In 2021, Netflix Nigeria offered a different range of movies. Here are the top 30 movies watched on Netflix Nigeria.
The Top 30 Movies on Netflix Nigeria 2021
Consumer Taste Analysis
A breakdown of the top 30 movies by runtime, genre, and “Made in Nigeria” reveals:
– 70% have a runtime between 1 hour 31 minutes and 1 hour 59 minutes.
– 50% are Nollywood titles.
– 76% feature a strong character of African descent.
Made in Nigeria
Nollywood films make up 50% of the list.
Strong Black Lead
23 out of 30 movies feature a strong character of African descent.
Action Movies
13 out of 30 movies have action sequences.
Comedy Taste Chart
12 out of 30 movies are comedies infused with drama, action, adventure, and romance.
Summary
Nigerians watch diffrent content, and stories that move them. The data reveals a growing demand for Nollywood titles and movies featuring strong African leads.
1. Omo Ghetto: The Saga
Twins are reunited as a good-hearted female gangster and her uptight rich sister take on family, crime, cops, and all of the trouble that follows them.
2. Fine Wine
After falling for a much younger woman, a wealthy, lonely man must confront the social stigma around age-gap romances.
3. Red Notice
In the world of international crime, an Interpol agent attempts to hunt down and capture the world’s most wanted art thief.
4. Fate of Alakada: Party Planner
Faking her way through many situations, a social media influencer poses as an event planner and is tasked with throwing an extravagant, star-studded party.
5. Namaste Wahala
An interracial couple face a new dilemma when their respective parents find out about their relationship and disapprove.
6. Day of Destiny
The thrilling adventure of Chidi and Rotimi, teenagers who get a magical chance to travel back in time and change their broke parents’ past.
7. Army of the Dead
After a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble and venture into the quarantine zone in hopes of pulling off an impossible heist.
8. Quam’s Money
Quam, a security guard turned multimillionaire, lives the good life with his fortune until he falls victim to fraud.
9. Swallow
Waylaid by life’s pressures in 1980s Lagos, Nigeria, Tolani becomes involved in drug smuggling with her streetwise friend and must face the fallout.
10. Fatherhood
A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter’s birth.
11. We Can Be Heroes
After aliens attack Earth and capture all the superheroes, Missy Moreno and the other children at the Heroics Headquarters decide to bring their superhero parents back.
12. Tanwa Savage
Tanwa Savage follows the true life marriage scandal of a popular Nigerian celebrity. One man and three pregnant women from three different tribes under one roof. Will there ever be peace?
13. Outside The Wire
In the near future, a drone pilot is sent into a deadly militarized zone and must work with an android officer to locate a doomsday device.
14. This Lady Called Life
Abandoned by her family, young single mother Aiye struggles to survive but remains focused on her dream of becoming an elite chef.
15. Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards
Determined to marry before she turns 30, a woman tries to change her impulsive ways and do whatever it takes to win back the boyfriend who left her.
15. The Harder They Fall
When an outlaw discovers his enemy is being released from prison, he reunites his gang to seek revenge.
16. Gone
In search of a better life as a boxer, Ani leaves his family in Nigeria for New York. After years of turmoil, he returns to find his old life changed.
17. I Care A Lot
A shady legal guardian lands in hot water when she tries to bilk a woman who has ties to a powerful gangster.
18. Army of Thieves
In this prequel to “Army of the Dead,” a mysterious woman recruits bank teller Dieter to assist in a heist of impossible-to-crack safes across Europe.
19. King of Boys
The story of Alhaja Eniola Salami, a businesswoman and philanthropist with a checkered past and a promising political future.
20. God Calling
Sade suffers a tragedy and encounters God in an unconventional way, which changes her family life and faith forever.
21. Everything But A Man
A career-focused lawyer and a carefree day laborer attempt to balance an unexpected, whirlwind romance despite their drastically mismatched lifestyles.
22. Nneka and The Pretty Serpent
Years after the mysterious murder of her parents, a traumatized woman gains supernatural powers that aid in her quest for revenge against the killers.
23. Papillon
Henri Charriere, a young man, is falsely convicted of murder. In an attempt to escape from the penal colony on Devil’s Island, Henri cracks a deal with a fellow inmate, Louis Dega.
24. Thunder Force
Two childhood best friends reunite as an unlikely crime-fighting superhero duo when one invents a formula that gives ordinary people superpowers.
25. Malcome and Marie
As a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions and painful revelations push them toward a romantic reckoning.
26. Two Weeks in Lagos
An investment banker returns to Nigeria and falls in love with a friend’s sister, despite his family’s plan for him to marry a politician’s
27. Kate
Slipped a fatal poison on her final job, a ruthless Tokyo assassin has less than 24 hours to find out who ordered the hit and exact revenge.
28. The Unforgivable
Ruth Slater, a woman released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime, attempts to re-enter society.
29. Day of Destiny
The adventure of Rotimi and Chidi, two teenagers who get a chance magically to travel back in time and change their poor parents’ status
30. Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story
A young man assembles a specialized crew and performs complicated heists, until his crimes make too many enemies.
