List of Nigerian films of 2020 explained

This is a list of Nigerian films scheduled for theatrical release in 2020.

2020

January–March

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	3		Toka McBaror	Jide KosokoJuliet Ibrahim Bolanle Ninalowo Daniel Lloyd	Comedy	Streaming on Ibakatv	^[1]
	24	The Legend of Inikpi	Frank Rajah Arase	Mercy Johnson OkojieSam Dede Odunlade Adekola Saidi Balogun Paul Obazele	Historical Drama		^[2]
	31	Small Chops	Robert Peters	Eucharia AnunobiNkem Owoh Rachael Okonkwo Hafiz Oyetoro Toyin Abraham	Drama		^[3]
F E B R U A R Y	14	Special Jollof	Emem Isong	Joseph Benjamin Uche Jombo Femi Adebayo	Romantic comedy drama		^[4]
		Dear Affy	Samuel Olatunji	Toyin AbrahamEnyinna Nwigwe Kehinde Bankole Odunlade Adekola	Romantic comedy		^[5]
		Muddled	Best Okoduwa	Belinda EffahSophie Alakija Felix Ugo Omokhodion Kunle Remi	Drama		^[6]
	28	The Cock-Tale	Joshua Ojo	Ronke OjoOlaniyi Afonja Lanre Hassan Saheed Balogun	Comedy Drama		^[7]
		Handicapped	Seun Arowojolu	Valerie UdembaRotimi Salami Kunle Idowu Chimezie Imo	Drama		^[8]
		Who's the boss	Naz Onuzo	Funke Akindele Blossom ChukwujekwuSegun Arinze Ini Dima-Okojie	Romantic comedy		^[9]
M A R C H	13	The Journey of the S	Hafeez Adeyemi		Drama	About Sickle cell disease	^[10]
	20	Unroyal	Moses Inwang	Shaffy Bello Blossom Chukwujekwu IK Ogbonna Linda Osifo	Contemporary royal drama		^[11]
		Mama Drama	Seyi Babatope	Osas Ighodaro Kehinde Bankole Kunle Remi Shaffy Bello	Comedy drama		^[12]
	27	Our Jesus Story	Tchidi Chikere	Eucharia AnunuobiZack Orji Sam Dede	Thriller		^[13]

October–December

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
O C T O B E R	1	Fate of Alakada: The Party Planner	Kayode Kasum	Toyin Abraham Mercy Eke Broda Shaggi	Action comedy	Fourth film in the Alakada franchise	^[16]
	7	Kakanfo	David Dida Tella	Bimbo Oshin Antar Laniyan Dele Odule	Adventure drama		^[17]
	9	This Lady Called Life	Kayode Kasum	Bisola Aiyeola Efa Iwara	Drama		^[18]
		Rise of the Saints	Samuel O . Olateru	Deyemi Okanlawon Rachel Oniga Tina Mba	Drama		^[19]
	11	Lemonade	Lummie Edevibe	Kunle Remi Ayoola Ayolola Dino Melaye Linda Osifo	Drama		^[20] ^[21]
	16	Lagos to Abuja Coach	Olamide Balogun	Akin Lewis Adunni Ade Tina Mba Maryam Booth	Drama		^[22] ^[23]
N O V E M B E R	6	Citation	Kunle Afolayan	Temi Otedola Jimmy Jean-Lewis Kunle Afolayan Joke Silva Ibukun Awosika	Drama	Citation rose to the sixth-most popular film on Netflix shortly after its release, and was most-watched on Netflix in Nigeria	^[24] ^[25]
		Ratnik	Dimeji Ajibola	Osas IghodaroBolanle Ninalowo Adunni Ade Karibi Fubara			^[26]
	13	Rattlesnake: The Ahanna story	Ramsey Nouah	Stan Nze Osas Ighodaro Bucci Franklin Efa Iwara	Crime drama	Remake of Amaka Igwe's 1995Rattlesnake	^[27]
		The Good Husband	Dickson Iroegbu	Monalisa Chinda CokerFrancis Duru Sam Dede Bassey Ekpeyong Bassey	Drama		^[28]
	20	The New Normal	Teni Olatoni	Richard Mofe DamijoMercy Johnson-Okojie Kehinde Bankole Bimbo Akintola	Drama		^[29]
		LOUD	Umanu Ojochenemi Elijah	Wole OjoEucharia Anunobi Timini Egbuson Sophie Alakija	Musical		^[30]
	27	Introducing the Kujus	Biodun Stephen	Bisola AiyeloaFemi Jacobs Bimbo Ademoye Timini Egbusen	Comedy drama		^[31]
	3	The Milkmaid	Desmond Ovbiagele	Anthonieta KaluntaGambo Usman Kona Maryam Booth	Drama	It was selected as the Nigerian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards	^[32] ^[33]
D E C E M B E R	4	Finding Hubby	Femi Ogunsanwo	Ade LaoyeKehinde Bankole Munachi Abii Efa Iwara			^[34]
	10	Ogbo Nke Ajuala	Uzoma Sunday Logicman	Emeka Ani Chiwetalu Agu Uzoma Sunday Logicman Dom Onu	Adventure drama		^[35]
		11	Lady Buckit and the Motley Monsters	Adebisi Adetayo	Bimbo AkintolaPatrick Doyle Kalu Ikeagwu	Animation	Nigeria's first feature-length animated movie	^[36]
			Quam's Money	Kayode Kasum	Folarin ‘Falz’ FalanaNse Ikpe Etim Toni Tones Williams Uchemba Michelle Dede	Comedy	Sequel to New Money	^[37]
	Son of Mercy		Amen Imasuen	Alex EkuboLinda Osifo Kevin Ikeduba Gregory Ojefua	Thriller		^[38]
	18	Nneka the pretty serpent	Tosin Igho	Idia AisienNdidi Obi Kenneth Okolie Beverly Osu Beverly Naya	Thriller	A remake of Zeb Ejiro's 1994 thriller	^[39]
25		Funke Akindele JJC Skillz	Funke AkindeleChioma Akpotha Eniola Badmus Bimbo Thomas Alex Ekubo	Comedy	Currently the highest grossing Nollywood movie of all time	^[40]

See also

• 2020 in Nigeria
• List of Nigerian films

Notes

Theatrical releases were limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.^{[41] [42]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10 July 2020. Akpe: The Return Of The Beast. 12 February 2021. Mark Movies Latest African Movie Reviews. en-US.
2. Web site: Tv. Bn. 7 January 2020. Mercy Johnson Okojie's Historical Drama "The Legend of Inikpi" is Almost Here Watch the Trailer. 12 February 2021. BellaNaija. en-US.
3. Web site: Editorial. Tw. 8 January 2020. Small Chops Movie out in Cinemas 31st January. 12 February 2021. TW Magazine Website. en-GB.
4. Web site: 11 February 2020. Emem Isong's new movie 'Special Jollof' to premiere on Valentine's Day. 12 February 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
5. Web site: 9 February 2020. Acting in 'Dear Affy' magical for me — Bianca Ugowanne. 12 February 2021. Vanguard News. en-US.
6. Web site: 16 March 2020. Muddled. 12 February 2021. Mark Movies Latest African Movie Reviews. en-US.
7. Web site: Amodeni. Adunni. 8 February 2020. The Cock-Tale set to hit the cinemas this February. 12 February 2021. Legit.ng - Nigeria news.. en.
8. Web site: Admin.
   1. BoxOffice: Handicapped #HandicappedTheMovie Hits Genesis Cinema Nigeria – THEBOXSHOWAFRICA
   . 26 February 2020 . 12 February 2021. en-US.
9. Web site: 11 May 2020. Who's the Boss Nigerian Movie - Both Mild and Shrewd. 12 February 2021. NollyMania. en-US.
10. Web site: NMO. NMO. The Journey Of The S in NMO – Nigerian Movies Online. 12 February 2021. www.nigerianmoviesonline.com. en.
11. Web site: Unroyal – Matilda Lambert Productions. 12 February 2021. en-US.
12. Web site: NMO. NMO. Mama Drama in NMO – Nigerian Movies Online. 12 February 2021. www.nigerianmoviesonline.com. en.
13. Web site: 4 March 2020. Frederick Leonard is an afro-haired Jesus in 'Our Jesus Story' trailer. 13 February 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
14. Web site: BellaNaija.com. 22 February 2020. The Most Dangerous Heist is about to go Down in Darasen Richards' "Soft Work" Starring Alex Ekubo, Shaffy Bello & Mofe Duncan Watch the Trailer. 12 February 2021. BellaNaija. en-US.
15. Web site: Soft Work. 12 February 2021. Ozone Cinemas. en-US.
16. Web site: 19 March 2020. Watch the first trailer for 'Fate of Alakada: The Party Planner'. 12 February 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
17. Web site: NMO. NMO. Kakanfo in NMO – Nigerian Movies Online. 12 February 2021. www.nigerianmoviesonline.com. en.
18. Web site: 12 October 2020. 'This Lady Called Life' is a poignant love story on abuse & redemption [Pulse review]]. 12 February 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
19. Web site: Rise of the Saints. 12 February 2021. Ozone Cinemas. en-US.
20. Web site: NMO. NMO. Lemonade in NMO – Nigerian Movies Online. 12 February 2021. www.nigerianmoviesonline.com. en.
21. Web site: says. Oloye Oloko. 11 October 2020. Lemonade the film featuring Dino Melaye debuts this week. 12 February 2021. P.M. News. en-US.
22. Web site: 11 October 2020. Akin Lewis, Adunni Ade, Tina Mba, others shine in 'Lagos to Abuja Coach'. 12 February 2021. Vanguard News. en-US.
23. Web site: 6 October 2020. Akin Lewis, Adunni Ade, Tina Mba shine in 'Lagos to Abuja Coach'. 12 February 2021. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
24. Web site: 3 November 2020. Kunle Afolayan screens 'Citation' in Lagos Premium Times Nigeria. 12 February 2021. en-GB.
25. Web site: 14 November 2020. 'Citation' ranked sixth top Netflix movie globally. 12 February 2021. TheCable Lifestyle. en-US.
26. Web site: 12 October 2020. 'Ratnik' to premiere in cinemas this November, watch new trailer. 12 February 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
27. Web site: 16 November 2020. 'Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story' does everything but rattle [Pulse movie review]]. 12 February 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
28. Web site: 19 September 2020. Dickson Iroegbu's The Good Husband ready for cinema release. 12 February 2021. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
29. Web site: 23 November 2020. RMD, Mercy Johnson, BrodaShaggi, others star in 'The New Normal'. 12 February 2021. en-GB.
30. Web site: Tv. Bn. 2 November 2020. A Nollywood High School Musical Film is Coming! Watch the Trailer for "Loud". 17 February 2021. BellaNaija. en-US.
31. Web site: 12 November 2020. 'Introducing The Kujus' starring Bisola Aiyeola, Timini Egbuson set for November 27 release. 12 February 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
32. Web site: 1 December 2020. Desmond Ovbiagele's 'The Milkmaid' is Nigeria's submission for OSCARS. 12 February 2021. Vanguard News. en-US.
33. Web site: 21 December 2020. AMAA 2020: 'The Milkmaid' wins big, see full list of winners. 12 February 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
34. Web site: Femi D.Ogunsanwo and Tunde Leye unveil "Finding Hubby" to raving reviews . 17 February 2021. guardian.ng . 2 December 2020 .
35. Web site: 12 December 2020. Ogbo Nke Ajuala –imdb. 7 September 2022. www.imdb.com. en.
36. Web site: Kolawole. Oluwanifemi. 11 December 2020. How Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters, Nollywood's first feature-length animated film, was made. 12 February 2021. Techpoint Africa. en-US.
37. Web site: Quam's Money... New Nollywood movie hits cinemas nationwide. 12 February 2021. guardian.ng. 19 December 2020.
38. Web site: 5 December 2020. Nollywood Actors, Alex Ekubo, Linda Osifo set for 'Son of Mercy' movie premiere in Benin. 18 February 2021. Vanguard News. en-US.
39. Web site: 25 December 2020. Seven Nollywood movies to watch this Christmas. 10 February 2021. en-GB.
40. Web site: 26 January 2021. Omo Ghetto: The Saga' Becomes Highest-Grossing Nollywood Film of All Time. 11 February 2021. en-GB.
41. Web site: Okwumbu. Ruth. 5 April 2020. Nigerian cinemas count loses in Q1 2020, amid COVID-19 lockdown. 12 February 2021. Nairametrics. en-GB.
42. News: Cameras roll again in Nollywood but Nigeria's cinemas still dark. en. Reuters. 12 February 2021.