Best South Africa Movies

3eyedraven's 60 top-rated south africa movies — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

My Octopus Teacher 2020 ★ 7.9

Searching for Sugar Man 2012 ★ 7.9

District 9 2009 ★ 7.5

Zulu 1964 ★ 7.4

Mia and the White Lion 2018 ★ 7.3

Duma 2005 ★ 7.4

Invictus 2009 ★ 7.2

Another Day of Life 2018 ★ 7.4

Living with Leopards 2024 ★ 7.7

Pangolin: Kulu's Journey 2025 ★ 7.6

Breaker Morant 1980 ★ 7.1

Cry Freedom 1987 ★ 7.0

Blended 2014 ★ 6.9

Yesterday 2004 ★ 7.4

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2013 ★ 6.9

Goodbye Bafana 2007 ★ 6.9

Spud 2010 ★ 7.0

On the Way to School 2013 ★ 6.8

Alive in Joburg 2005 ★ 6.8

Zulu 2013 ★ 6.7

Cold Case Hammarskjöld 2019 ★ 6.8

Moffie 2020 ★ 6.7

The Naked Prey 1965 ★ 6.6

Cry, the Beloved Country 1995 ★ 6.8