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1. 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
2.
Recipes for Love and Murder (2022– )
Episode:
I Only Wanted Advice, Tannie
(2022)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A terrified Maria flees into the bush just as the police arrive. The search for Jessie continues into the night and the entire community rallies. Maria's past catches up to her.
Director: Christiaan Olwagen | Stars: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tony Kgoroge, Kylie Fisher, Elton Landrew
Votes: 71
3. Prime Circle: Doors (2014)
Short, Adventure
The first manned mission to mars.The astronauts are pulled from the shuttle seconds before the launch due to technical problems. Fearing the disappointment of a nation, the head of the space programme decides to fake the Mars landing.
Director: Ryan Kruger | Stars: Alex Anlos, Brandon Auret, Frantz Birkholtz, Simone Alexia Biscombe
Votes: 8
4.
Charlie Jade (2005)
Episode:
Spin
(2005)
44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Finally home, Charlie must re-adjust to life in Alpha and find a way to save a friend he has inadvertently put on Vexcor's "naughty" list. Meanwhile, Brion Boxer visits 01's family in Gamma.
Director: Pierre Gill | Stars: Jeffrey Pierce, Michael Filipowich, Patricia McKenzie, Michele Burgers
Votes: 43
5.
Vagrant Queen (2020)
Episode:
All Old Things Must Pass: Part 1
(2020)
TV-14 | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The team arrive on Arriopa to take down Lazaro. A face from the past unexpectedly returns.
Director: Jem Garrard | Stars: Adriyan Rae, Tim Rozon, Alex McGregor, Bonnie Mbuli
Votes: 106
6. 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
7.
Recipes for Love and Murder (2022– )
Episode:
Scrambled Eggs
(2022)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A frantic search is on for Jessie. Revelations start to make sense of the mystery of Martine's death, as well as Maria's past.
Director: Christiaan Olwagen | Stars: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tony Kgoroge, Kylie Fisher, Elton Landrew
Votes: 49
8.
Recipes for Love and Murder (2022– )
Episode:
Pomegranate Juice and Vodka
(2022)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The relentless attention from Scotland is starting to get to Maria, while she tries to help a woman in danger of losing her faith. Jessie's life is put in real danger.
Director: Christiaan Olwagen | Stars: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tony Kgoroge, Kylie Fisher, Elton Landrew
Votes: 51
9. 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
10. 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
11. Special Forces Heroes (2008– )
50 min | Documentary, Drama
Stars: Michael Ashcroft, Paul Hornsby, Alisdair Simpson, Mark Elderkin
Votes: 30
12.
Recipes for Love and Murder (2022– )
Episode:
Breakfast for Dinner
(2022)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dirk and Anna drive the police to distraction. The town attends Martine's funeral but then there's a near death at the reception. Khaya and Maria share their suspicions.
Director: Karen Jeynes | Stars: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tony Kgoroge, Kylie Fisher, Elton Landrew
Votes: 56
13. 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
14.
Recipes for Love and Murder (2022– )
Episode:
A Shoe Murder
(2022)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tannie Maria and Jessie take their shoes off before they sneak into a house. Later She comes home and finds her missing shoes sitting on her front porch cut in half as a warning. She reports her murdered shoes to detective Khaya.
Director: Karen Jeynes | Stars: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tony Kgoroge, Kylie Fisher, Elton Landrew
Votes: 55
15.
Strike Back (2010–2020)
Episode:
Project Dawn: Part 5
(2011)
TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Stonebridge and Scott pose as aides for arms dealer Gerald Crawford to negotiate the release of hostage, Dr. Clare Somersby.
Director: Alex Holmes | Stars: Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Amanda Mealing, Eva Birthistle
Votes: 552
16. 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
17. 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
18.
Recipes for Love and Murder (2022– )
Episode:
Enough Sweet Potatoes
(2022)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hattie fights off an attempt at censorship by the town council. The sinister messages from Scotland continue to plague Maria, while she tries to resolve a family feud.
Director: Karen Jeynes | Stars: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tony Kgoroge, Kylie Fisher, Elton Landrew
Votes: 56
19. 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
20. Jail Caesar (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, History
The early life of Roman ruler Julius Caesar as told in three working prisons in South Africa, the U.K., and Canada. A small group of professional actors is joined by hundreds of prisoners to tell the story of one of history's foremost personalities.
Director: Paul Schoolman | Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Kani, Alice Krige, Warren Adler
Votes: 79
21. Wanderlust (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 28 min | Documentary, Short
Follows the making of Tarsem Singh's film The Fall (2006).
Director: Nico Soultanakis | Stars: Leo Bill, Julian Bleach, Aiden Lithgow, Lee Pace
Votes: 66
22.
Recipes for Love and Murder (2022– )
Episode:
Do You Lick Everything?
(2022)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tannie and Jessie have some awkward questions to answer at the police station after another murder. Jessie's mother has a mystery at work that needs solving.
Director: Christiaan Olwagen | Stars: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tony Kgoroge, Kylie Fisher, Elton Landrew
Votes: 63
23.
Recipes for Love and Murder (2022– )
Episode:
Operation Vetkoek
(2022)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The community says goodbye to Lawrence and Martine's cousin arrives to take charge of her funeral. Maria and Jessie attempt to interview a befuddled Dirk and Maria uses mince to solve a teenage identity crisis.
Director: Karen Jeynes | Stars: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tony Kgoroge, Kylie Fisher, Elton Landrew
Votes: 53
24.
Ice (2016–2018)
Episode:
Heart of Darkness
(2018)
TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama
On the run from the cartel, Jake and Freddy are saved by one of the Venezuelan miners and his family -but when the cartel learns where they are, Jake & Freddy's presence jeopardizes the entire family.
Director: Guy Norman Bee | Stars: Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Audrey Marie Anderson, Judith Shekoni
Votes: 29
25.
Ice (2016–2018)
Episode:
Strange Friends
(2018)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Freddy, high as a kite, struggles to cut the Anastasia Diamond as Jake goes to Alexi for protection. Cam's hell-bent on revenge and Lady Rah offers to help Ava with an important client.
Director: Guy Norman Bee | Stars: Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Audrey Marie Anderson, Judith Shekoni
Votes: 28
26. 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
27. Ella Blue (2008– )
48 min | Drama
"Ella Blue" turns back the clock to the turbulent early 1960s in South Africa and tells the story of a woman whose life is torn apart by the politics of the day. Darrell James Roodt, who ... See full summary »
Stars: Nathalie Boltt, Tristian Bruyns, Jason Cope, Anthony Fridjhon
Votes: 14
28.
The Last Post (2017)
Episode:
Starfish
(2017)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, History, Romance
The Royal Military Police must assist special forces on a dangerous mission. Mary Markham experiences complications with her baby's birth and Alison introduces Honor to the BP Club.
Director: Jonny Campbell | Stars: Chris Reilly, Paul Tinto, Ben Miles, Toby Woolf
Votes: 145
29.
Ice (2016–2018)
Episode:
It All Comes to This
(2018)
TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama
Lady Rah has put a bounty on Jake's head, and the brothers must retrieve the Anastasia from its hiding place and run for their lives. Willow and Ava face a vengeful Alexi, and Cam finally avenges Malcolm's death.
Director: Edward Allen Bernero | Stars: Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Audrey Marie Anderson, Judith Shekoni
Votes: 28
30.
Ice (2016–2018)
Episode:
Two Ounces
(2018)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama
An armed robbery at Ava's house leads to a momentary truce between Jake, Ava and Cam. Freddy finishes the Anastasia Diamond, and Jake goes to Tessa for help.
Director: Guy Norman Bee | Stars: Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Audrey Marie Anderson, Judith Shekoni
Votes: 29
31.
Recipes for Love and Murder (2022– )
Episode:
Sex Cake
(2022)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tannie Maria has grave doubts about the police's investigation, but is distracted by a lovelorn farmer who needs a little sweetness in his life. Jessie's drive for investigative journalism lands her and Maria in the middle of a shootout.
Director: Christiaan Olwagen | Stars: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tony Kgoroge, Kylie Fisher, Elton Landrew
Votes: 75
32.
Ice (2016–2018)
Episode:
Clouds
(2018)
TV-MA | 43 min | Crime, Drama
With the Diamond Expo and recertification process underway in Cape Town, Jake and Freddy try to sell the Anastasia Diamond. Lady Rah offers to help Ava and adds another name to her hit list when part of her plan goes awry.
Director: Edward Allen Bernero | Stars: Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Audrey Marie Anderson, Judith Shekoni
Votes: 26
33. 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
34. Dwaalster (2019– )
Drama
Annabel (Tinarie van Wyk Loots), a journalist, returns to Maanhaarsdrif after receiving death threats in Cape Town for working on a story about corruption. Maanhaarsdrif may be light years ... See full summary »
Stars: Tinarie van Wyk Loots, Erica Wessels, Albert Pretorius, Jacques Bessenger
Votes: 20
35. Nostalgia (I) (2008)
30 min | Documentary, Short
The making of the Tarsem Singh's fantasy-film 'The Fall'.
Directors: Ian Soroka, Nico Soultanakis | Stars: Tarsem Singh, Leo Bill, Julian Bleach, Daniel Caltagirone
Votes: 15
36.
Recipes for Love and Murder (2022– )
Episode:
Bereft Woman
(2022)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tannie Maria Purvis has just lost her job as recipe-writer for the local paper so turns her talents to the advice column instead. One of the first letters leads her to an abused woman whose life may be in danger.
Director: Christiaan Olwagen | Stars: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tony Kgoroge, Kylie Fisher, Elton Landrew
Votes: 92
37.
Madiba (2017– )
Episode:
Troublemaker
(2017)
TV-PG | Biography, Drama, History
Nelson sees the horror injustices, and begins his road to anti-apartheid.
Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, David Harewood, Michael Nyqvist
Votes: 27
38. 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
39. 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
40.
Invasion (2021–2024)
Episode:
Fireworks
(2023)
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A game-changing discovery could finally give Earth an advantage. Aneesha finds it difficult to trust the Movement, despite needing their help.
Director: Alik Sakharov | Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Shioli Kutsuna, Shamier Anderson, India Brown
Votes: 816
41. 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
42. 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
43. 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
44. To Be First (2007 TV Movie)
Drama
The year is 1967 and the race is on to make medical history. Dr Christiaan Barnard (Rupert Graves), a brilliant and ambitious South African surgeon and three surgeons in America are ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Reams | Stars: Rupert Graves, Ben Miles, Darrell D'Silva, Claire Berlein
Votes: 19
45.
I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005–2012)
Episode:
Jaws of Death
(2005)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A conservationist survives an airplane crash in Zimbabwe. Suffering severe injuries Greg must do everything he can to survive until help arrives.
Directors: Robert Eagle, Jules Williamson | Stars: Greg Rasmussen, Phil West, Peter Blinston, Peter Sullivan
Votes: 41
46.
Crusoe (2008–2009)
Episode:
Gunpowder
(2008)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama
Robinson lets the pirates guess if he can find the treasure, truthfully denying he knows about it, and finally escapes by diving from a cliff. Friday believes he rids them of the pirates by... See full summary »
Director: Duane Clark | Stars: Philip Winchester, Tongayi Chirisa, Sam Neill, Anna Walton
Votes: 86
47.
Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode:
Slave Ship Mutiny
(2010)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, History, War
The slave ship Meermin set sail from Madagascar for South Africa in 1766, but would never make it to Cape Town, the slaves mutinied and managed to overpower the Dutch crew, ordering the ship be sailed back to Madagascar and freedom.
Directors: Joe Kennedy, Yopung Nic | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Nigel Worden, Lucy Campbell, Desmond Tutu
Votes: 36
48.
The Sinking of the Laconia (2010– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2011)
86 min | Drama, History, War
On board the crowded submarine, a tentative truce forms between the sailors and the survivors. Hartenstein's distress call has surprising consequences both for the rescue operation and the future conduct of the war.
Director: Uwe Janson | Stars: Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 70
49. 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
50. 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