Here we've displayed a list of the best Johannesburg, South Africa films : District 9(2009), Vaya(2016), A World Apart(1988), Cry, the Beloved Country(1995), Lost in the Stars(1974), Malunde(2001), The Demon(1981), Vehicle 19(2013), Dangerous Ground(1997), The Forgotten Kingdom(2013), Beat the Drum(2003) ... ...
Sci-Fi
South Africa|USA|New Zealand|Canada
2009
111 Minutes
Sharlto Copley Jason Cope David James Vanessa Haywood Mandla Gaduka Kenneth Nkosi Eugene Khumbanyiwa Louis Minnaar William Allen Young Marian Hooman Vittorio Leonardi
alien reporter military officer love interest mutant creative thrilling south africa hospital military base johannesburg, south africa aliens eviction civil rights fugitives showdown experiments escape quest 2000s
Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.
Drama
South Africa
2016
115 Minutes
Phuthi Nakene Sihle Xaba Harriet Manamela Zimkhitha Nyoka Mncedisi Shabangu Emmanuel Nkosinathi Gweva Warren Masemola Nomonde Mbusi Azwile Chamane-Madiba Msimang Sibusiso Jabulani Mthembu
stranger family south african man rival friend gripping emotional heartwarming shocking powerful johannesburg, south africa city train betrayal survival city life honor family relationships discovery transformation
Three people board the train bound for Johannesburg. Strangers, each on their own mission, with a simple task to complete and in search of family to help them. But when they are betrayed by... See full summary »
Drama
UK|Zimbabwe
1988
113 Minutes
Barbara Hershey Jodhi May David Suchet Jeroen Krabbé Paul Freeman Tim Roth Linda Mvusi Yvonne Bryceland Albee Lesotho Nadine Chalmers Carolyn Clayton-Cragg
daughter mother father activist emotional spirited south africa johannesburg, south africa household school apartheid racism social change bigotry childhood family growing up discovery love 1960s
1963. Thirteen year old Molly Roth, the eldest of three offspring of Gus and Diana Roth, lives a carefree life as part of the affluent white minority in South Africa. Race is a non-issue ... See full summary »
Drama
South Africa|USA
1995
111 Minutes
James Earl Jones Richard Harris Vusi Kunene Leleti Khumalo Charles S. Dutton Eric Miyeni Dambisa Kente Ian Robers Jack Robinson
priest bigot son preacher father bleak emotional powerful south africa johannesburg, south africa village farm apartheid murder case healing redemption fall sacrifice love transformation
A South African preacher goes to search for his wayward son, who has committed a crime in the big city.
Musical
USA
1974
114 Minutes
Brock Peters Melba Moore Raymond St. Jacques
preacher pregnant woman criminal son father gutsy emotional brutal sad johannesburg, south africa jail shantytown south africa apartheid injustice murder reunion father/son relationship crime escape
Brock Peters (To Kill a Mockingbird) is Stephen Kumalo, a black South African minister searching the unfamiliar back alleys and shantytowns of Johannesburg for his son, Absalom.
Drama
South Africa|Germany
2001
117 Minutes
Ian Roberts Kagiso Mtetwa Wilmien Rossouw Grethe Fox Dolly Rathebe Esmeralda Bihl Michele Burgers Danny Keogh Mary Twala Winston Ntshona
soldier street urchin missing person drug dealer father figure emotional engaging gritty cape town, south africa johannesburg, south africa south africa van relationships unusual friendship search journey family adventure discovery quest
South Africa, post-apartheid: WONDERBOY, a wiry 11-year-old, is trying to survive on the streets of crime-ridden Johannesburg. KOBUS, a former soldier of the apartheid army, can't forget ... See full summary »
Horror
UK|Canada
1981
95 Minutes
Cameron Mitchell Jennifer Holmes Craig Gardner
maniac teacher cousin psychic concerned mother detective frightening frightful brutal gory shocking creepy johannesburg, south africa serial murders killing spree madman chase stalking psychic abilities discovery
Thriller about a contract killer whose wife has disappeared. When he is hired by an international organization to carry out a "shy" or hit, he suspects they are connected with her disappearance.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2013
85 Minutes
Paul Walker Naima McLean Gys de Villiers Leyla Haidarian Tshepo Maseko Mangaliso Ngema Andrian Mazive Welile Nzuza Ernest Kubayi
parole officer thrilling south africa johannesburg, south africa corrupt police discovery 2010s
In Johannesburg, an American parole breaker unknowingly picks up a rental car that will tie him to a web of corrupt local police.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|South Africa
1997
95 Minutes
Ice Cube Elizabeth Hurley Ving Rhames Eric Miyeni Sechaba Morajele Thokozani Nkosi Ron Smerczak Wilson Dunster Peter Khubeke Roslyn Morapedi Mabel Mafuya
activist brother stripper drug lord drug addict girlfriend fiery melodramatic suspenseful soweto, south africa johannesburg, south africa club funeral airplane family apartheid debt drug addiction homecoming brother relationship
Vusi Madlazi returns to the South African village he left as a young boy (he was organizing against apartheid, and left in fear of his life) to bury his father. He meets up with his brother... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
USA
2013
97 Minutes
Jerry Mofokeng Nozipho Nkelemba Zenzo Ngqobe Lillian Dube Moshoeshoe Chabeli Lebohang Ntsane Jerry Phele
young man childhood friend schoolteacher estranged father orphan priest confident emotional engaging profound passionate south africa slum johannesburg, south africa village bus south africa discovery growing up memories
What if the most chilling novel of all time was actually based on account of a horrific experiment gone awry?
Drama
2003
113 Minutes
Junior Singo Owen Sejake Mary Twala Nolunthando Maleka Dineo Nchabeleng Clive Scott Nthali Moshesh Keketso Semoko
young boy orphan grandmother villager lawyer truck driver emotional inspiring dark johannesburg, south africa street village aids survival journey culture shock death life lessons quest growing up
A Zulu boy (Junior Singo) whose village has been devastated by AIDS goes to Johannesburg to find his long-lost uncle.