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The industry has grown tremendously over the years, and many SouthAfrican movie starshave secured jobs in Hollywood.
Additionally, iconic Mzansimoviesreleased at the Box Office decades ago are available on multiple online movie streaming sites.
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Most films are also shot in beautiful natural environments to entice more foreigners to tour the continent.
Below is a list of the best South African movies on Netflix, including the latest trending SA films.
20.The Gods Must Be Crazy
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The two save a schoolteacher (Sandra Prinsloo) and her class from guerrillas taking them hostage.
18.Tsotsi
Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) is a South African hoodlum.
Heleads his gangin prowling Johannesburg streets.
The Gods Must Be Crazy film posters. Photo: @TinseltownTwins, @The Gods Must Be Crazy (modified by author)Source: UGC
Tsotsishoots a womanand steals her car.
He discovers a baby in the back seat and takes it home.
Raising the child softens the gang’s hearts and makes them change their ways.
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The movie received 17 nominations and 5 Oscar Nominations.
The film received numerous accolades, including 52 nominations, 4 Oscar Nominations and 14 wins overall.
The story is set in 1982 when an alienwater vessel appearsin Johannesburg.
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The film is about apetty crook(Rapulana Seiphemo).
A drug lord and the police threaten to shut down his criminal empire in Johannesburg.
13.Khumba
Khumbais one of the best South Africananimation films.
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The film’s title is a Zulu word for skin.
It was made to inspire people to love their complexions.Khumbais about ahalf-striped Zebranamed Kevin.
His superstitious herd thinks he caused the chronic drought on their land.
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The film showcases Mandela rising from bring a herds boy in a rural village to an anti-apartheid activist.
He is imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 to 1990 after co-founding the African National Congress Youth League.
The film also shows Mandela becoming the fist president of the democratic South Africa in 1994.
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Twala married Jack’s former fiancee.
Jack needs capital, but his loan software has been rejected.
Twala persuades him to take an R2 millionrobbery deal, but the victim is Twala’s father.
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Jack partners with Olive, unaware that she is more devious than Twala.
10.The Jackals
The Jackalsis one of the best South African movies for thriller lovers.
The Powells hire a cult deprogrammer to save their teenage son from a murderous cult.
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The decision lands the entirefamily in trouble.
The cultists surround the cabin, demanding the boy back.
The movie attracted 45,000 views when it was released at Box Office.
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The storyline is aboutneighbouring familieswhose children want to marry despite the enmity between their mothers.
It is a true story about Ellen (played by Jill Levenberg).
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She has a strained relationship with her 20-year-old son Abie (Jarrid Geduld).
Ellen is put on trial afterAbie’s death.
Producer Daryne Joshua of Gambia Films is also the brains behind the local blockbusterNoem My Skollie.
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5.Seriously Single
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The film starrs Fulu Mugovhani, Bohang Moeko, and Tumi Morake.
3.Angeliena
Angelienais a 2021 South African comedy-drama film about aparking attendantchasing her dreams after making life-changing revelations.
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The film stars Tshamano Sebe, Euodia Samson, Colin Moss, Thapelo Mokoena, and Kuli Roberts.
2.Amandla
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Amandlais among the latest South African movies.
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Twobrothers survivea childhood tragedy.
Years later, they find themselves fighting the law.
A crime linked to a gang tests their loyalty to one another.
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Find an extensive collection of South African films and TV shows on Netflix.
Watch comedies, drama, action, thrillers, etc.
Which South African movie made the most money?
How to Steal 2 Million movie posters. Photo: @drummagazine, @etvSA (modified by author)Source: UGC
ManySouth African movieshave hit millions of USD at the Box office.
Some of them include:
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Jedidah TabaliaJedi is a journalist with over 5 years working experience in the media industry.
She has a BSc.
She loves traveling and checking out new restaurants.
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She has a Bachelor of Commerce & IT from the University of Nairobi and joined Briefly.co.za in November 2019.
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