Nollywood movie producers and directors have given us an immense amount of super emotional hits, be it any genre, with elements of happiness and sadness, which is to remind us that the world is full of ups and downs.
There are times when our soul desires to watch happy and cheerful movies, and other times sad and soft movies. And sometimes, what we need is a good cry.
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For this weekend’s TFC Lists, here are five Nollywood emotional movies that can toy with your emotions. Hard guy, right? Try these movies!
1. IJE: THE JOURNEY
Directed by Chineze Anyaene, IJE follows the story of Chioma who left Nigeria for the USA to help her sister that was accused of killing three people including her husband. She is determined to keep her from jail but requires the truth.
The 2010 movie stars Genevieve Nnaji; Odalys García; Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde; Jeff Swarthout; Clem Ohameze; Ulrich Que. IJE is currently streaming on Netflix.
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2. BLACK ROSE
Raised in poverty by her single mother, a virtuous young woman falls head over heels for a man who is keeping secrets. Black rose is a 2018 movie directed by Okechukwu Oku and is streaming on Netflix.
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3. CITATION
The Kunle Afolayan’s direction, written by Tunde Babalola and distributed by Netflix is an emotional story of a bright student in Nigeria who takes on the academic establishment when she reports a popular professor who tried to rape her.
Citation is a movie that featured First Bank’s Chairperson – Ibukun Awosika alongside Joke Silva, Temi Otedola, Jimmy Jean-Louis amongst others. Citation can be seen on Netflix.
4. CLASH
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From the stables of Diamond Pictures, the 2020 movie directed by Pascal Atuma is about A man from Nigeria who returns to his estranged family in Canada, where his traditional values clash with modern Western culture.
Clash is currently streaming on Netflix.
5. COLD FEET
Cold feet is a 2019 movie about a woman and her husband who travelled to an exotic resort to celebrate their fifth anniversary. The woman runs into an old flame, who is having doubts about proposing to his girlfriend.
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The movie is also showing on Netflix.