# List of South African films

This is a chronology of major films produced in South Africa or by the South African film industry. There may be an overlap, particularly between South African and foreign films which are sometimes co-produced; the list should attempt to document films which are either South African produced or strongly associated with South African culture. Please see the detailed A-Z of films currently covered on Wikipedia at Category:South African films.

## 1910s–1940s

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Language | Notes |
| 1911 ||||||
| The Great Kimberley Diamond Robbery | | | Adventure | English | South Africa's first dramatic feature. |
| 1916 ||||||
| De Voortrekkers | Harold Shaw | Dick Cruickshanks, Goba | Historical epic | | South Africa's Afrikaner The Birth of a Nation depicts Boer pioneers' northward expansion |
| An Artist's Dream | Denis Sanbry | Dick Cruickshanks | Romantic drama | | Animation |
| 1919 ||||||
| Allan Quatermain | Lisle Lucoque | Ray Brown, George Taylor | Adventure | | |
| 1931 ||||||
| Sarie Marais | Joseph Albrecht | Billy Mathews | | Afrikaans | First South African film with sound |
| 1948 ||||||
| Die kaskenades van Dr. Kwak | Pierre de Wet | Pierre de Wet, Gert van den Bergh, Paula Styger | Comedy | Afrikaans | |
| 1949 ||||||
| African Jim | Donald Swanson | Daniel Adnewmah, Dolly Rathebe, The African Inkspots, Sam Maile, Dan Twala | | | |
| Kom saam, vanaand | | | | Afrikaans | |
| Sarie Marais | Francis Coley | Johann Nell, Helen Faul, Anna Cloete | | Afrikaans | Remake of 1931 film of the same title |

## 1950s

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Language |
| 1950 ||||||
| Zonk! |
| 1951 ||||||
| Alles sal Regkom | Pierre de Wet | Al Debbo | Comedy | Afrikaans |
| Daar doer in die bosveld | Jamie Uys | | Comedy | Afrikaans |
| The Magic Garden |
| Song of Africa |
| 1952 ||||||
| Altyd in my drome | Pierre de Wet | Al Debbo | Musical comedy | Afrikaans |
| 1953 ||||||
| 1954 ||||||
| 1955 ||||||
| Matieland! | Pierre de Wet | Steyn de Jager, Wynona Cheyney, Frederik Burgers | Romantic comedy | Afrikaans |
| 1956 ||||||
| 1957 ||||||
| 1958 ||||||
| 1959 ||||||
| Come Back, Africa | Lionel Rogosin | Bloke Modisane, Miriam Makeba | Documentary | English, Fanakalo, Afrikaans, Zulu |
| Die Wildeboere | J.O.O. Olwagen | Riaan Fouche, Valerie Ferreira | Romantic comedy | Afrikaans |

## 1960s

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Language | Notes |
| 1960 ||||||
| 1961 ||||||
| Doodkry is min | Jamie Uys | Jan Bruyns, Sann de Lange, Tommie Meyer | Drama | Afrikaans | Written by Jamie Uys |
| 1962 ||||||
| Lord Oom Piet | Jamie Uys | Jamie Uys, Bob Courtney, Madeleine Usher | Comedy | English/Afrikaans | |
| 1963 ||||||
| The Anatomy of Apartheid | Antony Thomas | | Documentary | English | |
| Kimberley Jim | Emil Nofal | Jim Reeves, Madeleine Usher, Clive Parnell | Musical comedy | English | |
| Death Drums Along the River | Lawrence Huntington | Richard Todd, Marianne Koch, Albert Lieven | Crime adventure | English | English-West German co-production by Harry Alan Towers |
| 1964 ||||||
| 1965 ||||||
| Dingaka | Jamie Uys | Ken Gampu, Stanley Baker, Juliet Prowse, Bob Courtney | Drama | Afrikaans, English | |
| All the Way to Paris | Jamie Uys | Jamie Uys, Joe Stewardson, Emil Nofal | Comedy | English | |
| Ride the High Wind / African Gold | David Millin | Darren McGavin, Maria Perschy | | | |
| Coast of Skeletons | Robert Lynn | Richard Todd, Dale Robertson, Heinz Drache | Crime adventure | English-West German co-production by Harry Alan Towers | |
| Sandy the Seal | Robert Lynn | Marianne Koch, Heinz Drache | Animal drama | English-West German co-production by Harry Alan Towers | |
| The Second Sin | David Millin | Gert van den Bergh, John Hayter, James White | Action | English | |
| The Naked Prey | Cornel Wilde | Cornel Wilde, Ken Gampu, Patrick Mynhardt | Adventure | English, Afrikaans, Nguni languages | Co-produced with U.S. |
| 1966 ||||||
| 1967 ||||||
| Kruger Miljoene | Ivan Hall | Ge Korsten, James White, Bob Courtney | Action, War | Afrikaans, English | maybe a musical as well??? |
| After You, Comrade | Jamie Uys | | | | |
| Seven Against the Sun | David Millin | Gert van den Bergh, John Hayter, Brian O'Shaughnessy | Drama, War | English | |
| The Cape Town Affair | Robert D. Webb | Claire Trevor, James Brolin, Jacqueline Bisset | Drama, Thriller | English | Remake of 1953 film Pickup on South Street |
| The Jackals | Robert D. Webb | Vincent Price, Diana Ivarson, Robert Gunner | Adventure, Western | English | Remake of 1948 film Yellow Sky |
| 1968 ||||||
| Oupa for Sale | Richard Daneel | Arthur Swemmer, Bill Brewer, Wena Naudé | Comedy | Afrikans, English | |
| Die Ruiter in die nag (Rider in the Night) | Jan Perold | Johan van Heerden, Brian O'Shaughnessy, Willie van Rensburg | Drama, War | English, Afrikaans | |
| Dr Kalie | Ivan Hall | Siegfried Mynhardt, Willie de Groot, Wena Naudé | | English, Afrikaans | |
| Majuba: Heuwel van Duiwe | David Millin | Anthony James, Kerry Jordan, Reinet Maasdorp | War | English, Afrikaans | |
| 1969 ||||||
| Dirkie (Lost in the Desert) | Jamie Uys | Wynand Uys, Jamie Uys, Pieter Hauptfleisch | Adventure | Afrikaans, English | |
| Danie Bosman: Die verhaal van die Grootste Komponis | Elmo De Witt | Franz Marx, Min Shaw, Siegfried Mynhardt | Drama Music | Afrikaans | Writer was Gilbert Gibson and producer Tommie Meyer |
| Geheim van Nantes | Dirk de Villiers | Pieter Hauptfleisch, Nic de Jager, Leonie Ross | Drama, Romance | Afrikaans | Producer was Tommie Meyer and writer was AP du Plessis |
| Katrina | Jans Rautenbach | Katinka Heyns, Jill Kirkland, Don Leonard | Drama, Romance | English, Afrikaans | |

## 1970s

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Language | Notes |
| 1970 ||||||
| Satan's Harvest | | George Montgomery, Tippi Hedren, Matt Monro | Action | | |
| Lost in the Desert | Jamie Uys | Wynand Uys, Jamie Uys, Pieter Hauptfleisch | Adventure | English, Afrikaans | |
| Vicki | Ivan Hall | Sandra Britz, Leonie Ross, Johan Esterhuizen | Romance | Afrikaans | Filmed in South Africa - Durban, Margate; Rhodesia |
| Shangani Patrol | David Millin | Brian O'Shaughnessy, Will Hutchins | War | | Filmed in Rhodesia |
| Stop Exchange | Howard Rennie | Arthur Swemmer, Charles Vernon, Ian Yule | Comedy | English | |
| 1971 ||||||
| 1972 ||||||
| Kaptein Caprivi | Albie Venter | Will Sealie, Norman C. Smith, Ken Hare | Adventure, War | Afrikaans, English | |
| Leatherlip | Stuart Pringle | Tim Hughes, Evon de Meistre, Bill Brewer, Tony Jay, Richard Loring, Eben Nel | Adventure | English | |
| Pikkie | Sias Odendaal | Leonora Nel, Pietie Meyer, Gabriel Bayman | Drama | Afrikaans | Producer was Tommie Meyer and writer Beverley Peirce |
| Those Naughty Angels | Neil Hetherington | | Family Adventure | English | |
| 1973 ||||||
| Aanslag op Kaprivi | Ivan Hall | Will Sealie, Ken Hare, Jannie Hanzen | War | Afrikaans | |
| Mr Kingstreet's War | | John Saxon, Tippi Hedren | War | | |
| Die Voortrekkers | David Millin | | History, War | Afrikaans | |
| Snip en Rissiepit | Elmo de Witt | Rod Alexander, Rika Sennett, Pieter Hauptfleisch | Drama, Romance | Afrikaans | |
| 1974 ||||||
| Animals Are Beautiful People | Jamie Uys | Paddy O'Byrne | Comedy-documentary | English | |
| Boesman and Lena | Ross Devenish | Athol Fugard | | | |
| Dans van die Flamink | Ivan Hall | Rod Alexander, Gaby Gertz, Anele Jonker, Sandra Britz | | Afrikaans | |
| Dooie Duikers deel nie | Marius Wyers | | | | |
| Funeral for an Assassin | Ivan Hall | Vic Morrow | Crime | English | |
| Ongewenste Vreemdeling | | | | | |
| Pens en Pootjies | Dirk de Villiers, Joe Stewardson | Al Debbo, Marié du Toit, Don Leonard, Joe Stewardson | Comedy | Afrikaans | |
| No Gold for a Dead Diver | Harald Reinl | Horst Janson, Monika Lundi, Hans Hass Jr, Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo | Adventure | English | West German co-production |
| 1975 ||||||
| Dingetjie is Dynamite | Tobie Cronje | | | | |
| Eendag op 'n Reëndag | Jans Rautenbach | Katinka Heyns, Regardt van den Bergh, Mees Xteen, Mrga van Rooy, Jana Cilliers | Drama, Romance | Afrikaans | |
| My Liedjie van Verlange | Will Roberts | Will Roberts, Barry Trengove, Zuna Viljoen, Nerina Ferreira, Sann de Lange | Drama, Music | Afrikaans | Based on the radio serial by C.F. Beyers-Boshoff |
| Vreemde Wêreld | Jürgen Goslar | Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers, Wolfgang Kieling | Thriller | Afrikaans | West German co-production |
| 1976 ||||||
| e'Lollipop | | Muntu Ndebele, Norman Knox | | | |
| Springbok | Tommie Meyer | Eckard Rabe, Percy Sieff, Sybel Coetzee | Drama | Afrikaans | Jan Scholtz was the writer |
| Albino | Jürgen Goslar | Trevor Howard, Christopher Lee, James Faulkner, Sybil Danning, Horst Frank | Thriller, War | English | Filmed in Rhodesia during the Rhodesian Bush War |
| Killer Force | Val Guest | Telly Savalas, Peter Fonda, Christopher Lee, Maud Adams, O. J. Simpson | Thriller | English | |
| 1977 ||||||
| Karate Olympiad / Kill or Be Killed | Ivan Hall | James Ryan (actor) | | | |
| Tigers Don't Cry | Peter Collinson | Anthony Quinn, Simon Sabela [fr], John Phillip Law | Thriller | | a.k.a. Target of an Assassin |
| 1978 ||||||
| 1979 ||||||
| Forty Days | Franz Marx | Piero von Arnim, Ben Kruger, Annelisa Weiland | Comedy, Drama | | |
| Funeral for an Assassin | Ivan Hall | Vic Morrow, Peter van Dissel, Gaby Getz | Drama | English, Afrikaans | |
| Night of the Puppets | Daan Retief | Zoli Marki, Anna Cloete, Leonie Ross | | | |
| Plekkie in die Son | William Faure | Jana Cilliers, Regardt van den Bergh, Eckard Rabe | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Grensbasis 13 | Elmo De Witt | Danie Joubert | War | | Based on the opening skirmishes of the South African Border War |

## 1980s

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Language | Notes |
| 1980 ||||||
| The Gods Must Be Crazy | Jamie Uys | N!xau, Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers, Louw Verwey | Comedy | English, Afrikaans, Juǀʼhoan, Ungwatsi | |
| Kiepie en Kandas | Jan Scholtz | | | | |
| Marigolds in August | Ross Devenish | Winston Ntshona, John Kani, Athol Fugard | Drama | English | Entered in 30th Berlin International Film Festival |
| 1981 ||||||
| Kill and Kill Again | Ivan Hall | James Ryan, Anneline Kriel | Martial arts film | | |
| My Country My Hat | David Bensusan | Regardt van den Bergh | | | |
| Nommer Asseblief | Henk Hugo | | | | |
| 1982 ||||||
| 1983 ||||||
| Siener in die Suburbs | Francois Swart | Marius Weyers, Louis van Niekerk, Sandra Prinsloo | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Funny People II | Jamie Uys | | | | |
| Wolhaarstories | Bromley Cawood | Leon Schuster | | | |
| Geel Trui vir 'n Wenner | Franz Marx | Ben Kruger, Ray Storm, Claudia Turgas, Deon van Zyl, Dulsie van den Bergh | | | |
| 1984 ||||||
| Flashpoint Africa | Francis Megahy | Gayle Hunnicutt, Siegfried Rauch, James Faulkner | Adventure | English | |
| Boetie Gaan Border Toe | Regardt van den Bergh | Arnold Vosloo, Eric Nobbs, Frank Dankert | Comedy, War | Afrikaans | |
| You're in the Movies | Emil Nofal | Alain D. Woolf, Alan Field, Hal Orlandini | Comedy | English, Afrikaans | |
| 1985 ||||||
| Boetie Op Manoeuvres | Regardt van den Bergh | Arnold Vosloo, Janie du Plessis, Ian Roberts | Comedy, War | Afrikaans, English | |
| Jantjie Kom Huis Toe | Dirk de Villiers | Cedwyn Joel | War | Afrikaans | First direct-to-television film released by SABC |
| King Solomon's Mines | J. Lee Thompson | Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, John Rhys-Davies | | | |
| Master Harold...and the Boys | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Matthew Broderick, John Kani, Zakes Mokae | Drama | Written by Athol Fugard, adapted from his 1982 play of the same title | |
| Nag van Vrees | Jim Murray, Stanley Roup | | | | |
| Skating on Thin Uys | Pieter-Dirk Uys | Pieter-Dirk Uys | Comedy | | |
| Vyfster: Die Slot | Sias Odendaal | Patrick Mynhardt | | | |
| Wie Die Laaste Lag | Koos Roets | | | | |
| You Gotta Be Crazy | Emil Nofal | Bill Flynn, Amanda Forrow | | | |
| 1986 ||||||
| Jock of the Bushveld | Gray Hofmeyr | Jocelyn Broderick, Michael Brunner | Family film; based on the novel | | |
| Liewe Hemel Genis | William Egan | | | | |
| Mountain of Hell | David Bensusan | | | | |
| Outlaw of Gor | John Cardos | | | | |
| Place of Weeping | Darrell Roodt | | | | |
| You Must Be Joking! | Elmo De Witt | Rina Hugo, Carike Keuzenkamp, Kallie Knoetze, Janine Pretorius, Leon Schuster, Mike Schutte | Hidden Camera | | |
| 1987 ||||||
| Across the Rubicon | Lionel Friedberg | Pieter-Dirk Uys | Documentary | English | |
| An African Dream | John Smallcombe | Kitty Aldridge, John Kani, Dominic Jephcott | Drama | English | |
| Kill Slade | Bruce MacFarlane | | | | |
| Murphy's Fault | Robert Smawley | | | | |
| No Hard Feelings | Charles Norton | | | | |
| Nukie | Sias Odendal, Michael Pakleppa | Glynis Johns, Steve Railsback, Ronald France | | English | |
| Operation Hit Squad | Tonie van der Merwe | | | | |
| Platoon Leader | Aaron Norris | Tony Pierce, Robert F. Lyons, Michael Dudikoff | Vietnam War drama | English | |
| Die Posman | Anthony Wilson | | | | |
| Skeleton Coast | John Cardos | Ernest Borgnine, Robert Vaughn, Arnold Vosloo | Mercenary war drama | English | |
| Tenth of A Second | Darrell Roodt | | | | |
| Tusks | Tara Erica Moore | | | | |
| 'n Wereld Sonder Grense | Frans Nel | Scot Scott | War | Afrikaans | Garnered controversy for its depiction of the South African Border War |
| White Ghost | Beau Davis | | Action, Adventure, War | English | |
| You Must Be Joking! Too | Leon Schuster, Lizz Meiring | | Hidden Camera | | |
| Saturday Night at the Palace | Robert Davies | Bill Flynn, John Kani, Paul Slabolepszy | Drama | English | |
| Vengeance Cops | Ivan Hall | Chris du Toit, Helga van Wyk, Dawid van der Walt | Action, Crime | | |
| Shaka Zulu | | | | | |
| 1988 ||||||
| Alien from L.A. | Albert Pyun | | | | |
| Accidents | Gidi Amir | | Action/Thriller | | |
| Act of Piracy | John "Bud" Cardos | Gary Busey, Belinda Bauer, Ray Sharkey | | | |
| Any Man's Death | | | | | |
| A Private Life (Jack & Stella) | Francis Gerard | Bill Flynn, Jana Cilliers | | | |
| Fiela se Kind | Katinka Heyns | Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Dalene Matthee | | | |
| Laser Mission | Robbie Simpson | | | | |
| Last Samurai | Paul Mayersburg | | | | |
| Let the Music Be | Frans Nel | | | | |
| Love Me Leave Me | Alan Birkinshaw, Charles Marriott | | | | |
| Lucky Strikes Back | Joe Stewardson | Lucky Dube | | | |
| The Most Dangerous Woman Alive | Chris Marnham | | | | |
| Mapantsula | Oliver Schmitz | Thomas Mogotlane, Marcel van Heerden, Thembi Mtshali | Crime, Drama | | Screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival |
| Nightslave | John Parr | Lynda Marshall, Dominique Moser, Denis Smith | Horror | English | |
| Options | Camilo Vila | | | | |
| Out on Bail | Brian Hessler, Gordon Hessler | | | | |
| Paradise Road (Traitors) | Jan Scholtz | | | | |
| Quest for Love | Helen Nogueira | Jana Cilliers, Sandra Prinsloo | | | |
| Red Scorpion | Joseph Zito | Dolph Lundgren, T. P. McKenna, M. Emmet Walsh | Action | English | |
| Space Mutiny | David Winters | Cameron Mitchell | | Sci Fi | Considered one of the best spoofs on Mystery Science Theater 3000 |
| Terminal Bliss | Jordan Alan | | | | |
| Thrilled to Death | Chuck Vincent | | | | |
| Van der Merwe P.I. | Regardt van den Bergh | Anneline Kriel, Regardt van den Bergh | | | |
| Whispers | Robert Bergman | | | | |
| You're Famous | Yehuda Barkan | | Hidden Camera | | Israeli co-production |
| The Zambezi Kid | Denis Scully | | | | |
| 1989 ||||||
| A Dry White Season | Euzhan Palcy | Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae | Drama | English | |
| Africa Express | Bruce McFarlane | Patrick Dollaghan, Karen Mayo-Chandler, Russel Savadier | | English | |
| Passing Through: Woni Spotts, The First Black Woman to Travel to Every Country and Continent (1989 film) | Nolan Davis | Woni Spotts | | English | |
| The Emissary | Jan Scholtz | Ted Le Plat, Terry Norton, Robert Vaughn, André Jacobs, Patrick Mynhardt, Hans Strydom, Ken Gampu, Brian O'Shaughnessy, and Peter Krummeck | Thriller | English | Made entirely in South Africa. |
| Killer Instinct | David Lister | Joanna Weinberg | | | |
| Lambarene | Gray Hofmeyr | | | | |
| The Gods Must Be Crazy II | Jamie Uys | | | | |
| Have You Seen Drum Recently? | Jürgen Schadeberg | Miriam Makeba | | | |
| The Native Who Caused all the Trouble | Manie van Rensburg | | | | |
| Odd Ball Hall | Jackson Hunsicker | | | | |
| Oh Schucks.... It's Schuster! | Leon Schuster | Leon Schuster | | | |
| Okavango (Wild Country) | Wayne Crawford, Danie Odendaal, Percival Rubens | | | | |
| On the Wire | Elaine Proctor | | | | |
| Prey for the Hunter | John Parr | | | | |
| That Englishwoman | Dirk de Villiers | Veronica Lang | | | |
| Voices in the Dark | Vincent Cox | Lucky Dube | | | |
| Warriors from Hell | Ronnie Isaacs | | | | |
| Windprints | David Wicht | Marius Weyers | | | |

## 1990s

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Language | Notes |
| 1990 ||||||
| Agter Elke Man | Franz Marx | Steve Hofmeyr, Dulcie van den Bergh, Illse Roos, Annelize van der Ryst | Drama | Afrikaans | A follow-up film to the South African TV series of the same name |
| Circles in a Forest | Regardt van den Bergh | Ian Bannen, Brion James, Joe Stewardson | Drama | | |
| Nag van die 19de | | | | | |
| Oh Shucks! Here Comes UNTAG | Leon Schuster | Leon Schuster | | | |
| 1991 ||||||
| A.W.O.L. | | | | | |
| The Angel, the Bicycle and the Chinaman's Finger | | | | | |
| American Kickboxer | Frans Nel | John Barrett, Keith Vitali, Brad Morris, Gavin Hood, Ted Le Plat | Action, Drama | English |
| 1992 ||||||
| Jock of the Bushveld | | | | | |
| Road to Mecca | | | | | |
| Sarafina! | Darrell Roodt | Leleti Khumalo, Whoopi Goldberg, Miriam Makeba, John Kani | | English | |
| Sweet 'n Short | Leon Schuster | Leon Schuster | | | |
| 1993 ||||||
| Friends | Elaine Proctor | | | Entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival | |
| There's a Zulu On My Stoep | Leon Schuster | Leon Schuster | | | |
| To the Death | Darrell Roodt | John Barrett, Michel Qissi, Robert Whitehead, Michelle Bestbier | Action | English | Sequel to American Kickboxer |
| 1994 ||||||
| Ipi Tombi | Tommie Meyer | Jan-Michael Vincent, Henry Cele, O'Neil Johnson | Drama, Music | English | Movie of musical written by Bertha Egnos and Gail Lakier |
| Redemption: Kickboxer 5 | Kristine Peterson | Mark Dacascos, James Ryan, Geoff Meed, Greg Latter | Action | English | Final installment of the original Kickboxer franchise. |
| 1995 ||||||
| Cry, The Beloved Country | Darrell Roodt | James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Charles S. Dutton | | English | Based on novel of the same name by Alan Paton |
| Soweto Green: This is a 'Tree' Story | David Lister | John Kani, L. Scott Caldwell, Sandra Prinsloo, Casper de Vries | Comedy, Romance | English, Zulu, Afrikaans | |
| 1996 ||||||
| Anna | | | | | |
| 1997 ||||||
| Danger Zone | | Billy Zane, Robert Downey Jr. | | | US and CAN |
| Jump the Gun | | | | | |
| Panic Mechanic | Leon Schuster | | | | |
| 1998 ||||||
| African Violet | | | | | |
| Paljas | Katinka Heyns | | | | 5 MNET All-Africa Film Awards, South African submission to 70th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film |
| The Sexy Girls | Russell Thompson | Jamie Bartlet, Tina Schouw, Ivan Lucas, Denise Newman, Peter Butler, Sylvia Esau, Nazley Essop | Thriller | English | Apollo Film Festival 2001: Best Feature Film |
| 1999 ||||||
| Aces | | | | | |
| Africa | | | | | |
| After the Rain | Ross Kettle | Paul Bettany, Louise Lombard, Ariyon Bakare | Drama, Romance | | |
| Millennium Menace | Leon Schuster | Leon Schuster, Desmond Dube | Comedy | English, Afrikaans | |
| The Man Who Would Kill Kitchener | François Verster | | Documentary | | Biography of Fritz Joubert Duquesne. 1999 NTVA Silver Stone & Stone Craft Award |
| A Reasonable Man | Gavin Hood | Gavin Hood, Nigel Hawthorne, Janine Eser | Crime drama thriller | | |

## 2000s

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Language | Notes |
| 2000 ||||||
| Angels in a Cage | | Jeremy Crutchley, Sylvaine Strike | | | |
| Apostles of Civilised Vice | Zackie Achmat | | | | |
| Hijack Stories | Oliver Schmitz | Tony Kgoroge, Rapulana Seiphemo | | | Screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival |
| Inside Out | | | | | |
| Long Night's Journey into Day: South Africa's Search for Truth & Reconciliation | | | | | |
| Glory Glory | | Paul Johannsen, Steven Bauer, Amanda Donohoe, Gideon Emery, Ana Alexander | | | |
| 2001 ||||||
| Mr Bones | Leon Schuster | Leon Schuster, David Ramsey, Faizon Love, Robert Whitehead, Jane Benney | Comedy | | Highest-grossing film in South Africa on release. |
| Diamond Cut Diamond | Darrell Roodt | Gary Daniels, Nick Boraine, Gideon Emery | | | |
| 2002 ||||||
| Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony | | | Documentary | | |
| Promised Land | | | | | |
| The Sorcerer's Apprentice | David Lister | Robert Davi, Kelly Le Brock, Gideon Emery | | | |
| A Lion's Trail | François Verster | | Documentary | | |
| 2003 ||||||
| Adrenaline | | | | | |
| Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony | | | | | |
| God Is African | Akin Omotoso | | Drama | English | |
| Red Water | Charles Robert Carner | Lou Diamond Phillips, Kristy Sawnson, Gideon Emery | | | |
| Stander | Bronwen Hughes | Thomas Jane, David O'Hara, Dexter Fletcher, Ashley Taylor, Marius Weyers | Action, Biography, Crime | English | |
| State of Denial | | | | | |
| Wooden Camera | | | | | |
| 2004 ||||||
| Boy called Twist | | Kim Engelbrecht | | | |
| Cape of Good Hope | Mark Bamford | Debbie Brown, Eriq Ebouaney, Nthathi Moshesh, Gideon Emery | | | |
| Drum | | Taye Diggs | | | |
| A Case of Murder | Clive Morris | Steve Hofmeyr, Candice Hillebrand, Gideon Emery, Anthony Fridjhon, Ben Kruger, Nicky Rebello, Ramalao Makhene | | | |
| Forgiveness | | Zane Meas, Arnold Vosloo, Quanita Adams | | | |
| Gums and Noses | Craig Freimond | | Comedy | English | |
| Max and Mona | | | | | |
| Oh Shucks, I'm Gatvol! | Leon Schuster | Leon Schuster, Alfred Ntombela, Gerry the Clown, Bill Flynn | | | |
| The Story of an African Farm | David Lister | | | | |
| Yesterday | Darrell Roodt, Leleti Khumalo | | | | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards |
| Vadertjie Langbeen | | | | | |
| Hotel Rwanda | Terry George | Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix | History, Drama | English, French, Kinyarwanda | Nominated for 3 Oscars, 18 wins & 38 nominations |
| 2005 ||||||
| 34 South | Maganthrie Pillay | Az Abrahams, Rassol Hendriks, Ricardo Marnewick, LeeAnn Sayster, Marguerita Freeks, Stephan Roach, Oscar Petersen | Road Movie | English | 1st film to be directed by a black woman in South Africa. Opened at Pan African Film Festival, Sound Design by Albert Edmund Lord III |
| Engagement | | Caroline Nicou | Romantic comedy | | |
| In My Country | | | | | |
| Mama Jack | Leon Schuster | Leon Schuster | | | |
| Red Dust | | | | | |
| Straight Outta Benoni | Trevor Clarence | Brendan Jack, Gavin Williams, Colin Moss, Brett Goldin, Danny K | Comedy | English | |
| The Flyer | Revel Fox | Marcel van Heerden, Ian Van Der Heyden, Craig Palm, Kim Engelbrecht | Adventure, Drama | English | |
| Tsotsi | Gavin Hood | Presley Chweneyagae, Ian Roberts, Zola, Terry Pheto | | Afrikaans, English, Sotho, Tsotsitaal, Tswana, Zulu | Won Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards |
| U-Carmen eKhayelitsha | Mark Dornford-May | | | | Won Golden Bear at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival |
| 2006 ||||||
| Angels in the Dust | Louise Hogarth | Con Cloete, Marion Cloete | Documentary | English | |
| Bunny Chow | John Barker | David Kibuuka, Kim Engelbrecht, Kagiso Lediga, Joey Yusef Rasdien, Jason Cope | Comedy | English | Also billed as Bunny Chow Know Thyself and Bunny Chow: Know Thyself |
| Don't Touch | | | | | |
| Number Ten | | | | | |
| Faith Like Potatoes | Regardt van den Bergh | Frank Rautenbach, Hamilton Dlamini | Inspirational/Docu-Drama | | |
| Son of Man | Mark Dornford-May | | | | |
| Running Riot | Koos Roets | Bill Flynn, Paul Slabolepszy | Comedy | | |
| Sekalli le Meokgo (Eng: Meokgo and the Stickfighter) | Teboho Mahlatsi | Mduduzi Mabaso, Terry Pheto | Drama | | Short film |
| 2007 ||||||
| Anner House | | | | | |
| Big Fellas | | | | | |
| Counting Headz: South Afrika's Sistaz in Hip Hop | Vusi Magubane & Erin Offer | | Documentary | | |
| Footskating 101 | | | | | |
| Ouma se Slim Kind | | Quinne Brown | | | |
| Poena is koning | | | | | |
| Tengers | Michael Rix | | Animation | | |
| 2008 ||||||
| 50 Years! Of Love? | Karin Slater, Steven Bartlo | | Documentary | English | |
| Bakgat! | | | | | |
| Hansie | | | | | |
| Jerusalema | | | | | |
| Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past | Gray Hofmeyer | Leon Schuster | Comedy | | Highest-grossing film in South Africa on release. |
| Skin | | | | | |
| Triomf | Michael Raeburn | Lionel Newton, Vanessa Cooke, Eduan van Jaarsveldt, Paul Luckhoff | Drama | English, Afrikaans | Based on the novel by Marlene van Niekerk |
| The World Unseen | Shamim Sarif | Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth | Drama | | |
| 2009 ||||||
| District 9 | Neill Blomkamp | Sharlto Copley | Science fiction | | Nominated for Best Film at the 82nd Academy Awards |
| Invictus | Clint Eastwood | Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon | Drama non-fiction | | |
| Jozi | | | | | |
| Shirley Adams | Oliver Hermanus | Denise Newman | Drama | English | Received Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actress Award at the South African Film and Television Awards |
| The Chameleon | | | | | |
| White Wedding | Jann Turner | | | | |

## 2010s

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Language | Notes |
| 2010 ||||||
| Bakgat! 2 | | | | | |
| The Cradock Four | David Forbes | Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkonto, Sicelo Mhlauli | Documentary | | A France-South Africa coproduction about the Cradock Four; winner of best South African documentary at the 2010 Durban International Film Festival |
| Egoli: Afrikaners is Plesierig | Bromley Cawood | David Rees, Darren Kelfkens, Leandie du Randt, Christine Basson, Shaleen Surtie-Richards | Drama | English, Afrikaans | Also known as Egoli: The Movie; based on the long-running South African TV show, Egoli: Place of Gold |
| Five Roads to Freedom: From Apartheid to the World Cup | Robin Benger & Jane Thandi Lipman | | Documentary | | |
| I now pronounce you Black and White | Oliver Rodger | Tyrel Meyer, Tina Jaxa, Nik Rabinowitz | Comedy, Romance | English | |
| Jakhalsdans | Darrell Roodt | Theuns Jordaan, Elizma Theron, Janke Bruwer | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Schuks Tshabalala's Survival Guide to South Africa | Gray Hofmeyr | Leon Schuster, Alfred Ntombela, Sean Higgs | Comedy | English, Afrikaans | |
| The Unforgiving | Al Orr | Ryan Macquet, Craig Hawks, Claire Opperman | Horror | English | |
| Long Street | Revel Fox | Sannie Fox, Roberta Fox, David Butler | | | |
| Liefling | Brian Webber | Lika Berning, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Elize Cawood | Musical | Afrikaans | |
| Eternity | | | | | |
| Life, Above All | Oliver Schmitz | | Drama | Northern Sotho | Winner of Best Feature Film at the 5th annual South African Film and Television Awards |
| Spud | Donovan Marsh | John Cleese, Troye Sivan | Comedy, Drama | English | |
| Visa/Vie | Elan Gamaker | Mélodie Abad, David Isaacs, Keren Tahor | Comedy, Romance | French, English, Xhosa | |
| 2011 ||||||
| Beauty (Skoonheid) | Oliver Hermanus | Deon Lotz, Charlie Keegan | Drama | Afrikaans, English | Competed in the Un Certain Regard at Cannes; awarded Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival and Best Film at the 2012 South African Film and Television Awards |
| The Bang Bang Club | Steven Silver | Taylor Kitsch, Ryan Phillippe, Malin Åkerman | Drama | English | co-produced with Canada |
| Getroud Met Rugby | | | | Afrikaans | |
| How To Steal 2 Million | Charlie Vundla | John Kani, Hlubi Mboya, Menzi Ngubane, Terry Pheto, Rapulana Seiphemo | | | |
| The Imam and I | Khalid Shamis | | Documentary | English | Partly animated documentary about the director's maternal grandfather and anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron |
| Lucky | Avie Luthra | Sihle Dlamini, Jayashree Basavaraj | Drama | English, Hindi, Zulu | |
| Man on Ground | Akin Omotoso | | Drama | English, Zulu, Southern Sotho, Yoruba | |
| Mad Cow | Michael Wright, Michael J. Rix | | | English | |
| Paradise Stop | Jann Turner | Rapulana Seiphemo, Kenneth Nkosi, Vusi Kunene | Comedy | English, Northern Sotho | |
| Night Drive | | | | | |
| Platteland | Sean Else | | | Afrikaans | |
| 'n Saak van Geloof | Diony Kempen | Robbie Wessels, Lelia Etsebeth, Riana Nel | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Skeem | Timothy Greene | Wandile Molebatsi, Kurt Schoonraad, Lilani Prinsen | Comedy, Crime | English | |
| State of Violence | Khalo Matabane | Fana Mokoena, Presley Chweneyagae, Neo Ntlatleng | Drama | | |
| Tokolosh | Kevin Singh | Gerald Beddeker, Willem Stephanus Beyers, Andrew Devadas | Horror | English | |
| Viva Riva! | Djo Tunda Wa Munga | Patsha Bay, Manie Malone, Diplome Amekindra | Drama, Thriller | French, Lingala | |
| 2012 ||||||
| Adventures in Zambezia | Wayne Thornley | Jeremy Suarez, Abigail Breslin, Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Nimoy, Samuel L. Jackson | Animation, Adventure, Family | English | Won the Best South African Feature Film at the Durban International Film Festival in 2012. Won Best Animation at the South African Film and Television Awards and Best Animation at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Nominated for Best Music Score at 2013 South African Film and Television Awards and nominated for Best Music in an Animated Feature Production and best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production at the 2013 Annie Awards in California. |
| Safe House | Daniel Espinosa | Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds | Action thriller film | English | American made film entirely filmed and set in Cape Town. |
| Dredd 3D | Pete Travis | Karl Urban, Lena Headey, Olivia Thirlby | | | |
| Combat | | | | | |
| Copposites | Oliver Rodger | Rob van Vuuren, Siv Ngesi | Comedy | English | |
| Semi Soet | Joshua Rous | Anel Alexander, Nico Panagiotopoulos, Sandra Vaughn | Romance | Afrikaans | |
| Mad Buddies | Gray Hofmeyr | Leon Schuster, Kenneth Nkosi, Alfred Ntombela | Comedy | | |
| Otelo Burning | Sara Blecher | Jafta Mamabolo Thomas Gumede, Sihle Xaba | Drama | English, Zulu | |
| Material | Craig Freimond | Riaad Moosa, Vincent Ebrahim | Comedy, Drama | English | |
| Agter Die Ligte | Nicholas Costaras, Joe Niemand | | | Afrikaans | |
| Pretville | | | | | |
| Klein Karoo | Regardt van den Bergh | Tim Theron, DonnaLee Roberts, Hykie Berg | Romance | Afrikaans, English | |
| Sleeper's Wake | Barry Berk | Deon Lotz | Thriller | English | |
| Die Wonderwerker | Katinka Heyns | Elize Cawood, Marius Weyers, Anneke Weidemann | Biography | Afrikaans | |
| Verraaiers (Traitors) | Paul Eilers | Gys de Villiers, Viljie Maritz, Andrew Thompson | War | Afrikaans | |
| Wolwedans in die skemer | Jozua Malherbe | Rolanda Marais, David Louw, Gérard Rudolf, Desiré Gardner, Lelia Etsebeth, Jacques Bessenger | Thriller | Afrikaans | |
| 2013 ||||||
| Angel of the Skies | Christopher-lee dos Santos | Nick van der Bijl, Ryan Dittmann, Jason Glanville, Brad Backhouse, Lillie Claire, Adam Boys, | War, Drama | English | Nominated for Best Wardrobe and Makeup at 2014 SAFTA awards. |
| As Jy Sing | André Odendaal | Bobby van Jaarsveld, Leah van Niekirk, Bok van Blerk, Karlien van Jaarsveld, Katlego Maboe | Comedy, Drama, Musical | Afrikaans | |
| Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee | Darrell Roodt | Neil Sandilands, Marno van der Merwe | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Fanie Fourie's Lobola | Henk Pretorius | Eduan van Jaarsveldt, Zethu Dlomo, Jerry Mofokeng | Comedy, Romance | Zulu, English, Afrikaans | |
| Four Corners | Ian Gabriel | Brendon Daniels, Jezriel Skei, Lindiwe Matshikiza | Crime, Thriller | Afrikaans, English | Also known as Die Vier Hoeke |
| iNumber Number | Donovan Marsh | Sdumo Mtshali, Presley Chweneyagae, Israel Makoe, Owen Sejake | Action, Crime, Drama | | Received Best Director, Best Screenwriter and Best Editor Awards at the 2015 South African Film and Television Awards. Also known as Avenged |
| Khumba | Anthony Silverston | Jake T. Austin, Steve Buscemi, Loretta Devine, Laurence Fishburne, Richard E. Grant | Animation, Adventure, Family | English | Won Best Animation at the Zanzibar International Film Festival and at the Africa Movie Academy Awards. Won Best Music Composition of a Feature Film and Best Animation at the 2014 South African Film and Television Awards. Won Best Feature at the Annecy Animation Festival 2013 |
| A Lucky Man | Gordon Clark | Levi du Plooy, Jarrid Geduld, Keenan Arrison | Documentary Drama | | |
| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Justin Chadwick | Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge | History, Drama | Afrikaans, English, Xhosa | Nominated for Golden Globe Awards and Critics' Choice Awards |
| Musiek vir die Agtergrond | Salmon de Jager | John-Henry Opperman, Lizelle de Klerk, Brümilda van Rensburg, Ian Roberts, Neil Sandilands | Drama, Music, Romance | Afrikaans, English | |
| Of Good Report | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka | Mothusi Magano, Petronella Tshuma | Thriller | Afrikaans | |
| To the Power of Anne | Robert Anthony Haynes | Anne Power, Ryan Flynn, Wim Vorster | | English | |
| Shotgun Garfunkel | Johnny Barbuzano | Bryan van Niekerk, Asher Mikkel Stoltz, Eduan van Jaarsveldt | | English | |
| Jimmy in Pienk | Hanneke Schutte | Louw Venter, Terence Bridget, Gys de Villiers, Tinarie van Wyk Loots | Comedy | Afrikaans |
| Spud 2: The Madness Continues | Donovan Marsh | John Cleese, Troye Sivan | Comedy, Drama | English | |
| Zulu | Jérôme Salle | Orlando Bloom, Forest Whitaker, Tanya van Graan | Crime | English | co-produced with France |
| 2014 ||||||
| Faan se Trein | Koos Roets | Willie Esterhuizen, Deon Lotz, Marius Weyers, Cobus Rossouw, Anel Alexander | Drama | Afrikaans, English | |
| Hollywood in my Huis | Corne van Rooyen | Christia Visser, Edwin van der Walt, Nicola Hanekom | Comedy, Family, Romance | Afrikaans, English | |
| Konfetti | Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat | Louw Venter, Nico Panagio, Casey B. Dolan, Kim Engelbrecht, Casper de Vries | Drama, Comedy | Afrikaans, English | |
| Leading Lady | Henk Pretorius | Katie McGrath, Bok Van Blerk, Gil Bellows | Romantic Comedy | English, Afrikaans | |
| Love the One You Love | Jenna Cato Bass | Francis Chouler, Nelson Das Neves, Chiedza Mhende | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance | English, Xhosa | |
| Pad na jou hart | Jaco Smit | Ivan Botha, DonnaLee Roberts | Adventure, Romance | Afrikaans | |
| Spud 3: Learning to Fly | John Barker | John Cleese, Troye Sivan, Caspar Lee | Comedy, Drama | English | |
| The Two of Us | Ernest Nkosi | | Drama | Zulu | Also known as Thina Sobabili: The Two of Us |
| Die Windpomp | Etienne Fourie | Roland Reed, Leandie du Randt, Marga van Rooy, Ian Roberts, Etienne Fourie | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Afrikaans | |
| 2015 ||||||
| Abraham (2015 film) | Jans Rautenbach | DJ Mouton, Chantel Philipus | Drama | Afrikaans | Music Riku Lätti |
| Assignment | Laszlo Bene | Nick Boraine, Jonathan Pienaar, Sandi Schultz, David Dennis | Drama, Thriller | English | |
| Ayanda | Sara Blecher | Fulu Mugovhani, Sihle Xaba | Drama | English | |
| Bond of Blood | Christopher-lee dos Santos | Marno van der Merwe, Sarah Kozlowski, Damian Berry | Drama, Faith | English | |
| Ballade vir 'n Enkeling | Quentin Krog | Armand Aucamp, Jacques Bessenger, Zak Hendrikz | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Chappie | Neill Blomkamp | Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | English | |
| Dis ek, Anna | Sara Blecher | Charlene Brouwer, Marius Weyers, Nicola Hanekom, Izel Bezuidenhout, Morne Visser | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Dis Koue Kos, Skat | Etienne Fourie | Sean Cameron Michael, Frank Opperman, Anna-Mart van der Merle, Deon Lotz | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Afrikaans | |
| The Endless River | Oliver Hermanus | Nicolas Duvauchelle, Crystal-Donna Roberts, Darren Kelfkens, Denise Newman | Drama | English | Co-produced with France |
| Hear Me Move | Scottnes L. Smith | Nyaniso Dzedze, Wandile Molebatsi, Makhaola Ndebele | Drama | | |
| The Jakes Are Missing | Neal Sundstrom, Denny Y. Miller, Figjam | Mampho Brescia, Pop Jerrod, Mpho Sebeng, Jody Abrahams, Nomzamo Mbatha | Comedy, Romance | English | |
| Last Ones Out | Howard Fyvie | Greg Kriek, Christia Visser, Tshamano Sebe | Adventure, Drama, Thriller | English | |
| Necktie Youth | Sibs Shongwe-La Mer | Bonko Cosmo Khoza, Sibs Shongwe-La Mer, Colleen Balchin | Drama | English, Zulu, Afrikaans | |
| 'n Pawpaw Vir My Darling | Koos Roets | Deon Lotz, Deirdre Wohlhuter, Jana Nortier | Comedy | Afrikaans | |
| Die Pro | Andre Velts | Edwin van der Walt, Reine Swart | Drama | Afrikaans | Based on a novel by Jeanne Goosen |
| Somer Son | Clinton Lubbe | Reynald Slabbert, Juanita de Villiers, Bok van Blerk, Hanna Grobert, Reine Swart | Romantic Comedy | Afrikaans |
| Strikdas | Stefan Nieuwoudt | Leandie du Randt, Gys de Villiers, Kaz McFadden | Comedy | Afrikaans | |
| Tell Me Sweet Something | Akin Omotoso | Thomas Gumede, Maps Maponyane | Romance, Comedy | English | |
| Treurgrond | Andre Frauenstein | Steve Hofmeyr, Erica Wessels, Shaleen Surtie-Richards | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Trouvoete | Darrell Roodt | Lika Berning, Bouwer Bosch, Charlie Bouguenon, Paul du Toit, Stefan Ludik | Romance | Afrikaans | |
| While You Weren't Looking | Catherine Stewart | Terence Bridgett, Tina Jaxa | Drama | English, Xhosa, Afrikaans | |
| 2016 ||||||
| Alchemist | David Sikhosana | | Drama | English | |
| Alison | Uga Carlini | Alison Botha, Christia Visser, Zak Hendrikz, Francois Maree, De Klerk Oelofse | Documentary, Drama | English | |
| Blood and Glory | Sean Else | Charlotte Salt, Andre Jacobs, Josh Myers, Nick Cornwall, Greg Kriek, Deon Lotz | Drama, War | Afrikaans, English | Also known as Modder en Bloed |
| Dora's Peace | Konstandino Kalarytis | Khabonina Qubeka, Danny Keogh, Hlubi Mboya, Ronnie Nyakale, Paballo Koza | Action, Crime, Drama | English, Zulu | |
| Free State | Salmon de Jager | Nicola Breytenbach, Andrew Govender, Leleti Khumalo, Deon Lotz, Mangesh Desai, Paul Ellers | Drama, Family, Romance | Afrikaans, English | |
| Happiness is a Four-Letter Word | Thabang Moleya | | Romance, Drama | English | Based on the Commonwealth Prize-winning novel by Nozizwe Cynthia Jele |
| Jonathan: Die Movie | Salmon de Jager | Rikus de Beer, Beáte Opperman, Paul Eilers, Brümilda van Rensburg | Comedy | Afrikaans | |
| Jou Romeo | Andre Welts | Ruan Wessels, Elani Dekker, Christopher van der Westhuizen, Row-Lean, Ruan Blum | Romance | Afrikaans | |
| Kalushi | Mandla Dube | Thabo Rametsi, Thabo Malema, Welile Nzuza | Biography, Drama, Thriller | English | Also known as Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu |
| Mignon "Mossie" van Wyk | Darrell Roodt | Erica Wessels, Paul du Toit, Deanre Reiners, Elzette Maarschalk, Tanika Fourie | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Mrs. Right Guy | Adze Ugah | Dineo Moeketsi, Lehasa Moloi, Thapelo Mokoena, Tau Maserumule, Thando Thabethe | Romance | English | |
| My Father's War | Craig Gardner | Edwin van der Walt, Stian Bam, Erica Wessels, Fumani Shilubana | Drama | English | |
| Nobody's Died Laughing | Willem Oelofson | Pieter-Dirk Uys, Desmond Tutu, Vincent Ebrahim, Charlize Theron, F. W. de Klerk | Documentary | English | A documentary about the life of actor, comedian, and activist Pieter-Dirk Uys |
| Noem My Skollie | Daryne Joshua | Dann-Jacques Mouton, Sandi Schultz | Drama | Afrikaans | English title: Call Me Thief |
| Shepherds and Butchers | Oliver Schmitz | Steve Coogan, Andrea Riseborough, Robert Hobbs, Deon Lotz, Garion Dowds | Drama | English, Afrikaans | Based on the novel by Chris Marnewick |
| Sink | Brett Michael Innes | Anel Alexander, Shoki Mokgapa, Jacques Bessenger, Amalia Uys, Asante Mabuza, Diaan Lawrenson | Drama | Afrikaans | Based on the novel 'Rachel weeping' by Brett Michael Innes |
| Sy Klink soos Lente | Corne van Rooyen | Amalia Uys, Stiaan Smith, Bennie Fourie, James Cunningham, William Dunster, Bouwer Bosch | Romance, Comedy | Afrikaans, English | |
| Twee Grade van Moord | Gerrit Schoonhoven | Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers, Shaleen Surtie-Richards | Drama | Afrikaans, English | |
| Uitvlucht | Regardt van den Bergh | Albert Maritz, Carel Trichardt, Clara Joubert, Clyde Berning, Jill Levenberg, Stian Bam | Drama, Romance | Afrikaans, English | |
| Vaya | Akin Omotoso | Warren Masemola, Harriet Manamela, Zimkhitha Nyoka, Phuti Nakene | Drama | Zulu | |
| Verskietende Ster | Darrell Roodt | Hykie Berg, Deanre Reiners, Jana Strydom, Hannes van Wyk, Hanli Rolfes | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Vir Altyd | Jaco Smit | Laré Birk, Ivan Botha, Elize Cawood, Nicky de Kock, Donnalee Roberts | Romance | Afrikaans | |
| Vir die Voëls | Quentin Krog | Simoné Nortmann, Francois Jacobs, Lara Kinnear, Bennie Fourie, Elize Cawood, Neels van Jaarsveld, Nicola Hanekom | Romance | Afrikaans | |
| The Whale Caller | Zola Maseko | Amrainn Ismail-Essop, Sello Maake Ka-Ncube | Drama | English | |
| Wonder Boy for President | John Barker | Kagiso Lediga, Ntosh Madlingzi, Tony Miyambo, Thishiwe Ziqubu | Comedy | English | |
| Taking Earth | Grant Humphreys | Ronan Quarmby, Brad Richards, Dick Sorenson, Marco Torlage and Barbara Harrison | Sci Fi | English | Produced by Digital Forces, Grant Humphreys, Grant Knight, Michael Harrison |
| 2017 ||||||
| Asinamali | Mbongeni Ngena | | Drama, Musical | Zulu | Adapted from the play of the same name |
| Beyond the River | Craig Freimond | Lemogang Tsipa, Grant Swanby, Israel Sipho Matseke Zulu, Emily Child | Drama | English, Zulu | |
| Bypass | Shane Vermooten | Natalie Becker, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Greg Kriek, Deon Lotz | Thriller | English | |
| Catching Feelings | Kagiso Lediga | Kagiso Lediga, Pearl Thusi, Andrew Buckland, Akin Omotoso, Precious Makgaretsa | Comedy, Drama, Romance | English | |
| Finders Keepers | Maynard Kraak | Dalin Oliver, Neels Van Jaarsveld, Lise Slabber, Grant Swansby | Comedy | English | |
| Five Fingers for Marseilles | Michael Matthews | | | Sesotho | |
| High Fantasy | Jenna Bass | Qondiswa James, Nala Khumalo, Francesca Varrie Michel, Liza Scholtz | Comedy | | |
| Hoener met die Rooi Skoene | Koos Roets | Lida Botha, Deon Lotz, Lizz Meiring, Dorette Potgieter | Comedy, Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Jagveld (English release title: Hunting Emma) | Byron Davis | Leandie du Randt, Neels van Jaarsveld, Tim Theron | Action | Afrikaans | |
| Johnny Is Nie Dood Nie | Christiaan Olwagen | Rolanda Marais, Albert Pretorius, Ilana Cilliers, Ludwig Binge, Roelof Storm | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu | Mandla Dube | Thabo Rametsi, Thabo Malema, Welile Ndzunza, Jafta Mamabolo, Louw Venter, Gcina Mhlophe, Fumani Shilubana, Pearl Thusi | Biography, Drama, Thriller | English | |
| Kampterrein | Luhann Jansen | Louw Venter, Juanita de Villiers, Josias Moleele, Reine Swart | Comedy | Afrikaans, English | |
| Keeping Up with the Kandasamys | Jayan Moodley | Jailoshini Naidoo, Maeshni Naicker, Mishqah Parthiephal, Madhushan Singh | Comedy | English | The last film produced by Junaid Ahmed (together with Helena Spring) before his death in 2016. |
| Krotoa | Roberta Durrant | Crystal-Donna Roberts, Armand Aucamp, Jacques Bessenger, Brendan Daniels, Deon Lotz | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Liewe Kersfeesvader | Etienne Fourie | Mila Guy, Morné Visser, Adrienne Pearce, Milan Murray, Dean John Smith, Melt Sieberhagen, June van Merch | Drama, Comedy | Afrikaans | |
| The Little Kings | Darrell James Roodt | Justin Strydom, Jonathan Taylor, Lisa-Marie Schneider | Drama, Sport | English | |
| Meet the Radebes | Simon Makwela | Luthuli Diamini, Mary Makhatho, Jolene Martin-Morgan, Nicholas Nkuna | Drama, Comedy | English | |
| Last Broken Darkness | Christopher-lee dos Santos | Sean Cameron Michael, Brandon Auret, Suraya Santos, Jonathan Pienaar, Brendan Murray, Ryan Kruger | Sci-fi, Drama | English | Won best screenplay and best lead actor at Boston Sci Fi festival in 2017. Won best cinematography at South African Society of Cinematographers awards. ( SASC Visible spectrum gold award) in 2017. Nominated for best film, best sound design, best lead actress, best lead actor at 2020 South African indie film awards. Won best cinematography at 2020 South African indie film awards. Released theatrically in the USA in 2021 as 'Broken Darkness' by Vertical Entertainment. |
| Oliver Tambo: Have You Heard from Johannesburg | Connie Field | | Documentary | English | |
| Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey | Simon Barnard | Tobie Cronjé, Chantell Phillipus, Cobus Visser, Albert Pretorius, Neels Van Jaarsveld, Lionel Newton | Drama | Afrikaans | Also known as Lafras Verwey |
| She Is King | Gersh Kgamedi | Khabonina Qubeka, Aubrey Poo, Gugu Zulu, Khanyi Mbau, Mandisa Nduna | Musical | English | |
| Strike a Rock | Aliki Saragas | Primose Sonti, Thumeka Magwangqana | Documentary | | |
| Tess | Meg Rickards | Christia Visser, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Brendon Daniels, Dann-Jacques Mouton | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Van Der Merwe | Bruce Lawley | Rob van Vuuren, Chanelle de Jager, Reine Swart, Matthew Baldwin, Ian Roberts | Comedy | Afrikaans, English | |
| Vaselinetjie | Corné van Rooyen | Marguerite van Eeden, Nicole Bond, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Royston Stoffels | Drama | Afrikaans, English | |
| Vuil Wasgoed | Morné du Toit | Bennie Fourie, Bouwer Bosch, Tim Theron, Nico Panagio, Stiaan Smith | Crime | Afrikaans | |
| Winnie | Pascale Lamche | Winnie Mandela | Documentary | | For this film, Lamche won the Directing Award for World Cinema - Documentary at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival |
| The Wound (Inxeba) | John Trengove | Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay Ncoyini, Thobani Mseleni | Drama | Xhosa, Afrikaans, English | |
| The Black Moses | Moksh production(production company) | Trevor Shezi (director) | TBA | Drama | Zulu, Afrikaans, English | |
| 2018 ||||||
| Aya | Khalid EL-Jelailati | Danica De La Rey, Richard Gau, Charlie Bouguenon, Keketso Montshiwa | Thriller | English |
| Baby Mamas | Stephina Zwane | Salamina Mosese, Kay Smith, Thembisa Mdoda, Dineo Ranaka | Comedy | English | |
| Cut-Out Girls | Nicola Hanekom | Atlanta Johnson, Keziah Gabriel, Cody Mountain, Meghan Oberholzer | Drama, Thriller | English |
| Dominee Tienie | Salmon de Jager | Frank Opperman, Henrietta Gryffenberg, Thapelo Makoena, Carel Nel, Deon Lotz | Drama | |
| Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story | Daryne Joshua | Jill Levenberg, Jerrid Geduld, Elton Landrew, Clint Brink | Drama | Afrikaans, English | Also known as Ellen: The Story of Ellen Pakkies |
| Farewell Ella Bella | Lwazi Mvusi | Jay Anstey, Sello Maake Ka-Ncube, Lionel Newton, Katlego Danke, Mary-Anne Barlow, Noluthando Meje | Drama | English | |
| Frank & Fearless | Gray Hofmeyr | Leon Schuster, Themba Ntuli, Kenneth Nkosi, Khanyi Mbau, Jennifer Steyn | Comedy | | |
| Kanarie | Christiaan Olwagen | Schalk Bezuidenhout, Hannes Otto, Germandt Geldenhuys, Gérard Rudolf, Jacques Bessenger, Beer Adriaanse | Drama, Musical, War | Afrikaans | Also known as Canary |
| Mayfair | Sara Blecher | Ronak Patani, Rajesh Gopie, Wayne Van Rooyen, Jack Devnarain, Kelly-Eve Koopman, Ameera Patel | Action, Crime, Drama | English | |
| Meerkat Maantuig | Hanneke Schutte | Anchen du Plessis, Rika Sennett, Pierre van Pletzen, Themba Ntuli | Drama, Science Fiction, Fantasy | Afrikaans | Also known as Meerkat Moonship |
| Number 37 | Nosipho Dumisa | Irshaad Ally, Monique Rockman, Ephraim Gordon, Danny Ross, Deon Lotz | Thriller | Afrikaans | |
| Raaiselkind | Andre Velts | Diaan Lawrenson, Deon Lotz, Anrich Herbst | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| The Recce | Johannes Ferdinand Van Zyl | Greg Kriek, Christia Visser, Elsabé Daneel, Marius Weyers, Maurice Carpede | Drama, War | Afrikaans, English | Idlewild International Film Festival 2019, Best Foreign Feature Drama, Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, Best Actor - Feature |
| Sew the Winter to My Skin | Jahmil X. T. Qubeka | Ezra Mabengeza, Kandyse McClure, Peter Kurth, Zolisa Xaluva, Bok Van Blerk | Action, Adventure | Afrikaans, English, Xhosa | |
| Stroomop | Ivan Botha | DonnaLee Roberts, Simoné Nortmann, Ilse Klink, Chanelle de Jager, Carla Classen, Armand Aucamp | Action, Adventure | Afrikaans, English | |
| Table Manners | Leli Maki | Diaan Lawrenson, Renate Stuurman, Neels Van Jaarsveld, Thabo Malema, Fiona Ramsey | Comedy, Drama | English | |
| Thys & Trix | Quentin Krog | Leandie du Randt, Bouwer Bosch, Brendon Daniels | Action, Adventure, Comedy | Afrikaans | |
| The Tokoloshe | Jerome Pikwane | Petronella Tshuma, Kwande Nkosi, Dawid Minaar, Harriet Manamela, Mandla Shongwe, Yule Masiteng | Horror, Thriller | English, Zulu | |
| When Babies Don't Come | Molatelo Mainetje-Bossman | Molatelo Mainetje-Bossman | Documentary Feature | Khelobedu, English | |
| Wonderlus | Johan Cronje | Beer Adriaanse, Marvin-Lee Beukes, Mila Guy, Edwin Van Der Walt, Simoné Nortmann | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Afrikaans | |
| 2019 ||||||
| An Act of Defiance | Jean van de Velde | Peter Paul Muller, Antoinette Louw, Sello Motloung | Drama | English | |
| Ander Mens | Quentin Krog | Bennie Fourie, Marlee van der Merwe, Frank Opperman, James Borthwick | Comedy | Afrikaans | |
| Back of the Moon | Angus Gibson | Richard Lunkunku, Moneoa Moshesh, Lemogang Tsipa | Drama | Zulu | |
| Bhai's Cafe | Maynard Kraak | Mehboob Bawa, Suraya Rose Santos, Siv Ngesi | Romantic comedy, Musical | English | In the style of Bollywood |
| Buddha in Africa | Nicole Schafer | Enock Alu | Biography | English, Chinese Mandarin | |
| Deep End | Eubulus Timothy | Carishma Basday, Greg Kriek, Suraya-Rose Santos, Mahendra Raghunath, Robin Singh | Drama, Romance, Sport | English | |
| Fiela se Kind (2019) | Brett Michael Innes | Zenobia Kloppers, Luca Bornman, Wayne Smith, Wayne van Rooyen, Cindy Swanepoel, Drikus Volschenk | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Flatland | Jenna Cato Bass | Faith Baloyi, Nicole Fortuin, Izel Bezuidenhout | Drama | English, Afrikaans | |
| Griekwastad | Jozua Malherbe | Arnold Vosloo, Alex van Dyk, Tim Theron, Jody Abrahams | Crime, Drama | Afrikaans | Dramatisation of a true story |
| The Harvesters | Etienne Kallos | Brent Vermeulen, Alex Van Dyk, Juliana Venter, Morne Visser | Drama | Afrikaans, English | Original title: Die Stropers |
| Kandasamys: The Wedding | Jayan Moodley | Jailoshini Naidoo, Maeshni Naicker, Madhushan Singh, Mishqah Parthiephal | Romance | | |
| Kings of Mulberry Street | Judy Naidoo | Aaqil Hoosen, Shaan Nathoo, Neville Pillay, Rizelle Januk, Thiru Naidoo | Comedy | English | |
| Knuckle City | Jahmil X. T. Qubeka | Bongile Mantsai, Thembekile Komani, Patrick Ndlovu, Faniswa Yisa, Siv Ngesi | Drama, Crime | Xhosa | South Africa's entry for the 92nd Academy Awards (2020) in Best International Feature Film category |
| The Last Victims | Maynard Kraak | Sean Cameron Michael, Kurt Egelhof, Marno van der Merwe, Ashish Gangapersad, Jacobus Van Heerden, Mark Mulder | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | English | Inspired by true events film, has won 18 awards and 8 nominations around the world from 12 film festivals. The world Premiere was at Pan African Film Festival, Hollywood in 2019. |
| Liewe Lisa | Hendrik Cronje | Elani Dekker, Hendrik Cronje, Zane Meas, Barbara-Marie Immelman, Albert Maritz | Romance | Afrikaans | |
| Love Lives Here | Norman Maake | Thando Thabethe, Lungile Radu, Andile Gumbi, Nomalanga Shozi, Zola Nombona | Romance | English | |
| Losing Lerato | Sanele zulu | Connie Chiume, Patrick Mofokeng, Ayanda Borotho, Tshimollo Modupe, Samela Tyelbooi and Kagiso Modupe | Drama, Action, Crime | English & Afrikaans | Netflix film |
| Matwetwe | Kagiso Lediga | Anastasia Augustus, Lungile Cindi, Mbeko Cindi, Karabo Dikolomela, Neo Erasmus | Adventure, Comedy, Drama | | Also known as Wizard |
| Moffie | Oliver Hermanus | Kai Luke Brümmer, Ryan de Villiers | Drama, Romance, War | Afrikaans, English | |
| The Seagull (Die Seemeeu) | Christiaan Olwagen | Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers, Gerben Kamper, Alyzzander Fourie, Deon Lotz | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| Skemerson | Philip Rademeyer | Pietie Beyers, Elize Cawood, Anneke Weidemann | Drama | | Original music score by Riku Lätti |
| 8 ( The Soul Collector ) | Harold Hölscher | Tshamano Sebe, Inge Beckmann, Garth Breytenbach, Keita Luna | Horror, Fantasy, Period | English, Tswana | Originally entitled 8, British Horror Film Festival, UK.Best Feature Film, International Independent Film Awards, Best Narrative Feature, Seattle International Film Festival, Best Feature Film |
| The Story of Racheltjie de Beer | Matthys Boshoff | Stian Bam, Antoinette Louw, Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, Zonika de Vries | Drama | Afrikaans | |
| 3 Days to Go | Bianca Isaac | Leeanda Reddy, Lillette Dubey, Jailoshini Naidoo, Kajal Bagwandeen | Drama | English | |
| Zulu Wedding | Lineo Sekeleoane | Nondumiso Tembe, Darren Dewitt Henson, Carl Payne, Pallance Dladla | Romance | English | |

## 2020s

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Language | Notes |
| 2020 ||||||
| Barakat | Amy Jephta | Vinette Ebrahim, Joey Rasdien, Mortimer Williams, Quanita Adams, Keeno Lee Hectormade | Family drama | Afrikaans, English | First South African Muslim film |
| My Father the Mover | Julia Jansch | Mthuthuzeli Stoan Galela | Documentary | Xhosa | Winner of Best Documentary Short at 19th Annual Tribeca Film Festival |
| Parable | Beer Adriaanse | Jane de Wet, Michael Richard, Jay Hlatshwayo, Carla Classen, Thapelo Aphiri, Danny Meaker | Horror | English | TV film |
| Rage | Jaco Bouwer | Nicole Fortuin, Jane de Wet, Tristan de Beer, Carel Nel, Sihle Mnqwanzana, Shalima Mkongi, David Viviers | Horror | Afrikaans | TV film |
| Stam | Louw Venter | Inge Beckmann, Gideon Lombard, Tarryn Wyngard, Niza Jay | Thriller | Afrikaans | |
| Toorbos | Rene van Rooyen | Elani Dekker, Stiaan Smith, Ivan Abrahams, Ira Blanckenberg, Clare Marshall, Gretchen Ramsden | Drama | Afrikaans | South Africa's entry for the 93rd Academy Awards (2021) in the Best International Feature Film category |
| Triggered | Alastair Orr | Liesl Ahlers, Reine Swart, Russell Crous, Cameron Scott, Steven John Ward, Suraya Rose Santos, Paige Bonnin, Kayla Privett, Michael Lawrence Potter | Action, Horror | English | |
| Die SMS | Marshin Cupido | Chanelle de Jager, Lara Hattingh, Paul du Toit. Francois Coertze | Thriller | | First South African Feature Film directed by a director younger than 21 years old |
| Vergeet My Nie | Andre Felts | Marguerite van Eeden, Sean-Marco Vorster, Kenley Swart, Pietie Beyers, Amalia Uys, Fiona Ramsay | Romance | Afrikaans, English | |
| 2021 ||||||
| Angeliena | Uga Carlini | Euodia Samson, Tshamano Sebe, Thapelo Mokoena, Colin Moss | Comedy drama | English | Netflix film |
| Briefly (Vlugtig) | Marinus Gubitz | Arno Greeff, Jane de Wet, Ernst van Wyk | Psychological drama | Afrikaans | Feature-length adaptation of the 2017 short film |
| Daryn's Gym | Brett Michael Innes | Clifford Joshua Young, Carla Classen, Natasha Sutherland, Siv Ngesi, William Harding, Hlubi Mboya, Ayanda Seoka | Comedy | English, Xhosa | |
| Gaia | Jaco Bouwer | Monique Rockman, Carel Nel, Alex van Dyk, Anthony Oseyemi | Horror | English, Afrikaans | |
| Glasshouse | Kelsey Egan | Jessica Alexander, Anja Taljaard, Hilton Pelser, Adrienne Pearce, Kitty Harris, Brent Vermeulen | Dystopian, Sci-fi, Thriller | English | |
| Good Life | Bonnie Rodini | Erica Wessels, Sven Ruygrok, Jennifer Steyn, Michele Maxwell, Adam Neill, Leon Clingman, Joe Vaz, Danielle Cagnetta, Kiroshan Naidoo | Drama | English | |
| Good Madam (Mlungu Wam) | Jenna Cato Bass | Chumisa Cosa, Nosipho Mtebe | Thriller drama | English, Xhosa | |
| I Am All Girls | Donovan Marsh | Erica Wessels, Hlubi Mboya, Deon Lotz, Mothusi Magano | Mystery thriller | English | Netflix film |
| Indemnity | Travis Taute | Jarrid Geduld, Gail Mabalane, Andre Jacobs, Louw Venter, Nicole Fortuin, Abdu Adams, Hlomla Dandala | Action | | |
| Kaalgat Karel | Meg Rickards | Christia Visser, Schalk Bezuidenhout | Comedy, Romance | Afrikaans | |
| Little Big Mouth | Gray Hofmeyr, Ziggy Hofmeyr | Nay Maps, Amanda du-Pont, James Borthwick | Family | English | Netflix film |
| Love, Lies and Hybrids | Amanda Lane | Meghan Oberholzer, Shamilla Miller, Alexander Maniatis | Drama, Romance | English | TV film |
| Umakoti Wethu | Nozipho Nkelemba | Fulu Mugovhani, Melusi Mbele, Kwanele Mthethwa, Duduzile Ngcobo | Drama | Venda, Zulu, English | Showmax film |
| 2022 ||||||
| 1960 | King Shaft, Michael Mutombo | Zandile Madliwa, Sanda Shandu, Ivy Nkutha, Anele Matoti | Period drama | English | |
| African Moot | Shameela Seedat | | Documentary | English, French, Portuguese, Swahili |
| Amandla | Nerina De Jager | Lemogang Tsipa, Thabo Rametsi, Israel Matseke-Zulu | Drama | English, Afrikaans, Zulu | Netflix film |
| Girl, Taken | François Verster, Simon Wood | | Documentary | English | Irish co-production |
| Late Bloomer | Amy Jephta | Nicole Fortuin, Danny Ross, Monique Rockman, Tankiso Mamabolo, Kate Pinchuck | | | Showmax film |
| Silverton Siege | Mandla Dube | Noxolo Dlamini, Thabo Rametsi, Stefan Erasmus, Arnold Vosloo, Tumisho Masha, Michelle Mosalakae, Elani Dekker | Action-thriller | English | Netflix film |
| Sodium Day | Riaz Solker | | Coming-of-age | | |
| The Umbrella Men | John Barker | Jaques De Silva, Shamilla Miller, Keenan Arrison, Bronté Snell, Abduragman Adams, June van Merch, Kagiso Lediga, Joey Yusuf Rasdien | Crime comedy | English, Afrikaans | |
| Wild is the Wind | Fabian Medea | Mothusi Magano, Frank Rautenbach, Chris Chameleon, Mona Monyane, Izel Bezuidenhout, Phoenix Baaitse, Deon Coetzee | Crime | English | Netflix film |
| You're My Favourite Place | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka | | Coming-of-age, road movie | English, Xhosa | Also known as Valedictory |
| 2023 ||||||
| The Honeymoon | Bianca Isaac | Kajal Bagwandeen, Tumi Morake, Minnie Dlamini | Comedy | English | |
| Kings of Mulberry Street: Let Love Reign | Judy Naidoo | Shaan Nathoo, Liam Dunpath, Hamish Kyd, Riyaad Nakooda, Kogie Naidoo, Kimberley Arthur | Family | English | |
| 2024 ||||||
| The Drop | Jonathan Parkinson | Garion Dowds, Siyabonga Xaba, Didintle Khunou, Makgotso M, Bonko Khoza | Comedy | English | |
| The Fix | Kelsey Egan | Grace Van Dien, Daniel Sharman, Keenan Arrison, Tafara Nyatsanza, Nicole Fortuin | Sci-fi | English | |
| Heart of the Hunter | Mandla Dube | Bonko Khoza, Connie Ferguson, Tim Theron, Nicole Fortuin, Masasa Mbangeni, Sisanda Henna, Peter Butler, Deon Coetzee | | | Netflix film |
| Street Trash | Ryan Kruger | Sean Cameron Michael, Donna Cormack-Thomson | Horror | English | |
| Zef: The Story of Die Antwoord | Jon Day | | Documentary | | |
| 2025 ||||||
| The Heart is a Muscle | Imran Hamdulay | Keenan Arrison, Melissa De Vries, Lauren Loubser, Dean Marais, Ridaa Adams, Danny Ross, Troy Paulse, Lincoln van Wyk | Drama | English | |