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1. Holiday in the Wild (2019)
TV-PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jilted by her husband on the eve of embarking on an African safari, a woman travels to the continent solo and meets an elephant conservationist.
Director: Ernie Barbarash | Stars: Rob Lowe, Kristin Davis, Fezile Mpela, John Owen Lowe
Votes: 17,354
2. 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: 27,278
3. The Last Kiss (2006)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Michael, at 30, has a great job, still have his four best friends, and has a beautiful girlfriend, but his life seems predictable. Until he meets a college girl. It seems that everybody's having relationship problems.
Director: Tony Goldwyn | Stars: Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Rachel Bilson, Casey Affleck
Votes: 42,281 | Gross: $11.60M
4. Life (2009)
TV-G | 43 min | Documentary
David Attenborough's legendary BBC crew explains and shows wildlife all over planet earth. From giving an overview of the challenges facing life to hunting the deep sea and various major evolutionary groups of creatures.
Stars: Oprah Winfrey, David Attenborough, Doug Allan, Roger Munns
Votes: 42,977
5. A Dry White Season (1989)
R | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
A white middle class South African suburbanite with no interest in politics agrees to help his black gardener find his jailed son. His investigation opens his eyes to the horrors committed by the secret police and turns him into a target.
Director: Euzhan Palcy | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, Jürgen Prochnow
Votes: 6,229 | Gross: $3.77M
6. Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019)
Not Rated | 128 min | Documentary, History
Danish director Mads Brügger and Swedish private investigator Göran Björkdahl are trying to solve the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. As their investigation closes in, they discover a... See full summary »
Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Clarinah Mfengu, Saphir Wenzi Mabanza, U Thant
Votes: 2,806 | Gross: $0.09M
7. I Am Not a Witch (2017)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
In a remote Zambian community a girl is denounced as a witch and sent on a trajectory of exploitation, as a tethered member of a witches' camp, a witch for hire and a tourist exhibit.
Director: Rungano Nyoni | Stars: Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri, Nancy Murilo, Margaret Spinella
Votes: 4,222 | Gross: $0.05M
8. The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
G | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A down on his luck coach travels to Africa where he spots the world's greatest athlete - a white Tarzan-type. The coach brings him back to the U.S. of A. to compete.
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: John Amos, Jan-Michael Vincent, Tim Conway, Roscoe Lee Browne
Votes: 1,726 | Gross: $0.13M
9. Supa Team 4 (2023– )
TV-Y7 | 27 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
It follows four teenage girls living in a futuristic version of Lusaka, Zambia, who are recruited by a retired secret agent to save the world.
Stars: Kimani Arthur, Pamela Nomvete, Namisa Mdalose, Thabe Ntebe
Votes: 168
10. All That Way for Love (2011)
R | 20 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A young idealistic Irishman, Simon who is traveling across Africa to reach his girlfriend, Jennifer hitches a ride with a warring European couple, Kate and Casper. The crossfire could be deadly.
Director: Henry Mason | Stars: Derek de Lint, Belinda Stewart-Wilson, Andrew Simpson, Sarah Solemani
Votes: 107
11. Africa United (2010)
88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The story of four children who walk three thousand miles to get to the world cup. On the way they encounter many things such as HIV and child prostitution.
Director: Debs Paterson | Stars: Eriya Ndayambaje, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Sanyu Joanita Kintu, Yves Dusenge
Votes: 1,540
12. Gabriel and the Mountain (2017)
Not Rated | 131 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Before entering a prestigious American university, Gabriel Buchmann decided to travel the world for one year, his backpack full of dreams. After ten months on the road, he arrived in Kenya ... See full summary »
Director: Fellipe Barbosa | Stars: João Pedro Zappa, Caroline Abras, Alex Alembe, Rashidi Athuman
Votes: 1,471 | Gross: $0.02M
13. We Intend to Cause Havoc (2019)
88 min | Documentary, Music
The formation of WITCH, Zambia's most popular rock band of the 1970s. It documents the life of its lead singer, Jagari, whose name is an Africanisation of Mick Jagger's.
Director: Gio Arlotta | Stars: Emmanuel Chanda, Jacco Gardner, Nic Mauskoviç
Votes: 80
14. Elephants in the Room (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 50 min | Documentary, Family
The largest creature that walks this planet is shrouded in mystery. The majestic, intelligent elephant is the subject of Nathan Pilcher- a qualified guide and cinematographer- who is in the... See full summary »
Star: Chris Cook
Votes: 6
15. Doin' My Drugs (2019)
94 min | Documentary, Music
The story of musician Thomas Muchimba Buttenschøn - born HIV+ in 1985 - and his crusade to use his music to wipe out AIDS in his native Zambia and beyond.
Director: Tyler Q Rosen | Stars: Chris Aka, Cana Buttenschøn, Jens Buttenschøn, Peter Buttenschøn
Votes: 17
16. I den sorte gryde (2003 TV Movie)
28 min | Documentary
Television chef Nikolaj Kirk and his girlfriend Karen Mukupa travel to the village Kasam in Zambia to meet Karen's family. Once there, Karen's uncle will decide if Nikolaj can be accepted as part of her family.
Stars: Nikolaj Kirk, Karen Mukupa
17. Where the Hell is Matt? 2008 (2008 Video)
4 min | Short
A man dances in over forty countries to the song Praan by Gary Schyman.
Director: Matt Harding
18. Clash of the Hyenas (2008)
50 min | Documentary
On Zambia's Liuwa Plain two star-crossed spotted hyena cubs are born to warring rival clans: Twaambo, a male cub and Nasanta, a female, are destined to lead converging lives as their extreme environment forces them together.
Star: Elizabeth Conboy
19. Stories of Africa (2013)
50 min | Documentary
Stories of Africa captures the heart and spirit of some of Africa's most amazing animals. Shot over several years in some of Africa's best kept wild places, we follow the tale of the last ... See full summary »
Star: Lady Liuwa
Votes: 12
20. The Last Lioness: Birth of a Pride (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary
The circle of life is broken in Zambia's Liuwa Plains National Park. Settlers, poachers, and professional hunters have almost wiped out the lion population, leaving just one lioness in the ... See full summary »
Stars: Herbert Brauer, Chris Cook, Lady Liuwa
21. South Africa Under Siege (1986 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
Reporter Stephen Talbot goes behind the scenes to meet activists and leaders of the imprisoned Nelson Mandela's African National Congress (ANC), the main liberation movement fighting to end... See full summary »
Stars: P.W. Botha, Gaositwe Chiepe, Jonas Gwangwa, Kenneth Kaunda
22. Swamp Lions (2010 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
The Swamp Pride is on its knees. Its mighty male was killed by poachers, leaving three mothers and their cubs defenseless in one of the toughest landscapes for a lion in Africa. Busanga ... See full summary »
Votes: 19
23. The Lord's Boot Camp (2008 TV Movie)
Documentary
This special takes an unprecedented look at three teenagers training to become Christian missionaries while also dealing with the pressures that teens face daily. They attend a grueling ... See full summary »
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady, Rob Klug | Star: Harold Dow
Votes: 13
25. One World? (2009)
57 min | Documentary
One World follows eight students from a school in Birmingham as they embark on the journey of a lifetime to a rural village in Zambia. Despite coming from a challenging community in the UK ... See full summary »
Directors: Jeff Hathaway, Michelle Worthington | Stars: Keiron Adams, Craig Allden, Elliott Brennan, Lewis Goldsbury
26. A Herd of Orphans (2018)
85 min | Documentary
When its herd is killed for ivory, a baby elephant's only chance for survival is in A Herd of Orphans.
Director: Kelly Bakos | Star: Dan Woren
27. Zambian Forge: Refugees of Meheba (2007)
84 min | Documentary
Director: David Mallin | Stars: Rachel Chipombe, Zezito Emmanuel Epandji, Eugenio Lopez Matos, Domingo Mate
28. T-Shirt Travels (2001)
60 min | Documentary
What happens to all those old clothes you bring to the Salvation Army or Goodwill Industries? This comprehensive program is about Third World debt and secondhand clothes.
Director: Shantha Bloeman | Star: Ishmael Patel
Votes: 24
29. Lions of Crocodile River (2007 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, Drama
Lazy relatives. Jealous neighbors. Runaway kids. The everyday troubles of one family - except this family is a pride of lions. Shot over three years during the most extreme seasonal changes... See full summary »
Votes: 33
30. Cowboy Capitalists (2013)
38 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Tim Freccia | Stars: Jared Busl, Ian Cox, Tim Freccia, Raymond Allen Sines
31. Rumpu, ruokokitara ja Honda (1988)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Päivi Takala, Kristiina Tuura | Stars: Morris Chundu, Enock Mpala
32. Valley of the Golden Baboon (2004)
50 min | Documentary
life is hard for inhabitants of luangwa valley during the dry season with intence competition for food and water supplies dangerously low as well as outwitting their predators
Star: Samuel West
Votes: 7
33. The Death of Tyson (2003 Video)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Patrick Nkandu, a child orphaned by AIDS, grew up and died on the streets of Lusaka, Zambia. The short documentary video THE DEATH OF TYSON tells his story. We share the experience of the ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Mercier | Stars: Mulenga Kapwepwe, Rodgers Mwewa, Nicholas Mwila, Webster Lengwe
34.
Raging Planet (1997– )
Episode:
Lightning
(1997)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
This program explores lightning in all its manifestations including upward lighting, stepped leaders and sprites with dozens of exemplary videos. It also examines how planes and cars are ... See full summary »
Director: David Hutt | Star: Randall Lee Rose
Votes: 17
35.
The Amazing Race (2001– )
Episode:
The Race Begins
(2001)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Family, Reality-TV
From Central Park in New York City eleven teams embark on the Amazing Race by speeding to the airport to catch flights to Johannesburg, South Africa. After arriving in Johannesburg, teams ... See full summary »
Director: Bertram van Munster | Stars: Phil Keoghan, Paul J. Alessi, Amie Barsky, Drew Feinberg
Votes: 159
36.
Wildlife Specials (1995– )
Episode:
Leopard: Agent of Darkness
(1997)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary
Advancements in cameras and infrared technology allow for new insights into the lives of leopards.
Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 45
37.
Madventures (2002– )
Episode:
Madventures EXTRA: Best of Madventures II
(2005)
40 min | Documentary
Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala
Votes: 18
38.
Madventures (2002– )
Episode:
Madventures EXTRA: Mad Cook Special
(2005)
40 min | Documentary
Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala
Votes: 20
39.
Madventures (2002– )
Episode:
Afrikka 1
(2005)
40 min | Documentary
Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala
Votes: 20
40.
Madventures (2002– )
Episode:
Afrikka 2
(2005)
40 min | Documentary
Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala
Votes: 20
41.
Amazing Train Journeys (2011– )
Episode:
Zimbabwe - Zambie
(2016)
Documentary
Beginning of the journey in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe): Philippe goes to the railway station: at the ticket counter a very charming employee sells him his ticket: Philippe asks her why she is so ... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Boero | Star: Philippe Gougler
42.
Secrets of Royal Travel (2020– )
Episode:
In the Air
(2020)
Unrated | 45 min | Documentary
From the earliest days of flight, the British royal family has travelled in style; the inside story of five-star regal luxury at 30,000 feet.
Stars: Nigel Havers, Ian Pelham Turner, Emily Andrews, Dickie Arbiter
Votes: 12
43.
Pole to Pole (1992– )
Episode:
Evil Shadow
(1992)
49 min | Adventure, Documentary
In Zambia Palin meets a witch doctor who tells him that he has an "evil shadow" and bad things lie ahead for him. Palin then moves on to Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, where he goes ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Mills | Star: Michael Palin
Votes: 94
44.
Pole to Pole (1992– )
Episode:
Plains and Boats and Trains
(1992)
49 min | Adventure, Documentary
In Kenya Palin takes a hot-air balloon ride. On the ground he observes a lioness and her cubs up close. Then it is on to Tanzania, where he fulfills a lifelong dream by visiting the ... See full summary »
Director: Clem Vallance | Star: Michael Palin
Votes: 92
45.
The New Environmentalists (2013–2021)
Episode:
Unfair Game
(2014)
Documentary
Zambia and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) represent two divergent strategies on environmentalism. Meet people from both countries and learn of the successes, failures, and sacrifices they experienced seeking environmental justice.
Director: John Antonelli | Stars: Godfrey Chikalipa, His Majesty King Mswati III, Marwick Kumala, Elias Kunda
46.
Life (2009)
Episode:
Challenges of Life
(2009)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
David Attenborough shows us how some animals have evolved new hunting, mating and parental techniques to help them survive the challenges of life.
Director: Martha Holmes | Stars: David Attenborough, Doug Allan, David Baillie, Martha Holmes
Votes: 763
47.
OBF (2020– )
Episode:
Why the World's Shortest Border is so Strange
(2021)
10 min | Documentary
On the north coast of Morroco are three little points of land that belong to Spain. One was an uninhabited Island until recently when a storm washed in so much sand that it connected it to ... See full summary »
Star: Oliver Bahl
48.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Hippo King
(2022)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, Family
Follow the life of an old hippo, a king of its kind, and discover the true character of one of Earth's largest land mammals.
Directors: Lianne Steenkamp, Will Steenkamp | Star: Russell Boulter
Votes: 36
49.
Wonders of the Universe (2011)
Episode:
On Beams of Light(#1.4)
(2011)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, Family
In the last episode of Professor Brian Cox's epic journey across the universe, he travels from the fossils of the Burgess Shale to the sands of the oldest desert in the world to show how ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Holt | Stars: Brian Cox, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 159
50.
My Grandparents' War (2019– )
Episode:
Emeli Sandé
(2022)
Documentary, Biography, History
The singer Emeli Sandé explores her grandparents' stories, including the fight for independence in Africa
Votes: 15