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1. Invasion (2021–2024)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity's existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling around them.
Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Shioli Kutsuna, Shamier Anderson, Billy Barratt
Votes: 46,008
2. Blood Diamond (2006)
R | 143 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers
Votes: 586,334 | Gross: $57.37M
3. Strike Back (2010–2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive unit of British military intelligence. A team of special operations personnel conduct several high risk missions across the globe.
Stars: Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Michelle Lukes, Daniel MacPherson
Votes: 33,507
4. The Fall (I) (2006)
R | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
In 1920s Los Angeles, a bedridden patient in a hospital captivates a young girl with a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island.
Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell, Kim Uylenbroek
Votes: 116,718 | Gross: $2.28M
5. Invictus (2009)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng
Votes: 167,923 | Gross: $37.49M
6. The Salvation (2014)
R | 92 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
In 1870s America, the fury of a notorious gang leader is unleashed when a peaceful American settler avenges the death of his family. Then as his cowardly fellow townspeople betray him, he is forced to hunt down the outlaws alone.
Director: Kristian Levring | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Eric Cantona
Votes: 43,211 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Troy: Fall of a City (2018– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Retells the story of the 10 year siege of Troy, which occurred in the 12 or 13th century BC.
Stars: Louis Hunter, Christiaan Schoombie, Bella Dayne, Chloe Pirrie
Votes: 15,448
8. Crusoe (2008–2009)
60 min | Adventure, Drama
The story follows the escapades of Crusoe, who embarks on a high-seas adventure and gets shipwrecked on a remote tropical island.
Stars: Sam Neill, Philip Winchester, Tongayi Chirisa, Anna Walton
Votes: 2,665
9. Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008 Video)
R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Johnny Rico is called back into action to defeat the bugs.
Director: Edward Neumeier | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Jolene Blalock, Stephen Hogan, Boris Kodjoe
Votes: 24,592
10. The Last Post (2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
Aden 1965. This is the story of a British army unit quashing a Yemeni fight for independence in the Middle East and the women and children who were there with them.
Stars: Jessie Buckley, Jeremy Neumark Jones, Tom Glynn-Carney, Stephen Campbell Moore
Votes: 2,840
11. 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: 29,199 | Gross: $8.32M
12. Zulu (2013)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.
Director: Jérôme Salle | Stars: Orlando Bloom, Forest Whitaker, Conrad Kemp, Inge Beckmann
Votes: 19,855
13. Recipes for Love and Murder (2022– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tannie Maria sees food as "medicine for the body and heart". She envies romance as much as she enjoys cooking and eating. But it's death that shakes up Tannie Maria's life, when one of the correspondents to her column is brutally murdered.
Stars: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tony Kgoroge, Kylie Fisher, Elton Landrew
Votes: 1,360
14. Ice (2016–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A diamond dealer navigates the culturally diverse and otherwise treacherous world of the diamond business.
Stars: Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Audrey Marie Anderson, Judith Shekoni
Votes: 1,245
15. Vagrant Queen (2020)
TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
When former queen Elida, Isaac and Amae run away from Lazaro's army, they get on a dangerous adventure through the galaxy.
Stars: Adriyan Rae, Tim Rozon, Alex McGregor, Paul du Toit
Votes: 2,091
16. I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005–2012)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Re-enactments of real-life tales of human survival against the savage elements, dangerous climates and physical hazards.
Stars: Eric Meyers, Paul McGann, Zam Baring, Ian Porter
Votes: 2,338
17. Of Kings and Prophets (2016)
60 min | Drama
A biblical drama centered around a battle-weary king, a powerful and resentful prophet, and a resourceful young shepherd.
Stars: Ray Winstone, Olly Rix, Mohammad Bakri, Simone Kessell
Votes: 1,554
18. Ring of the Nibelungs (2004 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 184 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The legend of Siegfried and Brunhild, loosely based on characters from the Norse sagas and the pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs outlined in the Nibelungensaga.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Benno Fürmann, Kristanna Loken, Alicia Witt, Julian Sands
Votes: 10,009
19. Fried Barry (2020)
99 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Barry is a drug-addled, abusive bastard who - after yet another bender - is abducted by aliens. Barry takes a backseat as an alien visitor assumes control of his body and takes it for a ... See full summary »
Director: Ryan Kruger | Stars: Gary Green, Chanelle de Jager, Brett Williams, Joey Cramer
Votes: 3,046
20. Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
PG | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Tarzan returns to his homeland of Africa to save his home from destruction.
Director: Carl Schenkel | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Jane March, Steven Waddington, Winston Ntshona
Votes: 2,358 | Gross: $2.17M
21. Dracula 3000 (2004)
R | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Count Dracula terrorizes the crew of a spaceship.
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Erika Eleniak, Coolio, Alexandra Kamp
Votes: 6,586
22. Women in Love (2011)
180 min | Drama
Powerful adaptation of DH Lawrence's novel about the lives of two sisters, Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen, as they struggle with their own desires and passions.
Stars: Rory Kinnear, Rachael Stirling, Joseph Mawle, Olivia Grant
Votes: 609
23. Slipstream (2005)
R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A scientist goes to a bank to meet a pretty bank teller. His time machine allows him to go 10 minutes back in time and correct his approaches to her. He's shadowed by two FBI agents and the bank gets robbed.
Director: David van Eyssen | Stars: Sean Astin, Vinnie Jones, Ivana Milicevic, Kevin Otto
Votes: 3,514
24. Catch a Fire (2006)
PG-13 | 101 min | Biography, Drama, History
A drama about terrorism in Apartheid-era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Derek Luke, Tim Robbins, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu
Votes: 11,044 | Gross: $4.29M
25. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History, War
Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Jay O. Sanders, Salima Ikram, Andrew Lambert
Votes: 653
26. 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: 65
27. Black Butterflies (2011)
Not Rated | 100 min | Biography, Drama
In Apartheid-torn South Africa, poet Ingrid Jonker (Carice van Houten) struggles tragically in search of love and a sense of home.
Director: Paula van der Oest | Stars: Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Rutger Hauer, Graham Clarke
Votes: 2,354
28. Endgame (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, History
A story based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa.
Director: Pete Travis | Stars: William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller, Mark Strong
Votes: 2,865 | Gross: $0.01M
29. The Runaway (2010–2011)
Crime
Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are brought up together in the East End. As the daughter of a prostitute, Madge, Cathy's life is difficult, especially when everyone assumes that she will be following in her mother's footsteps.
Stars: Joanna Vanderham, Jack O'Connell, Keith Allen, Burn Gorman
Votes: 947
30. Proteus (2003)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Romance
An interracial gay love story set in early 18th century South Africa about two men -- a black prisoner living in a Cape Town penal colony and a Dutch sailor -- who weather injustices as a result of their affair.
Directors: John Greyson, Jack Lewis | Stars: Rouxnet Brown, Shaun Smyth, Neil Sandilands, Kristen Thomson
Votes: 703
31. Sulphur and White (2020)
121 min | Drama
City trader and mountaineer David Tait is a man whose professional success masks a series of traumatic secrets.
Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Mark Stanley, Anna Friel, Hugo Stone, Dee Rasedile
Votes: 286
32. The Sinking of the Laconia (2010– )
Drama, History, War
Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner Laconia by a German U-boat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
Stars: Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 1,204
33. Street Trash
Horror | Post-production
A group of homeless misfits must fight for survival when they discover a plot to exterminate every homeless person in the city.
Director: Ryan Kruger | Stars: Sean Cameron Michael, Donna Cormack-Thomson, Joe Vaz, Lloyd Martinez Newkirk
34. 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: 2,945 | Gross: $0.16M
35. Pavement (2002 TV Movie)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective and a wilderness expert track a serial killer in San Francisco.
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Robert Patrick, Lauren Holly, Barry Shabaka Henley, Chris Hoffman
Votes: 1,041
36. Supernova (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A scientific possibility becomes a terrifying reality when the most powerful force in the universe threatens to hurtle home.
Director: John Harrison | Stars: Luke Perry, Tia Carrere, Peter Fonda, Clemency Burton-Hill
Votes: 1,863
37. Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story (2018)
123 min | Drama
Story of drug addiction and murder
Director: Daryne Joshua | Stars: Jill Levenberg, Jarrid Geduld, Elton Landrew, Clint Brink
Votes: 365
38. Spud 3: Learning to Fly (2014)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy
As Spud Milton continues his awkward stagger through adolescence, he learns one of life's most important lessons: When dealing with women and cretins, nothing is ever quite as it seems. "... See full summary »
Director: John Barker | Stars: Troye Sivan, Sven Ruygrok, Blessing Xaba, Genna Blair
Votes: 1,005
39. Isidingo (1998– )
Drama
South African soap opera centering around the lives of the wealthy Haines family, the Matabanes, and the lives of the inhabitants of the mining town Horizon Deep.
Stars: Lesley Fong, Lee Visagie, Schelaine Bennett, Amos Chalale Ketlele
Votes: 63
40. Charlie Jade (2005)
45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A missing persons detective finds himself caught between three parallel universes.
Stars: Jeffrey Pierce, Michael Filipowich, Michele Burgers, Tyrone Benskin
Votes: 1,203
41. Shark Killer (2015)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A shark exterminator must retrieve a rare diamond from the stomach of a massive black-finned white shark; however, the powerful local crime lord has, too, set his sights on the gem. Will the fearless shark killer live up to his reputation?
Director: Sheldon Wilson | Stars: Derek Theler, Erica Cerra, Paul du Toit, Arnold Vosloo
Votes: 707
42. Sweepers (1998)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A humanitarian minesweeping operation in Angola uncovers a covert operation that is planting new and deadly mines.
Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Payne, Claire Stansfield, Ian Roberts
Votes: 1,944
43. 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, Vicky Kente
Votes: 21
44. Charlie (2004)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The story of Charlie Richardson, the man who ran a brutal gang in the 1960s.
Director: Malcolm Needs | Stars: Luke Goss, Leslie Grantham, Marius Weyers, Steven Berkoff
Votes: 760
45. Madiba (2017– )
TV-PG | Biography, Drama, History
A landmark six-part miniseries on the life of Nelson Mandela.
Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, David Harewood, Michael Nyqvist
Votes: 312
46. The Recce (2018)
115 min | Drama
1981 - RECCE, Henk Viljoen, is wrongfully declared KIA behind enemy lines. Abandoned by his superiors; it's a race for survival in which his mental and physical abilities are pushed to their limits, as he navigates his way through the treacherous Angolan war zone in an effort to make his way home to his loved ones.
Director: Johannes Ferdinand Van Zyl | Stars: Greg Kriek, Christia Visser, Grant Swanby, Maurice Carpede
Votes: 103
47. Blast (2004)
R | 92 min | Action, Thriller
A terrorist posing as environmentalist hijacks an oil rig off the coast of California with the intent of detonating an electromagnetic bomb over the US.
Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Eddie Griffin, Vinnie Jones, Breckin Meyer, Soup
Votes: 1,714
48. Beyond the River (2017)
113 min | Drama, Sport
Inspired by the true story of Siseko Ntondini and Piers Cruickshanks, who together won gold in the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon,"Beyond the River" delivers a nail-biting adventure story about the triumph of the human spirit.
Director: Craig Freimond | Stars: Lemogang Tsipa, Grant Swanby, Israel Matseke-Zulu, Emily Child
Votes: 285
49. Consequence (2003)
R | 97 min | Action, Thriller
A man does an identity switch to collect insurance money but finds himself in danger.
Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Armand Assante, Lola Glaudini, Ricky Schroder, Danny Keogh
Votes: 648
50. Blood and Glory (2016)
Not Rated | 136 min | Drama, History, Sport
Set during the Anglo Boer War, prisoners of war take a stand against their captors
Director: Sean Else | Stars: Stian Bam, Charlotte Salt, Grant Swanby, Patrick Connolly
Votes: 425