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Best Nollywood Movies on Netflix You Shouldn’t Miss!

Best Nollywood Movies on Netflix: The second-largest film industry in terms of the number of movies produced in a year, Nollywood improved over the years since its early inception and its primary start in the 1990s. With Netflix making its presence known in various countries and multiple languages, their ubiquity in the Nigerian Film Industry is also substantial, so, here is a curated list of some of the Best Nollywood Movies on Netflix you should not miss watching on any given day.

Also Read: Best English Comedies on Netflix
Also Read: Best Bollywood Movies on Netflix


Your Excellency

Starring – Akin Lewis & Funke Akindele
Director – Funke Akindele
Genre – Political / Comedy / Drama

Preview Only: Chief Olalekan Ajadi, a blundering, notably rich person businessman and failed presidential candidate, is fixated on Donald Trump. Exactly when his mission looks set to be another catastrophe, Ajadi is blessed by a major party and turns into a sound competitor, all through the power of social media.


Wives on Strike

Starring – Uche Jombo, Chioma Akpotha
Director – Omoni Oboli

Preview Only: A group of market ladies denies their spouses’ intimate affection in an offer to mix them into settling on a choice. Watch ‘Wives on Strike’ on Netflix here.


Up North

Starring – Rahama Sadau, Adesua Wellington
Director – Tope Oshin
Genre – Drama

Preview Only: Love, friendship, and family issues impact when a youthful defiant heir from an affluent family is sent away to public assistance in the north side of Nigeria. One of the Best Nollywood Movies on Netflix.


The Bridge

Starring – Chidinma, Demola Adedoyin
Director – Kunle Afolayan

Preview Only: A Yoruba prince and a young lady from a conspicuous Igbo family face ancestral bias and parental weight when they furtively marry.


TATU

Starring – Gabriel Afolayan, Rahama Sadau
Director – Don Omope

Preview Only: Questioning her future as a nun, a woman attempts to have a kid, setting off a spiritualist ancestral prediction that could constrain her to make an authentic penance.


Slow Country

Starring – Ivie Okujaye, Sambasa Nzeribe
Director – Eric Aghimien
Genre – Action / Drama

Preview Only: A homeless mother, who gets herself trapped in prostitution and drug trafficking for a very long time to make sure about a decent life for her child. One of the Best Nollywood Movies on Netflix.


Iyore

Starring – Okawa Shaznay, Paul Obazele
Director – Frank Rajah Arase
Genre – Action / Drama

Preview Only: Osarugue, a married high-school teacher, is infatuated with a crown prince of Benin Kingdom Azuwa however, it is taboo, as she has a place with another man.


Isoken

Starring – Dakore Akande, Joseph Benjamin
Director – Jadesola Osiberu
Genre – Rom-Com

Preview Only: A woman’s family is worried about her life because even though she appears to have a perfect life, she is unmarried. Watch ‘Isoken’ on Netflix here.


Meet the In-Laws

Starring – Adeniyi Johnson, Lilian Esoro
Director – Niyi Akinmolayan
Genre – Drama / Comedy

Preview Only: A Yoruba man proposes to his Igbo sweetheart, yet when the news, arrives at their parents, their responses are not actually what they expected because of ancestral bias. One of the Best Nollywood Movies on Netflix.


Also Read: Best Drama Movies on Netflix
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