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10 Best Movies Like Africa

If you loved Africa, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Desert Flower

Desert Flower

2009★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Africa for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN sp...

#2
Gia

Gia

1998★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Africa for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction....

#3
The Edge

The Edge

1997★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Africa for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises ...

#4
Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Africa for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husba...

#5
Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

1969★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Africa for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to rom...

#6
Carnival of Souls

Carnival of Souls

1962★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Africa for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church ...

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