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.

Karuppu leads the chart, a 2026 movie rated 6.1 on IMDb. 10 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Karuppu. The best-reviewed entry is Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds at 8.3, against a chart average of 6.6. 5 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. The Fall Guy has the most staying power here, with 124 days in a top 10.

1. 201Karuppu2026 · IMDb 6.1
2. 202Witness1985 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 92%
3. 203The Boondock Saints1999 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 26%
4. 204Postcards from the Edge1990 · IMDb 6.7 · RT 83%
5. 205The Night Comes for Us2018 · IMDb 6.9 · RT 92%
6. 206Seventh Son2014 · IMDb 5.5 · RT 12%
7. 207Miracle on 34th Street1994 · IMDb 6.7 · RT 59%
8. 208Miracle Mile1989 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 91%
9. 209She Rides Shotgun2025 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 88%
10. 210Runner2023
11. 211First Winter1982 · IMDb 6.6
12. 212Mosul2019 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 83%
13. 213Pretty Lethal2026 · IMDb 5.8 · RT 59%
14. 214Hillbilly Elegy2020 · IMDb 6.7 · RT 24%
15. 215The Choral2025 · IMDb 6.4 · RT 66%
16. 216My Father's Dragon2022 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 87%
17. 217The Crash2026 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 80%
18. 218Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds2012 · IMDb 8.3
19. 219Next Gen2018 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 86%
20. 220The Substitute2022 · IMDb 6.3
21. 221Manila's Finest2025 · IMDb 8.3
22. 222Poison2023 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 94%
23. 223Vacation2015 · IMDb 6.2 · RT 27%
24. 224The Rat Catcher2023 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 100%
25. 225Rango2011 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 88%
26. 226The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure2022 · IMDb 6.1 · RT 80%
27. 227Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea2026 · IMDb 6.5
28. 228Encino Man1992 · IMDb 5.9 · RT 17%
29. 229Dhurandhar: The Revenge2026 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 33%
30. 230The Danger of Positive Thinking2020 · IMDb 3.6
31. 231The Bourne Supremacy2004 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 81%
32. 232Ponyo2008 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 91%
33. 233Extraction 22023 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 79%
34. 234Stalked by My Patient2018 · IMDb 4.7
35. 235The Estate2026 · IMDb 4.1
36. 236First Man2018 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 87%
37. 237Kill Bill: Vol. 12003 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 85%
38. 238No Sudden Move2021 · IMDb 6.4 · RT 92%
39. 239Wish Dragon2021 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 71%
40. 240The Fall Guy2024 · IMDb 6.9 · RT 81%
41. 241Learning to Love2023 · IMDb 6.2
42. 242Jaat2025 · IMDb 6.0 · RT 36%
43. 243The Pale Blue Eye2022 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 62%
44. 244Qallunaat!2007 · IMDb 6.9
45. 245The Wrong Paris2025 · IMDb 6.1 · RT 67%
46. 246Ala hafet alhayat2017 · IMDb 7.4
47. 247Migration2023 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 73%
48. 248The Fate of the Furious2017 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 67%
49. 249Clocking the T2018 · IMDb 6.5
50. 250The Manor2021 · IMDb 5.3 · RT 62%