Drama movies

We Live In Time on Showmax

Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh seduce us in We Live in Time

Prepare to laugh, cry, and fall in love with two rather silly people. Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh chat about true love, time and going bald gracefully. 

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.

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.

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.

Mountainhead on Showmax

Mountainhead (2025)

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong delivers a star-studded satire about a group of super-rich tech gurus who meet for a boys’ trip as an international crisis unfolds.

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Bet I Love You on Showmax

Bet I Love You (2024)

Financial gain and social status are necessary for Rex, a compulsive gambler, who strives to overcome his addiction and recover squandered funds in a series of humorous situations.

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Die Tragiese Saak Van Pamina Vermaak on Showmwax

Die Tragiese Saak van Pamina Vermaak (2022)

An unemployed journalist ends up back in her small West Coast hometown, where she meets a floundering rock star.

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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. 

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.

Kites on Showmax

Kites (2024)

On a night when Sihle is driving his DJ friends to their gig, things turn upside down when they get a call about a body in an apartment.

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Hans Steek Die Rubicon Oor is on Showmax

Hans Steek die Rubicon Oor: Growing old disgracefully

In Hans Steek die Rubicon Oor, Pierre van Pletzen transforms a retirement home from a funeral parlour’s waiting room into a prison riot! And if you love a white-haired rebel, we have 10 more stories for you to stream.

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Hans Steek Die Rubicon Oor is on Showmax

Hans Steek die Rubicon Oor (2022)

A 90-year-old widower wants to grow old on his own terms, but when he is forced into a retirement home, he leads a revolt against the management.

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Kites stars on how far they’d go for their friends

Fresh from its sold-out premiere at Joburg Film Festival, Kites premieres on Showmax on Friday 25 April. Directed by first-time feature film director Menzi Mzimela.

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Ndingowakho on Showmax

Ndingowakho (2024)

Raised in the city with her well-off aunt, Thandi suddenly returns to her roots to live with her mother in the township, where she grapples with accepting this unfamiliar environment.

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Pheletso on Showmax

Mpho Sibeko on playing a charming, ambitious man in Showmax film, Pheletso

Mpho Sibeko talks about starring in the Showmax Original film Pheletso, premiering on 18 April following its premiere at the Joburg Film Festival last month.

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Adam on Showmax

Adam (2024)

In modern-day South Africa, 18-year-old Adam is sent to Prinsloo Bush School, where he faces brutal training from his militaristic teachers.

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Adam on Showmax

“We all know an Adam”: The haunting Showmax Original movie

Writer-director Winford Collings and co-director Liyema Speelman talk about the haunting Showmax Original film Adam, now streaming.

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Ndingowakho on Showmax

Talitha Ndima on being a mother in the Showmax film Ndingowakho

Talitha Ndima discusses her role in the Showmax film Ndingowakho, premiering on 12 April on Showmax, following its successful debut at the Joburg Film Festival last month.

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Sterring on Showmax

Mathews Rantsoma on the action-packed movie Sterring

Mathews Rantsoma discusses his role as Ramz in the Showmax film Sterring, premiering on 4 April 2025, after its debut at the Joburg Film Festival.

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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: A love letter to Amy Winehouse

Marisa Abela plays Amy Winehouse in the biopic Back to Black. Director Sam Taylor-Johnson talks about the intense casting process and the importance of telling Amy’s story through her own eyes.