Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "sudan"

1. Arrival (II) (2016)

PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg

Votes: 771,689 | Gross: $100.55M

2. The Old Guard (2020)

R | 125 min | Action, Thriller

A covert team of immortal mercenaries is suddenly exposed and must now fight to keep their identity a secret just as an unexpected new member is discovered.

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood | Stars: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari

Votes: 183,783

3. The Constant Gardener (2005)

R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A widower's transcontinental quest to find answers about his wife's death leads him to explosive secrets.

Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Hubert Koundé

Votes: 148,502 | Gross: $33.58M

4. Left Behind: The Movie (2000)

PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

The Biblical prophecy of Armegeddon begins when the Rapture instantly takes all believers in Christ from the Earth. A reporter left behind learns that the Anti-Christ will soon take power.

Director: Vic Sarin | Stars: Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Janaya Stephens, Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Votes: 10,521 | Gross: $4.22M

5. The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)

TV-MA | 129 min | Drama, History, Thriller

Israel's Mossad agents attempt to rescue Ethiopian Jewish refugees in Sudan in 1979.

Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Mbulelo Grootboom, Sizo Mahlangu, Michael Kenneth Williams, Masasa Mbangeni

Votes: 32,602

6. Machine Gun Preacher (2011)

R | 129 min | Action, Biography, Crime

Sam Childers is a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been forced to become soldiers.

Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon, Kathy Baker

Votes: 68,970 | Gross: $0.54M

7. The Four Feathers (2002)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A young British officer resigns his commission just before his regiment is sent to battle and soon receives four white feathers from his friends and fiancee as symbols of what they view as his cowardice.

Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Mohamed Bouich

Votes: 35,502 | Gross: $18.31M

8. Traitor (2008)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn.

Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff | Stars: Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Archie Panjabi, Saïd Taghmaoui

Votes: 59,117 | Gross: $23.53M

9. Goodbye Julia (2023)

120 min | Drama

Just before the secession of South Sudan, a married former singer from the north seeks redemption for causing the death of a southern man by hiring his oblivious wife as her maid.

Director: Mohamed Kordofani | Stars: Eiman Yousif, Siran Riak, Nazar Goma, Ger Duany

Votes: 659

10. Close (I) (2019)

TV-MA | 94 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A female bodyguard is hired to protect an heiress on the run from assassins.

Director: Vicky Jewson | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Sophie Nélisse, Indira Varma, Eoin Macken

Votes: 27,175

11. The Good Lie (2014)

PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Drama

A group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.

Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal

Votes: 30,027 | Gross: $2.72M

12. Khartoum (1966)

Approved | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).

Directors: Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon | Stars: Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson

Votes: 8,275 | Gross: $6.54M

13. The Burdened (2023)

91 min | Drama

Centers on Ahmed and Isra'a parents of three children who lost their job due to the country's economic crisis. Isra'a finds out about her fourth pregnancy at this time when they cannot afford to raise one more child.

Director: Amr Gamal | Stars: Khaled Hamdan, Abeer Mohammed, Samah Alamrani, Awsam Abdulrahman

Votes: 367

14. Young Winston (1972)

PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama, War

Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.

Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Peter Cellier, Ronald Hines

Votes: 2,982 | Gross: $4.69M

15. The Four Feathers (1939)

Passed | 129 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A British Army officer resigns, burning his last-day summons to war in the Sudan. Accusing him of cowardice, his girlfriend and three friends give him white feathers. To gain redemption, he shadows his friends to save their lives.

Director: Zoltan Korda | Stars: John Clements, Ralph Richardson, C. Aubrey Smith, June Duprez

Votes: 6,593

16. You Will Die at 20 (2019)

103 min | Drama

Shortly after Muzamil was born, the village's holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father can't stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19.

Director: Amjad Abu Alala | Stars: Mustafa Shehata, Islam Mubarak, Mahmoud Maysara Elsaraj, Bonna Khalid

Votes: 2,667

17. Maryan (2013)

Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A contract worker in Sudan is abducted by mercenaries and his lover in India awaits his return.

Director: Bharat Bala | Stars: Dhanush, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Salim Kumar, Appukutty

Votes: 3,684

18. Attack on Darfur (2009)

R | 98 min | Drama, War

American journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the victims they have encountered.

Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Kristanna Loken, David O'Hara, Noah Dalton Danby, Matt Frewer

Votes: 2,765

19. God Grew Tired of Us (2006)

PG | 89 min | Documentary

Three young men from Sudan embark on a journey to America after years of wandering Sub-Saharan Africa in search of safety.

Directors: Christopher Dillon Quinn, Tommy Walker | Stars: Panther Bior, John Bul Dau, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Abol Pach

Votes: 2,906 | Gross: $0.28M

20. A Boy Ten Feet Tall (1963)

G | 118 min | Adventure

Ten year old Sammy travels 4500 miles on his own from the Suez Canal to Durban, South Africa.

Director: Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland, Constance Cummings, Harry H. Corbett

Votes: 649

21. Lost Boys of Sudan (2003)

Unrated | 87 min | Documentary

Lost Boys of Sudan is a feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest ... See full summary »

Directors: Megan Mylan, Jon Shenk | Stars: Santino Majok Chuor, Jarrid Geduld, Peter Kon Dut

Votes: 661 | Gross: $0.12M

22. The Four Feathers (1978 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, History

When British Lieutenant Faversham resigns his commission rather than fight in the 1882 Sudan war, his army pals present him with the four white feathers of cowardice.

Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Beau Bridges, Robert Powell, Simon Ward, Jane Seymour

Votes: 713

23. W pustyni i w puszczy (2001)

111 min | Adventure, Family

Two young children, 14-year-old Stas and 8-year-old Nel, are kidnapped for ransom by Muslim leader called Mahdi.

Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Adam Fidusiewicz, Karolina Sawka, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Artur Zmijewski

Votes: 986

24. Bakhita (2009 TV Movie)

Biography

Bakhita is captured as a slave as a child, a Viennian man sees her. Many years later the man has returned to do business and recognizes her. After saving her, he takes her back to his home.... See full summary »

Director: Giacomo Campiotti | Stars: Teresa Acerbis, Ettore Bassi, Federica Bau, Sonia Bergamasco

Votes: 255

25. The Four Feathers (1929)

81 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

When British officer Harry resigns from his regiment, he is labeled a coward by his family and friends. Harry receives four white feathers as a mark of a coward. In order to redeem himself ... See full summary »

Directors: Merian C. Cooper, Lothar Mendes, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, Clive Brook, William Powell

Votes: 343

26. The Light That Failed (1939)

Passed | 99 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Dick Heldar, a London artist, is gradually losing his sight. He struggles to complete his masterpiece, the portrait of Bessie Broke, a cockney girl, before his eyesight fails him.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Ronald Colman, Walter Huston, Muriel Angelus, Ida Lupino

Votes: 520

27. Shocking Africa (1982)

Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary

A look at the fast disappearing tribal customs of North Africa.

Directors: Alfredo Castiglioni, Angelo Castiglioni | Star: Kenneth Belton

Votes: 130

28. Khawatir (2005–2015)

TV-14 | 25 min | Family, Reality-TV, Sci-Fi

A TV show devoted to help young people to be mature in their faith, work, and knowledge.

Star: Ahmad Al Shugairi

Votes: 4,267

29. Pole to Pole (1992– )

50 min | Adventure, Documentary

Michael Palin undertakes a journey by the most direct route possible with the most land to cross from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Stars: Michael Palin, Neil Hardwick, Lasse Lehtinen, Graham Hancock

Votes: 1,428

30. Architects of Denial (2017)

102 min | Documentary, History, War

Featuring Julian Assange, George Clooney, and brutal witness accounts, this film explores the controversy surrounding the Armenian genocide and persecution of Middle Eastern Christians, including the U.S. politicians who deny it occurred.

Director: David Lee George | Stars: Taner Akçam, Tjagharyan Movses Amaya, Movses Aneshyan, Julian Assange

Votes: 254 | Gross: $0.07M

31. I Am Slave (2010)

82 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

A thriller set in London's slave trade and centered on a woman's fight for freedom.

Director: Gabriel Range | Stars: Wunmi Mosaku, Isaach De Bankolé, Lubna Azabal, Igal Naor

Votes: 1,611

32. Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021)

120 min | Documentary

This documentary explores film through the voices of significant professionals who have contributed to make sure moving images survive and remain accessible.

Director: Inés Toharia Terán | Stars: Ann Adachi-Tasch, Laure Adler, Benjamin Chowkwan Ado, Janice Allen

Votes: 254

33. Talking About Trees (2019)

93 min | Documentary

Four older Sudanese filmmakers with passion for film battle to bring cinema-going back to Sudan, not without resistance. Their 'Sudanese Film Club' have decided to revive an old cinema, and again draw attention to Sudanese film history.

Director: Suhaib Gasmelbari | Stars: Manar Al Hilo, Suleiman Ibrahim, Altayeb Mahdi, Ibrahim Shaddad

Votes: 854

34. Storm Over the Nile (1955)

Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A CinemaScope remake of The Four Feathers (1939).

Directors: Zoltan Korda, Terence Young | Stars: Anthony Steel, Laurence Harvey, James Robertson Justice, Mary Ure

Votes: 619

35. The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (1993)

183 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary about the life and work of Leni Riefenstahl, a German film director most notorious for making the most effective propaganda films for the Nazis.

Director: Ray Müller | Stars: Leni Riefenstahl, Marlene Dietrich, Arnold Fanck, Walter Frentz

Votes: 3,052 | Gross: $0.45M

36. Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (2009 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure

While investigating the disappearance of his former college professor, Indy finds evidence that the biblical staff Moses used to part the Red Sea might actually be real and someone very dangerous is after it.

Stars: John Armstrong, Orla Brady, Adrian Schiller, Christopher Godwin

Votes: 220

37. The Devil Came on Horseback (2007)

85 min | Documentary

A documentary that exposes the genocide raging in Darfur, Sudan as seen through the eyes of a former U.S. marine who returns home to make the story public.

Directors: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg | Stars: Nicholas Kristof, Brian Steidle

Votes: 1,622 | Gross: $0.13M

38. Darfur Now (2007)

PG | 98 min | Documentary

An examination of the genocide in Sudan's western region of Darfur.

Director: Ted Braun | Stars: Don Cheadle, Ahmed Mahammed Abaka, Sheikh Ahmed Mohamad Abakar, Hawa Abaker

Votes: 775 | Gross: $0.11M

39. We Come as Friends (2014)

Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary

A modern odyssey into the heart of Africa at the historic moment when Sudan, the continent's largest country, is being divided into two separate states.

Director: Hubert Sauper

Votes: 750

40. Al-Sit (2020)

20 min | Short, Drama

An arranged marriage in a cotton-farming village in Sudan. Does 15-year-old Nafisa have a choice?

Director: Suzannah Mirghani | Stars: Mihad Murtada, Rabeha Mohammed Mahmoud, Mohammed Magdi Hassan, Haram Basher

Votes: 135

41. The Breidjing Camp (2015 TV Movie)

51 min | Documentary

Claire Denis goes to Eastern Chad to the Breidjing camp, where 40,000 refugees from Darfur are living.

Director: Claire Denis | Star: Claire Denis

Votes: 19

42. The Heart of Nuba (2016)

85 min | Documentary, Biography, War

In the war-torn Nuba Mountains of Sudan, American doctor Tom Catena selflessly and courageously serves the needs of a forgotten people, while the region is bombed relentlessly by an ... See full summary »

Director: Kenneth A. Carlson | Stars: Cornelio Catena, Gene Catena, Nancy Catena, Paul Catena

Votes: 141 | Gross: $0.04M

43. Sand and Sorrow (2007)

92 min | Documentary

A documentary about the events that led to the rise of Darfur's Arab-dominated government and the international community's "legacy of failure" to respond to the genocide carried out in the country.

Director: Paul Freedman | Stars: George Clooney, Abdulrahman Al-Zuma, Ahmed Ali, Hilary Benn

Votes: 210

44. Bin Laden: War on Terror (2016)

Documentary, History, War

A re-telling of the events leading up to the death of the world's most wanted man. Includes details of the bold military operation that found, hunted and killed Osama Bin Laden.

Director: Marilyn Higgins | Stars: Barack Obama, Osama bin Laden, Yasser Arafat, George W. Bush

45. The Translator (II)

Biography | Pre-production

After a raid on his village, a native African tribesman repeatedly risks his life to expose the atrocities of the genocide in Darfur by serving as a translator for an American journalist.

46. The Children's War (2010)

Not Rated | 64 min | Documentary, History, News

A lost generation of Ugandan youth is the result of a 24 year long civil war, where a vicious rebel army leads a massive and coldly systematic child abduction machine.

Director: Andrew Krakower

Votes: 19

47. We were Rebels (2014)

93 min | Documentary, History

We Were rebels tells the story of a former child soldier who returns home to help build South Sudan - the youngest country in the world.

Directors: Florian Schewe, Katharina von Schroeder | Star: Agel Ring Machar

Votes: 21

48. 24 Days in Brooks (2007)

42 min | Documentary, Short

In a decade, tiny Brooks, Alberta has been transformed from a socially conservative, primarily Caucasian town to one of the most diverse places in Canada. Hijabs have become commonplace, ... See full synopsis »

Director: Dana Inkster | Star: Clifton Joseph

Votes: 19

49. The Spectre of Hope (2001)

Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary

The SpectrE of Hope is based on the latest work of photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Salgado spent 6 years traveling to over 40 countries, taking pictures of globalization and its ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Carlin | Stars: Sebastião Salgado, John Berger

Votes: 47

50. Fahrenhype 9/11 (2004 Video)

Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary

A documentary which refutes and debunks "facts" made by Michael Moore in his hit film Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).

Director: Alan Peterson | Stars: Dick Morris, Zell Miller, Ed Koch, Ron Silver

Votes: 3,702 | Gross: $3.00M