# The best Nollywood movies of all time

From the VHS classic Living in Bondage to Anikulapo: the essential Nigerian films, based on OkayAfrica, The Culture Custodian and IMDb users.

- 45 votes · 14 items
- Dec 26, 2025 · courtney_filmbuff
- https://even.best/en/l/4138/the-best-nollywood-movies-of-all-time

## Top 10

1. **October 1 (2014)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — A detective hunts a serial killer on the eve of independence in 1960.
2. **The Figurine (2009)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — A cursed statue that brings seven years of luck, by Kunle Afolayan.
3. **Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Twin sisters during the Biafran War, from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
4. **Living in Bondage (1992)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — A businessman who turns to a cult for wealth: the film that launched Nollywood.
5. **Blood Sisters (2003)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Two sisters, Esther and Gloria, torn apart by conflict.
6. **King of Boys (2018)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A businesswoman and crime boss in Lagos politics, by Kemi Adetiba.
7. **Anikulapo (2022)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A Yoruba epic about a man who gains power over death.
8. **Lionheart (2018)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A daughter fighting to save the family transport firm, by Genevieve Nnaji.
9. **Issakaba (2001)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Vigilantes against armed robbers: a landmark Nigerian action film.
10. **Aki na Ukwa (2002)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Two mischievous brothers causing chaos everywhere.
11. **The Wedding Party (2016)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A Lagos society wedding where everything goes wrong.
12. **93 Days (2016)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The doctors who contained the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Lagos.
13. **Phone Swap (2012)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Two strangers who swap phones by mistake at an airport.
14. **Gangs of Lagos (2023)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Three friends caught in the gang politics of Isale Eko.

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