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Editor's choice for movies

Widow Cliquot on Showmax

Widow Clicquot and 10 more sparkling biopics: Life writes the plot

Get ready to pop the cork on some vintage storytelling with the tale of how Widow Clicquot revolutionised French wine-making, then check out our menu for 10 more sparkling movies about real people. 

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy on Showmax

Mother’s Day? Make it Mothers’ May

One day is not enough for the woman who does it all! Come check out 10 of our wildly different moms on Showmax, from Bridget Jones, to Halle Berry, to Helen Zille.

Boy Kills World and 5 more deliciously deadly action flicks

Boy Kills World and 5 more deliciously deadly action flicks

Looking for some blood-soaked action, gun-fu, laughs and hit-the-replay fight scenes? We’ve got you. Come try Boy Kills World and 5 more films that are just killing it!

A Quiet Place: Day One on Showmax

An easy guide to 10 alien invasions

From Teacup’s Assassins and Harbingers, to A Quiet Place’s Death Angels, we break down what to expect when aliens take an interplanetary holiday to raise hell on Earth.

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Heretic (2024)

Heretic (2024)

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

The Wild Robot (2024)

The Wild Robot (2024)

Gladiator II (2024)

Gladiator II (2024)

Widow Clicquot (2023)

Widow Clicquot (2023)

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Ramy Youssef: More Feelings on Showmax

Ramy Youssef: More Feelings

Ramy Youssef returns to the stage to offer his unique reflections on our divided world, the unexpected perils of charitable giving, and more.

Strays on Showmax

Strays (2023)

In this hilarious canine comedy, an abandoned dog teams up with other stray dogs to exact revenge on the owner who abandoned him.

Asteroid City on Showmax

Asteroid City (2023)

A starry, quirky and striking sci-fi comedy by Wes Anderson. Junior Stargazers and their parents attend a space cadet convention, only to have their worldview disrupted forever.

Anyone But You on Showmax

Anyone But You (2023)

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell star in this steamy romcom. After a great first date, Bea and Ben’s attraction turns cold, until they’re reunited at a destination wedding.

Mean Girls on Showmax

Mean Girls (2024)

A new student is a hit with an A-list girl clique called the Plastics. However, everything changes when she falls for the wrong guy.

Champions is now on Showmax

Champions (2023)

In this charming underdog tale, a former minor league basketball coach is ordered to train a team of players with learning disabilities.

Polite Society on Showmax

Polite Society (2023)

Martial artist-in-training Ria sets out to save her older sister from her impending marriage by pulling off an ambitious wedding heist.

Mr Bones 3: Son of Bones on Showmax

Mr Bones 3: Son of Bones

Leon Schuster returns as the legendary Mr Bones for this third instalment. Bones and Mathambo fight a group of opportunistic westerners who want to drill for oil in Kuvukiland.

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Looking for something a little more serious?

Widow Cliquot on Showmax

Widow Clicquot (2023)

This extraordinary period drama tells the story of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, who, at the age of 20, became the head of the Veuve Clicquot champagne family.

It Ends With Us on Showmax

It Ends With Us (2024)

In this compelling, emotional film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel, a woman finds herself reliving her childhood trauma when she falls for a charming neurosurgeon.

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023)

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023)

The late Oscar-winning director William Friedkin adapts Herman Wouk’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. A young lieutenant is accused of a mutiny against his captain

The Last Rifleman on Showmax

The Last Rifleman (2023)

A WWII veteran escapes his nursing home in Northern Ireland to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France.

One Life on Showmax

One Life  (2023)

A London broker helps save hundreds of predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis just before the start of WWII.

Back to Black on Showmax

Back to Black (2024)

Marisa Abela becomes the musical titan in this extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and her tumultuous personal life.

The Color Purple on Showmax

The Color Purple (2023)

A woman faces hardships in her life, but finds extraordinary strength in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

The End We Start From on Showmax

The End We Start From (2023)

Jodie Comer’s performance propels this compelling story of a family’s survival. As flood waters submerge London, a mother and child are forced to leave home in search of safety.

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Showmax Originals you will love

The Mommy Club: Tanzania is on Showmax

The Mommy Club Tanzania

One of Showmax’s biggest Original reality shows, The Mommy Club, heads to Tanzania where five celebrated actresses balance motherhood, careers, and friendships.

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Cheta M on Showmax

Kalu Ikeagwu on playing the “wild” Jideofor in Cheta M

Kalu Ikeagwu talks about playing the character of King Jideofor in the Showmax Original series Cheta M S2, now streaming. Catch new episodes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Kabiyesi S1 on Showmax

Seyi Babatope on his inspiration for Kabiyesi

Seyi Babatope talks about directing the Showmax Original Kabiyesi, and taking ownership of Nigerian stories. Catch new episodes every Friday on Showmax.

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Princess on a Hill is on Showmax

Showmax Originals secure nominations at 11th AMVCAs

Showmax Originals Princess on a Hill, Cheta M, Style Magnate, Wa Milele, Subterranea, and Untying Kantai are making waves at this year’s AMVCAs, earning 12 nominations.

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