We’re only halfway through 2025, and Nollywood has already given us great stories, from a big-budget palace drama to a quiet family tearjerker. Whether it’s Mercy Aigbe dragging generational trauma by the wig, RMD serving older lover realness, this year, Nollywood came prepared.
If your movie night playlist is dry or you’re looking for what’s the best out right now, these are the 10 Nollywood movies that have defined 2025 so far.
10. Love In Every Word
Running time: 1h 55m
Director: Stanley Obi
Genre: Romance
Chioma (Bamike “Bambam” Olawunmi-Adenibuyan) is struggling with her relationship when she travels to Anambra and meets Obiora (Uzor Arukwe). He’s her spec, and he knows it.
Determined to keep her heart in check, Chioma dodges him—until fate throws them together again. This time, he says he wants to marry her. No talking stage, no games. They meet again in Lagos, and the love bombing begins.
Love In Every Word is calling your name if you’re a romantic. What makes it stand out is its unapologetic embrace of whirlwind love and big romantic gestures, without the usual cynicism.
Watch Love In Every Word on YouTube.
9. Seasoned With Love
Running time: 2h
Director: Akay Mason
Genre: Romance
Iyke (Eso Dike), a driven CEO, finds an unexpected spark with Tomi (Bamike “Bambam” Olawunmi-Adenibuyan), a gifted local cook hired as his personal chef for the festive season. As their connection deepens, jealous rivals and romantic distractions threaten to pull them apart.
But Iyke isn’t backing down without a fight. If you’re a sucker for love stories that brave the odds, this one’s right up your alley.
If you love big feelings and a romance that ruffles feathers, hit play.
Watch Seasoned With Love on YouTube.
8. Conversation In Transit
Running time: 1h 47m
Director: Robert Peters
Genre: Drama
Set almost entirely on a moving train, this tense, intimate drama captures the slow unravelling of a marriage in real time. Lekan (Richard Mofe-Damijo), a smooth-talker with charm to spare, meets his match when his wife, Adeola (Osas Ighodaro), decides she’s done pretending and calls him out mid-journey.
With nowhere to run and no more lies to hide behind, what follows is an emotional standoff that’s raw, uncomfortable, and deeply compelling.
Its confined setting forces every word, silence, and side-eye to hit harder—perfect if you’re into emotionally charged, dialogue-driven stories.
Watch Conversation In Transit on CircuitTV.
7. Red Circle
Running time: 1h 59m
Director: Akay Mason
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Fikayo Holloway (Folu Storms), a bold and unrelenting Lagos journalist, stumbles onto the trail of a powerful crime syndicate hiding in plain sight. Her investigation leads her deep into a world of corruption, murder, and blood money, where asking the wrong questions could get her killed.
With a shadowy billionaire watching her every move, Fikayo must choose between breaking the story or making it out alive.
Gritty, fast-paced, and eerily close to reality, Red Circle is perfect for anyone who loves high-stakes Nollywood thrillers with a fierce woman at the centre.
Watch Red Circle in cinemas nationwide.
6. My Mother Is a Witch
Running time: 1h 50m
Director: Biodun Stephen
Genre: Family, Drama
Imuetiyan (Efe Irele), a UK-based fashion designer, receives word that her mother has died—and along with it, a video message from her late mother (Mercy Aigbe), pleading for a proper burial.
Reluctantly, she returns to Nigeria, determined to wrap things up quickly and leave. But the trip drags her back into old wounds, unspoken resentments, and the painful history she thought she’d left behind.
With layered performances and emotional depth, My Mother Is a Witch is a moving exploration of grief, memory, and the complicated love between mothers and daughters.
Watch My Mother Is a Witch in cinemas nationwide.
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5. The Masked King
Running time: 1h 58m
Director: Uduak-Obong Patrick
Genre: History, Drama
The Masked King is a gripping historical drama set in 19th-century Cross River State. When King Ensa (Daniel Etim-Effiong) becomes a ruthless ruler, his mother (Shaffy Bello) is forced to choose between protecting her son and saving the kingdom.
Meanwhile, in nearby Okoyong, Mary Slessor is hailed for ending the killing of twins. But in King Ensa’s kingdom, twins remain taboo—seen as non-human, cursed, and worthy of death. As fear and injustice grow, rebellion becomes inevitable.
With its rich setting and high-stakes storytelling, The Masked King is a bold look at power, tradition, and resistance.
Currently, it is not in cinemas or on any streaming platform, but it is worth keeping on your radar.
4. Blackout
Running time: 1h 29m
Director: Okechukwu Oku
Genre: Psychological Thriller
In Blackout, Judith (Padita Agu), a fresh NYSC corper, reports to her primary assignment in Ebonyi State—only for her life to spiral into a waking nightmare. After a chance encounter with Dan (Gideon Okeke), a charming local businessman, she wakes up in a strange house, suddenly married with children she doesn’t remember, and trapped in a life she never chose.
Part love story, part psychological horror, Blackout messes with memory, identity, and the terrifying power of manipulation.
Currently unavailable in cinemas or on streaming platforms.
3. Something About the Briggs
Running time: 2h 5m
Director: Bisola Ogunsola
Genre: Drama
Something About the Briggs follows Sophie Briggs (Ariyiike Owolagba), a successful lawyer grappling with deep-rooted family trauma. When she turns down a marriage proposal from Chuks Obi (Daniel Etim Effiong), she blames a “curse” that has ruined every Briggs marriage before hers.
But Chuks refuses to walk away. As he meets her family and the past begins to unravel, Sophie is forced to confront generational wounds, old secrets, and the fear that love might not be enough.
If you’re into emotional journeys, layered storytelling, and family drama that hits close to home, Something About the Briggs is worth keeping on your radar.
Currently, it is not in cinemas or on any streaming platform.
2. Lisabi: A Legend Is Born
Running time: 1h 32m
Director: Niyi Akinmolayan
Genre: Epic
After the Egba rise and the fall of Old Oyo, Lisabi (Lateef Adedimeji) returns to his prestige. But pride blinds him as his closest allies plot his downfall.
Lisabi: A Legend Is Born is a sequel to Lisabi: The Uprising, which was released in 2024. This movie sequel explores the legend of Lisabi and how he morphs from a village hero into a spiritual warlord, only to face the most dangerous force of all: his own people.
If you enjoy historical movies, you should watch this.
Watch Lisabi: A Legend Is Born on Netflix.
1. The Fire and The Moth
Running time: 1h 39m
Director: Taiwo Egunjobi
Genre: Drama, Suspense
In a shadowy border town, smuggler Saba (Tayo Faniran) steals a sacred Ife bronze head, setting off a violent chain reaction he can’t control. Now hunted by a corrupt cop (Olarotimi Fakunle), a furious art dealer, and a flamethrower-wielding fixer (Jimmy Jean-Louis), Saba must survive a world where no one plays fair.
What starts as a simple heist spirals into a gritty, high-stakes chase drenched in suspense and moral tension.
With rich storytelling and stylish grit, The Fire and The Moth delivers one of Nollywood’s boldest thrillers yet.
Watch The Fire and The Moth on Prime Video.
