Are you looking for something binge-worthy that isn鈥檛 just background noise? Whether you’re in the mood for dramatic love stories, laugh-out-loud chaos, deeply emotional drama, or just top-tier Nigerian storytelling, Nollywood movies on Netflix are serving.
From buzzy past releases to underrated gems that deserve more hype, August 2025 has something for every kind of viewer. These are the 10 best Nollywood movies to watch on Netflix in August.
10. (2018)
Running time: 1h 50m
Director: Cheat Chukwu
Genre: Comedy
This comedy movie tells the story of two broke, aimless flatmates, Paul (Baaj Adebule) and Ortega (Ebiye Victor), who think they鈥檝e just hit a lucky break. When their grumpy landlord dies unexpectedly, they assume they don鈥檛 have to pay rent and decide to splurge the money on a wild night out. But their joy is short-lived: the landlord鈥檚 daughter shows up the next morning, demanding the rent or eviction within 24 hours.
What follows is a hilariously misguided scramble to come up with the cash. See this if you鈥檙e looking for a funny adventure about friendship, poor decisions, and survival under pressure.
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9. (2019)
Running time: 1h 22m
Director: Omoni Oboli
Genre: Comedy
This laugh-out-loud Nollywood drama throws viewers into the middle of a messy war between Philo (Chioma Akpotha), a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense wife, and Cecilia (Omoni Oboli), a flashy returnee from 鈥淟ondon鈥 whose fake accent is only the beginning of her drama. When Cecilia decides she wants Philo鈥檚 wealthy husband for herself, all hell breaks loose.
If you鈥檙e into loud fashion, louder personalities, and the kind of drama that keeps you shouting at the screen, this Nollywood movie should be on your radar.
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8. (2022)
Running time: 1h 51m
Director: Michelle Bello
Genre: Romance
Set almost entirely in a women鈥檚 hair salon, the film revolves around four hairstylists (Uche Montana, Meg Otanwa, Bolaji Ogunmola and Ben Lugo Touitou), each dealing with romantic drama as Valentine鈥檚 Day looms. Each stylist is caught in a personal crisis: an effeminate partner, big secrets and the pressure to make love work.
The salon becomes more than a workplace. It becomes the space where lies unravel and hard decisions are made, all under the hums of blow dryers.
If you鈥檙e looking for a Nollywood movie that features everyday Lagos women navigating messy love lives, friendship and survival, here it is.
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7. (2022)
Running time: 1h 27m
Director: Elijah Tolulope Rotimi
Genre: Drama
D茅j脿 Vu is a fast-paced Nollywood family drama where secrets, suspicions and spiritual oaths collide. The film follows Johnson (Lateef Adedimeji), a devoted husband and father whose world shatters after a routine DNA test reveals that neither of his children are biologically his.
His wife (Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji) insists she鈥檚 never cheated, forcing the family into a tense search for the truth involving tradition, trust and loud, heated arguments.
Watch this if you鈥檙e looking for an entertaining, tension-filled family drama.
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6. (2022)
Running time: 1h 44m
Director: Femi D. Ogunsanwo
Genre: Romcom
Oyin Clegg (Ade Laoye) is a professional woman whose hopes for a picture-perfect marriage implode after discovering her fianc茅 hides a shocking secret. As she grapples with betrayal, heartbreak, and public humiliation, she leans on her ride-or-die friends: Gloria (Munachi Abii) and Toke (Kehinde Bankole) to push through.
If you’re in the mood for a Nollywood drama that combines heartbreak, revenge and redemption with a dose of 鈥渟he proved them wrong鈥, this one delivers.
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5. (2020)
Running time: 2h
Director: Kayode Kasum
Genre: Romcom
The life of 28-year-old Kambili Maduka (Nancy Isime), a chaotic, impulsive woman, unravels just as she鈥檚 desperate to marry before turning 30. Dumped by her boyfriend (Mawuli Gavor) for not being 鈥渨ife material鈥 and suspended from her job for poor performance, Kambili is forced to confront her habits, priorities, and what she wants out of life.
With support from her ride-or-die friends, she embarks on a self-discovery journey that leads her from heartbreak to independence, with plenty of laughs. If you鈥檙e into stories about romance, self-discovery with a healthy side of friendship and Lagos girl drama, Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards delivers in full.
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4. (2021)
Running time: 1h 20m
Director: Taiwo Egunjobi
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Set in Ibadan, this film follows three youths: Abiola (Tega Ethan), a wannabe musician with a heart full of ambition, Lamidi (Molawa Davis), a troublemaker and party animal, and Sade (Tolu Osaile), a quiet rich girl with a secret and a politician dad who鈥檚 always watching.
They鈥檙e caught in the chokehold of boredom and broken systems. When school strikes keep them out of the classroom, they throw a house party to shake off the frustration, and everything spirals from there. What starts as 鈥渧ibes and inshallah鈥 quickly becomes a haunting crash course in politics, power, and consequences.
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3. (2019)
Running time: 1h 45m
Director: Ekene Mekwunye
Genre: Psychological Drama
Jumoke (Rita Dominic) and Emeka (Kalu Ikeagwu) are deeply in love, despite the usual pressures of an inter-tribal relationship鈥攆amily disapproval, cultural tension and unspoken expectations. But just as they begin to settle into their new life together, a brutal home invasion rips their world apart. What follows is not just physical recovery, but an emotional reckoning that tests the very foundation of their relationship.
This gripping drama doesn鈥檛 shy away from the heavy stuff. It explores how trauma lingers, how silence can be loud in a marriage, and how healing isn鈥檛 always linear. A must-watch for anyone who values storytelling that blends love, pain and the will to survive.
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2. (2020)
Running time: 2h 20m
Director: Tosin Igho
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Nneka the Pretty Serpent is a supernatural Nollywood thriller that tells the story of a young woman whose life is shattered when she witnesses her parents鈥 murder as a child. Years later, Nneka (Idia Aisien) begins to experience visions and strange powers that reveal she鈥檚 been chosen by a vengeful marine spirit. That spirit offers her a deal: supernatural powers in exchange for tracking down and destroying the secret society of powerful elites responsible for her family鈥檚 death.
With her new abilities, Nneka transforms into a mystical femme fatale. But as she climbs deeper into the world of the occult and elite corruption, she begins to struggle with her own identity. If you鈥檙e into high-stakes revenge, spiritual warfare, and femme-led power movies, watch this.
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1. (2022)
Running time: 1h 31m
Director: Kayode Kasum
Genre: Drama
This film follows the story of Otas (Chimezie Imo), a bright young man on his way to NYSC camp with friends, when a tragic accident leaves one of them dead, and Otas is wrongfully accused of murder. A piece of evidence left behind, a phone with a damning video clip, becomes the shaky basis of the case against him.
As he鈥檚 thrown into prison and his name smeared, his mother, Adesuwa (Dakore Egbuson-Akande), is forced to confront not just the legal nightmare but a deeply personal trauma of her own involvement in police brutality years ago. Watch this if you鈥檙e looking for a tense, emotional courtroom drama that explores Nigeria鈥檚 justice system.
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