Best African mystery movies

One Man Show (2023)

“He lived at a little distance from his body, regarding his own acts with doubtful side-glances. He had an odd autobiographical habit which led him to compose in his mind from time to time a short sentence about himself containing a subject in the third person and a verb in the past tense.”

Alexandria taxi (2006)

Voiceless (2020)

A bright and promising young girl gets abducted and taken to a terrorist camp, where she unexpectedly crosses paths with her soulmate.

Miss PJ (2024)

A young lady on a National Youth Service assignment becomes the saviour of a little town at the mercy of a mysterious killer.

The Fake Millionaire (1968)

Hamdi borrows from the scrap dealer (Moseri) to spend on his inventions. Hosary tries to obtain the secret of these inventions. Hamdi suddenly disappears and announces his death. The lawyer informs his wife (Nahed) about his brother's will, who died in Mexico, that his wealth be transferred to the third brother (Saeed) then a sudden event occurs that changes the course of events.

Final Confession (1978)

Adham a faithful husband still mourning his deceased wife,visited one night by a woman in white revealing her secret love for him since college,and his wife true acts behind his back,but the big revelation was this woman is no longer from the living and its her ghost that paid him a visit.

Premeditated (1979)

A husband is shocked that after having a baby, he realizes that he is infertile.

Snaaks Genoeg (2016)

Snaaks Genoeg (Funny Enough) is an entertaining and poignant dark comedy, which explores the pain inflicted by humour on the average human being. The film, an original piece written and directed by David Moore, follows a down-and-out comedian (Casper de Vries) who drifts from one small town to another. Having alienated his audience with his crude comments and dirty humours, his popularity has faded. He hits the road fighting not only for survival, but also to find the spark he once had. He has been reduced to doing shows in small towns and working for food and accommodation. As he drifts from remote location to remote location, successful comedians are being kidnapped, tortured and murdered in bizarre ways, and he seems to be riding right into the centre of this storm.

The Estranged Brothers (1974)

The relationship between a father and his four children is strained when he keeps spending his money on his pleasures. His son, Tawfik, revolts against his father after he learns of his relationship with the prostitute Lula, until he falls for her.

The Curse (1984)

Journalist Hamdi enters the mental hospital, claiming that he is mentally disturbed to investigate a journalistic precedent by discovering the secret of the killing of a patient, who shows some changes as a result of his integration, but he reaches the killer.

Hoener Met Die Rooi Skoene (2017)

A Horror comedy with unexpected twists in an equally strange cable ... and an outright lie only be returned by the end neck.

Midnight Drink (2024)

Midnight Drink is a gripping short film about a guy whose bike gets stolen in an instant

Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda (1968)

Shanbo is an accounting employee in a bakery, who offers to a young journalist his story production to be published in the magazine she works for, and through the working relationship between Shanbo and the girl, a love story between them interferes with the events of the plot to assassinate the wealthy, miserly aunt, which her nephew is planning to capture Shanbo and get the wealth and the girl and shanbo tries to prove his innocence of the charge.

The CEO (2016)

Five top level staff of a company are selected for a retreat where the new CEO of a global company will be chosen. What starts off as cordial soon goes sour as they attempt to outdo one another to be named The CEO.

El Hoot El Azraq (2020)

The film revolves around the "Blue Whale Challenge" game used by many young people and adolescents, after the spread of technology and the parents' preoccupation with their children which might lead to their exposure to great risks.

Rise to the Abyss (1978)

Abla travels to France and gets recruited by the Mossad under the pretext of working as a journalist. By the time she discovers the truth, she's already in too deep. As Abla recruits her fiancé, an engineer in the Egyptian army, the General Intelligence Directorate assigns Khaled to arrest her.

L.I.F.E. (2024)

'L.I.F.E.' intertwines the tales of Ema, an advertising professional yearning to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a dancer, and Yinka, a passionate dancer struggling with life's challenges.

Love the One You Love (2014)

Across the city of Cape Town, a sex-line operator, a dog handler and a computer technician begin to suspect that their romantic relationships are the subject of a bizarre conspiracy, involving their family, friends, and possibly even greater forces. 'Love the One You Love's parallel stories question the ideals we hold too sacred: love, happiness, and the New South Africa; the pursuit of which makes truth impossible.

Katangari Goes to Town (2025)

Quirky "Katangari", a Retired Police Inspector and legendary sleuth is called to Abuja to investigate the murder of his international businesssman cousin, Chief Bello Gyang. Suspects include Bello's family friends and associates all confined in his beautiful mansion until the culprit can be identified.

Houseboat No. 70 (1982)

Documentary filmmaker Ahmed El Shazly is working on a new film about a cotton gin. When a worker who reveals to him what's happening in the gin is killed, Ahmed and his sweetheart are determined to uncover the truth.

I Won't Confess (1961)

Four months after Ahmed was the chief witness in a murder case, his wife receives a blackmail letter accusing him of the crime.

Rendezvous with a Stranger (1959)

A classic Egyptian film noir starring Omar Sharif who is trying to find out the mysterious circumstances under which his brother was killed. This gem also features the belly dancer Samia Gamal and features some of her famous exotic dancing tableaux.

Son of Adam (2018)

A family and businessman (Adam) is accused of running a criminal empire while he denies the accusation by being the one who take criminals down.

2 Against the law (1992)

Zeyara serriya (1981)

An accused who is sentenced by the judge to death, and all the evidence against him, but the accused denies that he committed the crime, which prompted his daughter to visit the judge in his home, all of which are confident in her father's innocence and due to her poor psychological condition, the judge went to prison to meet the accused sentenced to death on a secret visit, and briefed him about his daughter's case and asked him to comfort her psychologically.

Leila Raheeba (1957)

The story revolves around the successful doctor (Majdi), and his beautiful fiancée Munira, (Majdi) is very concerned about his lineage towards his mother with whom he lives in the same house.

House No. 13 (1952)

Sherif visits a psychiatrist for his illness who exploits him to commit a murder by hypnotism.

Traces in the Sand (1954)

A man suffering from delirium because of the secrets he hides.

The Tragedy of Dr. Hosny (1973)

Hosny suffers from terrifying nightmares, so he resorts to a psychiatrist to help him

The fox and the chameleon (1970)

With the jewelry, Naji then betrayed Aziz and handed him over to the police, and Camellia delayed getting her share. Naji had a relationship with his shop worker, Nashwa, and he had previously deprived the hostess, Suhair, of her honor and delayed her marriage.