Best movies on Apple TV+ (Afrique du Sud) : our Top 20

2004 · Terry George

Set in Rwanda in the 1990s amid a genocide that claimed over a million Tutsi lives while much of the world looked away, this film is drawn from real events and follows hotelier Paul Rusesabagina. Facing chaos and danger, he converts his hotel into a refuge for more than a thousand people, risking everything to protect those seeking shelter.

With Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Fana Mokoena, Joaquin Phoenix, Jean Reno and Desmond Dube

2015 · George Miller

On the planet’s outer edge, a bleached, merciless desert has reduced civilization to fragments, with desperate people driven to violence as they claw for scant food, water and shelter. In the midst of this ruin, two fugitives—rebels on the run—race across sand and smashed settlements, carrying a fragile hope: to rally the scattered survivors and challenge the brutal forces that keep the world fractured.

With Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

2015 · Neill Blomkamp

Brimming with potential from the moment he emerges, Chappie is an extraordinary, highly gifted being. Shaped by both kind and corrupt influences in his environment, he must lean on empathy and a developing moral compass to find his place and define himself. The crucial distinction is that Chappie isn’t human—he’s an artificial intelligence housed in a robot.

With Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, Sigourney Weaver and Chris Shields

2007 · Bille August

Over the summer, fourteen-year-old Maik and his new classmate Tschick commandeer a car and set off on an improvised road trip, where a succession of unexpected encounters and adventures profoundly changes them both.

With Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Shiloh Henderson and Patrick Lyster

2013 · Anthony Silverston

Blamed for a brutal drought because only half of his stripes remain, a young zebra is driven from his herd and sets out to recover the markings he’s lost. An overly protective wildebeest and a flamboyant ostrich soon join his quest, forming an unlikely but loyal fellowship. Together they confront a ruthless leopard who rules the plains, outsmart him, and restore water and safety to the zebra’s family.

With Jake T. Austin, Liam Neeson, Steve Buscemi, AnnaSophia Robb, Laurence Fishburne, Richard E. Grant and Loretta Devine