Top Kenya Movies / TV
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1.
Doc Martin (2004–2022)
Episode:
Faith
(2017)
TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Louisa's first Skype call for her new course doesn't go as planned when Martin decides to tell the lecturer his thoughts on the coursework. Morwenna's parents surprise her with a visit from Kenya.
Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Ian McNeice, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 294
2.
Frozen Planet II (2022–2023)
Episode:
Frozen Peaks
(2022)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary
Explore ice worlds born of altitude. Found on every continent, these icy 'islands in the sky' pose a range of challenges for the animals who choose to live there.
Director: Alex Lanchester | Stars: David Attenborough, Diego Araya, Dawson Dunning, Helen Hobin
Votes: 225
3. Switch On (2020)
79 min | Documentary
Meet leaders, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens working to eradicate 'energy poverty' in their countries. In a journey that's enlightening and emotional, Switch On will change the way you look at energy and the developing world forever.
Director: Harry Lynch | Star: Scott Tinker
Votes: 22
4. Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o (2019 TV Movie)
Documentary
Journey across Benin, West Africa to uncover the 'Agoji' ( a forgotten female army) - or as Europeans labeled them, the 'Amazons'.
Director: Anna Cox | Star: Lupita Nyong'o
Votes: 70
5.
The Great Rift: Africa's Greatest Story (2010– )
Episode:
Water
(2010)
48 min | Documentary
The giant East African Great Rift, a vast plane, includes several lakes. Those are surprisingly diverse biotopes, some with extraordinarily unique food chains. One is even filled with ... See full summary »
Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Ingrid Kvale, Gavin Newman
Votes: 36
6.
The Great Rift: Africa's Greatest Story (2010– )
Episode:
Fire
(2010)
48 min | Documentary
Ethiopia's Afar low plain is a lunar landscape of craters and saline lakes in hellish heat. By extreme contrast, over thirty million years, half a million cubic kilometer lava created an equally bizarre mountain range nearby.
Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Phil Chapman, Justin Maguire
Votes: 39
7.
Human Planet (2011)
Episode:
Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle
(2011)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary
Urban environments are man-made, so human design seems totally to overtake wildlife habitats. Yet animals abound in cities and suburbs, many as pets or working, but others exempt by ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Flowers | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 359
8.
Human Planet (2011)
Episode:
Rivers: Friend and Foe
(2011)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary
Man always was attracted by rivers, not unlike seas, for water, fishing, irrigation, transport. And he deals in many ways with their dangers, ranging from torrents, frost and perilous ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Flowers | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 364
9.
Human Planet (2011)
Episode:
Grasslands: The Roots of Power
(2011)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary
Grass lands cover vast plains, such as savanna, prairies and pampas. The many, almost indestructible grass species, for various types of soil and other conditions, feed huge herds, whose ... See full summary »
Director: Tuppence Stone | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 366
10.
Human Planet (2011)
Episode:
Jungles: People of the Trees
(2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Although a mall part of earth's landmass, tropical rain forests contain half the animal species, mainly on altitudes out of human reach, losing 100 a day, often undiscovered, trough rapid ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Hugh-Jones | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 436
11. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022– )
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the show follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike.
Stars: Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia
Votes: 58,905
12.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022– )
Episode:
Children of the Comet
(2022)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An ancient alien relic thwarts the Enterprise crew from re-routing a comet on track to strike an inhabited planet.
Director: Maja Vrvilo | Stars: Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong
Votes: 5,340
13. Out of Africa (1985)
PG | 161 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen
Votes: 86,354 | Gross: $87.10M
14. Daktari (1966–1969)
60 min | Adventure, Family
Game thieves, diamond smugglers and big game hunters endanger the animals in the African bush. But Dr. Tracy and his daughter Paula defy the constant danger.
Stars: Marshall Thompson, Cheryl Miller, Judy the Chimpanzee, Clarence
Votes: 1,180
15. Baraka (1992)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.
Director: Ron Fricke | Star: Patrick Disanto
Votes: 40,989 | Gross: $1.33M
16. Besieged (1998)
R | 93 min | Drama, Romance
While in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband. But the only man that can help her do so is in love with her.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria, John C. Ojwang
Votes: 5,222 | Gross: $2.03M
17. Nowhere in Africa (2001)
R | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
Due to Hitler's threat, Walter Redlich, a Jewish lawyer, immigrates to Kenya with his wife Jettel and daughter Regina. Things take a turn when the family is ordered to move by the British officers.
Director: Caroline Link | Stars: Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Matthias Habich, Sidede Onyulo
Votes: 13,962 | Gross: $6.17M
18. Nairobi Half Life (2012)
100 min | Drama
A young, aspiring actor from upcountry Kenya dreams of becoming a success in the big city. In pursuit of this and to the chagrin of his brother and parents, he makes his way to Nairobi:the city of opportunity.
Director: David 'Tosh' Gitonga | Stars: Joseph Wairimu, Olwenya Maina, Shix Kapyenga, Mugambi Nthiga
Votes: 1,059
19. Born Free (1974)
60 min | Adventure, Family
The adventures of two married game wardens in Kenya.
Stars: Gary Collins, Diana Muldaur, Hal Frederick, Joseph De Craft
Votes: 196
20. Something of Value (1957)
Approved | 113 min | Drama, War
In British Colonial Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising, Peter and Kimani, who grew up together, find themselves on the opposite sides.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, Wendy Hiller, Juano Hernandez
Votes: 1,307
21. The First Grader (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau veteran who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Tony Kgoroge, Alfred Munyua
Votes: 4,894 | Gross: $0.33M
22. Drømmeren (2022)
43 min | Biography, Drama
The author's return to Denmark after many years in East Africa. Penniless, sick and divorced, depicts her journey from this point to becoming a renowned writer.
Stars: Connie Nielsen, Hanne Uldal, Joachim Fjelstrup, Lene Maria Christensen
Votes: 226
23.
Dynasties (2018–2022)
Episode:
Lion
(2018)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
The leader of a once mighty lion pride must now battle for their very survival. Can this extraordinary lioness save her family from disaster?
Director: Simon Blakeney | Stars: David Attenborough, John Aitchison, Shivani Bhalla, Sophie Darlington
Votes: 466
24.
Dynasties II (2022)
Episode:
Elephant
(2022)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary
A herd of elephants must work together to ensure the survival of their dynasty.
Director: Lydia Baines | Stars: David Attenborough, Lydia Baines, Francis Legei
Votes: 104
25. The Fourth World (2011)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
A quick look at the slums of Nairobi, Guatemala City, and Manila.
Director: Mark Volkers | Star: Mark Volkers
Votes: 70
26.
1923 (2022–2023)
Episode:
1923
(2022)
TV-MA | 61 min | Drama, Western
Jacob quashes a dispute between cattle ranchers and sheep herders. Cara informs Liz of the sacrifices of marrying into the Dutton family. Another Dutton finds himself far from home.
Director: Ben Richardson | Stars: Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer
Votes: 2,900
27. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In an alternate Victorian Age world, a group of famous contemporary fantasy, science fiction, and adventure characters team up on a secret mission.
Director: Stephen Norrington | Stars: Sean Connery, Stuart Townsend, Peta Wilson, Jason Flemyng
Votes: 183,958 | Gross: $66.47M
28.
Planet Earth III (2023)
Episode:
Extremes
(2023)
TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary
Uncover stories where life exists amongst Earth's greatest natural wonders.
Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 215
29.
Planet Earth III (2023)
Episode:
Human
(2023)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary
Altering 80% of the land's surface there are over 8 billion people on the planet to share this space with a myriad of species.
Stars: David Attenborough, Fredi Devas, Nãke Huni Kuin, Nate Storey
Votes: 196
30. An Instant Dad (2023)
79 min | Comedy
A serial bachelor opens his heart and learns to be a father when a 10-year-old daughter he never knew about shows up on his doorstep.
Director: Jennifer Gatero | Stars: Peter Kamau, Joan Wacera Kiragu, Blessing Lungaho, Neville Misati
Votes: 56
31. Cabralista (2011)
56 min | Documentary
Cabralista-an ambitious documentary trilogy about political activist Amilcar Cabral.
Director: Valerio Lopes | Stars: Mamadu Anabias, Cassandra Lobo, Valerio Lopes, Ebenezer M. Oyetakin
Votes: 24
32. Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family & Me (2016– )
120 min | Documentary
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan attempts to gain the trust of a family of African elephants in Kenya to allow him to observe them up close.
Stars: Gordon Buchanan, Benjamin Kyalo
Votes: 47
33. Fool Me Once (2024)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Widowed mum Maya is disturbed by an image of her late husband captured on her toddler's nanny cam.
Stars: Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Emmett J Scanlan
Votes: 52,855
34. Big Cat Country (2019– )
Documentary
Cheetahs, lions and leopards are followed through Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve over a six-month period.
Stars: Nathan Pilcher, Irvine Iqbal, Sam Davies
Votes: 90
35. Convenience (2013)
87 min | Comedy
Two convenience store robbers mess up the crime and end up working there for the rest of the night.
Director: Keri Collins | Stars: Ray Panthaki, Adeel Akhtar, Vicky McClure, John Norton
Votes: 974
36.
Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough (2024– )
Episode:
Hunters and Hunted
(2024)
Documentary
For some animals, sound is key to survival. They use sound to hunt, to defend themselves, and to escape. With supersensitive ears, great grey owls can detect voles beneath a foot of snow, ... See full summary »
Directors: Rebecca Hart, Thomas Kent
Votes: 16
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