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1. Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
Animation, Adventure, Drama | Filming
Simba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints while the origins of his late father Mufasa are explored.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner
2. Silent Witness (1996– )
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, William Gaminara, Tom Ward
Votes: 12,798
3. The Lion King (2019)
PG | 118 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Votes: 267,747 | Gross: $543.64M
4. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 852,522 | Gross: $408.08M
5. Black Panther (2018)
PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.
Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira
Votes: 839,595 | Gross: $700.06M
6. What If...? (2021– )
TV-14 | 32 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Exploring pivotal moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and turning them on their head, leading the audience into uncharted territory.
Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Terri Douglas, Matthew Wood, Robin Atkin Downes
Votes: 143,279
7. Murder Mystery (2019)
PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A New York cop and his wife go on a European vacation to reinvigorate the spark in their marriage, but end up getting framed and on the run for the death of an elderly billionaire.
Director: Kyle Newacheck | Stars: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Luke Evans, Terence Stamp
Votes: 169,485
8. Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Full-time detectives Nick and Audrey are struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground. They find themselves at the center of international abduction when their friend Maharaja is kidnapped at his own lavish wedding.
Director: Jeremy Garelick | Stars: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Mark Strong, Mélanie Laurent
Votes: 69,423
9. Wallander (2008–2016)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Unable to unsee the dark crimes he's tasked to investigate, Wallander's job comes at a cost to his family and relationships.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Richard McCabe, Jeany Spark, Sarah Smart
Votes: 16,537
10. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
R | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A bridge engineer and an experienced old hunter begin a hunt for two lions after they start attacking local construction workers.
Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani
Votes: 66,079 | Gross: $38.62M
11. The Wild Geese (1978)
R | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A British banker hires a group of British mercenaries to rescue a deposed African President from the hands of a corrupt African dictator.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Krüger
Votes: 14,207
12. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 399
13. Coriolanus (2011)
R | 123 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Director: Ralph Fiennes | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Brian Cox, Lubna Azabal
Votes: 33,550 | Gross: $0.76M
14. Seal Team (2021)
TV-Y7 | 101 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Fearless seal Quinn assembles a squad of misfit recruits to stand up to ruthless sharks with razor-sharp teeth and reclaim the open sea.
Directors: Greig Cameron, Kane Croudace | Stars: J.K. Simmons, Dolph Lundgren, Sharlto Copley, Bumper Robinson
Votes: 1,827
15. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Precious Ramotswe launches the first-ever female detective agency in Botswana. She embarks on various adventures while investigating cases and must also overcome several challenges in her quest.
Stars: Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati, Desmond Dube
Votes: 3,855
16. A Dry White Season (1989)
R | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
A white middle class South African suburbanite with no interest in politics agrees to help his black gardener find his jailed son. His investigation opens his eyes to the horrors committed by the secret police and turns him into a target.
Director: Euzhan Palcy | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, Jürgen Prochnow
Votes: 6,221 | Gross: $3.77M
17. Sarafina! (1992)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Musical
South African teenagers fight against apartheid in the Soweto Uprising.
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Leleti Khumalo, Miriam Makeba, John Kani
Votes: 2,290 | Gross: $7.31M
18. Endgame (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, History
A story based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa.
Director: Pete Travis | Stars: William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller, Mark Strong
Votes: 2,867 | Gross: $0.01M
19. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
60 min | Drama
BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird
Votes: 140
20. Beyond the Light Barrier (2023)
87 min | Documentary, Biography, Romance
A legendary meteorologist spends her days on earth attempting to convince the world that her alien lover from an advanced human race existed, and held the only solutions to all our problems on earth.
Director: Uga Carlini | Stars: Sue Armstrong, Beth Brady, Paul Brogan, Chester Chandler
Votes: 587
21. White Lion (2010)
PG | 88 min | Drama, Family
A young African boy named Gisani finds himself destined to protect a rare and magnificent white lion cub named Letsatsi who is cast from his pride and is forced to survive on his own.
Director: Michael Swan | Stars: Jamie Bartlett, John Kani, Thabo Malema, A.J. van der Merwe
Votes: 1,038
22. Hollywood Insider (2018– )
Talk-Show
A show focused on substance and meaningful entertainment while staying away from gossip and scandal.
Stars: Pritan Ambroase, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Holland, Margot Robbie
Votes: 1,418
23. Nothing But the Truth (II) (2008)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
After his brothers death a man plans his funeral but things don't go as planned as his relatives have to come to terms with the fact that he wasn't the man everyone thought he was
Director: John Kani | Stars: John Kani, Rosie Motene, Motshabi Tyelele, Grethe Fox
Votes: 23
24. Midlands Today (1964– )
News
The British Broadcasting Corporation's regional news bulletin for the English region of the West Midlands. Featuring news reports, weather forecasts, arts and culture, sport and politics.
Stars: Shefali Oza, Rebecca Wood, Mary Rhodes, Nick Owen
Votes: 25
25. The Tichborne Claimant (1998)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwreck. Some years later, his erudite Afro-English valet, Bogle, is sent to investigate rumors ... See full summary »
Director: David Yates | Stars: John Kani, Robert Pugh, Rachael Dowling, Paola Dionisotti
Votes: 226
26. The Grass Is Singing (1981)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
In the 1940s, a city girl moves from America to her husband's failing farm in Southern Rhodesia in colonial Africa. Unhappy and unhinged, she starts an affair with their black servant which leads to tragedy.
Director: Michael Raeburn | Stars: Karen Black, John Thaw, John Kani, Patrick Mynhardt
Votes: 195
27. 'Master Harold'... and the Boys (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
When Harold, a young white man, learns that his alcoholic, handicapped father is returning home, his frustration turns into racist viciousness against the two black men who work for the family.
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Zakes Mokae, John Kani
Votes: 314
28. Final Solution (2001)
R | 102 min | Action, Drama
The indoctrination of Gerrit Wolfaardt is complete: his family traditions, history, culture- even his church-have taught him that black South Africans are a cancer in the land. Under the ... See full summary »
Director: Cristobal Krusen | Stars: John Kani, Jan Ellis, Vusi Kunene, David S. Lee
Votes: 185
29. Aquarius (1970–1977)
39 min | Documentary
An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Russell Harty, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 31
30. Options (1989)
PG-13 | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy
An MBA goes to Africa to make a deal, but come out with a Princess.
Director: Camilo Vila | Stars: Matt Salinger, Joanna Pacula, John Kani, Danny Keogh
Votes: 95
31. iNkaba (2012–2013)
Drama
Set in the capricious world of fashion, the tight bond between parents and children is explored. Within the two competing fashion houses are two love stories at its core.
Stars: John Kani, Nakedi Ribane, Dumisani Mbebe, Baby Cele
32. How to Steal 2 Million (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Drama
It's a jungle out there. That's how we meet our lead character Jack. It's been five years since he's seen his partner and best friend Twala. Jack did five years for a robbery gone bad. ... See full summary »
Director: Charlie Vundla | Stars: Menzi Ngubane, Terry Pheto, Rapulana Seiphemo, John Kani
Votes: 103
33. The Suit (II) (2016)
30 min | Short, Drama
During the apartheid regime's forced removals in 1950s Sophiatown, South Africa, a man forces his wife to treat her lover's suit as a person.
Director: Jarryd Coetsee | Stars: Atandwa Kani, Phuthi Nakene, John Kani, Thabiso Isaac Rammusi
Votes: 15
34. 2nd House (1973–1976)
45 min | Talk-Show
BBC Arts program derived from Full House (1972).
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Edwin Mullins, Roger McGough, Struan Rodger
Votes: 19
35. I am Khama!
Drama, History | Announced
The real BLACK PANTHER. It is 1895. A brilliant African King, whose country is about to be stolen, rushes to England, tours the country, wins the people to his side, blackmails the Colonial Minister and confronts Queen Victoria at Windsor.
Director: Mark Macauley | Stars: Stephen Fry, John Cleese, Cherie Lunghi, John Kani
36. Saturday Night at the Palace (1987)
R | 87 min | Drama
Developed for film from a play inspired by true events, Saturday Night at the Palace takes place at a South African fast-food restaurant. The main conflict is between a white antagonist, ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Davies | Stars: Bill Flynn, John Kani, Paul Slabolepszy, Marius Weyers
Votes: 79
37. Othello (1989 TV Movie)
187 min | Drama, Romance
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
Director: Janet Suzman | Stars: John Kani, Richard Haddon Haines, Dorothy Ann Gould, Joanna Weinberg
Votes: 30
38. 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
39. Kini & Adams (1997)
93 min | Drama
Kini and Adams are two friends leaving in a Zimbabwe village who dream of repairing an old broken car, and moving to the city and starting life over.
Director: Idrissa Ouedraogo | Stars: Vusi Kunene, David Mohloki, Nthati Moshesh, John Kani
Votes: 98
40. The Native Who Caused All the Trouble (1989)
PG | 82 min | Drama
True story of a man who believes God owns the earth and land cannot be owned by anyone, therefore he's at liberty to build his church on ground occupied by others.
Director: Manie van Rensburg | Stars: John Kani, Vanessa Cooke, Graham Hopkins, Kurt Egelhof
Votes: 14
41. Wild Ocean (2008)
45 min | Documentary
Wild Ocean is an uplifting cinematic experience capturing one of natures greatest migration spectacles through the magic of IMAX. Plunge into an underwater feeding frenzy amidst the ... See full summary »
Directors: Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas | Star: John Kani
Votes: 278
42. The Space - Theatre of Survival (2019)
88 min | Documentary
When everything about you falls one man decides that theatre is the key, and the way to begin to unify a people. A film about the life and times of The Space theatre (a.k.a. 'The Space', 'Die Ruimte' in Afrikaans, and 'Indawo' in Xhosa).
Directors: Dan Poole, Mark Street | Stars: James Earl Jones, Bill Anderson, Brian Astbury, Arthur Benjamin
Votes: 18
43. An African Dream (1988)
PG | 93 min | Drama
A moving portrayal of love and hope struggling to survive the torturous nightmare of colonial prejudice. A story of a warped and twisted system hellbent on destroying a relationship that threatens its very existence.
Director: John Smallcombe | Stars: Kitty Aldridge, John Kani, Dominic Jephcott, John Carson
Votes: 22
44. The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975 TV Special)
120 min
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Edward Albee, Jack Albertson, Tom Aldredge, Eve Arden
45. Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese (1978)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Iain Johnstone | Stars: Richard Burton, Ronald Fraser, John Glen, Kenneth Griffith
46. In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1993)
112 min | Documentary
This award-winning film examines the role of cinema in both supporting and attacking apartheid. Includes newsreel footage of violence in South Africa and interviews with writers, directors, and actors.
Directors: Peter Davis, Daniel Riesenfeld | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Bono, André P. Brink, Ross Devenish
Votes: 20
47. 21 Icons (2013– )
3 min | Documentary
Inspired by the life of Nelson Mandela, 21 Icons is a visual celebration of the lives of men and women who have shaped the world around them for the better.
Stars: Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Hugh Masekela, F.W. de Klerk
48. Soweto Green (1995)
100 min | Comedy, Romance
Soweto Green is a 1995 South African comedy film directed by David Lister and starring John Kani, L. Scott Caldwell, Sandra Prinsloo, and Casper de Vries. After Nelson Mandela is elected ... See full summary »
Director: David Lister | Stars: John Kani, L. Scott Caldwell, Sandra Prinsloo, Casper de Vries
Votes: 23
49. Janapriyan (2011)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, Family, Musical
Priyadarshan is from a small village who lands at Kochi to join the temporary job in the Taluk Office, in the place of Vaishakhan, who is forced to go for a long leave. Vaishakhan doesn't ... See full summary »
Director: Boban Samuel | Stars: Jayasurya, Bhama, Manoj K. Jayan, Sarayu Mohan
Votes: 302
50. Kap der Rache (1997 TV Movie)
94 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Axel de Roche | Stars: Günter Strack, Senta Berger, John Kani, Martin Lindow