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  • Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Mosa Kaiser, Sophie Okonedo, Ofentse Modiselle, and Mathabo Pieterson in Hotel Rwanda (2004)

    1. Hotel Rwanda

    20042h 1mPG-1379Metascore
    8.1 (386K)
    Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.
    DirectorTerry GeorgeStarsDon CheadleSophie OkonedoJoaquin Phoenix
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (2006)

    2. Blood Diamond

    20062h 23mR64Metascore
    8.0 (611K)
    A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsLeonardo DiCaprioDjimon HounsouJennifer Connelly
  • Shooting Dogs (2005)

    3. Shooting Dogs

    20051h 55mR71Metascore
    7.6 (12K)
    A Catholic Priest and an English teacher get stranded in a school in Kigali during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
    DirectorMichael Caton-JonesStarsJohn HurtHugh DancyDominique Horwitz
  • Josh Hartnett in Black Hawk Down (2001)

    4. Black Hawk Down

    20012h 24mR74Metascore
    7.7 (443K)
    The story of one hundred and sixty elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsJosh HartnettEwan McGregorTom Sizemore
  • Shaka Zulu (1986)

    5. Shaka Zulu

    198610 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.7 (3.5K)
    A historical account on the life of the Zulu King Shaka.
    StarsEdward FoxRobert PowellTrevor Howard
  • A Dry White Season (1989)

    6. A Dry White Season

    19891h 46mR68Metascore
    7.0 (6.7K)
    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.
    DirectorEuzhan PalcyStarsDonald SutherlandJanet SuzmanZakes Mokae
  • Baraka (1992)

    7. Baraka

    19921h 36mNot Rated
    8.5 (42K)
    A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.
    DirectorRon FrickeStarPatrick Disanto
  • Justin Chadwick, Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Ann Peacock, David M. Thompson, and Sam Feuer in The First Grader (2010)

    8. The First Grader

    20101h 43mPG-1356Metascore
    7.4 (5K)
    The story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau veteran who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
    DirectorJustin ChadwickStarsNaomie HarrisOliver LitondoTony Kgoroge
  • Thomas Jane in Stander (2003)

    9. Stander

    20031h 51mR62Metascore
    7.0 (9.5K)
    The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.
    DirectorBronwen HughesStarsThomas JaneDavid O'HaraDexter Fletcher
  • Sean Connery, Joanne Whalley, Louis Gossett Jr., John Lithgow, Diana Rigg, and Colin Friels in A Good Man in Africa (1994)

    10. A Good Man in Africa

    19941h 34mR46Metascore
    5.1 (2.8K)
    In a West African nation, the womanizing British 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner deals with different issues.
    DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsColin FrielsSean ConneryJoanne Whalley
  • Neal in Roar (1981)

    11. Roar

    19811h 35mPG65Metascore
    6.1 (5K)
    A naturalist living with big cats in East Africa expects a visit by his family of four from Chicago. A mix-up leaves him searching for his family, who have been left in the clutches of wild lions.
    DirectorNoel MarshallStarsTippi HedrenNoel MarshallMelanie Griffith
  • Gerard Butler in Machine Gun Preacher (2011)

    12. Machine Gun Preacher

    20112h 9mR43Metascore
    6.7 (70K)
    Sam Childers is a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been forced to become soldiers.
    DirectorMarc ForsterStarsGerard ButlerMichelle MonaghanMichael Shannon
  • Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon in Invictus (2009)

    13. Invictus

    20092h 14mPG-1374Metascore
    7.3 (172K)
    Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsMorgan FreemanMatt DamonTony Kgoroge
  • Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz in The Constant Gardener (2005)

    14. The Constant Gardener

    20052h 9mR82Metascore
    7.3 (153K)
    A widower's transcontinental quest to find answers about his wife's death leads him to explosive secrets.
    DirectorFernando MeirellesStarsRalph FiennesRachel WeiszDanny Huston
  • Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

    15. The Ghost and the Darkness

    19961h 50mR46Metascore
    6.8 (69K)
    A bridge engineer and an experienced old hunter begin a hunt for two lions after they start attacking local construction workers.
    DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsMichael DouglasVal KilmerTom Wilkinson
  • Zulu (1964)

    16. Zulu

    19642h 18mApproved77Metascore
    7.7 (45K)
    Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.
    DirectorCy EndfieldStarsStanley BakerJack HawkinsUlla Jacobsson
  • Primeval (2007)

    17. Primeval

    20071h 33mR35Metascore
    4.8 (16K)
    A news team is sent to Burundi to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. Their difficult task turns potentially deadly when a warlord targets them for death.
    DirectorMichael KatlemanStarsDominic PurcellOrlando JonesBrooke Langton
  • White Lion (2010)

    18. White Lion

    20101h 28mPG
    6.5 (1.1K)
    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.
    DirectorMichael SwanStarsJamie BartlettJohn KaniThabo Malema
  • L'enfant lion (1993)

    19. L'enfant lion

    19931h 26m
    6.2 (335)
    Set in the past, follows young African boy who uses his friends, the wild animals, to defend his village from Arab slave traders.
    DirectorPatrick GrandperretStarsWéré Wéré LikingSouleyman KoliSalif Keïta
  • Tsotsi (2005)

    20. Tsotsi

    20051h 34mR70Metascore
    7.2 (32K)
    Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.
    DirectorGavin HoodStarsPresley ChweneyagaeMothusi MaganoIsrael Matseke-Zulu
  • The Devil Came on Horseback (2007)

    21. The Devil Came on Horseback

    20071h 25m78Metascore
    7.6 (1.6K)
    A documentary that exposes the genocide raging in Darfur, Sudan as seen through the eyes of a former U.S. marine who returns home to make the story public.
    DirectorsRicki SternAnne SundbergStarsNicholas KristofBrian Steidle
  • Kim Basinger and Vincent Perez in I Dreamed of Africa (2000)

    22. I Dreamed of Africa

    20001h 54mPG-1333Metascore
    5.6 (5K)
    A bored Italian socialite (Kim Basinger) abandons her jet-set lifestyle for the rigors and rewards of rural Kenya in this true story, based on the best-selling memoir by Kuki Gallmann. Directed by Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire).
    DirectorHugh HudsonStarsKim BasingerVincent PerezLiam Aiken
  • Nowhere in Africa (2001)

    23. Nowhere in Africa

    20012h 21mR72Metascore
    7.5 (15K)
    Due to Hitler's threat, Walter Redlich, a Jewish lawyer, immigrates to Kenya with his wife Jettel and daughter Regina. Things take a turn when the family is ordered to move by the British officers.
    DirectorCaroline LinkStarsJuliane KöhlerMerab NinidzeMatthias Habich
  • Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, and Ava Gardner in Mogambo (1953)

    24. Mogambo

    19531h 56mApproved
    6.6 (9.6K)
    On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsClark GableGrace KellyAva Gardner
  • Hatari! (1962)

    25. Hatari!

    19622h 37mApproved
    7.1 (15K)
    A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos before the arrival of a female wildlife photographer threatens to change their ways.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneElsa MartinelliHardy Krüger

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