Science fiction movies about Africa

A list of the best science fiction movies about Africa selected by visitors to our site: The Day After Tomorrow, The Bothersome Man, Heart of a Dog, Mirror for a Hero, City Zero, Action Replayy, Fahrenheit 451, Donnie Darko, Perfect Sense, Stalker.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration02:04

After years of increases in the greenhouse effect, havoc is wreaked globally in the form of catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of a new Ice Age. Paleoclimatologist, Jack Hall tries to warn the world while also shepherding to safety his son, trapped in New York after the city is overwhelmed by the start of the new big freeze.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, detective
CountryNorway, Iceland
Duration01:35

Forty-year-old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job, an apartment - even a wife. But before long, Andreas notices that something is wrong. Andreas makes an attempt to escape the city, but he discovers there's no way out. Andreas meets Hugo, who has found a crack in a wall in his cellar. Beautiful music streams out from the crack. Maybe it leads to "the other side"? A new plan for escape is hatched.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
CountrySoviet Union
Duration02:16

Old Prof. Preobrazhensky and his young colleague Dr. Bormental inserted the human's hypophysis into a dog's brain. Couple of weeks later the dog became "human looking". The main question is "Is anybody who is looking like a man, A REAL MAN?"

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrefantastic, drama
CountrySoviet Union
Duration02:19

Two not quite similar men, our contemporaries, Sergey Pshenichny and Andrew Nemchinov, are walking in the street in their native mining town and found themselves in 1949. It's a common knowledge that real miracles happen without technical devices: time comes miracle happens. They spend in 1949 only one day the next morning they found that it is the same day that was yesterday. All several months, they spent in the past, they spent in one and the same day: the 8th of May, Sunday, the day of heightened coal production. In the morning to the coal mine, in an hour an accident in a coalface, at 10 o'clock wire from the Ministry, after work reunion concerning the Stalins anniversary; robbing of pay desk, death of policeman Ryabenko, in the evening - volunteer Sunday work… and in the morning the same, and so for ever and ever Philosophic fiction, accompanied by music of group Nautilus Pompillius. After a novel of S.Rybasa of the same name.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, detective
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:43

An engineer in charge of the production line of a factory in Moscow is sent to a small town to try to specify the distributor the new dimensions of a mechanic part they need. But in this town everybody seems to be crazy (a secretary who works naked, a group of people take the engineer as a rock & roll player, etc) and, in addition, this man is witness of a suicide, so he is trapped inside the town.

Markimdb: 4.2
Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
CountryIndia
Duration02:05

A young man tries to revive his parents' wilting marriage in a unique manner - travel to the 1970s when their romance was budding and make it bloom. This is more complex than he expects.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantastic, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:52

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation.

Duration01:53

    After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Republic of Ireland
    Duration01:28

    Susan is a scientist searching for answers to important questions. So important that she has given up on other things, like love - until she meets Micheal. Susan and Michael find themselves embarking on a sensual adventure while the world around them seems to be falling apart. A life-affirming look at what it means to love and be loved in turbulent times.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrefantastic, drama, adventure, detective
    CountrySoviet Union
    Duration02:43

    Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A Stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep seeded desires are granted.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryGermany, Belgium

    One day, robot Robby enters into a life of the most creative little boy, Toby. Robby had been separated from his robot parents when his spaceship crashed. Toby decides to offer his help and the two of them become friends.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure
    CountryHong Kong
    Duration01:46

    The sword saint requests a duel with god of sword at the apex of the forbidden city to determine the worlds best. As the date of the duel nears troubles befall the imperial town until everything is revealed at the climactic fight.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

    When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But... the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryCanada, Germany, USA
    Duration01:53

    Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Soon, he's off to Mars to find out who he is and who planted the chip.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrefantastic, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

    After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:56

    An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, crime, detective
    CountryCzechoslovakia

    When famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved in strange case of a missing dog and even stranger carnivorous plant. He becomes convinced that he is standing against his greatest enemy, the Gardener, who supposedly died years ago in a swamp...

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Italy, United Kingdom, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, China, West Germany, Japan, France, Hong Kong
    Duration01:33

    A quartet of mutated humanoid turtles clash with an uprising criminal gang of ninjas

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration02:06

    Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

      In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the Union sends agents to repossess the organs. Remy is one of the best agents in the business, but when he becomes the recipient of an artificial heart, he finds himself in the same dire straits as his many victims.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrefantastic, action, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:57

      A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
      CountrySpain

      A mysterious place, an indescribable prison, a deep hole. An unknown number of levels. Two inmates living on each level. A descending platform containing food for all of them. An inhuman fight for survival, but also an opportunity for solidarity.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:11

      When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents..

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantastic, drama, adventure
      CountryFrance, USA
      Duration01:34

      Follows the history of two robots, the members of Daft Punk, on their quest to become human.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantastic, drama
      CountryJapan
      Duration01:56

      In the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the gender roles have become reversed in Japan. Woman become the dominant members of society and males are sought out for the ability to produce children. A young man named Unoshin Mizuno (Kazunari Ninomiya) hopes to marry childhood sweetheart Onobu (Maki Horikita), but due to class differences realizes this is almost impossible. To raise his social status and also save his poor family, Unoshin Mizuno enters the Ohoku (inner chambers of the Shugun's castle) and attempts to vie among 3,000 other men for the affection of the female shogun. What Unoshin Mizuno quickly learns about the Ohoku is that the men there are all beautiful, but highly ambitious and conniving. In this environment, the 7th shogun Tokugawa passes away and the new shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa (Kou Shibasaki) takes the thrown and enters the Ohoku.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Japan
      Duration01:44

      In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrefantastic, drama, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:37

      With only three weeks left in his three year contract, Sam Bell is getting anxious to finally return to Earth. He is the only occupant of a Moon-based manufacturing facility along with his computer and assistant, GERTY. When he has an accident however, he wakens to find that he is not alone.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration01:40

      Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man leaves a letter in his computer generated parallel world that's just like the 30's with seemingly real people with real emotions.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrefantastic, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:52

      An U.S. Spaceship lands on a desolate planet, stranding astronaut Taylor in a world dominated by apes, 2000 years into the future, who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of their hearts for a few seconds, thus simulating death, and then bring the person back to life.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:57

      In 2013 there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the Unites States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare and something yet undiscovered: the power to inspire hope.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime
      CountrySouth Africa, Germany, USA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:51

        Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrefantastic, action
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:42

        An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration02:01

        Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, Germany
        Duration01:55

        In 2035, where robots are common-place and abide by the three laws of robotics, a techno-phobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        This 1986 Disney adventure tells the story of 12-year-old David who lives with his family in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. When he awakens from being accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, he finds that eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but just as perplexed as he is by the fact that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada, Luxembourg, France
        Duration02:23

        Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrehorror, fantastic, drama
        CountryDenmark, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Poland
        Duration02:10

        Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryCanada, USA
        Duration01:36

        Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

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