Editor's choice for movies

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!

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.

10 inspiring villain origin stories on Showmax

If you want to become a superhero just get bitten by a spider or find some tacky magic jewellery, loser! If you want to become a villain, though, that takes hard work – just ask Knull in Venom: The Last Dance.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes on Showmax

The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, plus 10 real-life revolutionaries

Discover the origins of The Hunger Games in The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, and then stream 10 more shows and movies about real-life revolutionaries.

New this month

Dune: Part Two (2024)

It Ends With Us (2024)

Heretic (2024)

Abigail (2024)

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

The funniest comedies to stream

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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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

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.

Looking for something a little more serious?

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.

Salaam Dar S1

Dancer Salima moves to Dar es Salaam, where she faces family tensions, harassment, and rivalry until a viral video propels her to fame. Can she hold onto her dreams?

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Made in Kenya

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 (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 (2023)

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

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 (2023)

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

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.