Angola (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Sambizanga (1972)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
A man is wrongfully arrested and tortured to death after he is suspected of being part of a revolutionary group.
Director: Sarah Maldoror | Stars: Domingos de Oliveira, Elisa Andrade, Jean M'Vondo, Dino Abelino
Votes: 387
2. Nzinga, Queen of Angola (2013)
109 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
In the 17th century a warrior woman fights for the independence of Angola. After witnessing the murder of her son and watching her people being humiliated by Portuguese colonizers, Njinga ... See full summary »
Director: Sérgio Graciano | Stars: Lesliana Pereira, Ana Santos, Erica Chissapa, Sílvio Nascimento
Votes: 102
3. Windeck (2012– )
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Beauty, seduction, betrayal and the ultimate struggle for power play out in an Angolan lifestyle magazine house.
Stars: Tânia Burity, Micaela Reis, Celso Roberto, Nadia Silva
Votes: 67
4. Jikulumessu (2014–2015)
Drama
Stars: Celso Roberto, Eric Santos, Yaritsa Resende, Sónia Lisboa
Votes: 25
5. Serpentarius (2019)
80 min | Sci-Fi
A young man drifts through a post-disaster African landscape looking for his mother's ghost.
Director: Carlos Conceição | Stars: João Arrais, Isabel Abreu, Carlos Conceição
Votes: 66
6. Air Conditioner (2020)
72 min | Drama
When the air-conditioners mysteriously start to fall in city of Luanda, Matacedo (security guard) and Zezinha (housemaid) have the mission of retrieving their boss's ac.
Director: Fradique | Stars: José Kiteculo, Filomena Manuel, David Caracol, Tito Spyck
Votes: 677
7. Dias Santana (2016)
95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Thirty-five years ago Matias Santana was only six when he witnesses the brutal murder of his parents, with his unborn brother, Dias, still in his mother's womb. Flash forward and the ... See full summary »
Directors: Maradona Dias Dos Santos, Chris Roland | Stars: David O'Hara, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Daniel Himschoot, Tamer Burjaq
Votes: 83
8. Our Lady of the Chinese Shop (2022)
98 min | Drama
When a chinese merchant brings to a neighbourhood of Luanda a peculiar holy plastic figure of Our Lady, a mourning mother will seek peace, a committed barber starts a new cult and a stray kid will look for revenge for his lost friend.
Director: Ery Claver | Stars: Cláudia Púcuta, David Caracol, Willi Ribeiro, Meili Li
Votes: 35
9. O Grande Kilapy (2012)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Zézé Gamboa's sardonic historical drama follows a good-hearted, apolitical con man who, on the eve of Angolan independence in the mid-1970s, pulls off a massive swindle at the expense of the Portuguese colonial administration.
Director: Zézé Gamboa | Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Pedro Hossi, João Lagarto, Hermila Guedes
Votes: 134
10. Monangambé (1968)
16 min | Short
Abuses by the Portuguese slave traders in their colony of Angola are depicted through the torture of one prisoner, based on ignorance and incomprehension.
Director: Sarah Maldoror | Stars: Carlos Pestana, Noureddine Dreis, Mohamed Zinet, Athmane Sabi
Votes: 59
11. Hollow City (2004)
90 min | Drama
A group of children, fleeing the war, is taken to Luanda accompanied by a nun. When they reach the airplane, 11-year-old N'dala decides to leave the group and to explore the city. The nun ... See full summary »
Director: Maria João Ganga | Stars: João Roldan, Domingos Fernandes Fonseca, Júlia Botelho, Ana Bustorff
Votes: 272
12. The Hero (2004)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, War
A 20-year veteran of the Angolan civil war returns to the capital city of Luanda where he faces the challenges of assimilation and survival.
Director: Zézé Gamboa | Stars: Makena Diop, Milton 'Santo' Coelho, Maria Ceiça, Patrícia Bull
Votes: 162
14. Freaks (2017)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Horror
What happens in a world gone mad - when it becomes brother against brother??
Directors: Michael Crabtree, Greg Zekowski | Stars: Ian Alda, Gail Cronauer, Marieh Delfino, Jonathan R. Freeman
Votes: 18
15. Kimpa Vita: The Mother of the African Revolution (2016)
71 min | Documentary
A Ne Kunda Nlaba's untold story and biopic documentary film about Kimpa Vita a 22 years old young woman burned alive on 02 July 1706 in Mbanza Kongo in the Kongo Kingdom for the revolution against slavery.
Director: Ne Kunda Nlaba | Stars: Alastair Greener, Simon Herlin, Sanny Sessa
16. Tchilar (2008– )
Talk-Show
Stars: Elisângela Gomes, Canga Tomas, Benvindo Magalhães, Edivania Do Carmo
17. Nelisita (1982)
90 min | Fantasy
Set during a time of famine, and with only two families surviving, the film charts the struggle of Nelisita, a young man who confronts the spirits with help from animals and his friends. ... See full summary »
Director: Ruy Duarte de Carvalho
Votes: 31
18. Order of the Dragon (2018 TV Movie)
60 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
When a professional assassin has a bad day at work, her whole world is shaken and her mark proves to hide more than one enigma behind the surface.
Director: David O'Connor | Stars: Frances Sholto-Douglas, Patrick Lyster, Sven Ruygrok, Camilla Wolfson
19. I Love Kuduro Festival (2011– )
Music
Stars: Negro 5, Ketchup Afro, Jesus Afrobeat, Tuga Agressiva
21. O escolhido/The chosen one
Drama, Thriller | Post-production
Director: Jucilino Levis Albano | Stars: Monica Ferreira, Blandine Klander, Ezlasio Silva, Feliciana Andre
22. Falso Perfil (2018)
Crime, Drama
Director: Dorivaldo Fernandes | Stars: Igor Benza, José Bernardo, Paulo do Rosário, José Kiteculo
23. Doce Pitanga (2009)
Drama, Romance
Dois grupos de jovens em idade escolar (entre os 15 e os 18 anos), organizados em torno de Sebas e Tchi, vêem-se obrigados a conviver na mesma escola, sendo por isso levados a partilhar ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Freddy Costa, Helena Moreno, Pedro Henrique Machado, Ivaldominldo Matias
24. After Party (2021)
45 min | Comedy
Stars: Gilmário Vemba, Ciomara Morais, Erica Chissapa, Sabri Lucas
Votes: 30
25. The Kitchen (2022)
27 min | Short, Drama
The Angolan Civil War still casts its shadow across the life of a young widow. The camera wanders through the rooms in her house, recording everyday objects and activities, while she ... See full summary »
Director: Ondjaki | Stars: Njaya Almeida, Matamba Joaquim, Kaila Nahary, Luana Nahary
28. Vidas Ocultas (2001– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Tânia Burity, Freddy Costa, Helga Fêty, Felipe Kwenda
29. O Recado das Ilhas (1989)
90 min
Ficção poética mais que ficção dramática, MOIA é uma indagação dos traços de uma crioulidade sedimentada numa dinâmica Africana, Atlântida e Lusófona. O perfil e o percurso da protagonista,... See full synopsis »
Director: Ruy Duarte de Carvalho | Stars: Edmea Brigham, Tchale Figueira, Simeano Montrond, Romana Evora
30. El Último País (2017)
70 min | Documentary
What seemed to be a return trip to my country at a time of changes, ends as a trip into my self between contradictions and questionings about my identity as a Cuban.
Director: Gretel Marín
Votes: 7
31. Kingdom of Kongo: In Search of the Destroyed Kingdom (2020)
104 min | Documentary, History
Film Producer and Director, Ne Kunda Nlaba, a descendant of the Kingdom of Kongo and his team take on a journey in search this once great African Empire also known as Kongo Dia Ntotila.
Director: Ne Kunda Nlaba
32. Querida Preciosa (2018– )
Comedy
Stars: Ciomara Morais, Carlos Paca, Ducilio Vera Cruz, Duarte Paulino
33. Oxalá Cresçam Pitangas (2007)
62 min | Documentary
Angola: thirty years of independence, three years of peace. Capital, Luanda, a city built for 600 thousand people where four million now live. Ten characters guide us through different ways... See full summary »
Directors: Kiluanje Liberdade, Ondjaki
Votes: 17
34. Bangaologia - The science of style (2016)
85 min | Documentary
The African continent has always been a place that evokes a deep sense of wonder and fantasy. It is naturally diverse, with a vast array of people, cultures, and natural beauty. Being the ... See full summary »
Director: Coréon Dú | Stars: Fernando Alvim, Cirineu Bastos, Mickey Boardman, Maria Borges
Votes: 17
35. Mutu Mbi (2022)
65 min | Drama
Após ter assassinado a Mulher por ganância, Otchaly Hanji, um artista plástico bem sucedido, faz recair sobre sua família uma maldição,então uma onda de segredos e mistérios transformam a vida dos Hanji's num verdadeiro Inferno na Terra.
Directors: Jucilino Levis Albano, Levis Albano | Stars: Sílvio Nascimento, Sandra Gomes, Jaime Joaquim, Celma Pontes
Votes: 9
36. O Bar do Gilmário (2021)
45 min | Comedy
Stars: Gilmário Vemba, Ciomara Morais, Erica Chissapa, Sabri Lucas
Votes: 10
37. Independência (2015)
110 min | Documentary, History, War
Independence begins with memories of the colonial situation in Angola, reveals the first steps in the struggle and covers the main settings where it took place. From 1961 to 1974, the war ... See full summary »
Director: Fradique | Stars: Kalaf Epalanga, Elisângela Rita
Votes: 20
40. O Reino das Casuarinas
Drama | Announced
In this friendship drama, set in a Socialist African country in the 80s, Nkuku, a disenchanted poet and disabled war veteran, decides to move with his cat Stravinsky to a stranded community... See full summary »
Director: Fradique
41. Luanda e a Sua Gente (1973)
16 min | Short, Documentary
Director: Gabinete de Cinema do C.I.T.A.
42. Um Novo Amor
Comedy, Drama | Pre-production
A sweet friendship refreshes the soul.
Director: Filipe Henriques | Stars: Carlos Paca, Ciomara Morais, Mauro Hermínio, Ângelo Torres
43. Quem Faz Correr Quim (1991)
22 min | Short
The story of one man's struggle to cope with the birth of his deformed child as he runs back and forth between his wife, mistress, and mother.
Director: Mariano Bartolomeu | Stars: Afonso Malheiro, Sandra Pitra, Maria J. Swart
Votes: 60
45. Mwana Nketo (2021)
101 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Satanha Cinéfilo | Stars: Carlos Carvalho, Evanilde Ferreira, Fernando Mailoge, Lélis Twevekamba
Votes: 6
46. Balanço do Tempo na Cena de Angola (1982)
45 min | Documentary
A documentary in which Angolan laborers describe their working conditions under colonial rule.
Director: Ruy Duarte de Carvalho | Stars: Junior Hissibinbwa, Mutumana Mario, Haykondo Tyimyengo
Votes: 5
47. Meus Irmãos Cokwes (1991)
15 min | Short
The rich Cokwé culture, (an ethno-linguistic group from eastern Angola) its traditions and habits seen through the eyes of artists.
Director: Manuel Mariano
48. É Dreda Ser Angolano (2008)
65 min | Documentary, Music
Directors: Pedro Coquenão, Luaty da Silva
Votes: 6
49. Pains of Love (2012)
Drama
This is a story of a young jobless man called James. He was love and married to a young and dedicated working lady called Janet. She did every thing to make her husband comfortable in their... See full summary »
Director: Ben Domnic
50. Batepá (2010)
Drama
Director: Orlando Fortunato de Oliveira | Stars: Pedro Efe, Rogério Jacques, Nuno Melo, Peter Michael