Highest-Rated Movies about 'African'

Avengers: Infinity War (2018), La Grande Illusion (1937), A Raisin in the Sun (1961), English Vinglish (2012), Captain America: Civil War (2016), In America (2002), Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008), The Visitor (2007) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best African movies.

#16. Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Storyline: Paris, je t'aime is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers have five minutes each; the audience must weave a single narrative out of twenty moments. The 20 moments are fused by transitional interstitial sequences and also via the introduction and epilogue. Each transition begins with the last shot of the previous film and ends with the first shot of the following film, extending the enchantment and the emotion of the previous segment, preparing the audience for a surprise, and providing a cohesive atmosphere. There's a reappearing mysterious character who is a witness to the Parisian life. A common theme of Paris and love fuses all.

Plot Keywords: anthology, paris france, directed by several directors, adultery, mistress, prostitute, teenage girl ...

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#17. Lorenzo's Oil (1992)

Storyline: Until about the age of seven, Lorenzo Odone was a normal child. After then, strange things began to happen to him: he would have blackouts, memory lapses, and other strange mental phemonenons. He is eventually diagnosed as suffering from ALD (adrenoleukodystrophy): an extremely rare incurable degenerative brain disorder. Frustrated at the failings of doctors and medicine in this area, the Odones begin to educate themselves in the hope of discovering something which can halt the progress of the disease.

Plot Keywords: hope, doctor, reference to jesus christ, reading, flash forward, time lapse photography, cigarette smoking ...

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#18. Black Panther (2018)

Storyline: After the events of Captain America: Civil War, Prince T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new king. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakandan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

Plot Keywords: africa, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, based on comic book, blaxploitation, superhero, king ...

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#20. Shaitan (2011)

Storyline: After the passing of her mother, and the entry of a step-mother, Amrita Jayshankar retreats into herself. Her father is summoned to her school and is told that his daughter may require counseling, but he refuses to believe and instead makes a donation to the school. Then Amrita meets with three males and a female, namely Zuben, Dushant Sahu, Karan Chaudhary; and Tanya Sharma respectively. Together they live it up with drugs and alcohol until things get out of control when they accidentally kill a couple. A corrupt police constable demands Rs.25 Lakhs to eliminate their involvement. Unable to come up with so much cash, the five decide to fake a kidnapping, demand the cash from Amrita's father, and clear their respective names. Amrita accordingly goes 'missing', and her father involves the police, who assign this case to once-suspended police inspector, Arvind Mathur. With the media getting involved, Arvind begins his investigation, but will soon find it hampered - complicating not only his assignment - but also his personal life.—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Plot Keywords: flashback, female corpse, african, slum, foot chase, chase, father daughter relationship ...

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#21. West of Zanzibar (1928)

Storyline: Magician Phroso's wife Anna leaves him for another man, named Crane, who fights with Phroso and leaves him paralyzed. Later Anna returns and he finds her dead, leaving behind a daughter. For 18 years Phroso, known as "Dead Legs" by his cronies, plots his revenge, becoming a pseudo-king in East Africa, nearby where Crane has set up an ivory business. When the daughter is grown, having lived in a brothel in Zanzibar thanks to "Dead Legs", Phroso put his plan into action, resulting in revenge and retribution all around.—Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>

Plot Keywords: gin, doctor, funeral, fire, infidelity, london england, jungle ...

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#22. About Schmidt (2002)

Storyline: Warren Schmidt has led a safe, predictable life working in the insurance industry in Omaha, Nebr. for many years, yet now faces retirement. At the same time he is forced to take a hard look at his wife, his life and his relationship with his estranged daughter. An often hilarious series of events follow as Schmidt embarks on an unpredictable RV journey to attend his daughter's wedding in Denver.

Plot Keywords: recreational vehicle, female nudity, airport, telephone box, supermarket, cemetery, toilet ...

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#23. Thirst (2009)

Storyline: Sang-hyun, a priest working for a hospital, selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project intended to eradicate a deadly virus. However, the virus eventually takes over the priest. He nearly dies, but makes a miraculous recovery by an accidental transfusion of vampire blood. He realizes his sole reason for living: the pleasures of the flesh.

Plot Keywords: vampire, hiding in a car trunk, healing, hallucination, flute, fishing, first kiss ...

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#24. Jurassic World (2015)

Storyline: Twenty-two years after the original Jurassic Park failed, the new park, also known as Jurassic World, is open for business. After years of studying genetics, the scientists on the park genetically engineer a new breed of dinosaur, the Indominus Rex. When everything goes horribly wrong, will our heroes make it off the island?

Plot Keywords: dinosaur, experiment gone wrong, disaster film, theme park, helicopter crash, aquarium, teenage love ...

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#25. Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu? (2014)

Storyline: The Verneuils are Catholic. They are also a well-off, well-educated , well-intentioned, well-thought of couple. Everything would be for the best in the best of worlds if three of their daughters had not married three young men... of different religions and origins. So, the day their fourth girl tells them that she is going to marry a Catholic they are on cloud nine...

Plot Keywords: black man, chinese, jewish, jew, muslim, family relationships, sister sister relationship ...

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#26. The Wild Geese (1978)

Storyline: A British multinational seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader.

Plot Keywords: gore, rescue mission, radio, jungle warfare, semiautomatic pistol, friendly fire, father son relationship ...

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#27. Autoreiji (2010)

Storyline: The plot concerns a struggle for power amongst Tokyo's Yakuza clans, today just as likely to be playing the stock market as shaking down pachinko parlors, over which the Sanmo-kai clan holds sway in the face of constant betrayal and ever-changing allegiances. The Sanmo-kai chairman learns that his henchman Ikemoto has struck an alliance with the drug-dealing Murase family, and is not best pleased, to say the least. The ensuing retaliation triggers an orgy of killings, territorial invasions and score settling while law enforcement officers are too corrupt to intervene.

Plot Keywords: yakuza, stabbing, disfigured face, shot in the face, gash in the face, tattoo on back, tattoo ...

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#28. Unknown (2011)

Storyline: A biochemist and his dishy wife arrive in Berlin for a conference at which a scientist and his controversial Arab funder will announce breakthrough research. While his wife checks into the hotel, he grabs a cab to return to the airport for his briefcase, left at the curb. En route, an auto accident puts him in a coma, from which he awakes four days later without identification and with gaps in his memory. He goes to the hotel: his wife refuses to recognize him and another man has claimed his identity. With help from a nurse, the cab driver, a retired Stasi agent, and an academic friend, he tries to unravel what's going on. Is the answer in the briefcase?

Plot Keywords: amnesia, berlin germany, fake id, woman's neck broken, two in a shower, agriculture, nurse ...

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#30. Crossing Over (2009)

Storyline: Crossing Over is a multi-character canvas about immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles. The film deals with the border, document fraud, the asylum and green card process, work-site enforcement, naturalization, the office of counter terrorism and the clash of cultures.

Plot Keywords: doggystyle sex, illegal immigrant, mini skirt, breasts, extramarital affair, unfaithfulness, lingerie ...

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