Best African mystery movies

Rise to the Abyss (1978)

Abla travels to France and gets recruited by the Mossad under the pretext of working as a journalist. By the time she discovers the truth, she's already in too deep. As Abla recruits her fiancé, an engineer in the Egyptian army, the General Intelligence Directorate assigns Khaled to arrest her.

Son of Adam (2018)

A family and businessman (Adam) is accused of running a criminal empire while he denies the accusation by being the one who take criminals down.

SPiN (2020)

This short was made so you feel uncomfortable for a couple of seconds. Did we do good?

Kofa (2022)

Beyond the locked door of a room in which eight people without memories are trapped, lies the truth about their identity, but to recover it, they have to evade a maniacal murderer.

The Last Night (1963)

A girl goes to sleep on her wedding night, wakes up 15 years later to find herself living a different life, where people call her by her sister's name.

Sleeper's Wake (2012)

In a secluded cove on the South African coast, a middle-aged writer grieving the deaths of his wife and daughter is drawn into an affair with an alluring teenage girl who is grappling with demons of her own, in this gripping psychological thriller adapted from the award-winning novel by Alistair Morgan. (TIFF)

The Fake Millionaire (1968)

Hamdi borrows from the scrap dealer (Moseri) to spend on his inventions. Hosary tries to obtain the secret of these inventions. Hamdi suddenly disappears and announces his death. The lawyer informs his wife (Nahed) about his brother's will, who died in Mexico, that his wealth be transferred to the third brother (Saeed) then a sudden event occurs that changes the course of events.

Alexandria taxi (2006)

Voiceless (2020)

A bright and promising young girl gets abducted and taken to a terrorist camp, where she unexpectedly crosses paths with her soulmate.

Miss PJ (2024)

A young lady on a National Youth Service assignment becomes the saviour of a little town at the mercy of a mysterious killer.

Final Confession (1978)

Adham a faithful husband still mourning his deceased wife,visited one night by a woman in white revealing her secret love for him since college,and his wife true acts behind his back,but the big revelation was this woman is no longer from the living and its her ghost that paid him a visit.

Premeditated (1979)

A husband is shocked that after having a baby, he realizes that he is infertile.

Snaaks Genoeg (2016)

Snaaks Genoeg (Funny Enough) is an entertaining and poignant dark comedy, which explores the pain inflicted by humour on the average human being. The film, an original piece written and directed by David Moore, follows a down-and-out comedian (Casper de Vries) who drifts from one small town to another. Having alienated his audience with his crude comments and dirty humours, his popularity has faded. He hits the road fighting not only for survival, but also to find the spark he once had. He has been reduced to doing shows in small towns and working for food and accommodation. As he drifts from remote location to remote location, successful comedians are being kidnapped, tortured and murdered in bizarre ways, and he seems to be riding right into the centre of this storm.

The Estranged Brothers (1974)

The relationship between a father and his four children is strained when he keeps spending his money on his pleasures. His son, Tawfik, revolts against his father after he learns of his relationship with the prostitute Lula, until he falls for her.

The Curse (1984)

Journalist Hamdi enters the mental hospital, claiming that he is mentally disturbed to investigate a journalistic precedent by discovering the secret of the killing of a patient, who shows some changes as a result of his integration, but he reaches the killer.

Hoener Met Die Rooi Skoene (2017)

A Horror comedy with unexpected twists in an equally strange cable ... and an outright lie only be returned by the end neck.

Midnight Drink (2024)

Midnight Drink is a gripping short film about a guy whose bike gets stolen in an instant

Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda (1968)

Shanbo is an accounting employee in a bakery, who offers to a young journalist his story production to be published in the magazine she works for, and through the working relationship between Shanbo and the girl, a love story between them interferes with the events of the plot to assassinate the wealthy, miserly aunt, which her nephew is planning to capture Shanbo and get the wealth and the girl and shanbo tries to prove his innocence of the charge.

The CEO (2016)

Five top level staff of a company are selected for a retreat where the new CEO of a global company will be chosen. What starts off as cordial soon goes sour as they attempt to outdo one another to be named The CEO.

El Hoot El Azraq (2020)

The film revolves around the "Blue Whale Challenge" game used by many young people and adolescents, after the spread of technology and the parents' preoccupation with their children which might lead to their exposure to great risks.

Love the One You Love (2014)

Across the city of Cape Town, a sex-line operator, a dog handler and a computer technician begin to suspect that their romantic relationships are the subject of a bizarre conspiracy, involving their family, friends, and possibly even greater forces. 'Love the One You Love's parallel stories question the ideals we hold too sacred: love, happiness, and the New South Africa; the pursuit of which makes truth impossible.

L.I.F.E. (2024)

'L.I.F.E.' intertwines the tales of Ema, an advertising professional yearning to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a dancer, and Yinka, a passionate dancer struggling with life's challenges.

The fox and the chameleon (1970)

With the jewelry, Naji then betrayed Aziz and handed him over to the police, and Camellia delayed getting her share. Naji had a relationship with his shop worker, Nashwa, and he had previously deprived the hostess, Suhair, of her honor and delayed her marriage.

Katangari Goes to Town (2025)

Quirky "Katangari", a Retired Police Inspector and legendary sleuth is called to Abuja to investigate the murder of his international businesssman cousin, Chief Bello Gyang. Suspects include Bello's family friends and associates all confined in his beautiful mansion until the culprit can be identified.

Samira’s Death (1985)

The millionaire Abdel Rahman Shaker arrives in Cairo, accompanied by Samira. As he gets acquainted with the great composer Fahmy and admires the aspiring singer Noura, he tries to get close to her, but when she rejects him, he assaults her. Fahmy pressures him to marry her and Samira breaks down.

The Tangent Affair (1989)

Beach-set James Ryan thriller

I Won't Confess (1961)

Four months after Ahmed was the chief witness in a murder case, his wife receives a blackmail letter accusing him of the crime.

House No. 13 (1952)

Sherif visits a psychiatrist for his illness who exploits him to commit a murder by hypnotism.

Traces in the Sand (1954)

A man suffering from delirium because of the secrets he hides.

Zeyara serriya (1981)

An accused who is sentenced by the judge to death, and all the evidence against him, but the accused denies that he committed the crime, which prompted his daughter to visit the judge in his home, all of which are confident in her father's innocence and due to her poor psychological condition, the judge went to prison to meet the accused sentenced to death on a secret visit, and briefed him about his daughter's case and asked him to comfort her psychologically.