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1. The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy
A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.
Director: Jamie Uys | Stars: N!xau, Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, Louw Verwey
Votes: 59,439 | Gross: $30.03M
2. A Far Off Place (1993)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When a gang of African poachers raid her family's farm, young Nonni, visiting American teenager Harry Winslow and a local bushman guide must escape into the Kalahari desert and reach the nearest town.
Director: Mikael Salomon | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Embry, Jack Thompson, Sarel Bok
Votes: 3,813 | Gross: $12.89M
3. Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
Approved | 119 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
After a small aircraft crashes in the Kalahari Desert, one of the seven passengers decides that his survival chances would increase if he eliminates the other men in the group.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Stanley Baker, Stuart Whitman, Susannah York, Harry Andrews
Votes: 1,494
4. Dirkie (1969)
G | 81 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
After a plane crash a young boy and his dog wander through the Kalahari desert.
Director: Jamie Uys | Stars: Wynand Uys, Jamie Uys, Lady Frolic of Belvedale, Wilhelm Esterhuizen
Votes: 479
5. Earth (2007)
G | 90 min | Documentary
Feature-length version of the documentary TV series Planet Earth (2006), following the migration paths of four animal families.
Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield | Stars: James Earl Jones, Patrick Stewart, Anggun, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 14,738 | Gross: $38.05M
6. Dune Surfer (1988)
R | 89 min | Action, Adventure
Director: Heinrich Dahms | Stars: Philip Brown, Todd Jensen, Nancy Mulford, Magic Hlatshwayo
Votes: 15
7. Kalahari: Land of Secret Alliances (2021– )
Documentary
New science from world experts reveals that collaboration plays a major role in animal evolution.
Votes: 18
8. Ghostland: The View of the Ju'Hoansi (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Remember the culture clash in THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY? This time it's real. One of the most ancient cultures on our planet is undergoing a major change. The Ju/Hoansi Bushmen in Namibia are ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Stadler
Votes: 162
9. Leatherlip (1972)
Adventure
An unhappy super-model meets a free spirited surfer, they fall in love and she abandons her previous life. Then inexplicably she disappears. Leatherlip sets off on a cross-country odyssey to find her.
Director: Stuart Pringle | Stars: Tim Hughes, Evon de Meistre, Bill Brewer, Tony Jay
10. Global Extremes (2003– )
45 min | Adventure
Reality adventure series with over 700 applicants, only 5 will be selected through a series of outdoor adventures to attempt the ultimate adventure, to climb the Earth's highest mountain.
11. Vanishing Cultures: Bushmen of the Kalahari (2006)
55 min | Documentary
The San people, more commonly known as Bushmen, are believed to be the earliest inhabitants of southern Africa. They have lived for 80,000 years as hunter-gatherers in the Kalahari Desert, ... See full summary »
Star: Michael York
12. Cheetah Family & Me (2021)
59 min | Documentary
Renowned wildlife filmmaker Gordon Buchanan gets close to wild cheetah in the stunning Kalahari, experiencing first hand the very real dangers these beautiful big cats face.
Star: Gordon Buchanan
Votes: 37
13. Alec to the Rescue! (1999)
100 min | Adventure
Alec's father, an archaeology professor, is kidnapped by a secret Chinese organization. His son's attempts to rescue him lead to many adventures.
Director: Derrick Louw | Stars: Barbara Carrera, Oliver Tobias, Cindy Marshall-Day, Ben Jeffery
Votes: 41
14. The Return of the Kings (1999 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
JV and Gillian are given the task of reintroducing three magnificent cheetahs- two of which are the rare King Cheetah- back into their natural surroundings. JV and Gillian document and ... See full summary »
Directors: John Varty, Karin Slater | Stars: Gillian Van Houten, John Varty, Savannah Varty
15. A House Without Snakes (2016)
28 min | Documentary, Short
In Botswana, two young Bushmen struggle to build their futures in the wake of their people's relocation from their ancestral homeland. Ketelelo looks to education as a way to reinvent ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Koehler | Stars: Kitsiso Gakelekgolelwe, Ketelelo Moapare
16. Kung Bushman Hunting Equipment (1972)
38 min | Documentary, Short
An exploration of the tools and hunting practices of the !Kung people of Namibia.
Director: John Marshall
17. The High Cost of Cheap Gas (2015)
56 min | Documentary, News
The environmental problems caused by fracking in America have been well publicized but what's less known are the gas industry's plans for expansion in other countries. This investigation, ... See full summary »
Directors: Jeffrey Barbee, Mira Dutschke
Votes: 8
18.
Lifesense: Our Lives Through Animal Eyes (1991– )
Episode:
Seeds of Life
(1991)
30 min | Documentary
Director: John Downer | Star: Andrew Sachs
19.
Lifesense: Our Lives Through Animal Eyes (1991– )
Episode:
Human Life
(1991)
30 min | Documentary
Director: John Downer | Star: Andrew Sachs
20.
Amazing Train Journeys (2011– )
Episode:
Namibie
(2018)
52 min | Documentary
Beginning of the journey on a railway line in the middle of the wild life; in the savanna giraffes, antelopes.A woman arrives and explains that they must wait for a moment; the train may be... See full summary »
Director: Alex Badin | Star: Philippe Gougler
Votes: 6
21.
South Africa with Gregg Wallace (2021)
Episode:
Augrabies Falls
(2021)
24 min | Documentary
Gregg flies into Upington, the gateway to the Kalahari and follows the Orange River to the spectacular Augrabies Falls. Paddling down river, Gregg overnights at Khamkhirri Lodge.
Director: Sally-Anne Lomas | Star: Gregg Wallace
Votes: 5
22.
Atlas Pro (2018– )
Episode:
The Biogeography of the Ice Age
(2020)
14 min | Documentary
During the last ice the Earth was cooler, of course, but also dryer and virtually every region of the world had a different environment than it does today. While this lead to deserts near ... See full summary »
Star: Caelan Kelley
23.
Survival with Ray Mears (2010– )
Episode:
Leopards
(2010)
47 min | Documentary
Ray's team observes wild leopards in a nature reserve in Namibia's Kalahari-bordering highlands. Hunting and keeping their prey is hard enough in the wild, but surrounding farmlands and ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Graveling | Stars: Isaac Babcock, Natasha de Woronin Britz, Ray Mears, Shane Moore
24.
Man, Woman, Wild (2010– )
Episode:
Botswana
(2010)
TV-PG | 44 min | Adventure, Reality-TV
Mykel and Ruth find the Kalahari scary at night as they hear unseen predators prowling near by. They even steal a leg of wildebeest which then stole in a risky venture from a lion kill. So ... See full summary »
Star: Mykel Hawke
Votes: 14
25.
Planet Earth II (2016)
Episode:
Deserts
(2016)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary
The world's deserts force animals to come up with ingenious ways of coping with hostile conditions, giving rise to the most incredible survival stories on earth.
Director: Ed Charles | Stars: David Attenborough, Ed Charles, Rob Drewett, Toby Nowlan
Votes: 3,112
26.
Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode:
Namibie, terre animale
(2015)
Documentary
Sophie shares his journey with Hélène Gateau, a French veterinarian and TV presenter (Hélène et les animaux): a journey focused on the wildlife in Namibia. With the help of Tim Theron, a ... See full summary »
Director: Damien Pourageaux | Star: Sophie Jovillard