Best movies on Prime Video (Afrique du Sud) : our Top 20

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

2018 · Hawa Essuman

One night, at the exact same instant, every pupil in a single classroom disappears—except for one—leaving a tight‑knit town shaken as parents, authorities and neighbors race to unravel whether a person, a force, or something else entirely is to blame.

With Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor

2009 · Neill Blomkamp

In 2010, amid Paris’s impoverished neighborhoods, a deep-cover police officer and a reformed street fighter embed themselves within a violent gang to locate and neutralize a stolen neutron warhead before it can be detonated.

With Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie, John Sumner and William Allen Young

2013 · Justin Chadwick

An intimate portrait that follows Nelson Mandela from his upbringing in a rural village through his emergence as a leader, culminating in the historic inauguration that made him South Africa’s first president elected by popular vote.

With Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa, Fana Mokoena, Robert Hobbs and Jamie Bartlett

1982 · Richard Attenborough

At the dawn of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a lawyer trained in Britain, gives up his personal comforts and possessions to lead the fight for India's independence. Confronted with the British Empire's military and political coercion, he champions nonviolent civil disobedience, aiming to achieve freedom for his people through peaceful mass action rather than armed struggle.

With Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills and Martin Sheen

2001 · Michael Mann

In 1964, fresh from Olympic glory and newly professional, Cassius Clay bursts into the boxing world with audacious charm. Outspoken and flamboyant, he reshapes how Black athletes are perceived by backing his bold public persona and unabashed conviction that he is the best the sport has seen. Yet just as he reaches the pinnacle, both his career and his personal life are put to the ultimate test.

With Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright and Mykelti Williamson

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

2014 · Frank Coraci

After a disastrous blind date arranged by well-meaning friends, newly single mom Lauren and recently widowed dad Jim are adamant they never want to see each other again. Yet fate has other plans: without realizing it, each of them buys half of the same family vacation package to a resort in South Africa for spring break. Now, accompanied by their kids, they’re stuck sharing a supposedly romantic suite and must navigate a packed itinerary of family activities together, forcing them to confront their mutual dislike — and the possibility that sparks might fly despite their best efforts.

With Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Bella Thorne, Terry Crews, Joel McHale and Lauren Lapkus

2026 · Johnny Barbuzano

Thando has always stumbled through romance; when her closest friend returns from his travels engaged, she must grapple with an unexpected surge of jealousy.

With Katlego Lebogang, Moliehi Didie Makobane, Kagiso Modupe, Fikile Mthwalo, Siya Sepotekele and Yonda Thomas

2005 · Carroll Ballard

An orphaned cheetah cub is taken in by a young boy in South Africa, and the pair form an unbreakable bond, the cub becoming both his pet and closest companion.

With Alex Michaeletos, Campbell Scott, Mary Makhatho, Nthabiseng Kenoshi, Hope Davis, Jennifer Steyn and Nicky Rebello

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

2007 · Vic Sarin

At thirty-eight, Gian Singh walks away from his career in the British Indian Army, determined to rebuild a peaceful life far from the trauma of conflict. His hopes are upended when he suddenly becomes guardian to a seventeen-year-old girl, a frightened survivor of the violent events that tore her from her family, and must confront both her wounds and his own as he struggles to keep her safe.

With Jimi Mistry, Kristin Kreuk, Neve Campbell, John Light, Irrfan Khan, Madhur Jaffrey and Arya Babbar