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Best movies on Showmax

Not sure what to watch? We've picked some of our favourites to get you started. From trending films to highly rated hits, cult classics and easy-watching crowdpleasers, this is our pick of the best movies to stream right now. Not seeing anything you like? Browse the full catalogue of movies.

White Bird is on Showmax

White Bird (2023)

In the sequel to Wonder (2017), former bully Julian is struggling at his new school, until a visit from his grandmother offers perspective.

Flight Risk is on Showmax

Flight Risk (2025)

On a small plane, a US Marshal escorts a government witness, but the pilot (Mark Wahlberg) turns out to be an assassin.

Anora is on Showmax

Anora (2024)

An Oscar-winning romantic drama that follows a young sex worker who marries the son of an oligarch. Life is good, until the news reaches Russia...

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Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie a Deux

Joker: Folie a Deux (2024)

Awaiting trial at Arkhem, Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

South Africa
Rob Peace on Showmax

Rob Peace (2024)

An underprivileged, gifted young Black man reaches Yale University, only for past injustices to threaten his future, in this emotional drama based on a true story.

Made in South Africa
Trap on Showmax

Trap (2024)

In this tense M Night Shyamalan thriller, a father takes his daughter to a live show by her favourite artist as a treat ... but all is not as it seems.

Made in South Africa
Better Man on Showmax

Better Man (2024)

This Oscar-nominated unusual biopic tells the tale of pop superstar Robbie Williams's pursuit of money, fame and acceptance.

Made in South Africa
Here is on Showmax

Here (2024)

Forrest Gump stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright are reunited for this quirky yet emotional drama. Follow the lives of multiple generations who have lived in the same home over a century.

Made in South Africa
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice on Showmax

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

A family tragedy brings Lydia Deetz back to Winter River, where her daughter discovers the portal to the afterlife ... and meets the creepy Beetlejuice.

FirstMade in South Africa
Late Night with The Devil on Showmax

Late Night with the Devil (2023)

A late-night talk show host in the 1970s plans a Halloween special, unaware he is about to unleash evil into people's living rooms.

Made in South Africa
The Day the Earth Blew Up on Showmax

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)

Porky Pig and Daffy Duck are Earth's only hope. They must save the world from an alien threat, but only if they can work together!

Made in South Africa
We Live In Time on Showmax

We Live In Time (2024)

An emotional and unconventional love story led by Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. Almut and Tobias meet, fall in love and start a family, but their love is tested by cancer.

Made in South Africa
Am I OK? on Showmax

Am I OK? (2024)

In this queer comedy-drama about self-discovery and friendship, a woman in her 30s navigates coming out and her lifelong friend's impending move to London.

Made in South Africa
Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three on Showmax

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three (2024)

The Anti-Monitor wages an unrelenting attack on the surviving Earths that struggle for survival in a pocket universe.

Made in South Africa
Magpie on Showmax

Magpie (2024)

Secret desires and lies threaten a couple's marriage in this thriller. Their relationship begins to fracture when their daughter gets a role alongside a glamorous movie star.

Made in South Africa
Goodrich on Showmax

Goodrich (2024)

Andy Goodrich needs help raising his kids after his wife checks into rehab - so he leans on his daughter from his first marriage in this bittersweet family drama.

Made in Kenya
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part 2 on Showmax

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two (2024)

An army of shadow demons wanting to destroy all reality swarms all Earths! The only thing opposing them are the mightiest metahumans.

Made in South Africa
Sting on Showmax

Sting (2024)

A rebellious 12-year-old secretly adopts a spider as a pet - but the creature soon starts growing in size and appetite ... and never stops.

Made in South Africa
The F-Show on Showmax

The F-Show (2025)

The F-Show features a strong roster led by one of South Africa's favourite comedians skewering the daily chaos that comes with being South African.

Made in South Africa
Wicked is on Showmax

Wicked (2024)

An epic, star-studded first instalment in a two-part adaptation of the Broadway hit. A young woman with green skin forms an unlikely but profound friendship with a popular young woman.

FirstMade in South Africa