Best award winning movies with a with big surprise from Kenya

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with a with big surprise from Kenya! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with a with big surprise from Kenya, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Sincerely Daisy (2020)

Sincerely Daisy is a 2020 Kenyan coming-of-age romantic comedy film produced and directed by popular actor Nick Mutuma. The film stars Ella Maina, Brian Abejah, Sam Psenjen and Mbeki Mwalimu in the lead roles. The film was released in Netflix on 9 October 2020 and became the first ever Kenyan feature film to be released via Netflix.

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2020-10-09 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Ella Maina

Rating

rating icon 8.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #49 for
    entrancing
  2. Ranked #57 for
    talented and versatile actor
  3. Ranked #77 for
    wonderfully executed

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2 Rafiki (2018)

Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.

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2018-09-26 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #50 for
    colorful cinematography
  2. Ranked #62 for
    thrilling music
  3. Ranked #64 for
    juicy atmosphere

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3 Mully (2015)

Director Scott Haze chronicles the remarkable life of Charles Mully. A man revered as "Father to the Fatherless," Mully is a one time Kenyan business tycoon turned founder of Mully Children's Family, the largest children's rescue, rehabilitation and development organization in Africa.

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2015-11-01 | Documentary / Adventure

Cast

Elissa Shay, Charles Mully

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #42 for
    Multiple POV
  2. Ranked #167 for
    great casting
  3. Ranked #246 for
    fragmented narrative

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4 Disconnect (2018)

A romantic comedy that brings out the intricacies and absurdities of the Nairobi dating scene.

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2018-04-21 | Comedy / Romance

Cast

Brenda Wairimu, Patricia Kihoro

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rating icon 2.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #269 for
    with bangers
  2. Ranked #571 for
    creative
  3. Ranked #683 for
    artistically creative director

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5 Just in Time (2021)

A meticulous clerk for a bookstore that has just been shuttered suddenly finds herself taking care of her cousin's witty 11-year-old daughter.

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2021-03-12 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Sarah Hassan, Mawuli Gavor

Rating

rating icon 8.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #338 for
    sullen
  2. Ranked #629 for
    exacting
  3. Ranked #815 for
    overarching theme

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6 The Last Tourist (2021)

Travel is at a tipping point. From Carribean beaches to remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. The role of the modern tourist is on trial.

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2021-10-02 | Documentary

Cast

Elizabeth Becker, Sangduen Lek Chailert

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #510 for
    gorgeous landscape
  2. Ranked #565 for
    bad aftertaste
  3. Ranked #624 for
    dark underbelly

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7 Softie (2020)

Boniface Mwangi is daring and audacious, and recognized as Kenya’s most provocative photojournalist. But as a father of three young children, these qualities create tremendous turmoil between him and his wife Njeri. When he wants to run for political office, he is forced to choose: country or family?

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2020-01-25 | Documentary

Cast

Boniface Mwangi, Njeri Mwangi

Rating

rating icon 7.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #140 for
    timely reminder
  2. Ranked #1023 for
    provoking
  3. Ranked #1103 for
    sobering

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8 When Lambs Become Lions (2018)

In the Kenyan bush, a crackdown on ivory poaching forces a silver-tongued second-generation poacher to seek out an unlikely ally in this fly-on-the-wall look at both sides of the conservation divide.

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2018-04-20 | Documentary

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rating icon 8.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #527 for
    common good
  2. Ranked #700 for
    magnificent photography
  3. Ranked #962 for
    compelling portrayal

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9 Endangered Species (2021)

Jack Halsey takes his wife, their adult kids, and a friend for a dream vacation in Kenya. But as they venture off alone into a wilderness park, their safari van is flipped over by an angry rhino, leaving them injured and desperate. Then, as two of them go in search of rescue, a bloody, vicious encounter with a leopard and a clan of hyenas incites a desperate fight for survival.

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2021-05-27 | Thriller / Action

Cast

Rebecca Romijn, Philip Winchester

Rating

rating icon 5.776
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    lamer
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unintelligent
  3. Ranked #1 for
    just plain stupid

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10 Thank You for the Rain (2017)

Five years ago Kisilu, a Kenyan farmer, started to use his camera to capture the life of his family, his village and the damages of climate change. When a violent storm throws him and a Norwegian filmmaker together we see him transform from a father, to a community leader and activist on the global stage.

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2017-03-20 | Documentary

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rating icon 7.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #243 for
    low-key approach
  2. Ranked #3233 for
    prosaic
  3. Ranked #5219 for
    proper perspective

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