From romcoms to thrillers and family dramas that hit a little too close to home, Netflix’s Nollywood movie catalogue has been leveling up. And it’s proof that Nollywood’s storytelling range is no longer up for debate.
So if you’ve been scrolling aimlessly with no title in mind, stop right there. Here are 10 Nigerian movies on Netflix that deserve a spot on your watchlist right now.
10. Obara’M (2022)
Running time: 1h 40m
Director: Kayode Kasum
Genre: Family Drama, Musical
Oluchi (Nancy Isime) leaves home to become a star in Lagos. She’s been so committed to the hustle that she becomes a deadbeat mom, leaving her daughter, Ihunnaya (Darasimi Nnadi), with her father, Humphrey (Nkem Owoh), in the village and never looking back. It takes a family tragedy to drag her home. Now, our celebrity wannabe has to sit with the baby mama duties she ran from for a decade, and go through a rebirth she didn’t see coming.
9. Omo Ghetto: The Saga (2020)
Running time: 1h 50m
Directors: Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Twin sisters lead different lives. Lefty (Funke Akindele) is a street-smart hustler shaped by ghetto life; Ayomide (also Funke Akindele) is posh and privileged. When Ayomide returns to Nigeria, she’s pulled into Lefty’s world of street battles and survival. What starts as clashing personalities grows into an uneasy bond, as the sisters try to reconcile the worlds that made them.
Watch Omo Ghetto: The Saga on Netflix.
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8. Shina (2024)
Runtime: 1h 38m
Directors: Muyiwa Adesokun and Carmen Lilian Ike-Okoro
Genre: Drama
Shina (Timini Egbuson) has been trying to leave his addiction and cultism past behind. He’s now just a regular guy driving a taxi and minding his business. But when his grandmother falls critically ill, he becomes desperate to raise money for her treatment, and he goes back to crime. Shina genuinely wants to do right this time. The problem is, the system’s not making it easy. Everything seems to be conspiring, whether directly or not, to yank him back into the abyss he barely crawled out of.
7. Deja Vu (2022)
Running time: 1h 27m
Director: Elijah Tolulope Rotimi
Genre: Drama
Picture this: you’ve spent years playing devoted husband and father, then one random DNA test comes along and scatters everything. Johnson (Lateef Adedimeji) finds out in Deja Vu that neither of his kids shares his blood. His wife (Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji) swears she’s never stepped out, but somebody’s not telling the whole story.
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6. Dinner At My Place (2022)
Running time: 1h 43m
Director: Kevin Luther Apaa
Genre: Romcom
Nonso (Timini Egbuson) had it all planned out: the perfect dinner and setup, his late mom’s heirloom ring ready to propose to his girlfriend, Chioma (Sophie Alakija). For extra flair and suspense, he even hides the ring inside a bowl of egusi soup. It’s going well until his dramatic ex, Bisi (Bisola Aiyeola), shows up uninvited and somehow ends up swallowing the ring. Now Nonso has to get that ring back without messing up the night.
Watch Dinner At My Place on Netflix.
5. Tokunbo (2024)
Running time: 1h 52m
Director: Ramsey Noauh
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Tokunbo (Gideon Okeke) thought he’d left the car-smuggling life behind for good, trading danger for family and peace. But when his son falls seriously ill, he’s forced back into the orbit of Gaza (Chidi Mokeme), his old boss. The job is to deliver Nike (Darasimi Nnadi), a kidnapped government official’s daughter, to some dangerous men. This becomes a test of everything Tokunbo now stands for.
4. Black Rose (2018)
Running time: 2h
Director: Okechukwu Oku
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Rose (Lilian Echelon) didn’t have the luxury of grieving properly. Her father dies, and just like that, she takes up the responsibility to keep her family fed. Money is tight and life’s not easy, but they’re managing. Then one day, a wealthy, mysterious stranger comes, dangling what looks like Rose’s golden ticket out of poverty. But nothing this shiny comes without strings. The deeper Rose gets pulled into his world, the more that way out starts looking like a setup.
3. Farmer’s Bride (2024)
Runtime: 1h 52m
Directors: Jack’enneth Opukeme and Adebayo Tijani
Genre: Drama
Funmi (Gbubemi Ejeye) had big-city dreams, but her family marries her off against her will to Odun (Femi Branch), a wealthy, ageing farmer from the next village, all for a few plots of land. And Funmi is not hiding how she feels about it. Everyone knows she’s not here for this arrangement, at all.
Then things take a turn when Odun’s nephew, Femi (Tobi Bakre), rolls back into the village from the city. His return sparks an attraction between them, starting a forbidden relationship. The situation eventually sends the entire family spiralling into chaos.
Watch Farmer’s Bride on Netflix.
2. The Black Book (2023)
Running time: 2h 4m
Director: Editi Effiong
Genre: Thriller
A deacon (Richard Mofe-Damijo) who looks like he’d never hurt a fly is actually hiding a military past he’s tried hard to bury. But when corrupt policemen frame and kill his son, all that “man of God” composure goes out the window. What follows is a one-man rampage as he tears through the system to clear his son’s name and make everybody responsible pay for it.
Watch The Black Book on Netflix.
1. Coming From Insanity (2019)
Running time: 1h 40m
Director: Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo
Genre: Crime/Thriller
Kossi’s (Gabriel Afolayan) story starts rough. He’s trafficked from Togo to Lagos at just 12 and thrown straight into house-help life for the Martins family (Wale Ojo and Dakore Egbuson-Akande). Over time, their bond grows beyond just a boss-and-worker relationship. But underneath all that, Kossi is carrying a hunger the Martins can’t feed. He wants his own money, freedom and life on his own terms. That hunger pulls him into Lagos’ criminal underworld, chasing independence in all the wrong places.
Watch Coming From Insanity on Netflix.
