Netflix and chill? Why not. Weekends are for resting, parties and movies.

Streaming platforms have made it easier for us to watch movies from our devices, anywhere and anytime as long as you have a subscription plan or you’re using someone’s account (like many Nigerians do).

Nollywood has a lot to offer, great movies which not only entertains but highlight the society and educates the viewers.

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Movies to watch this weekend

Loving Amanda

Loving Amanda is a heartfelt romantic screen adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same title by author and film producer Laju Iren.

This movie is a romantic story that tells the story of a young woman’s journey from brokenness towards love, healing and redemption.

This movie is available on Amazon Prime Video.

The gray man

The gray man is an action film based upon Greaney’s Gray Man novels. The film focuses on a CIA Agent Sierra Six, who is on the run from sociopathic ex-CIA Agent and mercenary Lloyd Hanson upon discovering corrupt secrets about his superior.

This film is available on Netflix.

Lockdown

Lockdown is a Nollywood film about 6 foreigners in Lagos State who were forced into self-isolation for 21 days in a hospital during an outbreak of Ebola.

They gradually began to bond as they shared their stories while the hospital was heavily guarded.

Purple Hearts

A struggling singer-songwriter and a troubled Marine agree to marry solely for military benefits.

When tragedy strikes, the line between real and pretend begins to blur.

This film is on Netflix’s top 10 movies watched in Nigeria.

Wedding season

2 people pressurized by their parents to find spouses pretend to date during a summer of weddings.

While fake dating, they began to fall for each other. This film is available on Netflix.

Day shift

Jamie Foxx out uses a pool-cleaning job as a cover to hide his main job which is hunting and killing of vampires.

This phantasy film was released in 2022 and it is available on Netflix.

Thirteen lives

This is a film is based on a true story, twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain.

The team faced a problem as the cave tunnels were flooded.

Interceptor

An Army captain has to use her years of tactical training and military expertise when a simultaneous coordinated attack threatens the remote missile interceptor station she is in command of.

The blood covenant

Directed by Fiyin Gambo, three ambitious young men in their late twenties struggling to make it in life.

They embark on a relentless quest for the high life, chasing easy money, fast cars, and fame; willing to do whatever it takes no matter what it costs them.

This movie is available on Amazon Prime Video.

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