Top movies in South Africa today

Ranked by our points score — chart position, momentum, staying power and ratings. Last updated 2026-08-09. 1,029 titles tracked.

Project Hail Mary leads the chart, a 2026 movie rated 8.2 on IMDb. 7 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including 365 dni. The best-reviewed entry is The Shawshank Redemption at 9.3, against a chart average of 7.2. 7 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. 365 dni has the most staying power here, with 513 days in a top 10.

1. 1Project Hail Mary2026 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 95%
2. 2365 dni2020 · IMDb 3.3
3. 3Phony2022
4. 4Spider-Man: No Way Home2021 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 93%
5. 5The Last House2026
6. 6The Idea of You2024 · IMDb 6.3 · RT 80%
7. 7Spider-Man: Homecoming2017 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 92%
8. 8Interstellar2014 · IMDb 8.7 · RT 73%
9. 9The Sheep Detectives2026 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 95%
10. 10Spider-Man: Far From Home2019 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 91%
11. 11Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2018 · IMDb 8.4
12. 12Fifty Shades of Grey2015 · IMDb 4.2 · RT 25%
13. 13Joker: Folie à Deux2024 · IMDb 5.2 · RT 31%
14. 14My Fault: London2025 · IMDb 6.2 · RT 40%
15. 15Spider-Man2002 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 90%
16. 16Dune2021 · IMDb 8.0
17. 17Masters of the Universe2026 · IMDb 6.5
18. 18Guy Ritchie's The Covenant2023 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 82%
19. 19Tenet2020 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 70%
20. 20Greenland2020 · IMDb 6.4 · RT 78%
21. 21The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001 · IMDb 8.9 · RT 91%
22. 22The Amazing Spider-Man2012 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 71%
23. 23Dune: Part Two2024 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 92%
24. 24F12025 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 82%
25. 25Gladiator2000 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 80%
26. 26Nobody2021 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 83%
27. 27Blade Runner1982 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 89%
28. 28The Wild Robot2024 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 97%
29. 29Death on the Nile2022 · IMDb 6.3 · RT 62%
30. 30The Batman2022 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 85%
31. 31Jurassic Park1993 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 91%
32. 32Sin2021 · IMDb 2.6
33. 3328 Years Later: The Bone Temple2026 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 91%
34. 3428 Years Later2025 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 88%
35. 35The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare2024 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 68%
36. 36Eileen2023 · IMDb 5.9 · RT 81%
37. 37Crime 1012026 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 88%
38. 38Anatomy of a Fall2023 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 96%
39. 39Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 93%
40. 40Over Your Dead Body2026 · IMDb 6.3 · RT 70%
41. 41Prisoners2013 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 81%
42. 42The Creator2023 · IMDb 6.7 · RT 67%
43. 43Beast Race2026 · IMDb 6.3
44. 44A Star Is Born2018 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 90%
45. 45The Fountain2006 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 52%
46. 46Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery2025 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 92%
47. 47I Care a Lot2021 · IMDb 6.4 · RT 79%
48. 48Back to the Future1985 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 93%
49. 49Sound of Freedom2023 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 57%
50. 50The Shawshank Redemption1994 · IMDb 9.3 · RT 89%