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1. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Drama, History
Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.
Director: Terry George | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Xolani Mali
Votes: 372,405 | Gross: $23.53M
2. The Bucket List (2007)
PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd
Votes: 259,978 | Gross: $93.47M
3. The African Queen (1951)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull
Votes: 84,348 | Gross: $0.54M
4. Congo (1995)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Laura Linney, Tim Curry, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson
Votes: 48,697 | Gross: $81.02M
5. Baraka (1992)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.
Director: Ron Fricke | Star: Patrick Disanto
Votes: 41,000 | Gross: $1.33M
6. Arthur Christmas (2011)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Santa's clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with Grandsanta to give out a misplaced present to a young girl in less than two hours on Christmas Day.
Directors: Sarah Smith, Barry Cook | Stars: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie
Votes: 67,137 | Gross: $46.46M
7. The Wild Thornberrys (2002)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After losing a cheetah cub to ruthless poachers, Eliza must redeem her folly and go on a quest to save him.
Directors: Cathy Malkasian, Jeff McGrath | Stars: Tim Curry, Rupert Everett, Flea, Lacey Chabert
Votes: 15,268 | Gross: $40.11M
8. The Last Kiss (2006)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Michael, at 30, has a great job, still have his four best friends, and has a beautiful girlfriend, but his life seems predictable. Until he meets a college girl. It seems that everybody's having relationship problems.
Director: Tony Goldwyn | Stars: Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Rachel Bilson, Casey Affleck
Votes: 42,263 | Gross: $11.60M
9. Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
R | 94 min | Adventure, Horror
Photojournalist Emanuelle is joined by an anthropologist, two female missionary workers and a treacherous hunter's party in a search for an Amazon cannibal tribe long thought extinct.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Nieves Navarro, Donald O'Brien
Votes: 3,278
10. Jane (II) (2017)
PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees.
Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: Jane Goodall, Hugo Van Lawick, Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick
Votes: 5,667 | Gross: $1.72M
11. Nomad (III)
Adventure, Drama, Romance | Post-production
The plot is unknown at this time.
Director: Taron Lexton | Stars: Leo Woodall, Jordi Webber, Abbey Hoes, Ivan Sinitsin
12. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
Approved | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.
Directors: Henry King, Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner, Hildegard Knef
Votes: 5,905 | Gross: $18.05M
13. Liberty (2018)
58 min | Crime, Drama
Christian moves to Tanzania with his do-good parents and tries to find his way in a community of ex-pats and Africans.
Stars: Connie Nielsen, Carsten Bjørnlund, Sofie Gråbøl, Charlie Karumi
Votes: 463
14. Farewell Amor (2020)
Unrated | 95 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Reunited after 17 years, an Angolan immigrant is joined in the U.S. by his wife and daughter. Now strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance that may help them overcome the distance between them.
Director: Ekwa Msangi | Stars: Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, Jayme Lawson, Joie Lee
Votes: 1,549
15. Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1998 Video)
Unrated | 115 min | Documentary, Comedy
Executive transvestite Eddie Izzard takes his show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehenge, the birth of the Church of England ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Jordan | Star: Eddie Izzard
Votes: 7,518
16. Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (2018)
Not Rated | 85 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Thomas leaves Sodor to fulfil his dream of seeing the world. This heroic quest takes Thomas across deserts, through jungles and over dangerous mountains as he travels across five continents seeing sights he has never seen before.
Director: David Stoten | Stars: John Hasler, Joseph May, Yvonne Grundy, Peter Andre
Votes: 364
17. Pole to Pole (1992– )
50 min | Adventure, Documentary
Michael Palin undertakes a journey by the most direct route possible with the most land to cross from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Stars: Michael Palin, Neil Hardwick, Lasse Lehtinen, Graham Hancock
Votes: 1,428
18. Darwin's Nightmare (2004)
107 min | Documentary
A documentary on the effect of fishing the Nile perch in Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The predatory fish, which has wiped out the native species, is sold in European supermarkets, while starving Tanzanian families have to make do with the leftovers.
Director: Hubert Sauper | Stars: Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese, Raphael Tukiko Wagara, Dimond Remtulia, Marcus Nyoni
Votes: 5,663 | Gross: $0.20M
19. A Story of Yonosuke (2012)
160 min | Drama
Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?
Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Ayumi Ito, Kengo Kôra, Gô Ayano, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 2,312
20. Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021)
120 min | Documentary
This documentary explores film through the voices of significant professionals who have contributed to make sure moving images survive and remain accessible.
Director: Inés Toharia Terán | Stars: Ann Adachi-Tasch, Laure Adler, Benjamin Chowkwan Ado, Janice Allen
Votes: 255
21. Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)
91 min | Adventure
In the 19th century, during the German colonial rule, railway engineer Robert Adamson arrives in the Kilimanjaro Region to finish building a railroad through hostile territory.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Robert Taylor, Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey, Grégoire Aslan
Votes: 408
22. Africa United (2010)
88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The story of four children who walk three thousand miles to get to the world cup. On the way they encounter many things such as HIV and child prostitution.
Director: Debs Paterson | Stars: Eriya Ndayambaje, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Sanyu Joanita Kintu, Yves Dusenge
Votes: 1,538
23. White Shadow (2013)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama
The story of Alias, a young Albino on the run, hunted by local witch doctors who use Albinos body parts for their potions.
Director: Noaz Deshe | Stars: Hamisi Bazili, James Gayo, Glory Mbayuwayu, Salum Abdallah
Votes: 417
24. The African Lion (1955)
G | 75 min | Family, Documentary
Experience the thrill of the hunt and the heartwarming fun of a mother lion caring for her playful cubs as wildlife experts Elma Milotte and Alfred Milotte spend three years on the plains of Africa studying the king of beasts.
Director: James Algar | Star: Winston Hibler
Votes: 590
25. Massu Engira Masilamani (2015)
Not Rated | 151 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
After a life-threatening accident, a man finds that he can communicate with the dead, and must decide whether to act on their advice.
Director: Venkat Prabhu | Stars: Suriya, Nayanthara, Parthiban Radhakrishnan, Samuthirakani
Votes: 4,890
26. Gabriel and the Mountain (2017)
Not Rated | 131 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Before entering a prestigious American university, Gabriel Buchmann decided to travel the world for one year, his backpack full of dreams. After ten months on the road, he arrived in Kenya ... See full summary »
Director: Fellipe Barbosa | Stars: João Pedro Zappa, Caroline Abras, Alex Alembe, Rashidi Athuman
Votes: 1,467 | Gross: $0.02M
27. Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)
110 min | Drama
An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to ... See full summary »
Directors: Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill | Stars: Barbarao, Amandina Lihamba, Samahani Kejeri, Waigwa Wachira
Votes: 79
28. Throw Down Your Heart (2008)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Family, Music
A film crew follows the well-known banjo player Bela Fleck on his travels to Africa, where he learns about the instrument's origins.
Director: Sascha Paladino | Stars: Bela Fleck, The Jatta Family, Bassékou Kouyaté, Anania Ngoliga
Votes: 209 | Gross: $0.09M
29. Sing Your Song (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his significant contribution to and his leadership in the civil rights movement in America and to social justice globally.
Director: Susanne Rostock | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Marge Champion, Fran Scott Attaway
Votes: 502 | Gross: $0.05M
30. Notes Towards an African Orestes (1970)
65 min | Documentary
The director presents takes and scenes filmed on location in Africa for a film-that-never-was, a black Oresteia.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Gato Barbieri, Donald F. Moye, Marcello Melis, Yvonne Murray
Votes: 547
31. The White Massai Warrior (2019)
83 min | Documentary
For the first time in history, a white man is invited to become a Maasai warrior, one of the last tribes on Earth to live as they did hundreds of years ago.
Director: Benjamin Eicher | Stars: Benjamin Eicher, Timo Joh Mayer
Votes: 13
32. Carl Peters (1941)
110 min | Biography, Drama, History
Film about the exploits of famed German explorer Dr. Carl Peters.
Director: Herbert Selpin | Stars: Hans Albers, Karl Dannemann, Fritz Odemar, Herbert Hübner
Votes: 62
33. Pili (I) (2017)
85 min | Drama
In Tanzania, a single mother is offered the chance to improve her circumstances, but the risks she faces have deepening consequences as she struggles to keep her HIV-positive status secret.
Director: Leanne Welham | Stars: Bello Rashid, Nkwabi Elias Ng'angasamala, Sesilia Florian Kilimila, Sikijua Rashid
Votes: 251
34. The Hadza: Last of the First (2014)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary
The film takes a look at human origins in the very place of our origins, Africa's Rift Valley, where one of the world's last remaining hunter-gatherer groups, the Hadza, have lived ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Benenson | Stars: Alyssa Crittenden, Dave Fennoy, Jane Goodall, George N. Mavroudis
Votes: 28
35. Tanzania Transit (2018)
75 min | Documentary
On a train crossing Tanzania, a riding microcosm of East African society, we follow three main characters, reflecting on the strength to survive.
Director: Jeroen Van Velzen | Star: Josephs Quartzy
Votes: 74
36. The Mountain Within (2009)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
Provides a powerful insight into the emotional and physical journeys of a group of seven adults with disabilities as they take on one of the most feared and revered mountains - Mount Kilimanjaro.
Director: Kyle Portbury | Stars: Alexander Adams, Ahmed Afranji, David Angus, Steven Ballantyne
Votes: 7
37. Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis (2020)
60 min | Documentary
Wildlife documentary in which the world's first purpose built waterhole with a built-in specialist camera rig is constructed in the Mwiba Wildlife Reserve in Tanzania to allow filming of the animals that visit it 24/7.
Stars: Ella Al-Shamahi, Chris Packham
Votes: 72
39. Jane Goodall: Beauty and the Beasts (2010 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Director: Jeremy Bristow | Stars: Jane Goodall, Neil Stuke
40. Africa (2001– )
480 min | Documentary
An eight-part exploration of the diverse peoples that make up the African continent.
Stars: Joe Morton, Abba Defar, Annan Cedi, Adam Ilius
Votes: 32
41. Bin Laden: War on Terror (2016)
Documentary, History, War
A re-telling of the events leading up to the death of the world's most wanted man. Includes details of the bold military operation that found, hunted and killed Osama Bin Laden.
Director: Marilyn Higgins | Stars: Barack Obama, Osama bin Laden, Yasser Arafat, George W. Bush
42. Living Earth (2013)
45 min | Documentary
Africa - a sparkling jewel, a continent full of life between the Indian and Atlantic Ocean. Over a length of more than 3,500 kilometers stretches one of the most fascinating geological ... See full summary »
Director: Elias Danner | Stars: Ashley Adler, Obadia Jackson, Gudluk Mariki Juma, Sadiki Kombe
Votes: 8
43. Apostles of Cinema (2023)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Darragh Amelia, Gertrude Malizana, Cece Mlay, Jesse Gerard Mpango | Stars: Rehema Maganga, Rajab Mangula, Maulidi Frank Shabaan
Votes: 8
44. Lasting Dream (2022)
52 min | Documentary
Irish Neurologist William Howlett has been practicing in a bustling Tanzania hospital for over 30 years. With his 71st birthday approaching fast and loneliness as his only companion, Howlett looks back on the defining moments of his life.
Director: Joris Bulstra | Star: William P. Howlett
45. Tales of the Serengeti (1995– )
This mini-series presents tales about Serengeti, an ecosystem located in Tanzania (African continent).
Votes: 87
46. Tanzanie, de Zanzibar à Kilwa (2018 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
Beginning of the journey in Stone Town, Zanzibar: this place of Africa has been famous because its spice trade and the slavery.In the old the Indian house doors are quite famous (there were... See full summary »
Director: Eric Bacos
47. Living with Lions (2023)
59 min
Rugari and his family live on the border of the Serengeti. During the dry season hungry lions threaten their village, and Rugari is faced with a terrible decision - save his livelihood, or find a way to live with lions?
Director: Erica Rugabandana | Star: Josephine Lameki Makuru
48. Addo: The King of the Beasts (2002)
77 min | Documentary
Addo, a young lion, is living a peaceful life. When the drought arrives, he finds out life is tougher than he thought.
Director: Hugo Van Lawick | Stars: Arnold Gelderman, Morgan Meitamei
Votes: 108
49. Bongoland (2003)
105 min
An illegal Tanzanian immigrant in Minnesota confronts the realities of life in America.
Director: Josiah Kibira | Stars: Erick Baruti, Christina Breidenbach, Carolyn Deters, Steve Gorsky
Votes: 13
50. Ndomu (2020)
Short, Comedy
Director: Nalimi Joseph | Stars: Evodius Rumisha, Idris Sultan
Votes: 7