Safari movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant safari movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, captivating, tense, realistic, exciting and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with safari, jungle, wildlife, survival, lion, nature, danger, wilderness, animal and jungle adventure plots mostly in Adventure, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, South Africa and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as safari: Safari (2013), Holiday in the Wild (2019), Love on Safari (2018), Endangered Species (2021), Lost in Africa (1994), A Safari Romance (2023), The Last Safari (1967), The Naked Prey (1965), Beast (2022), Thabo and the Rhino Case (2023).
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Genre: Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Safari is an American, found footage thriller film, set in South African wild, where animals and poachers rule the land. Two worlds collide when Mbali, a young zulu girl, meets an American tourist group who have come to explore and go on safari in ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
found footage, wild animal, wildlife, animal attack, survival, lion, safari, poaching, animal, dangerous animal, poacher, nature ...
Place:
south africa, africa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When her husband abruptly ends their marriage, empty nester Kate embarks on a solo second honeymoon in Africa, finding purpose and potential romance.
Style:
sweet, rom com, light, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
elephant, animal rescue, christmas, safari, savannah, love interest, male female relationship, journey, veterinarian, introspection, animal, nature ...
Place:
africa, new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An American web designer inherits an animal reserve in South Africa. A no-nonsense ranger takes her on a safari in hopes that she will fall in love with the land, the animals and him.
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, romantic, entertaining ...
Plot:
inheritance, safari, happy ending, initially antagonists, opposites attract, unlikely couple, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, transformation, fall in love, wilderness, animal life, moral dilemma ...
Place:
south africa, africa, chicago
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Kenya, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense, psychological, f word
Plot:
animal attack, dangerous animal, stupidity, wild animal, vacation, rhinoceros, animal, monster, wildlife, family relations, man versus nature, wilderness ...
Place:
africa, kenya
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young American and a young English woman are kidnapped by a tribe in Africa. They manage to escape but the leader of the tribe is killed in the process. There's a whole jungle between them and civilization and chief's son wants revenge.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
jungle, jungle adventure, skinny dipping, safari, nude bathing, wildlife, public nudity, son, escape, woman, bare butt, nudity ...
Place:
africa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, South Africa
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A wildlife biologist working on fostering the protection of wildlife in Africa is forced to team up with a theme park designer who wants to create an over-the-top safari attraction
Style:
feel good, uplifting, heartfelt, romantic comedy, light hearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
safari, love story, conservation, couples, workplace romance, personal growth, opposites attract, teamwork, ethical dilemma, culture clash, drone, park ranger ...
Place:
africa, south africa, johannesburg south africa
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Genre: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A hunter stalks a killer elephant.
Plot:
safari, hunter, lost world, colonialism, jungle adventure, explorer, elephant, big game hunter, rhinoceros, photographer, male bonding, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
year 1967
Place:
africa, kenya
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended, seizes the party, and one-by-one, kills all but one of the safari members in various creative and horrifying ways. The last ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, rough, fast paced ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, wilderness, tribe, hunter, manhunt, native, on the run, cannibalism, danger, adventurer, culture clash, desert ...
Time:
19th century, 60s, 1800s
Place:
africa, south africa
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48K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Iceland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
animal attack, killer animal, survival horror, father daughter relationship, animal, wild animal, lion, rescue, wilderness, monster, wilderness survival, dangerous animal ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
africa, south africa
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Eleven-year-old Thabo wants to become a private detective like in the movies. If only his home, the small African village of Hlatikulu, was not the most peaceful savannah paradise. But things take a sudden turn when a rhino is murdered in the ...
Style:
detective, captivating, educational, suspense, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
rhinoceros, investigation, friendship, poaching, amateur sleuth, conservation, children, rural area, friends, adolescence, teenage protagonist, teenager ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When there’s a power outage at a safari reserve, Bear Grylls is called and he needs your help. The situation is dire: an escaped lion is headed for a nearby village; a baboon has broken free and is going towards the sea cliffs, and the power must ...
Style:
captivating, heroic, thrilling, educational, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
wildlife, nature, emergency, animal, wild animal, man versus nature, lion, survival, dangerous animal, adventure hero, problem solving, rescue ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The story of Badr, a young veterinarian, and his brother in law ‘Essaam, their desire for success and the seeming good fortune they encounter. Their life turned upside down when they get news that they have inherited a Zoo from Badr's uncle ...
Style:
feel good, intercultural, light hearted, suspense
Audience:
kids
Plot:
zoo, wildlife, inheritance, safari, family business, heartwarming, perseverance, fish out of water, conservation, entrepreneurship, stepmother, coming of age ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
south africa, africa
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228
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The adventures of two married game wardens in Kenya. George Adamson and Diana Muldaur live with their adopted lioness Elsa the Lioness, where they protect the animals in the surrounding area from all sorts of danger, both natural and human.
Style:
emotional, educational, uplifting, period piece, tense ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
lion, jungle, wildlife, environmentalism, animal rescue, biopic, poaching, marriage, companionship, safari, family drama, heartwarming ...
Place:
africa, kenya, south africa
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
American family inherits a wildlife reserve near the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Africa.
Style:
scenic, dramatic, suspense, uplifting, educational ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
wildlife, environmentalism, conservation, nature, fish out of water, inheritance, wilderness, protection, poaching, family bonds, confrontation, threat ...
Time:
90s
Place:
africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A drama directed by Timothy Bond.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, action drama, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
danger, wildlife, helicopter, father son relationship, conservation, animal rights, family drama, environmentalism, protection, rescue, safari, youth ...
Time:
90s
Place:
africa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Sean Banan travels to Africa and brings along pop diva Kikki Danielsson, also known as Kikki Dee, to shoot a music video. Something that should be very uncomplicated instead turns into a chaotic road trip.
Style:
lighthearted, road movie, buddy comedy, feel good, slapstick ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
road trip, misadventure, fish out of water, safari, pop music, fraud, rescue mission, satire, stock broker, corruption, con game, fictional country ...
Place:
africa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, Iceland, Canada, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Sergei Kravinoff is a big game hunter, who takes a magical serum giving him superhuman abilities and a longer life.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, tense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
villain, heroes, bare chested male, wolf, hunting, spider man, russian immigrant, flashback, back from the dead, murder, prison, dog ...
Time:
2000s, 2020s
Place:
tower bridge london, united kingdom, tanzania, russia, siberia ...
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855
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Young Tina lives with her mother and stepfather on a wildlife reserve in Kenya. While her stepfather believes this is a wonderful environment for her to grow up in, her mother becomes increasingly concerned by her behaviour. These concerns are ...
Style:
romantic drama
Audience:
teens
Plot:
jungle, jungle adventure, human animal relationship, lion, explorer, safari, lost world, wilderness, youth, stepfather, husband wife relationship, girl ...
Place:
africa, kenya, east africa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.
Style:
independent film, suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, military, politics, british colonialism, safari, world war, wilderness, british empire, battles, artificial intelligence, political unrest, wartime life ...
Place:
asia, malaysia, russia
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46K
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In 1879, during the Zulu wars, man of the people Lt. John Chard (Stanley Baker) and snooty Lt Gonville Bromhead (Michael Caine) were in charge of defending the isolated Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes, holding out during an ...
Style:
realistic, epic, period piece, factual, suspense ...
Plot:
war, british colonialism, military, british empire, siege, british army, zulu, human spirit, historical event, battles, colonialism, epic battle ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 1800s, 1870s ...
Place:
africa, south africa, britain, united kingdom, england
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through the Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to rescue $25 million in uncut diamonds.
Style:
grindhouse, realistic, serious, exciting, political thriller ...
Plot:
mercenary, military, soldier, jungle adventure, man on a mission, shootout, commando, rebel army, world war two, cold war, african, revolution ...
Time:
50s, 60s, year 1964
Place:
africa, congo
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Elspeth and her unconventional parents decide to settle down in Kenya and begin a coffee plantation. This is a time of discovery for Elspeth, as she encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and new friendships with both Africans and ...
Style:
historical drama, serious, realistic, intercultural, period drama
Plot:
world war one, safari, plantation, hopes, society, escapades, introspection, youth, starting over, dealing with death, coming of age, orphan ...
Time:
1910s, edwardian era
Place:
africa, kenya, south africa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Another thrilling adventure for Elsa the lioness as she works her magic on two teenagers struggling with changes in their life.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, inspirational, scenic, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
lion, wildlife, teenager, jungle, bonding, heartwarming, conservation, family drama, animal rescue, empathy, rehabilitation, coming of age ...
Place:
south africa, africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Newlyweds Mary and Matt celebrate Christmas - and their passion for running - with two honeymoon tickets to Africa’s ultimate footrace, The Furnace. Their excitement to race together across the biggest animal reserve in the world has them ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
faith, endurance, coping, athlete's life, fighting illness, changing lives, grief, running, life is a bitch, lifestyle change, loss, ambitious woman ...
Place:
africa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A news anchor, a comedian, an actress, and a soccer player with big egos have to travel across the globe to meet the Malawa tribe for a TV show.
Style:
captivating, feel good, funny, light, humorous ...
Plot:
african tribe, beautiful scenery, travel, wildlife, nature, nothing goes right, peril, survival, friendship, news report, animal life, danger ...
Place:
africa
Is relevant?
9K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An American family on holiday in Africa becomes lost in a game reserve and stalked by lions.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, scary, perverse, tense ...
Plot:
animal attack, wilderness, nature, stalking, survival horror, survival, dangerous animal, danger, poaching, family life, escapades, creature ...
Time:
jurassic
Place:
africa, south africa, johannesburg south africa
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16K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways?
Style:
exciting, humorous, black and white, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
safari, male bonding, friendship between men, romantic rivalry, female photographer, wildlife, rhinoceros, rocket, jungle, chase, hunter, hunting ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
africa, california
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Genre: Adventure
Country: Canada, South Africa
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A lost orphan boy and a giant elephant team up to take down an elephant poaching syndicate.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
elephant, poaching, orphan, poacher, wild animal, human animal relationship, animal human communication, fighting crime, criminal syndicate, protector, escapades, animal ...
Place:
africa
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Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
In this activity based children's nature show, naturalist Peter Schriemer goes in search of amazing critters in different habitats across America.
Style:
educational, informative, uplifting, non fiction
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
nature, wildlife, exploration, creature, safari, insect, quest, bug, backyard
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy, India
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A man living in a remote area of India has an affair with a local woman who he leaves in order to marry another. His lover commits suicide after cursing him and his family. Upon returning from London with his new wife he begins to experience strange ...
Plot:
extramarital affair, murder, suicide, supernatural, blood, pistol, fire, flashback, funeral, father son relationship, servant, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
india
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