crime, Drama
"Die Byl" is a film based on real South African detective Piet van der Bijl, known for his 99% success rate in tracking serial killers.
Stars: Lika Berning, Milan Murray, Marvin-Lee Beukes, Waldemar Schultz
Votes: 63
4. The Line (1994 TV Movie)
150 min | Thriller
A young ANC activist and poet from Soweto is the sole witness to a brutal train massacre by an Inkatha militant.
Director: Brian Tilley | Stars: Vusi Kunene, Grace Mahlaba, Ramolao Makhene, Ian Roberts
Votes: 59
5. A Place for Weeping (1986)
PG | 88 min | Drama
South Africa has a conflicted past, a beautiful landscape, and Africa's strongest economic engine. The multiple ethnic groups give the country vitality and instability. View the multicultural cities, and the striking rural environments.
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: James Whyle, Gcina Mhlophe, Charles Comyn, Norman Coombes
Votes: 86
6. Konings (1992)
48 min | Drama
Stars: Ryno Hattingh, Dawid Minnaar, Wilson Dunster, Cobus Rossouw
Votes: 26
7. Donkerland (2013– )
42 min | Drama
The story is set in the mountains of Kwazulu-Natal on the farm Donkerland. It follows the lives and times of seven generations of the De Witt family, from the Groot Trek in 1838 until 1996.
Stars: Lida Botha, Heléne Lombard, Jacques Bessenger, Rolanda Marais
Votes: 31
8. Arendsvlei (2018– )
Drama
A Seemingly invincible family and the school they build from nothing is threatened when a woman driven by revenge will stop at nothing to destroy them and their legacy.
Stars: Sherman Pharo, Crystal-Donna Roberts, Jody Abrahams, Jolene Martin
Votes: 37
9.
Blood & Water (2020– )
Episode:
A Tale of Two Sisters
(2022)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Mystery
A bloody showdown takes place at the Molapo house and Puleng plots another escape - but will the perpetrators of all this pain ever see justice?
Director: Nosipho Dumisa | Stars: Ama Qamata, Khosi Ngema, Gail Mabalane, Thabang Molaba
Votes: 57
10. Suidooster (2015– )
30 min | Drama
Ruiterbosch - a community that experiences joys, sorrows, disputes, romances, revenges and retaliations, misunderstandings, and jealousies all in the course of their busy daily lives.
Stars: Theresa Sedras, Portia Joel, Denise Newman, Jill Levenberg
Votes: 42
11. Summertide (2024– )
46 min | Drama
An exhilarating South African multi-generational drama following the Field family and those who cross their paths - each with their own secrets and desires.
Stars: Melanie Tafila, Andre Jacobs, Cassiel Eatock-Winnik, Frank Rautenbach
Votes: 20
12. Projek Dina (2020– )
Drama
Missing persons and kidnapping is on the rise and a special task force team is assembled to pay particular attention to solving these types of crimes.
Stars: Chanelle de Jager, Chumani Pan, Kay Smith, Tim Theron
Votes: 20
13. Torings (1994– )
48 min | Drama
Stars: Wilson Dunster, Dawid Minnaar, Albert Maritz, Elize Cawood
Votes: 10
14. Feast of the Uninvited (2008– )
Drama, History, War
Stars: Cobus Rossouw, Louis van Niekerk, Marius Weyers, Rika Sennett
Votes: 16
15. Sterlopers (2014– )
Drama
Sterlopers exposes the exciting merging of two sides of the South African entertainment industry--the glittering highways and the shadowy alleys--on the road to fame. Themes of ... See full summary »
Stars: Marno van der Merwe, Jenna Dunster, Trix Vivier, Franci Swanepoel
Votes: 17
16.
Wild at Heart (2006–2012)
Episode:
Episode #6.8
(2011)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
With the court case looming, Danny realises he might have to sacrifice his principles in order to save Leopard's Den. Meanwhile, Caroline decides they need someone on the inside, so she takes a job working at the mining company.
Director: Maurice Phillips | Stars: Hayley Mills, Deon Stewardson, Stephen Tompkinson, Atandwa Kani
Votes: 23
17.
Wild at Heart (2006–2012)
Episode:
Episode #7.6
(2012)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
Danny is in prison, accused of murdering Peeters, but Dup sets out to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, Ed's increasingly suspicious behaviour makes Dup think he's harbouring a dark secret. ... See full summary »
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Lucy-Jo Hudson, Hayley Mills, Olivia Scott-Taylor, Atandwa Kani
Votes: 17
18. Rhodes (1996)
Drama
The story of the British 19th-century businessman who became the wealthiest man in the Western world and founded the nation Rhodesia.
Stars: Martin Shaw, Frances Barber, Neil Pearson, Frantz Dobrowsky
Votes: 166
19. Koöperasiestories (1983–1985)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Marie Pentz, Emgee Pretorius, Jacques Loots, Marna Gey van Pittius
Votes: 33
20. The Gospel According to Matthew (1993)
TV-G | 258 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The plot follows the birth, preaching, teaching and miracles of Jesus. He preached and lived a radical message of God's Love and was able to heal people of lifelong disabilities and illnesses and was able to command natural phenomena.
Director: Regardt van den Bergh | Stars: Richard Kiley, Bruce Marchiano, Gerrit Schoonhoven, Dawid Minnaar
Votes: 1,073
21. Inside Out (1998)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
A South African actress runs into car trouble and finds herself stranded in a small town in the Karoo. Recognized from TV, Hazel is invited to direct the local nativity play but soon faces ... See full summary »
Director: Neal Sundstrom | Stars: Gilda Blacher, Tobie Cronje, Philip Moolman, Lizz Meiring
Votes: 52
22. 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: 1,740
23. Final Solution (2001)
R | 102 min | Action, Drama
The indoctrination of Gerrit Wolfaardt is complete: his family traditions, history, culture- even his church-have taught him that black South Africans are a cancer in the land. Under the ... See full summary »
Director: Cristobal Krusen | Stars: John Kani, Jan Ellis, Vusi Kunene, David S. Lee
Votes: 183
24. Jump the Gun (1997)
109 min | Drama
Set in Johannesburg, JUMP THE GUN follows the tangled lives of six very different working-class characters, formerly kept apart by apartheid and now all striving to succeed in the new "... See full summary »
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Baby Cele, Lionel Newton, Michele Burgers, Thulani Nyembe
Votes: 84
25. Orkney Snork Nie! (die movie): 'Dis Lekker By Die See' (1992)
98 min | Comedy
It's summertime and the family is on their way to a seaside resort. But there is a businessman looking to buy the resort and build timeshare apartments In its place and is set to ruin the holiday for the families in the resort.
Director: Willie Esterhuizen | Stars: Zack du Plessis, Annette Engelbrecht, Dulcie van den Bergh, Pierre van Pletzen
Votes: 77
26. Langsaan (2017)
12 min | Short, Drama
A child who lives in a world that she creates for herself in an imaginative way, away from the knowledge of her parents' relentless efforts toward a better future, lose her innocence next door.
Director: Harold Holscher | Stars: Annerie Havenga, Chanelle de Jager, Amor Tredoux, Marcel van Heerden
Votes: 7
27. Verraaiers (2012)
122 min | Drama, War
Upon hearing that the enemy (the British) are planning a "scorched-earth" policy, a loving father and husband who is also a well-respected Boer officer decides to go home and protect his ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Eilers | Stars: Gys de Villiers, Vilje Maritz, Andrew Thompson, Neil-Bennett Grib
Votes: 181
28. The Flyer (2005)
91 min | Adventure, Drama
The past and present collide when a kid from the mean streets of Cape Town is inducted into the gravity defying world of flying trapeze.
Director: Revel Fox | Stars: Marcel van Heerden, Ian Van Der Heyden, Craig Palm, Kim Engelbrecht
Votes: 88
29. 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: 29,176 | Gross: $8.32M
30. Nag van die 19de (1991)
90 min | Drama
After her fiancé commits suicide and she is raped on the night before their wedding, Tessa walks through the fishing community in her wedding dress every year on the eve of their would be ... See full summary »
Director: Koos Roets | Stars: Embeth Davidtz, Marcel van Heerden, Pierre Knoesen, Pieter Brand
Votes: 37
31. 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
32. Christmas with Granny (2000)
28 min | Short
Director: Dumisani Phakathi | Stars: Nomhle Nkonyeni, Itumeleng Nkonyeni, Sam Williams, Zanele Ndlovu
Votes: 8
33. Molly & Wors (2013)
109 min | Comedy
Based on the successful TV series, the film follows the hilarious adventures of Molly and Wors.
Director: Willie Esterhuizen | Stars: Lizz Meiring, Willie Esterhuizen, Carien Botha, Lelia Etsebeth
Votes: 35
34. Shepherds and Butchers (2016)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
Director: Oliver Schmitz | Stars: Steve Coogan, Andrea Riseborough, Garion Dowds, Eduan van Jaarsveldt
Votes: 3,110
35. Red Dust (2004)
R | 110 min | Drama
Police officer Dirk Hendricks files an amnesty application for Alex Mpondo, a member of the South African Parliament who can't remember the torture he once endured as a captive political activist. South African-born attorney Sarah Barcant, meanwhile, returns to her homeland to represent Mpondo, as well as Steve Sizela, Mpondo's friend who was arrested along with him and never heard from again.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Hilary Swank, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jamie Bartlett, Ian Roberts
Votes: 2,517
36. Mapantsula (1988)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
Mapantsula tells the story of Panic, a petty gangster who inevitably becomes caught up in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and has to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system.
Director: Oliver Schmitz | Stars: Thomas Mogotlane, Marcel van Heerden, Thembi Mtshali, Dolly Rathebe
Votes: 210
37. 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: 6
38. Twee Grade van Moord (2016)
98 min | Drama
An Afrikaans film. Two women, two murders. One homicide reflects the ultimate act of self-centredness, the other the greatest selfless act of them all.
Director: Gerrit Schoonhoven | Stars: Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Hilda Cronje
Votes: 59
39. Dryfsand (2007– )
60 min | Drama
A Dakota transporting gold from a mine to the refinery is hijacked, with far-reaching consequences.
Stars: Richard van der Westhuizen, Therese Benade, Frank Opperman, Frantz Dobrowsky
Votes: 5
40. Blood & Water (2020– )
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Mystery
A local teen uncovers her family's secret past and navigates the complicated world of a South African high school.
Stars: Ama Qamata, Khosi Ngema, Gail Mabalane, Thabang Molaba
Votes: 4,276
41. Road to your Heart (2014)
Not Rated | 112 min | Adventure, Romance
Basson has five days to get to his father's funeral in Cape Town, but he needs to complete certain tasks on this trip before he can call the family company his own. On the road he meets ... See full summary »
Director: Jaco Smit | Stars: Ivan Botha, DonnaLee Roberts, Marius Weyers, Franci Swanepoel
Votes: 832
42. Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu (2016)
107 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
After the events of June 16th, Mamelodi township schoolboy-hawker Solomon Mahlangu joins the military wing of the ANC to fight against the brutal oppression of the Apartheid regime, and he ... See full summary »
Director: Mandla Dube | Stars: Thabo Rametsi, Thabo Malema, Welile Nzuza, Jafta Mamabolo
Votes: 463
43. Lipstiek Dipstiek (1994)
96 min | Comedy
Francois Coertze stars as Poennie, a blue-collar Afrikaans boy coming to terms with life, romance, and lust. He is on the verge of manhood and finds himself trapped in a relationship with a... See full summary »
Director: Willie Esterhuizen | Stars: Lizz Meiring, Francois Coertze, Julie Hartley, Jozua van der Lugt
Votes: 124
44. Krotoa (2017)
TV-14 | 117 min | History
Krotoa, a feisty, bright, young 11 year old girl is removed from her close-knit Khoi tribe to serve Jan van Riebeeck, her uncle's trading partner.
Director: Roberta Durrant | Stars: Crystal-Donna Roberts, Armand Aucamp, Jacques Bessenger, Brendon Daniels
Votes: 74
45. Husk (1999)
11 min | Short
Lucy, a young woman with a pet snake, lives with Freddie, her father, in a desolate part of the country. Her dad leaves the house earlier than usual one day, heading for the his usual stool... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Handler | Stars: Nicola Hanekom, Gérard Rudolf, Marcel van Heerden, Jonathan Pienaar
Votes: 15
46. Hijack Stories (2000)
90 min | Crime, Drama
A young Soweto actor joins a gang to study up and be more convincing in a gangster role he wants.
Director: Oliver Schmitz | Stars: Tony Kgoroge, Rapulana Seiphemo, Percy Matsemela, Makhaola Ndebele
Votes: 230
47. Malunde (2001)
119 min | Drama
In post-apartheid South Africa, wiry 11-year-old Wonderboy is trying to survive on the crime-ridden streets of Johannesburg. Kobus, a former soldier of the apartheid army, can't forget "... See full summary »
Director: Stefanie Sycholt | Stars: Ian Roberts, Kagiso Mtetwa, Winston Ntshona, Mosa Kaiser
Votes: 124
48. White Wedding (2009)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A young groom and his best man lost on the road trip to the wedding, run into a young English doctor.
Director: Jann Turner | Stars: Kenneth Nkosi, Rapulana Seiphemo, Jodie Whittaker, Zandile Msutwana
Votes: 644 | Gross: $0.01M
49. The Pro (2015)
94 min | Drama
DIE PRO ("The Pro") tells the story of a young surfer, Tiaan Nothnagel, that has to come to terms with the accidental death of his best friend, Dirkie Lawrence, just before their last year ... See full summary »
Director: André Velts | Stars: Edwin van der Walt, Reine Swart, Vilje Maritz, Arno Greeff
Votes: 227
50. Jobman (1989)
93 min | Drama
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Kevin Smith, Tertius Meintjes, Lynn Gaines, Marcel van Heerden
Votes: 37