Discover the best of Nigerian cinema, film, and television
Discover the definitive list of popular and critically-acclaimed movies and TV shows from Nigeria. Find your next binge-watch, streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
The cinema of Nigeria
To speak of Nigerian cinema is to speak of Nollywood, a cultural phenomenon and an absolute powerhouse of storytelling that has captivated a continent and beyond. Its genius was born not in grand cinemas, but in a revolutionary direct-to-video model. This entrepreneurial spirit turned it into the world’s second-largest film industry by sheer volume, with its stories reaching every corner of Africa and the diaspora. It proved that a powerful film culture could be built with passion, grit, and a deep understanding of its audience. Today, a ‘New Nollywood’ has risen. This new wave is defined by glossy, high-budget productions that shatter box office records at home, led by incredible creators like the multi-talented Funke Akindele. This energy has now exploded onto the global stage with slick, addictive series becoming massive hits on streaming platforms, proving Nollywood's universal appeal. What makes Nollywood so beloved is its incredible ambition and heart. These are stories of high drama, family sagas, faith, and the relentless hustle for a better life, told with an energy that is impossible to resist. It is a cinema that perfectly reflects the vibrant, dynamic spirit of the nation itself.
Best Nigerian series
Blood Sisters 2022
Connected by a dangerous secret, best friends Sarah and Kemi are forced to flee after a wealthy groom disappears at his own engagement party.
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Far from Home 2022
Through a scholarship to a top school, Ishaya ends up in the luxurious world of the happy few in Nigeria, but a secret threatens not only to put an end to this.
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Baby Farm 2025
Adanna, a pregnant woman, unsuspectingly entrusts her twin babies to a renowned NGO, only to find herself trapped in a sinister baby farm operation.
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Seven Doors 2024
It tells a story of Adedunjoye, a simple man who loves his wife and children, he was told to become the King of Ilara's Kingdom as the Kingship has gotten to his family lineage, uninterested in the offer, he vehemently refused, after several persuasion, he obliged and became the King, his ascension to the King was followed by a lot of opposition who sought to make his tenure miserable
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To Kill a Monkey 2025
Efemini, a down-on-his-luck everyman whose life changes forever after a chance meeting with an old friend. Forced by circumstance to suppress his principles and explore a life of cybercrime, he finds himself making ever-greater moral compromises to stay ahead of the consequences of his new choices and broadening tastes.
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SHE Must Be Obeyed 2023
The story of Victoria's insatiable ambition to rise in the entertainment industry following her training as a personal assistant to a high-powered executive.
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Best Nigerian movies
Hijack '93 2024
In an effort to dismantle their military-backed government, four men hijack an airplane, leveraging passengers onboard in the name of social change.
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The Black Book 2023
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
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Tòkunbọ̀ 2024
An ex-car smuggler is given three hours to deliver a government official's daughter to her captor — or else his family will suffer the consequences.
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Amina 2021
In 16th-century Zazzau, now Zaria, Nigeria, Amina must utilize her military skills and tactics to defend her family's kingdom. Based on a true story.
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Citation 2020
A bright student in Nigeria takes on the academic establishment when she reports a popular professor who tried to rape her. Based on real events.
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Half of a Yellow Sun 2013
An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria. The two women make very different choices of lovers, but rivalry and betrayal must be set aside as their lives are swept up in the turbulence of war.
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