If your Netflix watchlist is currently looking bone-dry and you’re tired of scrolling for hours just to end up watching old sitcom clips on TikTok, I’ve got you
From thrilling epics, romantic entanglements and hostage dramas, Nollywood has back-to-back hits on Netflix. If you’re looking for what to watch on the streamer this month, here are the 10 best Nigerian movies to watch this July
10.The Waiter(2024)
Director: Toka McBaror
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Akpos (Ayo Makun) is on his very first day as a waiter in a posh Abuja hotel hosting a big event for the Minister of Poverty Alle. A heavily armed ex-army captain (Bucci Franklin) and his boys hijack the building and take everybody hostage. Then it goes from kidnapping to a revolution, forcing everyone to answer the question: Who is responsible for this country’s problems?
The Waiter is streaming on Netflix
9.King of Thieves (Ageshinkole)(2022)
Running time: 1h 50m
Director: Tope Adebayo and Adebayo Tijani
Genre: Epic, Thriller
Oba Adegbite (Odunlade Adekola) just wants to enjoy his new crown, but a powerful thief, Ageshinkole (Femi Adebayo), shows up to scatter his kingdom. Ageshinkole is such a menace that he beats up witches, wizards, warriors and literally everyone the King sends. The problem gets so big that the King forces his head hunter (Ibrahim Chatta) on a suicide mission to bring the thief’s head or lose his own
King of Thieves (Ageshinkole) is streaming on Netflix
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8.Ijogbon(2023)
Running time: 1h 55m
Director: Kunle Afolayan
Genre: Drama
Four stubborn friends (Ruby Akubueze, Kayode Ojuolape, Fawad Aina and Ebiesuwa Oluwaseyi) go to play in the mountains and somehow stumble on a bag of diamonds. Tempted and excited, they take it for themselves. But the diamonds come with wahala. They belong to some dangerous people who’ll go to any length to get them back. Now, these kids have gone from planning their new, rich life to running around for survival
Ijogbon is streaming on Netflix
7.The Rise of Igbinogun(2021)
Running time: 1h 52m
Director: Idea Chukwuma “Onesoul” Innocent
Genre: Epic
Trained by her dad, Ogbu (Enyinna Nwigwe), Igbinogun (Damilare Kuku) leads a gang of misfit thieves to steal from the rich and give to the poor. But the problem starts when she embarrasses the Prince (Blossom Chukwujekwu) so badly in battle that the man literally deletes himself out of shame. The kingdom is upside down and Igbinogun suddenly has to step up and become the leader of her village
Igbinogun is streaming on Netflix
6.Ile Owo(2022)
Running time: 1h 36m
Director: Date Olaitan
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Busola (Immaculata Oko-Kasum) thinks she has secured a soft life when she falls for Tunji (Efa Iwara), a fine boy from a super-rich family. But the red flags start waving almost immediately. Tunji’s family is hiding some dark, creepy secrets, and Busola quickly realises that marrying into this kind of wealth is far from a blessing.
Ile Owo is streaming on Netflix
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5.A Sunday Affair(2023)
Running time: 1h 36m
Director: Walter Banger
Genre: Drama, Romance
Toyin (Dakore Egbuson-Akande) and Uche (Nse Ikpe-Etim) are lifelong besties until one man, Sunday (Oris Erhuero), enters the chat and scatters everything. It first starts as a harmless crush, then turns into a messy love triangle that tests the limits of their sisterhood
A Sunday Affair is streaming on Netflix
4.Jolly Roger(2022)
Running time: 1h 28m
Director: Walter Taylaur
Genre: Drama
Brume (Daniel Etim-Effiong) is battling life problems: his mom just died, his wife’s dealing with infertility, and two corrupt policemen (Frank Donga and Toyin Oshinaike) are extorting him. Then, the worst happens: his wife is murdered by the officer. Brume teams up with his guy, Dammy (Deyemi Okanlawon), to pose as a flamboyant yahoo boy, lure the corrupt cops and kidnap them. From there, it becomes a chaotic hostage drama fueled by revenge
Jolly Roger is streaming on Netflix
3.Devil Is A Liar(2025)
Running time: 1h 39m
Director: Moses Inwang
Genre: Drama, Romance
Adaora (Nse Ikpe-Etim) is a rich, single lady who falls for fine boy stylist Jaiye (James Gardiner) just to escape family pressure. But that’s a huge mistake because Jaiye is scum. He and his partner Anna (Erica Nlewedim) scam Adaora blind, force her to get an abortion, fake his death, and set her up for jail. Adaora gets out, catches him living large with a new family, and goes into revenge mode and wreaks havoc
Devil Is A Liar is streaming on Netflix
2.One Too Many(2022)
Running time: 1h 30m
Director: Kayode Kasum
Genre: Drama
Otas (Chimezie Imo) is just trying to go to NYSC camp when a tragic accident leaves a friend dead, and the police wrongfully pin the death on him as a murder. With Otas locked up, his mom, Adesuwa (Dakore Egbuson-Akande), is forced to confront her own dark past and trauma tied to Nigerian police brutality
One Too Many is streaming on Netflix
1.The Herd(2025)
Running time: 1h 51m
Director: Daniel Etim Effiong
Genre: Crime, Drama
Gosi (Daniel Etim-Effiong) travels to Ekiti for his best guy Fola’s (Kunle Remi) wedding to Derin (Genoveva Umeh). The wedding is beautiful until Nigeria happens. On the drive to the hotel, gunmen disguised as herdsmen ambush their convoy. They kill the groom and drag Gosi, Derin and a bunch of other motorists into the bush to demand ransom. Long story short, this is a direct look at the ghetto that is Nigeria’s insecurity crisis
The Herd is streaming on Netflix
