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1. Black Hawk Down (2001)
R | 144 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of 160 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.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana
Votes: 424,980 | Gross: $108.64M
2. Captain Phillips (2013)
PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Catherine Keener
Votes: 493,918 | Gross: $107.10M
3. The Foreigner (I) (2017)
R | 113 min | Action, Thriller
A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Katie Leung, Jackie Chan, Rufus Jones, Mark Tandy
Votes: 123,628 | Gross: $34.39M
4. Eye in the Sky (2015)
R | 102 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.
Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi
Votes: 91,722 | Gross: $18.70M
5. Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Irregular migrants Okwe and Senay work at a posh London hotel and live in constant fear of deportation. One night Okwe stumbles across evidence of a bizarre murder, setting off a series of events that could lead to disaster or freedom.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sophie Okonedo, Kriss Dosanjh
Votes: 44,128 | Gross: $8.11M
6. Mountains of the Moon (1990)
R | 136 min | Adventure, Drama, History
The legendary true-story of Capt. Richard Francis Burton and Lt. John Hanning Speke's tumultuous expedition to find the source of the Nile river.
Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw
Votes: 4,275 | Gross: $4.01M
7. The Detective from Beledweyne (2023– )
43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows the crime cases of a reckless former prosecutor relegated to a job at a refugee detention center and her partner - an asylum seeker from Somalia who turns out to be a police investigative genius.
Stars: Malin Levanon, Nasir Dhagole, Kristofer Kamiyasu, Ellen Jelinek
Votes: 560
8. The 7 Adventures of Sinbad (2010 Video)
PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sinbad, the original Prince of Persia, must complete seven tasks in order to save the world from catastrophe.
Directors: Ben Hayflick, Adam Silver | Stars: Patrick Muldoon, Sarah Desage, Bo Svenson, Kelly O'Leary
Votes: 1,432
9. Det nya landet (2000 TV Movie)
232 min | Comedy, Drama
A 15 year old Somalian boy meets a 40 year old Iranian man on a refugee camp in Skåne, in the south of Sweden. With the threat of deportation hanging over them they decide to the take their... See full summary »
Director: Geir Hansteen Jorgensen | Stars: Mike Almayehu, Michalis Koutsogiannakis, Lia Boysen, Lars Väringer
Votes: 1,618
10. Pitkin tietä pieni lapsi (2005)
79 min | Documentary
Directors: Susanna Helke, Virpi Suutari
Votes: 18
11. Ayaan (2020)
16 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
An escaped asylum seeker encounters a man on a rural beach, and must decide whether to trust him, or attempt the 400 km journey to the nearest city on foot and alone.
Director: Alies Sluiter | Stars: Kathryn Adams, Marley Agalla, Tier Ataing, Trevor Jamieson
Votes: 20
12. Somali Pirate Takedown: The Real Story (2009 TV Movie)
Documentary
The real story behind the Somali Pirate capture of the Maersk Alabama - and the kill shots that saved the life of Captain Richard Phillips.
Director: Christina Bavetta | Stars: Terry MacDonald, Winstead Barnes, Johnny Day, Keith Michael Gregory
Votes: 42
14. Not for Us? (2023)
Short, Comedy
Director: Praneet Akilla | Stars: Filip Zivanovic, Ilhan Abdullahi, Idile Bouh, Hodan Hassan
15. Våra barn dör (2021 TV Movie)
29 min | Documentary
Stars: Diamant Salihu, Ahmed Abdirahman, Ahmed Abdullahi, Caroline Asplund
16. Africa Adventure (1954)
Approved | 64 min | Documentary
A true film account of a three-month safari in the big game hunting areas of the Dark Continent, undoctored with any faked plot or contrivance.
Director: Robert C. Ruark | Stars: Robert C. Ruark, Harry Selby, John Sutton, Andrew Holmberg
Votes: 9
17. Q's Barbershop (2019)
60 min | Documentary
A colorful, upbeat tale from Vollsmose about the resourceful and funky hairdresser Qasim, who instills dignity, inspiration and hope in young people through something we can all relate to - a cool haircut.
Director: Emil Langballe | Stars: Ridwan Qasim Ahmed, Hassan El-Khatib, Fuad Gumas, Faisal Hassan
Votes: 107
18. Yövaras (2017)
16 min | Short, Drama
A Somali man's car starts to disappear mysteriously at night. When he decides to catch the thief, things take an unexpected turn.
Director: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed | Stars: Fuaad Amin, Aaliya Mustafa, Elina Knihtilä, Joonas Saartamo
Votes: 34
20. Caasha (2005 TV Movie)
55 min | Drama
Director: Lotta Kupiainen | Stars: Arttu Kapulainen, Anab Egal, Leea Klemola, Oskari Ritola
Votes: 76
22. A Song from the Future (2017)
17 min | Short
A Somali migrant tries to rest inside the basement of a block of flats near the Swiss-Italian border, when a popular song awakens his wish to return to his country.
Director: Tommaso Donati
Votes: 7
23.
Sheena (2000–2002)
Episode:
Revenge of the Jirds
(2000)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure
Upon finding evidence that he's transporting a small animal, Sheena angrily accosts Cutter in search of answers.
Director: Scott Paulin | Stars: Gena Lee Nolin, John Allen Nelson, Margo Moorer, Kevin Quigley
Votes: 33
24.
The First 48 (2004– )
Episode:
Shattered Dreams/Left to Die
(2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Mystery, Reality-TV
A Somali man who immigrated from Darfur to America and opened a store is murder during an apparent robbery. And a man is shot and killed, and his girl friend is shot and left for dead in what looks like a home invasion.
Stars: Rick Arnold, Matthew Clements, Sandy Doss Jr., Fernando George
Votes: 27
25.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Deranged Leftists Celebrate Rape and Murder in the Name of 'Decolonization'
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Matt Walsh
27.
A Current Affair (1971– )
Episode:
Jewel Gangs
(2017)
30 min | News
It's the crime spree that's left Victorian jewellery store owners fearing for their lives. In the last six months more than a dozen jewellery stores in Melbourne have been raided by ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Burgess-Wise | Stars: Leila McKinnon, Reid Butler, Tony Fialides, Rowland Legg
28.
A Current Affair (1971– )
Episode:
Why Was Justine Killed?
(2017)
30 min | News
Justine Damond's mysterious death has left her family and friends bewildered. Damond, a life coach raised in Sydney but who had since moved to Minneapolis, had called 911 to report a ... See full summary »
Stars: Leila McKinnon, Dimity Clancey, Justine Damond, Don Damond
29.
Valor (2017–2018)
Episode:
Command & Control
(2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Col Haskins picks between Gallo and Madani's plans and tensions rise when it is decided.
Director: Lee Rose | Stars: Christina Ochoa, Matt Barr, Charlie Barnett, Nigel Thatch
Votes: 116
30.
A Current Affair (1971– )
Episode:
Menace to Society
(2018)
30 min | News
The Apex crime group is hell bent on its car jackings, armed robberies, and violent home invasions. But now, there's a new threat to public safety with a gang of African youths calling ... See full summary »
Stars: Leila McKinnon, Reid Butler, Sarah Stewart, Bob Hill
31.
A Current Affair (1971– )
Episode:
Bourke Street Incident
(2018)
30 min | News
A Somali-born terrorist has been shot by Victoria police after allegedly setting his car on fire loaded with gas cylinders, and attacking officers with a knife, along Bourke Street in ... See full summary »
Stars: Tracy Grimshaw, Reid Butler, David Clayton
32.
Monkey in the Morning (2017– )
Episode:
Oops, I Did It Again
(2019)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Francis Leonard Powers, Dax Orien, Bad Comic Reviews, Poly Dub