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1. Zulu (1964)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, History, War
Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth
Votes: 42,767
2. The Meaning of Life (1983)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Musical
The comedy team takes a look at life in all of its stages in their own uniquely silly way.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Votes: 125,365 | Gross: $14.93M
3. The Power of One (1992)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Sport
An English boy, living in Africa during World War II, through his boxing prowess, becomes a symbol of hope, in a time of war.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Morgan Freeman, Nomadlozi Kubheka
Votes: 10,701 | Gross: $2.83M
4. Shaka Zulu (1986)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Biography, Drama
A historical account on the life of the Zulu King Shaka.
Stars: Edward Fox, Robert Powell, Trevor Howard, Fiona Fullerton
Votes: 3,390
5. Zulu Dawn (1979)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A dramatization of the Battle of Isandlwana, where the British Army met its match against the Zulu nation.
Director: Douglas Hickox | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 7,600
6. The Bang Bang Club (2010)
R | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.
Director: Steven Silver | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Taylor Kitsch, Neels van Jaarsveld
Votes: 11,534
7. Ebola Syndrome (1996)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A Chinese restaurant worker wanted for murder in Hong Kong contracts Ebola in South Africa, becomes immune to it, and unknowingly spreads the virus there, then comes back to Hong Kong and continues to infect people with it.
Director: Herman Yau | Stars: Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Yeung-Ming Wan, Fui-On Shing, Tsui-Ling Wong
Votes: 4,907
8. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History, War
Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Jay O. Sanders, Salima Ikram, Andrew Lambert
Votes: 653
9. King Solomon's Mines (1937)
Not Rated | 77 min | Action, Adventure, Family
White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.
Directors: Robert Stevenson, Geoffrey Barkas | Stars: Paul Robeson, Cedric Hardwicke, Roland Young, John Loder
Votes: 1,448
10. Yesterday (I) (2004)
R | 90 min | Drama
After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Leleti Khumalo, Lihle Mvelase, Pepi Khambule, Harriet Lenabe
Votes: 2,482
11. Untamed (1955)
Approved | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In 1847, the Irish potato famine forces Katie O'Neill and her husband to emigrate to a troubled South Africa where Katie runs into an old flame.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Richard Egan, John Justin
Votes: 898
12. Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (2001 TV Movie)
R | 179 min | Drama
Shaka Zulu: The Last Great Warrior is the true story of the legendary African warrior and his struggle to unite his people against the largest empire in the world.
Director: Joshua Sinclair | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Karen Allen, Henry Cele, James Fox
Votes: 392
13. Lucky (IV) (2011)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A 10-year-old South African orphan leaves his Zulu village to make his own life in the city... only to find no one will help him, except a formidable Indian woman.
Director: Avie Luthra | Stars: Sihle Dlamini, Jayashree Basavaraj, James Ngcobo, Vusi Kunene
Votes: 269
14. John Ross: An African Adventure (1987– )
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Zulu tribesmen escort a shipwrecked 19th-century English sailor on a 600-mile round trip for supplies.
Stars: Darryl Robertson, Michael McGovern, Clive Scott, Ron Smerczak
Votes: 10
15. The Fiercest Heart (1961)
91 min | Adventure
Two British soldiers in 1830s South Africa flee military discipline and join a group of Boers heading north on "the Great Trek." In between fighting off Zulu attacks, one of these soldiers ... See full summary »
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Juliet Prowse, Ken Scott, Raymond Massey
Votes: 78
16. Umakoti Wethu (2021)
90 min | Drama
Umakoti Wethu is a romcom that explores the complex love triangle that unfolds when a young woman falls in love with the second wife her husband decides to take.
Directors: Nozipho Nkelemba, Christopher Mashile | Stars: Fulu Mugovhani, Melusi Mbele, Kwanele Mthethwa, Thulani Mtsweni
Votes: 8
17. Allan Quatermain and the Jewel of the East
Action, Adventure | Announced
Drawn out of retirement by the murder of an old friend, Allan Quatermain and his family, aided by an unlikely ally, must travel into the jungles of Central Africa to a legendary lost city ... See full summary »
18. Elephant Tales (2006)
G | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Teenage Zef and little brother, Tutu, are two happy elephants. Who wouldn't be with the biggest backyard in the world to play in? - the wild plains of Africa. They merrily chase zebras, ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Andreacchio | Stars: Patrick Bry, Aymeric Lecerf, Boris Ventura-Diaz, Xavier Clément
Votes: 115
19. Georgica (1998)
109 min | Drama
Quiet Tarkovskian drama about an old man who lives alone on a deserted island which the Soviet fighter planes use for nighttime target practicing. A young mute boy is sent from the mainland... See full summary »
Director: Sulev Keedus | Stars: Evald Aavik, Mait Merekülski, Ülle Toming, Rein Oja
Votes: 285
20. Kalambur (1996–2001)
25 min | Comedy
A cult Ukrainian sketch show which combines both slapstick humor and stand-up elements to create what is established by creators as a "video comics".
Stars: Yuriy Stytskovskiy, Aleksey Agopyan, Vadim Nabokov, Sergei Gladkov
Votes: 283
21. Matter of Heart (1986)
107 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary on the famous Swiss psychoanalyst, Carl Gustav Jung, featuring interviews with those who knew him and archive footage of Jung.
Director: Mark Whitney | Stars: Carl Gustav Jung, Marie-Louise von Franz, Barbara Hannah, Liliane Frey-Rohn
Votes: 168
22. The Zulu Wars 1879 (2002)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, History
Battle reconstructions of the British wars with the Zulu's of South Africa, including, with help from the film "Zulu Dawn" and 3D battle maps, the massacre at Isandlwana and the battle of Rorkes Drift.
Stars: David Chandler, Robert Powell
Votes: 7
23. Finding Lenny (2009)
94 min | Comedy
"Everything happens for a reason" - on his 50th birthday, Lenny Vincent is fired from his job as a sports writer for a daily newspaper, his wife of 19 years leaves him for a much younger ... See full summary »
Director: Neal Sundstrom | Stars: Barry Hilton, Russel Savadier, Yule Masiteng, Ron Smerczak
Votes: 63
24. The Meaning of Life (1997 Video Game)
M | Comedy, Musical
The British troupe's sketches include themes of gluttony, birth control, total insignificance, and, of course, the meaning of life.
Director: Steve Martino | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Votes: 1,225
25. The Lost Tribes (2007– )
60 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
Three Aussie families travel to exotic places only to be unexpectedly inserted into tribal cultures and told to assimilate. Can a modern family get in touch with their ancestral roots by donning loin cloths and learning to hunt and gather?
Stars: Charles Wooley, Chelsea Povey, James Sherry, Robert Fraser
Votes: 9
26. Naked Terror (1961)
74 min | Documentary
A documentary on African Zulu tribes.
Star: Vincent Price
Votes: 18
27. SPANISH INQUISITION/BARBARY WARS: isandlwana 1879 (2020)
16 min | Short, History
a film documentary on moorish resistance against the spanish inquisition of 1879 in south asia, nguniland. umehlokazulu kasihayo gives us the firsthand experience of the war.
28. Alec to the Rescue! (1999)
100 min | Adventure
Alec's father, an archaeology professor, is kidnapped by a secret Chinese organization. His son's attempts to rescue him lead to many adventures.
Director: Derrick Louw | Stars: Barbara Carrera, Oliver Tobias, Cindy Marshall-Day, Ben Jeffery
Votes: 41
29. Johnny Clegg, le Zoulou blanc (2018 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary, Music
In 1987, the song "Asimbonanga" propelled the group of singer and dancer Johnny Clegg to the top of the record sales charts, before becoming the anthem of the struggle against apartheid in ... See full summary »
Director: Amine Mestari | Stars: Mandisa Dlanga, Johnny Clegg, Seth Mazibuko, Sipho Mchunu
Votes: 16
30. Ambushed (1988)
Not Rated | 70 min | Adventure
A mother and her son are kidnapped by a group of rebel deserters. In a desperate attempt to rescue them, the father and his assistant ranger tracks down the group to save his family from being harmed.
Director: Tonie van der Merwe | Stars: Innocent Gumede, Kay Magubane, Hector Manthanda, Siyabonga Mcube
31. Inkanyezi yobusuku (2008)
13 min | Short
Director: Kekeletso Khena | Stars: Nomzamo Ganyaza, Vuyokazi Mgogoshe, Masimo Mosieleng, Indra Ncube
Votes: 10
32. Sina Nomakotshana (2018)
27 min | Short
A young Zulu girl has to juggle her passion for dance, her partner and girlfriend and the traditional rituals of her steadfastly religious family.
Director: Thishiwe Ziqubu
33. The Symbol of Sacrifice (1918)
46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Symbol of Sacrifice is a 1918 film dramatization of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War. It follows English soldier Preston Fanshall from the British defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana to Rorke's Drift.
Director: Dick Cruikshanks | Stars: Mabel May, Jack Montgomery, Dick Cruikshanks, Holger Petersen
34. Zandile, in the Light of the Ubuntu (1997)
89 min
This film examines the social and political struggle of South Africa's black community today, when they must deal with the after-effects of decades of apartheid rule.
Director: Michel Régnier | Star: Kathleen Fee
35. Always in the Way (1915)
50 min | Drama
Four-year-old Dorothy, the daughter of rich lawyer Winfred North, is inconsolable over her mother's recent death. Her father, too absorbed with business to pay attention to his daughter and... See full summary »
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Stars: Mary Miles Minter, Ethelmary Oakland, Lowell Sherman, Edna Holland
36. The Rize & Fall of Tephlon Ent (2016)
Not Rated | Documentary
Emmanuel Kulu tells a untold hip-hop story about Tephlon Ent. its beginning and fall.
Director: Emmanuel Kulu | Star: Emmanuel Kulu
38. Danças Guerreiras (1952)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Zulu and other native dances in Mozambique.
Director: Armando de Miranda
39. Zulu Surf Riders (2008 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
A surf film about the radical power surfing has to change people's lives and showcases how surfing has the ability to bring out the humanity in all of us.
Directors: Andre Cronje, Carlos Arnaldo Francisco, Brenen Nortje
40. Idz do Luizy (2006)
42 min | Documentary, Short
Andreas, a black Zulu worker, living in the township, and Stach, a single and rich, factory owner of Polish origin, a beneficiary of apartheid, serve as a guides on the complicated social ... See full summary »
Director: Grzegorz Pacek | Stars: Andreas Mthethwa, Joice Multilani, Stach Piórkowski
Votes: 7
41. Beats of the Heart: Rhythm of Resistance (1979 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Rhythm of Resistance examines the vital role of music in the lives of black South Africans under the oppressive regime of apartheid.
Directors: Chris Austin, Jeremy Marre | Stars: Abafana, Johnny Clegg, The Mahotella Queens, Malombo
Votes: 8
42. Flame of Africa (1954)
70 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
"Flame of Africa" tells the tale of Shaka Zulu.
Director: Thomas Victor Bulpin | Stars: Ngovolwana Ngoti, Ganda Zulu, Tolake Zuma, Zizwenzonke Mithenthwa
43. Soweton tiellä (1986 TV Movie)
Director: Katariina Lahti | Stars: Kristiina Halkola, Ari Valtonen
44. Empire Earth II (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Empire Earth II's expansive single player campaigns capture some of the key moments of human history. They begin with the origins of Korea, as the tribal cultures struggle for unity and ... See full summary »
Director: Dan McClure | Star: Ed Green
Votes: 121
45. Zulu-Hulu (1954)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Travelogue film about the Zulu and Venda tribes from Transvaal Province concluding with a Zulu beauty pageant.
46. The Zulu King (1913)
Short, Comedy
John Smith is abused and henpecked. He is left at home to wash the dishes, while his wife has a good time. Brown and Jones sympathize with him and carry some of their sympathy in a bottle. ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Hotaling | Stars: Walter Stull, Bobby Burns, Mae Hotely
47. Seven Kingdoms (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Enter the world of Seven Kingdoms, a world of intrigue and diplomacy, of trade, conquest, and espionage. Take control of any of seven emerging civilizations: Chinese, Persians, Japanese, ... See full summary »
Votes: 6
48.
Timewatch (1982– )
Episode:
Zulu: The True Story
(2003)
49 min | Documentary, History
"Zulu: The True Story" is a look at how the humiliating defeat at the battle of Isandlwana was played down while the small victory at Rorke's Drift, on the same day, was promoted by Victoria and Disraeli as the major engagement.
Director: Tim Robinson | Stars: Michael Praed, Joanna David, David Swift, Christopher Cazenove
Votes: 10
49.
Das Traumschiff (1981– )
Episode:
Südafrika
(1993)
91 min | Drama, Romance
While performing aboard the cruise ship M/S Berlin to Cape Good Hope, concert pianist René Manier finds as passenger his former teacher Eleonore Stoll, who brought her pre-teen fatherless ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Jürgen Tögel | Stars: Heinz Weiss, Heide Keller, Horst Naumann, Fritz Bachschmidt
Votes: 29
50.
Tastes Like Home (2016– )
Episode:
Belfast to Johannesburg
(2017)
Reality-TV
Alexandra and her family moved to Ireland in the 1990s from Russia. After tasting some of their beloved family dishes, Catherine travels to Mexico where Alexandra's sister, Anna, introduces her to Mayan cooking and 5-star Mexican cuisine.
Director: Mark Wooderson | Stars: Catherine Fulvio, Laura Greer, Shandor Larenty, Lilian Parkes