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1. Casino Royale (2006)
PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Votes: 695,452 | Gross: $167.45M
2. The Brothers Grimsby (2016)
R | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A new assignment forces a top spy to team up with his football hooligan brother.
Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Freddie Crowder
Votes: 111,481 | Gross: $6.86M
3. The Last King of Scotland (2006)
R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington
Votes: 196,261 | Gross: $17.61M
4. 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: 69,005 | Gross: $0.54M
5. Mississippi Masala (1991)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
An ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The grown daughter falls in love with a Black man.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore
Votes: 6,219 | Gross: $7.31M
6. 7 Days in Entebbe (2018)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, History
Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Batsheva Dance Company, Zina Zinchenko, Ben Schnetzer, Daniel Brühl
Votes: 17,315 | Gross: $3.19M
7. Flirting (1991)
R | 99 min | Drama, Romance
Two freethinking teenagers - a boy and a girl - confront with authoritarian teachers in their boarding schools. The other students treat this differently.
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Noah Taylor, Thandiwe Newton, Nicole Kidman, Bartholomew Rose
Votes: 6,418 | Gross: $2.42M
8. Queen of Katwe (2016)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Kabanza
Votes: 18,706 | Gross: $8.81M
9. Millions (2004)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ethics, being human and the soul come to the fore when a 7-year old finds a bag of Pounds just days before the currency is switched to Euros and learns what we are really made of.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Alex Etel, James Nesbitt, Daisy Donovan, Lewis McGibbon
Votes: 26,374 | Gross: $6.58M
10. Raid on Entebbe (1976)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Drama, History
True story of a daring Israeli commando assault on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto, Martin Balsam
Votes: 3,809
11. King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Passed | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.
Directors: Compton Bennett, Andrew Marton | Stars: Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson, Hugo Haas
Votes: 7,030
12. White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
PG | 112 min | Adventure, Drama
A thinly fictionalized account of a legendary movie director, whose desire to hunt down an animal turns into a grim situation with his movie crew in Africa.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey, Charlotte Cornwell, Norman Lumsden
Votes: 13,239 | Gross: $2.32M
13.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
Columbo Goes to the Guillotine
(1989)
Unrated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An egocentric psychic murders his old mentor, a magician charged to expose him as fraud, by beheading him while he's rehearsing his guillotine trick.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Peter Falk, Anthony Andrews, Karen Austin, James Greene
Votes: 2,289
14. Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010)
Not Rated | 64 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Uganda's president gives Captain Alex an assignment to defeat the Tiger Mafia, but he gets killed in the process. Upon hearing the tragic news, his brother investigates to avenge Alex's death.
Director: Nabwana I.G.G. | Stars: Kakule William, Sserunya Ernest, G. Puffs, Kavubu Muhammed
Votes: 10,867
15. Savior Complex (2023)
TV-MA | 173 min | Documentary, Crime
Renee Bach was a young American missionary who set up a charity for malnourished children in Jinja, Uganda. But shocking allegations arose that Renee was treating the sick children herself, without any medical qualifications.
Stars: Constance Alonyo, Renee Bach, Olivia Alaso, Jackie Kramlich
Votes: 716
16. Victory at Entebbe (1976 TV Movie)
Unrated | 119 min | Action, Drama, History
In 1976, terrorists hijack an Air France airplane, and divert it to Uganda, where they demand to exchange their hostages for fellow terrorists held in Israeli jails.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Helmut Berger, Linda Blair, Kirk Douglas, Richard Dreyfuss
Votes: 1,275
17. Rise of the Warrior Apes (2017)
86 min | Documentary
For more than 20 years anthropologists have been researching the social behavior of a chimpanzee clan in Uganda's Kibale National Park. They gained new insights about the violence, brutal ... See full summary »
Director: James Reed | Stars: David Watts, John Mitani, Kevin Langergraber, Kevin Potts
Votes: 274
18. Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981)
R | 91 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979.
Director: Sharad Patel | Stars: Joseph Olita, Thomas Baptiste, Leonard Trolley, Geoffrey Keen
Votes: 496
19. The Congo Murders (2018)
122 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In the spring of 2009 two Norwegian adventurers, Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland, are accused of killing their hired chauffeur just before crossing into the eastern Congo. The following manhunt starts a political and diplomatic headache.
Director: Marius Holst | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Tobias Santelmann, Ine F. Jansen, Anthony Oseyemi
Votes: 1,824
20. Bad Black (2016)
Not Rated | 68 min | Action
A mild-mannered doctor is trained in the art of ass-kicking commando vengeance by a no-nonsense ghetto kid named Wesley Snipes.
Director: Nabwana I.G.G. | Stars: Bisaso Dauda, Nakaye Jane, Kabuye John, Alan Hofmanis
Votes: 1,122
21. Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
PG | 124 min | Action, Drama, History
In July 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe, Uganda. The Jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to ... See full summary »
Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Yehoram Gaon, Gila Almagor, Assi Dayan, Klaus Kinski
Votes: 1,029
22. General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
A documentary on the military dictator of Africa's Uganda.
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Idi Amin, Fidel Castro, Golda Meir
Votes: 2,023
23. We Don't Deserve Dogs (2020)
84 min | Documentary
A contemplative odyssey across our planet, looking at the simple and extraordinary ways that dogs influence our daily lives.
Director: Matthew Salleh
Votes: 184
24. Kony 2012 (2012)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A documentary that explores why African cult and militia leader and indicted war criminal fugitive Joseph Kony needs to be arrested by the end of 2012.
Director: Jason Russell | Stars: Susan Davis, Shepard Fairey, James Inhofe, Joseph Kony
Votes: 582
25. Dear Future Children (2021)
89 min | Documentary, Biography
Three young female activists in Hong Kong, Chile, and Uganda cope with the staggering personal impacts of their activism.
Director: Franz Böhm
Votes: 3,926
26. The African Lion (1955)
G | 75 min | Family, Documentary
Experience the thrill of the hunt and the heartwarming fun of a mother lion caring for her playful cubs as wildlife experts Elma Milotte and Alfred Milotte spend three years on the plains of Africa studying the king of beasts.
Director: James Algar | Star: Winston Hibler
Votes: 591
27. How to Stage a Coup (2017 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary, History
A guide to human history through its most audacious power grabs. From Julius Caesar to Napoleon; from Mussolini to the strongmen of the present day - we see how the world we know has been shaped by those who dream big.
Director: Cal Seville | Stars: Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Giles Milton, Donald Rayfield, Daniel Beer
Votes: 191
28. Once Upon a Time in Uganda (2021)
94 min | Documentary
A brick maker in Uganda becomes an Internet sensation when he tries his hand at making action movies.
Director: Cathryne Czubek | Stars: Asiimwe Apollo, Bukenya Charles, Bisaso Dauda, V.J. Emmie
Votes: 185
29. Throw Down Your Heart (2008)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Family, Music
A film crew follows the well-known banjo player Bela Fleck on his travels to Africa, where he learns about the instrument's origins.
Director: Sascha Paladino | Stars: Bela Fleck, The Jatta Family, Bassékou Kouyaté, Anania Ngoliga
Votes: 209 | Gross: $0.09M
30. Notes Towards an African Orestes (1970)
65 min | Documentary
The director presents takes and scenes filmed on location in Africa for a film-that-never-was, a black Oresteia.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Gato Barbieri, Donald F. Moye, Marcello Melis, Yvonne Murray
Votes: 549
31. Invisible Children (2006)
55 min | Documentary
Invisible Children is an American documentary which shows the human rights abuses by the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army) in Uganda.
Stars: Bobby Bailey, Laren Poole, Jason Russell
Votes: 570
32. The Return of Uncle Benon (2011)
75 min | Action
Gladwell becomes Madwell and has some badwell guys :)
Director: Nabwana I.G.G. | Stars: Bukenya Charles, Lutalo, Sserunya Ernest, Kizza Manshoor
Votes: 193
33. God Loves Uganda (2013)
TV-14 | 83 min | Documentary
An account of the American Evangelicals' attempts to indoctrinate their Christian Right beliefs in Uganda.
Director: Roger Ross Williams
Votes: 1,257 | Gross: $0.05M
34. Operation Thunderbolt: Entebbe (2000 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
The story of the hijacking of Air France Flight AF139 on 27 June 1976 from Athens and the subsequent mission to rescue the hostages from the airport terminal at Entebbe in Uganda. The movie... See full summary »
Director: Eyal Sher | Stars: Janet Almog, Michel Bacos, Ehud Barak, Muki Betser
Votes: 74
35. Simon (2004 Video)
117 min | Musical, Comedy, Drama
Comedy stage show portraying the legendary Danish multi-millionaire Simon Spies who lived quite an unusual life in the 70's and 80's, filled with sex, ladies, booze, drugs, business, and ... See full summary »
Director: Nikolaj Cederholm | Stars: Anders Matthesen, Morten Hauch-Fausbøll, Louise Mieritz, Søren Hauch-Fausbøll
Votes: 116
36. Imperial Blue (2019)
TV-MA | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Hugo Winter a roguish American drug smuggler, travels to Uganda in an attempt to export a large amount of Bulu, a sacred herb that grants the user visions of their future. Upon arriving in ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Moss | Stars: Ashish Verma, Amanda Dahl, Paul Dewdney, Abhishek Mishra
Votes: 264
37. Mogadishu Soldier (2016)
84 min | Documentary, War
A camera in the hands of African Union soldiers in Mogadishu, Somalia, captures the war on the jihadist militants in Al-Shabaab.
Director: Torstein Grude
Votes: 36
38. Kony: Order from Above (2017)
90 min | War
Two children (Otti and Aguti) fall in love during the tumultuous Northern Uganda Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency, but are separated when Otti is abducted at the age of 11. While in ... See full summary »
Director: T. Steve Ayeny | Stars: T. Steve Ayeny, Elizabeth Akullu, Joel Okuyo Prynce, Michael Wawuyo
Votes: 10
39. Call Me Kuchu (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato - Uganda's first openly gay man - and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the ... See full summary »
Directors: Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall | Stars: David Bahati, Lou Engle, Long John, David Kato
Votes: 830 | Gross: $0.01M
40. ABC Africa (2001)
Unrated | 83 min | Documentary
Documentary account of the AIDS crisis in Uganda.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Abbas Kiarostami, Seifollah Samadian
Votes: 867 | Gross: $0.01M
41. Beneath the Lies (2014–2016)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Within the city of Kampala, lies a seedy underbelly of blackmail, drug trafficking, child prostitution and exploitation of women run by an unknown racket.
Stars: Flavia Tumusiime, Cedric Babu, Natasha Sinayobye, Diana Deedan Muyira
Votes: 86
42. A Day in the Life of a Dictator (2013)
Documentary
The documentary shows the life of three of the most contemporary dictators during a bloody period of their reign.
Director: Hendrick Dusollier | Stars: Alexandre Alilouieva, Ludmila Alilouieva, Idi Amin, Jaffar Amin
Votes: 54
43. Imba Means Sing (2015)
TV-PG | 75 min | Documentary, Music
IMBA MEANS SING is a character-driven heartfelt story of resilience and the impact of education. The film follow Angel, Moses and Nina from the slums of Kampala, Uganda through a world tour... See full summary »
Director: Danielle Bernstein
Votes: 71
44. Dominique Corti: un cammino per la vita (2017 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
An inspirational story that brings us to Canada, Italy and Uganda, one of an incredible family who have dedicated their lives to humanitarian efforts and helping those in need in a hospital in Uganda.
Directors: Filippo Campo, Roberto Campo | Stars: Francesco Bevilacqua, Bruno Corrado, Dominique Corti, Giuseppina Corti
46. Tebaatusasula: Ebola
102 min | Action | Announced
Ebola hunters stomp out the Ebola virus while in a third world country.
Director: Nabwana I.G.G. | Stars: Alan Hofmanis, Paco Fox, Bisaso Dauda, Bukenya Charles
47. Karamoja (1954)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary
The filmed record of an expedition to the African interior, with scenes of animal life and native customs and practices.
Director: William B. Treutle
Votes: 49
48. Wrong Elements (2016)
133 min | Documentary
Uganda, 1989. A young rebel who claims to be visited by spirits, Joseph Kony, forms a movement against the central power: the LRA, The Lord's Resistance Army. An "army" that grew by ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Littell | Stars: Geofrey, Nighty, Mike, Lapisa Evelyn
Votes: 78
49. Rolex (2020)
14 min | Short, Crime
When a gang of outlaws make a successful robbery, their characters are out to test.
Director: Benon Mugumbya | Stars: Yusuf Boxa Kaija, Pearl Byanjeru, Irene Nakimbugwe, Ssebo Lule Raymon
50. The Richard Pryor Special? (1977 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segments.
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Richard Pryor, Maya Angelou, Shirley Hemphill, LaWanda Page
Votes: 87