Top Kenya Movies / TV
by cyrustiz | created - 15 Mar 2022 | updated - 03 Oct 2022 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The First Grader (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Tony Kgoroge, Alfred Munyua
Votes: 4,894 | Gross: $0.33M
2. Nowhere in Africa (2001)
R | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
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.
Director: Caroline Link | Stars: Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Matthias Habich, Sidede Onyulo
Votes: 13,970 | Gross: $6.17M
3. Baraka (1992)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.
Director: Ron Fricke | Star: Patrick Disanto
Votes: 41,002 | Gross: $1.33M
4. Nairobi Half Life (2012)
100 min | Drama
A young, aspiring actor from upcountry Kenya dreams of becoming a success in the big city. In pursuit of this and to the chagrin of his brother and parents, he makes his way to Nairobi:the city of opportunity.
Director: David 'Tosh' Gitonga | Stars: Joseph Wairimu, Olwenya Maina, Shix Kapyenga, Mugambi Nthiga
Votes: 1,060
5. Besieged (1998)
R | 93 min | Drama, Romance
While in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband. But the only man that can help her do so is in love with her.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria, John C. Ojwang
Votes: 5,223 | Gross: $2.03M
6. Something of Value (1957)
Approved | 113 min | Drama, War
In British Colonial Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising, Peter and Kimani, who grew up together, find themselves on the opposite sides.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, Wendy Hiller, Juano Hernandez
Votes: 1,308
7. Out of Africa (1985)
PG | 161 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen
Votes: 86,416 | Gross: $87.10M
8. Daktari (1966–1969)
60 min | Adventure, Family
Game thieves, diamond smugglers and big game hunters endanger the animals in the African bush. But Dr. Tracy and his daughter Paula defy the constant danger.
Stars: Marshall Thompson, Cheryl Miller, Judy the Chimpanzee, Clarence
Votes: 1,186
9. Born Free (1974)
60 min | Adventure, Family
The adventures of two married game wardens in Kenya.
Stars: Gary Collins, Diana Muldaur, Hal Frederick, Joseph De Craft
Votes: 196
10. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022– )
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the show follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike.
Stars: Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia
Votes: 59,053
11.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022– )
Episode:
Children of the Comet
(2022)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An ancient alien relic thwarts the Enterprise crew from re-routing a comet on track to strike an inhabited planet.
Director: Maja Vrvilo | Stars: Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong
Votes: 5,347
12.
Human Planet (2011)
Episode:
Jungles: People of the Trees
(2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Although a mall part of earth's landmass, tropical rain forests contain half the animal species, mainly on altitudes out of human reach, losing 100 a day, often undiscovered, trough rapid ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Hugh-Jones | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 436
13.
Human Planet (2011)
Episode:
Grasslands: The Roots of Power
(2011)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary
Grass lands cover vast plains, such as savanna, prairies and pampas. The many, almost indestructible grass species, for various types of soil and other conditions, feed huge herds, whose ... See full summary »
Director: Tuppence Stone | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 366
14.
Human Planet (2011)
Episode:
Rivers: Friend and Foe
(2011)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary
Man always was attracted by rivers, not unlike seas, for water, fishing, irrigation, transport. And he deals in many ways with their dangers, ranging from torrents, frost and perilous ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Flowers | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 364
15.
Human Planet (2011)
Episode:
Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle
(2011)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary
Urban environments are man-made, so human design seems totally to overtake wildlife habitats. Yet animals abound in cities and suburbs, many as pets or working, but others exempt by ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Flowers | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 359
16.
The Great Rift: Africa's Greatest Story (2010– )
Episode:
Fire
(2010)
48 min | Documentary
Ethiopia's Afar low plain is a lunar landscape of craters and saline lakes in hellish heat. By extreme contrast, over thirty million years, half a million cubic kilometer lava created an equally bizarre mountain range nearby.
Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Phil Chapman, Justin Maguire
Votes: 39
17.
The Great Rift: Africa's Greatest Story (2010– )
Episode:
Water
(2010)
48 min | Documentary
The giant East African Great Rift, a vast plane, includes several lakes. Those are surprisingly diverse biotopes, some with extraordinarily unique food chains. One is even filled with ... See full summary »
Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Ingrid Kvale, Gavin Newman
Votes: 36
18.
Equator from the Air (2019–2020)
Episode:
Africa
(2019)
45 min | Documentary
In Africa, Gordon takes to the skies to see how a growing human population is affecting wildlife, from flamingos and elephants in Kenya to humpback whales off the coast of Gabon.
Votes: 6
19. Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o (2019 TV Movie)
Documentary
Journey across Benin, West Africa to uncover the 'Agoji' ( a forgotten female army) - or as Europeans labeled them, the 'Amazons'.
Director: Anna Cox | Star: Lupita Nyong'o
Votes: 70
20. Switch On (2020)
79 min | Documentary
Meet leaders, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens working to eradicate 'energy poverty' in their countries. In a journey that's enlightening and emotional, Switch On will change the way you look at energy and the developing world forever.
Director: Harry Lynch | Star: Scott Tinker
Votes: 22
21.
Frozen Planet II (2022–2023)
Episode:
Frozen Peaks
(2022)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary
Explore ice worlds born of altitude. Found on every continent, these icy 'islands in the sky' pose a range of challenges for the animals who choose to live there.
Director: Alex Lanchester | Stars: David Attenborough, Diego Araya, Dawson Dunning, Helen Hobin
Votes: 225
22.
Doc Martin (2004–2022)
Episode:
Faith
(2017)
TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Louisa's first Skype call for her new course doesn't go as planned when Martin decides to tell the lecturer his thoughts on the coursework. Morwenna's parents surprise her with a visit from Kenya.
Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Ian McNeice, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 295
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