Best Nigerian drama movies
A curated collection of popular drama movies from Nigeria.
Mami Wata (2023)
Mami Wata (2023)
In the oceanside village of Iyi, the revered Mama Efe acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata. But when a young boy is lost to a virus, Efe’s devoted but rebellious daughter Zinwe and skeptical protégé Prisca warn Efe about unrest among the villagers. With the sudden arrival of a mysterious rebel deserter named Jasper, a conflict erupts, leading to a violent clash of ideologies and a crisis of faith for the people of Iyi.
Light in the Dark (2020)
Light in the Dark (2020)
In the face of unspeakable pain, a couple must find a way to live and love again.
A Weekend to Forget (2023)
Kofa (2022)
The Weekend (2024)
The Weekend (2024)
This gripping Nigerian thriller will keep you guessing until the very last moment with its unique take on the age-old question: what’s wrong with the in-laws?
The Blood Covenant (2022)
The Blood Covenant (2022)
The film follows the lives of Eddy, Jite and Osiano, three ambitious young men in their late twenties struggling to make it in life. Tired of being looked down upon, they embark on a relentless quest for the high life, chasing easy money, fast cars, and fame; willing to do whatever it takes no matter what it costs them.
Dinner (2016)
Dinner (2016)
Mike is invited by his childhood friend and buddy, Adetunde, to have dinner and spend the weekend with him and his fiancée Lola as they plan for their upcoming wedding. Mikey decides to come along with his girlfriend Diane, as he plans to propose to her. Things get out of hand when they arrive at Adetunde's house and they get to find out secrets about each other's relationship and the one person in the middle of it all.
The Delivery Boy (2018)
The Delivery Boy (2018)
A runaway, teenage, suicide bomber and his newfound ally, a young prostitute, must rely on each other to survive the night while searching for answers to the terrible secrets that made them who they are.
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria. The two women make very different choices of lovers, but rivalry and betrayal must be set aside as their lives are swept up in the turbulence of war.
Big Love (2023)
Big Love (2023)
A romantic drama, Big Love explores the eruption of love between Adil, a young and passionate man chasing his dreams and Adina, a focused and independent woman making ends meet at a graduate training camp.
A Sunday Affair (2023)
A Sunday Affair (2023)
Two best friends, Uche and Toyin, fall in love with Sunday, a charming, yet flawed eligible bachelor. A love triangle ensues with the women unaware that they are dating the same man.
This Lady Called Life (2020)
This Lady Called Life (2020)
Becoming a chef is Aiye’s greatest desire. But. She is a young, struggling, single mother who has been abandoned by her family. To settle for defeat, or to fight against all odds to become the chef of her dreams? That is the question.
Road to Yesterday (2015)
Road to Yesterday (2015)
Victoria returns to Nigeria from the UK to help estranged husband Izu cope with his uncle's death. Hoping to save his marriage, Izu brings Victoria on his trip to the funeral, during which they reflect on their courtship, secrets and regrets.
'76 (2016)
'76 (2016)
Nollywood superstars Ramsey Nouah, Rita Dominic, and Chidi Mokeme headline this gripping drama set against the backdrop of the attempted 1976 military coup against the government of General Murtala Mohammed.
Lara and the Beat (2018)
Lara and the Beat (2018)
Two young and beautiful sisters are caught in the center of a financial scandal with their late parents' media empire. The two are forced out of their privileged bubble and must learn to build their own future - through music and enterprise - to salvage their family's past.
Fifty (2015)
Fifty (2015)
Tola, Elizabeth, Maria and Kate are four friends forced at midlife to take inventory of their personal lives, while juggling careers and family against the sprawling backdrops of the upper middle-class neighbourhoods of Ikoyi and Victoria Island in Lagos.
A Lagos Love Story (2025)
A Lagos Love Story (2025)
When she's hired to plan a huge festival in Lagos, Promise unexpectedly finds herself falling for the brash Afrobeats star at the center of it all.
Mr. and Mrs. (2012)
Mr. and Mrs. (2012)
Kenneth Abah, the managing director of hills group and the son of a famous and influential family is married to Susan, a graduate in law and the daughter of a dry cleaner. Thanks to Ken's social status and arrogance his loving wife becomes his maid. But when Susan becomes tired and complains, he proposes a divorce. Will she accept his proposal or continue with this domestic slavery?
Couple of Days (2016)
Couple of Days (2016)
Three couples, each in different phases of romance, head to Ibadan for a fun and frisky holiday. But secrets soon spill, causing trouble in paradise.
Boxing Day: A Day After Christmas (2017)
Boxing Day: A Day After Christmas (2017)
Money is not necessarily the key to happiness. It can easily be considered man's worst downfall. Michael Adeyemi was destined to be a billionaire by the age of 35 and with money comes access to the fine things of life. Find out how Michael's desperate quest for fortune and success would cost him the number one thing money cannot buy - Family. Blinded by selfish ambitions, pride and appetite for greed leads him down a path of self-destruction, blinding him to the only thing that is worth saving. It all comes crashing down on "Boxing Day" where Michael is swept under a sea of adversities caused by none other than himself. Watch this downpour of self-inflicted wave of adversities with rippling effects that triggers thought provoking questions, of love, pain, pride and ultimate redemption - what if you never get that second chance?
April Showers (2021)
April Showers (2021)
As Linda clocks 41, her hope of getting married finally disappears after several heartbreaking moments with men. She finally decides to get herself a baby from a one night stand with Greg, the son of a multi millionaire who's on a bet with his friends to get a woman under his duvet.
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (2025)
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (2025)
Many have heard of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary artist from the 70s and 80s. But some may not know that his mother Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was also a legend in her own right, as a women's rights activist unabashedly pushing for equality in Nigeria at a time when people weren't having those conversations. "Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti" the film emerges as a new vivid exploration of Ransome-Kuti's journey. From growing up and learning about the importance of education, to her groundbreaking step in becoming the first girl to attend Abeokuta Grammar School at just 13, going to London and then becoming emboldened to return to Nigeria to step into her role as an educator and organizer.
Stalker (2016)
Stalker (2016)
A fashion stylist finds herself being stalked by a man after her car breaks down in the countryside.
Violated (1996)
Violated (1996)
1996 film by Amaka Igwe
The Figurine: Araromire (2009)
The Figurine: Araromire (2009)
Two buddies and a girl, down on their luck, have their lives changed when one of them discovers a mysterious figurine in an abandoned shrine which, according to legend, bestows seven years of good luck. But no one told them about the next seven years...