Best Nigerian crime movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch crime films from Nigeria, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

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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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  • Poster for Suspicion

    Suspicion 2024

    A young man delves into the sinister world of black magic after the brutal murder of his best friend and his daughter. As he hunts for vengeance, he faces moral dilemmas and shocking betrayals that threaten to shatter his closest relationships. In this gripping tale of friendship, love and revenge, he must confront his newfound powers and decide how far he's willing to go to deliver justice.

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  • Poster for Gangs of Lagos

    Gangs of Lagos 2023

    A group of friends who each have to navigate their own destiny, growing up on the bustling streets and neighborhood of Isale Eko, Lagos.

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  • Poster for Òlòtūré

    Òlòtūré 2019

    In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ruthless traders and pimps, Òlòtūré finds warmth and friendship with Blessing, Linda and Beauty, the prostitutes she lives with. However, she gets drawn into their lifestyle and finds it difficult to cope. In her quest to uncover the truth, she pays the ultimate price - one that takes her to the verge of no return.

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  • Poster for A Tribe Called Judah

    A Tribe Called Judah 2023

    With the help of their mother, the Judah boys plan to rob a small mall. But when they arrive, they're met by real armed robbers.

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  • Poster for The Set Up

    The Set Up 2019

    A young woman gets more than she bargains for and is drawn into a web of deceit when she is hired by a socialite to assist with his scheme to marry a wealthy heiress.

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  • Poster for Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story

    Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story 2020

    Ahanna, a young gentleman who decides to rob the life he always wanted and dreamt of. He assembles a group of men called "The Armadas" with several different skills, carrying out a series of spectacular heists. But things takes a swift u-turn and the gang suddenly find themselves with better enemies on both sides.

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  • Poster for October 1

    October 1 2014

    September 1960. As Nigeria prepares for independence from the British, a seasoned police detective rushes to find the serial killer slaughtering its native young women.

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  • Poster for Brotherhood

    Brotherhood 2022

    After years of fighting to survive on the streets of Lagos, two brothers fall on opposite sides of the law. The bonds of brotherhood are put to the ultimate test as one joins a Taskforce that hunts down the other and his gang.

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  • Poster for Crossroads

    Crossroads 2018

    When Temi, the gorgeous wife of a high profile senator is robbed, four suspects arequickly apprehended and arrested. Although each detainee proclaims his innocence, Temi identifies each of the attackers along with her stolen property, seemingly resolving this classic open and shut case. But a senior detective, on the eve of his retirement risks his reputation when he suspects there is more to the story. High powered political intrigue clashes with gritty street violence and the prospect of deep corruption in this riveting mystery where one man fights to prevent the truth from becoming another casualty.

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  • Poster for Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo

    Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo 2015

    A small-town mechanic turned chauffeur for the mob gets caught up in the troubles of a beautiful sex worker, in this Scorsese-meets-Nollywood crime comedy that transforms the fast-paced and vibrant city of Lagos into an expressionistic film noir metropolis.

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  • Poster for The Trade

    The Trade 2023

    This is the story of a notoriously cunning kidnapper known only by name, who has ravaged the southern part of Nigeria for over a decade. 'Eric' undertakes a job that brings the law closer than ever before. Inspired by true events.

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  • Confusion Na Wa 2013

    Set in a Nigerian city Confusion Na Wa is a dark comedy about a group of strangers whose fates become intertwined over the course of 24 hours. At the heart of everything is a phone found by two opportunist wasters Charles and Chichi who, having read through its contents, decide to blackmail the owner Emeka. Little do they realize that their misdemeanors have set in motion a chain of events that will lead to their own downfall.

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  • Poster for Coming from Insanity

    Coming from Insanity 2019

    In the mid-nineties, a 12 year-old boy (KOSSI) with genius-level intelligence, is one of many children trafficked through the Nigerian borders from Togo. He dreams of a better life, but with barely any education, he knows his future is compromised.

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  • Poster for Ojukokoro: Greed

    Ojukokoro: Greed 2016

    Ojukokoro tells the story of what happens when a broke manager in a money laundering petrol station, decides to rob the petrol station that employs him but along this journey finds out that there are different kinds of criminals that are also interested in the same cash.

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  • Poster for Country Hard

    Country Hard 2022

    Country Hard is a hyperlink crime-drama that explores a day in the lives of seven strangers as their paths interconnect in a way that may alter their lives forever.

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  • Poster for The Set Up 2

    The Set Up 2 2022

    Four years later Chike has barely come to terms with her life as Agent, when she is forced to risk everything she holds dear once again to go after a criminal, Usi Who kidnaps Grace’s daughter in order to blackmail Chike into doing her bidding. Chike and Grace must reunite and build a new team to take down Usi and save Grace’s daughter. But it’s the Set Up and as you would expect things aren’t always what they seem.

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  • Poster for Quam's Money

    Quam's Money 2020

    In this sequel to "New Money," Quam, a security guard turned multimillionaire, lives the good life with his fortune until he falls victim to fraud.

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  • Poster for Jolly Roger

    Jolly Roger 2022

    One fateful night, an encounter at a police checkpoint manned by two drunk Officers sets off a chain of events that turns Brume and Najite's blissful lives upside down and leads them on a journey of greed, deception and murder. Directed by

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  • Poster for Catch.er

    Catch.er 2017

    When an ambitious career woman is found murdered on her wedding anniversary her husband becomes the prime suspect. However a police investigation unearths others in her life who may also have a strong motive.

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  • Poster for One Lagos Night

    One Lagos Night 2021

    A desperate man attempts to burglarize the home of a wealthy woman, but finds himself face-to-face with a crew of armed robbers who have the same idea.

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  • Poster for Baby Police

    Baby Police 2003

    Dada, a mischievously sadistic six-year old, constantly bothers his neighbors with stealing and pranks. Dada's mother is at her wits end when her brother visiting from Lagos offers to take Dada to the big city to teach him some discipline. Once there, his uncle begs him to behave. And, of course, he doesn't: pretending to be a prophet, Dada scams a woman out of a television and demands that another take off her clothes in order to perform an exorcism. After being reprimanded by the police, Dada attempts to avoid work by stealing his uncle's money and giving it to some "businessmen" on the street. When he returns to collect his profit, he finds out that he has been tricked. He then decides to pursue riches by forming the "Baby Police Force of Nigeria" (which is actually comprised entirely of adults except for Dada), and earns money by taking money from "criminals" (who are actually just everyday people).

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  • Poster for Three Thieves

    Three Thieves 2019

    Three young men frustrated with their current employment get mixed up in a seemingly low-risk, high-profit theft job. Things unfold and they just might be adding kidnapping to the list of crimes they are committing. With a comedic twist to it all, it's a wonder how they end up as heroes of the day.

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  • Poster for City of Dragons 2

    City of Dragons 2 2015

    In the sequel to City of Dragons, Abbey and his team embark on a spiritual journey to seek out a great power to defeat Clark, who kidnaps Abbey's teen nephew Charlie.

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