List of Nigerian films of 2023 explained

This is a list of Nigerian films released in 2023.

2023

January–March

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
JANUARY	13	The Trade	Jadesola Osiberu	Rita DominicBlossom ChukwujekwuGideon Okeke	Crime drama	Based on true events	^[1]
	23	Mami Wata	C. J. Obasi	Evelyne Ily Juhen Uzoamaka AniunohKelechi Udegbe	Fantasy	Based on West African folklore	^[2]
FEBRUARY	3	Dark October	Toka McBaror	Chuks JosephMunachi OkparaOriaku Kelechukwu James		Based on the Aluu Four lynching	^[3]
MARCH

April–June

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
APRIL
MAY
JUNE

July–September

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTE M B E R

October–December

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER	1		Kayode Kasum	Stan Nze, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Alexx Ekubo, Atlanta Bridget Johnson, Segun Arinze

See also

• 2023 in Nigeria
• List of Nigerian films

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bassey . Rosemary . 7 January 2023 . Artistes, albums, movies to look out for in 2023 . 7 January 2023 . Daily Trust . en-GB.
2. Web site: Page . Thomas . 13 February 2023 . With Sundance winner 'Mami Wata,' CJ 'Fiery' Obasi is redefining what it means to be a Nigerian filmmaker . 15 February 2023 . CNN Style.
3. Web site: 21 January 2023 . Linda Ikeji makes film production debut with dark October . 5 February 2023 . The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News . en-US.