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Must-watch movies: for the movie addicts
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items I'm addicted to watching movies and I don't let a day go by without watching one.
Here are some movies from different genres that I enjoyed watching and would recommend others to watch.
Be transported to a place where every scene is a work of art, a ...
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Thriller
Drama
Romance/Comedy
Action
Documentaries
Comedy
Thriller
The plot in these movies is ingeniously crafted, with twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the very last moment.
A Turkish thriller series about a mother and daughter who are constantly on the run, making luxury hotels their home and seeing everyone as a potential threat. The series explores their complicated, codependent relationship and their mysterious past.
Watch Who Were We Running From?
This isn't just another action thriller- it's a raw emotional journey that left me breathless. Watching Sara fight for her son while wrestling with her trauma was devastatingly powerful. She's not a superhero, she's a mother pushed to her absolute li...
Watch Exterritorial
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When a man is found dead, the investigation shatters his widow's perfect facade and exposes a hidden double life.
Based on a true crime story.
Watch A Widow's Game | Netflix Official Site
The series follows Alba, a young single mother fleeing a troubled past, who takes a job at a prestigious flower farm to build a new life for herself and her son.
Watch Under a Dark Sun | Netflix Official Site
A crime thriller about a group of teens who get pulled into the dangerous world of drug "trap house" where loyalty is tested and escaping becomes a fight for survival.
Trap House (2025) - IMDb
Drama
These movies are more about human experiences and relationships. The movies touch more on real life than other movies do.
I watched this a few months ago and it was worth every second. The movie is a real life depiction of what life is like living with a narcissist. I do not condone divorcing but when you do, make sure you divorce in the black!
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
A movie production from my country Zambia. This movie is based on a true story and shows the tough life of a boy growing up with albinism in Zambia.
I found myself deeply moved by the story's emotional depth and the movie is well-crafted it kept me o...
Watch Can You See Us?
A South African show about four estranged siblings who reunite at their Joburg family home following the death of their mother. The movie shows the challenges of a fractured family, greed, loss and there's also moments of comedy.
It was an interestin...
Mabaso Family Reunion: The Funeral (TV Mini Series 2024)
A Story of Bravery, Brilliance and the Power of Women.
Watching Hidden Figures on Netflix is more than just experiencing a brilliant story-- it's the moment to reflect on the incredible power of women who stand tall, lead with bravery and change the ...
Watch Hidden Figures
The true, untold WWII about the courageous Black women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (the only all-Black, all-female battalion to serve overseas during World War II). They were unsung heroes who overcame racism, sexism and poor liv...
Watch The Six Triple Eight
I watched this and it's a very powerful inspiring story. One of a kind Christian movie that everyone should watch. The movie is a call to action, a reminder that emotional intelligence doesn't just transform individuals, it transforms entire communit...
Watch The Forge
I loved this movie.
It was a heartwarming story about the niece of Montgomery Brewster learning to value love, friendship, faith, and most importantly, family.
Worth adding to your Christmas classics list.
Brewster's Millions (1985)
Nobody really tells you how intriguing it is to read a book and then watch the movie adaption. It's like stepping into a world twice. First through imagination, then through visuals.
Yes the movie didn't capture everything in the book, but the charac...
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A quiet emotional journey of identity and connection.
After receiving a heart transplant, Manuel begins to feel different. He can't explain it but something inside is pulling him toward a past that isn't his. That pull leads him to Vale, a grieving w...
Watch The Heart Knows | Netflix Official Site
The last straw reflects the theme of the character, Janiyah, reaching her breaking point. The title signifies a woman who is at her "last straw" facing a series of misfortunes that culminate into a stressful situation. The movie explorers how individ...
Watch STRAW | Netflix Official Site
A young man whose life is turned upside down after he suffers a near-fatal illness and is left a quadriplegic. Moving forward seems near impossible until he meets Gigi- a curious and intelligent Capuchin monkey. Although she is trained to assist Nate...
Watch Gigi & Nate
Drama packed! Kimmie navigates family betrayals, power struggles and chaos while trying to keep her place in the Bellarie empire. Totally addictive!
Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black Is Back for Season 2: Watch the Trailer
Disaster mimi-series where a family holiday on the beautiful island of La Palma turns into a fight for survival after a volcano erupts, threatening a massive tsunami. Stunning visuals, suspense and emotional drama.
La Palma (TV Mini Series 2024)
Retelling of the biblical love story. After tragedy a young singer named Ruth leaves her old life behind and finds healing, faith and unexpected love with vineyard owner Boaz. A heartfelt drama about redemption, purpose and second chances.
Watch Ruth & Boaz | Netflix Official Site
A dramatic Mexican series centred on betrayal, revenge and a toxic sibling rivalry
Watch Sisters' Feud | Netflix Official Site
A married couple whose relationship is tested by secrets by betrayal leading to emotional conflict and the consequences of cheating.
High Infidelity (2025)
The new episodes focus on Kimmie fighting to take full control, forming a reluctant alliance with Mallory, while navigating dangers surrounding her sister and friends.
Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black Season 2, Part 2 Trailer: Kimmie Takes Control
A tense psychological drama about a couple whose relationship begins to unravel after an unexpected promotion at their high-stakes finance job shifts the balance of power between them.
Fair Play (2023) - IMDb
A political drama set in 1970s Philadelphia, following a former black panther who returns home and faces tension, suspicion and unresolved conflicts within the community.
Night Catches Us (2010) - IMDb
A movie about a medical resident who receives life-saving heart transplant after a sudden cardiac arrest. Driven by an intense curiosity about her donor, she travels to the remote mountain village of Yesques to meet his grieving family. Her arrival c...
The Crystal Cuckoo (TV Mini Series 2025) - IMDb
A woman released from prison after serving 20 years for a murder of a sheriff attempts to reintegrate into a society that refuses to forgive her past. Her primary goal is to find her estranged younger sister, Katie, who was only five years old when t...
The Unforgivable (2021) - IMDb
A crime drama set in Amsterdam cannabis and nightlife scene, following power struggles, betrayal and ambition as different factions fight to grow a growing empire.
Watch Amsterdam Empire | Netflix Official Site
A gripping drama based on true events about resilience and survival after a tragic fire, following the lives of those affected as they search for truth, justice and healing in the aftermath.
From the Ashes (2024) - IMDb
A lavish wedding turns deadly as secrets that have been hiding slowly come to light.
Watch The Perfect Couple | Netflix Official Site
Romance/Comedy
These are light-hearted dramas, crafted to amuse, entertain and provoke enjoyment.
10/10. This is a gem of a movie. It's impossible not to fall head over heels for Forever, all dreamy eight episodes are available to stream on Netflix.
Watch FOREVER
This movie was so good but also an emotional and relatable depiction of bad romance. All in all, it ends with us is a lesson in growth, self-love and the dangers of remaining blind to the obvious.
It Ends with Us (2024)
What makes this film so wonderful to watch is the heartwarming chemistry between the two leads. Not only is this movie romantic, it's also very funny with many Laugh out loud moments.
Holidate (2020)
I love Rom Coms, I love Christmas movies and for a Christmas Rom Com, I'm all in. I always want the boy to get the girl.
This movie was fun and lively. I loved it!
Meet Me Next Christmas (2024)
A very funny and entertaining movie.
Anyone looking for a holiday mood rom com, then this is for you.
The storyline was great! Very entertaining, great cast!
Our Little Secret (2024)
Victoria Justice who dies during her birthday week is given a second chance to right her wrongs in earth.
This movie is a cute, quirky, fun, emotional and makes you really appreciate life and what it has to offer.
Afterlife of the Party (2021)
Watched this one on Netflix. Super funny! Two best friends running around LA trying to save their apartment after the rent money disappears. Pure Chao's but entertaining.
Watch One of Them Days
A movie about a wealthy heir to a cape wine lands empire who swaps identities with his working-class friend to prove he can make it on his own.
Watch Love and Wine | Netflix Official Site
Follows Zoleka and Kagiso as their families clash during traditional bride price negotiations.
Watch How to Ruin Love | Netflix Official Site
A German raised woman named Mavi learns her Turkish noble heritage and enters a world of luxury, challenging her relationship as she navigates her new found identity.
Watch She Said Maybe | Netflix Official Site
A romantic comedy about a man trying to ensure his sisters wedding goes smoothly, only for multiple chaotic scenarios and romantic entanglements to spiral out of control as events replay in different ways.
Love Wedding Repeat (2020) - IMDb
Always the bridesmaid but never the bride, Jane must plan her sister's wedding to the man she's secretly in love with.
27 Dresses (2008) - IMDb
A romantic comedy about a woman whose wish for true love comes true in an unexpected way after she wakes up engaged to her best friends fiancé while on a trip to Ireland.
Irish Wish (2024) - IMDb
Action
Fast-paced, high-energy films filled with intense fight scenes, thrilling chases and high stroke missions.
Action packed! A security guard ends up battling terrorists in a stadium after they take his daughter hostage during a basketball game. Lots of fights and nonstop tension.
Watch Welcome to Sudden Death
A former MMA fighter, haunted by a fatal blow he delivered in the ring, is pulled back into the fight when the widow or his opponent asks for his help finding her missing son. Together with a determined police station, he wades into the violent under...
K.O. (2025)
Documentaries
Real life films that explore true stories, people, events or issues in a deeper and more informative way.
Wild true crime doc! It dives into Thabo Bester's prison escape and his twisted relationship with Dr.Nandipha. Shocking, messy and to believe it really happened.
Watch Beauty and the Bester | Netflix Official Site
Unbelievable true-crime doc!
A neighbour manipulates an entire family and abducts their daughter twice. Shocking, disturbing and hard to wrap your head around.
Watch Abducted in Plain Sight
Intense true-crime doc! A teen and her boyfriend are terrorized by anonymous threatening messages for over a year...and the shocking twist? The sender is someone they'd never suspect. Twisted and hard to believe.
Watch Unknown Number: The High School Catfish | Netflix Official Site
A conman charms women on Tinder, living a lavish life on their money and the twisty lies he spins are just insane. Shocking and addictive.
Watch The Tinder Swindler | Netflix Official Site
A seemingly perfect mother hides a web of deception, manipulating everyone around her. How far will she go to protect her secrets and who will see through the lies first?
Watch Con Mum | Netflix Official Site
Three men are reunited as adults discovering they are identical triplets separated at birth. What begins as a joyful reunion soon uncovers a shocking secrets behind their separation.
Watch Three Identical Strangers on Netflix
When a fire leaves a cruise ship stranded without power or working toilet, 4000 passengers face chaos, overflowing sewage and a disaster that goes viral.
Watch Trainwreck: Poop Cruise | Netflix Official Site
A deep dive into Jussie Smollett's 2019 alleged hate crime exploring conflicting accounts and the controversy that captivated the nation.
Watch The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
A look at Vinicius Júnior's rise from São Gonçalo to Real Madrid stardom, highlighting his career, life and fight against racism in football.
Watch Vini Jr. | Netflix Official Site
Kirat Assi's decade long online romance turns into a nightmare when she discovers "Bobby" was a fake persona created by her own cousin.
Watch Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare | Netflix Official Site
In 2009, a homemade balloon sparks a media frenzy when a boy is believed to be inside. Only to reveal a shocking hoax by his parents.
Watch Trainwreck: Balloon Boy | Netflix Official Site
A world renowned Ugandan dance and performing arts group composed of orphaned and vulnerable children.
Watch Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
Comedy
Movies characterized by humorous characters and situations designed to elicit laughter and amusement.
A comedy about a clumsy house sitter, played by Rowan Atkinson who ends up battling a mischievous baby while looking after a luxury home.
Watch Man Vs Baby | Netflix Official Site
A Saudi Arabian comedy that follows a desperate debt-ridden father named Sattam who stages a fake kidnapping of his own wealthy father to pay off a loan shark.
Watch The Fakenapping | Netflix Official Site
A dark comedy about a teenager left in charge of her siblings after their strict babysitter suddenly does, forcing her to fake adulthood and navigate work, responsibility and chaos.
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (2024) - IMDb
A movie about two strangers who get married during a wild night in Las Vegas and then try to sabotage each other to win a huge jackpot, only to unexpectedly fall in love.
What Happens in Vegas (2008) - IMDb
Sci-Fi
A genre that explores the impact of actual or imagined scientific and technological advancements on individuals and society
Movie follows An-na an AI researcher and her young son Ja-in as they fight for survival in a high-rise apartment building in Seoul that is rapidly being submerged by a catastrophic global flood
The Great Flood (2025)
Thriller
A Nigerian crime thriller about a former getaway driver who is forced back into the criminal underworld to save his family after being given a dangerous high stake assignment.
Tòkunbò (2024) - IMDb
A young man who becomes the target if a violent online mob after being wrongly accused of a crime, forcing him to fight for his survival as a public judgement spirals out of control
Accused (TV Series 2023– ) - IMDb
A movie about a respected and ambitious senior gynecological surgeon. Her meticulously built life begins to unravel when she is hit with a series of anonymous allegations of sexual misconduct at her hospital.
Watch Accused | Netflix Official Site
A survival thriller about three school girls trapped in an underground pit during a violent storm, forcing turn to face fear, hidden tensions and personal conflicts as they fight to stay alive.
I would highly recommend.
From the Ashes: The Pit | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube