The Best Movies From Other Countries on Netflix South Africa - Page 5

The film consists of nine parallel plots: a child prodigy, the host of a television contest, a former child prodigy, a dying child, his lost son, the wife and nanny of the dying man. They are apparently independent stories, but they have a strange relationship between them.

Genres: Thriller, Drama

Countries: Dominican Republic, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and 1 country/es more.

Adrián Doria, a successful young businessman, wakes up in a hotel room next to the corpse of his lover. Accused of murder, he decides to hire the services of Virginia Goodman, the best witness trainer in the country.

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Countries: South Korea.

Mia, a young aspiring actress who works as a waitress while going to castings, and Sebastian, a jazz pianist who makes a living playing in sordid slums, fall in love, but their great ambition to reach the top in their artistic careers threatens to separate them.

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama

Countries: Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand.

Mima is a famous Japanese singer of a music group. Due to the failure of sales of her albums, her manager decides to remove her from the band and give her a role in a television series. Her crisis gets worse when she discovers that her life is within anyone’s reach on the Internet and that someone is watching her.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Countries: Japan, Taiwan.

Ip Man is a semi‑biographical drama about Wing Chun master Yip Man in 1930s–40s Foshan. During the Japanese occupation, he falls into poverty and uses his martial skill to defend his community. Donnie Yen stars.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Biography, Drama, Fantasy, History

Countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, United States, Taiwan and 3 country/es more.

A team of scientists has resumed an experiment to find individuals who can control the ultimate weapon: a force called "absolute energy". During a fight, Kaneda’s best friend, Tetsuo, suffers a freak accident and ends up entering a military installation. There the scientists will discover that he is the possessor of absolute energy.

Genres: Animation, Cult, Anime, Action/Adventure, Science fiction, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Countries: Argentina, Dominican Republic, Japan, Switzerland, South Korea and 5 country/es more.

Set in mid-19th century Japan, The Twilight Samurai follows widowed low-ranking samurai Seibei Iguchi, who cares for his family and avoids violence until duty forces him to face his past, testing honor, love and responsibility.

Genre: Action/Adventure

Countries: South Korea.

Set in Mexico City, Amores Perros links three lives after a violent car crash: Octavio turns to dogfighting, model Valeria is badly injured and separated from her dog, and ex-guerrilla El Chivo seeks redemption.

Genres: Cult, Thriller, Drama, Thriller

Countries: Argentina, Dominican Republic, Chile, Mexico, Colombia and 1 country/es more.

Set in 1962 Hong Kong, two lonely neighbors discover their spouses' affair. Chow and Su form a restrained, growing bond—honorable yet aching—captured in a lush, melancholy portrait of longing.

Genres: Cult, Drama, Independent, Romance

Countries: South Korea.

Dora, a solitary retired schoolteacher who writes letters at Rio’s Central Station, becomes guardian to nine-year-old Josue. They journey to the Northeast seeking his father, confronting loss, hope and a growing bond.

Genres: Cult, Drama, Drama

Countries: Brazil.

Arrakis, a desert planet controlled by House Domerides, holds valuable resources. Duke Leto, Lady Jessica, and their son Paul arrive to reclaim their honor but face betrayal and intrigue, leading to a clash with the locals, the Fremen.

Genres: Science fiction, Action/Adventure

Countries: Saudi Arabia, Norway, Ireland, Belgium, Finland and 9 country/es more.

Riko, Reg and Nanachi descend into the Abyss's fifth layer, the Sea of Corpses, where they meet the genial but sinister White Whistle Bondrewd. His hidden horrors and ties to Nanachi force the trio into moral and physical trials.

Genres: Anime, Action/Adventure, Anime

Countries: Japan.

Akira (12) and his three siblings survive alone in a cramped Tokyo flat after their mother leaves. Unregistered and often hidden, they improvise, but mounting bills and outside scrutiny threaten their fragile family.

Genres: Drama, Drama

Countries: South Korea.

Set in 2029, Ghost in the Shell follows Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 pursuing the Puppet Master, a hacker who controls augmented minds, raising questions about identity, consciousness, and a networked society.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Mystery, Crime, Drama, Science fiction, Thriller

Countries: Argentina, Dominican Republic, Japan, Chile, Mexico and 3 country/es more.

In the film "Talk to Her," Benigno, a nurse, secretly loves a dancer who falls into a coma. He befriends Marcos, the companion of a bullfighter also in a coma. Their lives intertwine in a clinic, leading them on an unexpected journey.

Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery

Countries: Norway, Ireland, Belgium, Finland, Poland and 8 country/es more.

Sirius Black, a dangerous magician, has escaped from a prison for magicians. He was an accomplice to Lord Voldemort and will try to take revenge on Harry Potter.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery

Countries: Japan.

Mystic River: three childhood friends from Boston are scarred by a violent abduction. Years later a girl's murder reunites them—investigation, suspicion and revenge expose buried trauma.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Countries: Norway, Ireland, Belgium, Finland, Poland and 8 country/es more.

A college student rescues a drunken, unpredictable woman on a Seoul subway, is mistaken for her boyfriend, and gets drawn into her outrageous antics and blackouts, slowly growing attached.

Genres: Drama, Romance

Countries: South Korea.

Ramón, bedridden for 30 years, longs for a dignified death. Julia, his supportive lawyer, and Rosa, his neighbor, try to change his mind. Ramón's vibrant personality affects their own principles, leading them to reconsider their lives. He understands that only true love will accompany him on his final journey.

Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance

Countries: Norway, Ireland, Belgium, Finland, Poland and 8 country/es more.

Set in 1980s Dublin, Sing Street follows Conor, a teen who starts a band to impress model Raphina. Adopting persona "Cosmo", he makes DIY videos, finds music, love and hope amid family struggles.

Genres: Drama, Musical, Comedy, Romance

Countries: United States.