Another month has passed, and if you’ve spent the last three days staring at the Netflix “Who is watching?” screen because you’re overwhelmed by choices, you are not alone.
We know the drill: you want something premium that doesn’t make you regret your subscription fee. Whether you’re looking for a good cry or laugh, a reason to shout at your screen, or just an excuse to ignore your responsibilities for two hours, here are the 10 best Nollywood movies to binge on Netflix this month.
10. Sisi London (2019)
Running time: 1h 22m
Director: Omoni Oboli
Genre: Comedy
Philo (Chioma Akpotha) is your typical “don’t try me” Nigerian housewife living in a village. She’s sharp-tongued, no-nonsense and always ready to defend her territory at any cost. Everything is going smoothly until Cecilia (Omoni Oboli), an native of the town, enters the chat. Cecilia is a fake IJGB (I Just Got Back) from Osapa London, and a complete nightmare.
Cecilia is flashy, loud and sporting a U.K. accent that is struggling for its life. But the accent isn’t the problem; the problem is that Cecilia has decided Philo’s wealthy husband and farmer is exactly what her life is missing.
9. Black Rose (2018)
Running time: 2h
Director: Okechukwu Oku
Genre: Drama, Thriller
After Rose’s (Lilian Echelon) father passes away, she has to step up and help her mother run their small food business. She tries her best to hold it down, but the business’ profit is terrible, and sapa is constantly knocking at their door.
One day, a wealthy and mysterious man appears, giving Prince Charming vibes and asks to date her. For Rose, it’s an answered prayer and a way out of poverty. But as she gets drawn deeper into this man’s lavish world, the soft life begins to creep her out. There’s more to the guy. Soon, the price of luxury becomes more than she’s willing to pay.
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8. Light in the Dark (2019)
Running time: 1h 45m
Director: Ekene Mekwunye
Genre: Psychological Drama
Jumoke (Rita Dominic) and Emeka (Kalu Ikeagwu) choose each other in spite of everything that stands in their way. Their love survives family resistance, cultural divides, and the strain that often shadows inter-tribal relationships. Just as they begin to build a life on their own terms, a violent home invasion destroys their safety and redraws the boundaries of their marriage. Their love is tested and forced to find its way forward again.
Watch Light In the Dark on Netflix.
7. Thin Line (2024)
Running time: 1h 55m
Director: Akay Mason
Genre: Drama
Pastor Raymond (Uzor Arukwe) is always on the pulpit preaching about faith, purity and Godly marriage. He’s the poster boy for “Holier than thou”, until the devil, or in this case, his own bad decisions, enters the chat. Raymond finds himself in a very messy and dangerous affair with Annie (Uche Montana), a manipulative prostitute who has a plan up her sleeve.
Her mission is to expose the good Pastor and turn his congregation into a ghost town unless he pays up. Raymond, thinking he’s doing the right thing, decides to come clean and confesses everything to his wife, Damilola (Mercy Aigbe). He thinks the confession will set him free and it temporarily does but then Annie turns up dead. Now, the man of God isn’t just a sinner; he’s the prime suspect.
6. Ijogbon (2023)
Running time: 1h 55m
Director: Kunle Afolayan
Genre: Drama
Instead of being in class like good children, these four mischievous friends decide to head to the mountains for fun. But instead of just catching a view, they stumble upon a whole bag of diamonds. The kind of discovery that changes lives and tax brackets forever. But as we all know, these kinds of discoveries come with heavy wahala.
This discovery puts a target on their backs. Now, they’re trying to outrun some dangerous people. Their lives go from fantasising about new wealth to running for survival.
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5. Breaded Life (2021)
Running time: 2h
Director: Biodun Stephen
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Sunmisola (Timini Egbuson), AKA Summy, is a pampered and arrogant rich kid who doesn’t know the price of a loaf of bread. But then, the script flips on him: he wakes up one day and everyone he knows, from his mom to his friends and even his house help, has absolutely no idea who he is.
He is deleted from his own life. But before he loses his mind, he realises there’s exactly one person in the entire world who still recognises him: Todowede (Bimbo Ademoye), a local bread hawker. Todowede becomes Sunmisola’s friend and caretaker. His story goes from “Do you know who my father is?” to “Please, help me sell this bread” real quick.
Watch Breaded Life on Netflix.
4. Nneka the Pretty Serpent (2020)
Running time: 2h 20m
Director: Tosin Igho
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Imagine witnessing your parents being assassinated by a mysterious group of people when you were just a kid. That’s the heavy trauma Nneka (Idia Aisien) carries. Fast forward a few years and she’s all grown up, but the trauma is still fresh.
She starts seeing visions and realises she has superpowers, and a vengeful marine spirit has chosen her as its main character. The deal is, the spirit makes her stronger, and in exchange, Nneka has to hunt down and dismantle the secret society of elite big men who murdered her parents. She transforms into a mystical femme fatale, moving from one elite target to the next.
Watch Nneka the Pretty Serpent on Netflix.
3. Adire (2023)
Running time: 2h 3m
Director: Adeoluwa Owu
Genre: Drama
Adire (Kehinde Bankole) is a former sex worker who decides she’s had enough. She leaves her old life and “resigns” with her boss’ money and relocates to a quiet, very conservative town in Oyo State. Instead of staying under the radar, Adire decides to disrupt the local fashion scene. She starts a business making lingerie, using traditional Yoruba Adire fabric.
It’s giving the women in the community a brand-new sense of “I’m that girl.” But, of course, where there’s empowerment, there’s someone ready to be a “moral police.” Deaconess (Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi) sees Adire’s business as a direct attack on the town’s values. While Adire is busy stitching a new identity for herself, her past is lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to blow up in her face.
2. Lionheart (2018)
Running time: 1h 35m
Director: Genevieve Nnaji
Genre: Drama
Adaeze Obiagu (Genevieve Nnaji) is a director at Lionheart, her family’s massive transportation company. She has been doing the work to prove she’s the rightful heir to the company’s throne. But when her father, Chief Ernest Obiagu (Pete Edochie), suddenly falls ill and has to step back, he appoints his brother, Uncle Godswill (Nkem Owoh) instead of her as the acting CEO.
Now, Adaeze has to work together with an uncle whose traditional approach to business is the opposite of her modern, data-driven style to pay off the debt drowning the company and avoid a hostile takeover before it’s too late.
1. Farmer’s Bride (2024)
Running time: 1h 52m
Directors: Jack’enneth Opukeme and Adebayo Tijani
Genre: Drama
Funmi (Gbubemi Ejeye) is a babe with big-city dreams, but her family clearly has other plans. She is married off against her will to Odun (Femi Branch), a wealthy, aging farmer from the next village, for a few plots of land. But Funmi isn’t the suffering-and-smiling type. She makes it loud and clear to everyone that she hates the entire arrangement.
But then, the plot gets spicy. Femi (Tobi Bakre), Odun’s rebellious nephew who apparently has a personal vendetta against shirts, is back from school in the city. The moment he and Funmi lock eyes, they connect. Now, Funmi is caught between the man she was forced to marry and his nephew, who is making her rethink all her life choices.
Watch Farmer’s Bride on Netflix.
