Wondering what you should watch next on Netflix? Scrolling through Netflix looking for what to watch can feel like digging through a bottomless pit. But no worries, we’ve done the filtering for you. This is a list of the best Nollywood movies to watch on Netflix right now.
1. (2019)
Running time: 1h 22m
Director: Omoni Oboli
Genre: Comedy
This comedy 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.
2. Deja Vu (2022)
Running time: 1h 27m
Director: Elijah Tolulope Rotimi
Genre: Drama
Deja Vu follows Johnson (Lateef Adedimeji), a devoted husband and father whose world shatters after a routine DNA test reveals that neither of his children is his biological child. Meanwhile, his wife (Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji) insists she鈥檚 never cheated, forcing the family into a tense search for the truth.
3. (2022)
Running time: 1h 30m
Director: Kayode Kasum
Genre: Drama
This film follows 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. After he鈥檚 thrown into prison, his mother, Adesuwa (Dakore Egbuson-Akande), is forced to confront a deeply personal trauma of her own involvement in police brutality years ago.
4. Ijakumo: The Born Again Stripper (2023)
Running time: 2h
Director: Adebayo Tijani
Genre: Drama
Pastor Jide (Kunle Remi) is a wealthy, flamboyant pastor who leads a double life. To his congregation, he is a pious man. But behind this carefully crafted image, he is a member of a clandestine organisation called The Syndicate, engaged in sinful acts. Everything is going fine until he falls for an exotic dancer in his congregation who turns out to be his ruin.
5. (2024)
Running time: 2h 13m
Director: Tope Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani
Genre: Drama
Directed by the acclaimed actor-turned-director, Ramsey Nouah, Tokunbo follows a repentant car smuggler (Gideon Okeke) trying to leave the world of crime behind, only to be pulled back in when he unknowingly finds himself entangled in a deadly kidnapping mission.
6. (2023)
Running time: 2h 4m
Director: Editi Effiong
Genre: Thriller
In many ways, The Black Book is Nigeria鈥檚 version of John Wick. It follows a deacon (Richard Mofe-Damijo) with a dark military past who goes on a rampage to clear his son鈥檚 name after his son is framed and killed by corrupt policemen.
7. (2024)
Running time: 2h 4m
Director: Adeoluwa Owu
Genre: Thriller
Pastor Raymond Njoku (Uzor Arukwe), a respected man of God, finds himself in a precarious relationship with Annabelle Coker (Uche Montana), a manipulative prostitute. Unable to deal with the guilt, he finally confesses to his wife (Mercy Aigbe). In a shocking turn of events, Annabelle is found dead in her apartment, making the situation a lot more complex.
8. (2025)
Running time: 1h 46m
Director: Chee Keoung Cheoung
Genre: Thriller
Zion Ladejo (Razaaq Adoti), a former soldier who has spent most of his life in the US, returns to Nigeria after the death of his sister, Ronke (Sharon Rotimi), a hotel staff member who mistakenly witnessed a murder. In a bid to discover those responsible, Zion finds himself returning to a past he thought he had left behind.
9. (2023)
Running time: 2h 4m
Director: Moses Inwang
Genre: Thriller
The film is set against the backdrop of the Niger Delta Oil Conflict. It follows six young men trying to flee their troubled town on a cargo ship laden with stolen crude oil, but their bid for freedom turns into a desperate fight for survival against a ruthless captain and the horrors of the sea.
10. (2025)
Running time: 1h 58m
Director: Chinaza Onuzo
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Promise Quest (Jemima Osunde) is an aspiring event planner determined to save her family home from foreclosure. When she鈥檚 tasked with managing Afrobeats superstar King Kator (Mike Afolarin) for the Lagos Art and Culture festival, their worlds collide in the most unlikely way.
