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Our Top 20 Nollywood Movies To Watch This Valentine

By Shola Adido Oladotun

11 February 2022   |   7:55 pm

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Valentine is coming where is your boyfriend.  The one day a year set out for lovers, Valentine’s Day is bound to have everywhere packed and filled with people finding the perfect way to spend time with their partners.  If this isn’t you or you want a more personal experience while not spend lovers day binge…

Valentine is coming where is your boyfriend. 

The one day a year set out for lovers, Valentine’s Day is bound to have everywhere packed and filled with people finding the perfect way to spend time with their partners. 

If this isn’t you or you want a more personal experience while not spend lovers day binge watching Nollywood’s biggest love films on Netflix. 

Need some film ideas? Here are our favourite Nollywood films to binge watch this Valentine. 

• 2 weeks in Lagos

Are you a fan of a rom-com involving a clash between two social classes? This film is perfect for you. The plot kicks off with the return of a businessman Nigeria who falls in love with a friend’s sister despite his family’s plan for him to marry a politician’s daughter.

• The Royal Hibiscus Hotel

The memory of Zainab Balogun descending the stairs in a beautiful red gown still lingers in our heads. Earning a TIFF 2017 selection, this film revolves around a disenchanted chef tries to help her parents restore their falling hotel but cooks up feelings for an investor with his sights set on the property.

• Dear Affy

Released in 2020, this film tells the story of an engaged couple who hit a number of speed bumps on their road to matrimony including major career complications and questions of fidelity.

• Tango with me

In this film, Geneive Nnaji and Joseph Benjamin play a newly married couple that journeys through self-discovery and healing while dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic event on their wedding night.

• Kasanova

Don’t we all love rom-coms with the saviour trope. After losing his wife, a single father indulges in flimsy flings until he meets his son’s music teacher, who imparts a few lessons on love.

• Special Jollof

Blending African and American culture, this moves centers around a journalist who goes undercover at a Nigerian restaurant to expose undocumented immigrants –until love strikes.

• The Bridge

Tribal prejudice is a major theme explored in this film. A Yoruba prince and a young lady from a prominent Igbo family face tribal prejudice and parental pressure when they secretly wed.

• Namaste Wahala

What happens when Nollywood meets Bollywood? An interracial romance hits humorous and heart-wrenching hiccups as the couple’s parents fight tooth and nail against their relationship.

• Flower Girl

Damilola Adegbite delivers an amazing performance in this film. When a young florist who’s long dreamed of her wedding day gets dumped by her boyfriend, she sets out to win him back with help from a handsome actor.

• Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards

Everyone wants to get hitched but a lady called Kambili is determined to marry before she turns 30. This makes her change her impulsive ways and do whatever it takes to win back the boyfriend who left her.

• Small Chops

Contrary to its title, it’s not about food. When a business mogul hires an exotic dancer for a weekend of entertainment, it quickly morphs into a messy situation full of misunderstanding.

• Fine Wine 

Starring Richard Mofe Damijo and Zainab Balogun, the film explores the age gap issue in a romantic relationship. After falling for a woman much younger than him, a wealthy man must confront the social stigma around age gap romances.

• She is

Released in 2019, this film shows a successful and single woman under pressure from her family and friends to settle down, she searches for the right partner, refusing to settle for less.

• Love is War

Directed by the talented Omoni Oboli, an adoring couple test the strength of their marriage when they run against each other for the office of the state governor.

• The Eve

Another film with Beverley Naya stellar performance. At an epic beach party thrown by his buddies, a groom-to-be meets a lovely stranger who makes him rethink the meaning of life and true love.

• When Love Happens

From the creative direction of Seyi Babatope comes an amazing 2016 film. Fed up with coordinating weddings for everyone else, unlucky-in-love event planner Mo turns to the internet to see if she can find her own Mr. Right

• Ayamma

A one-of-a-kind magical fusion cultural film, an engaged prince dreams of a beautiful, singing maiden and is then shocked to come across a woman who looks and sounds exactly like her.

• It’s Her Day

Laugh your heart out this valentine. After a man promises his fiancé a dream wedding, he must keep up with her outrageous requests to have the most lavish ceremony possible.

• The Wedding Party 1&2 

Often regarded as the film that predicted the union of Banky W and Adesua Ewatomi. As their big day arrives, a couple’s lavish wedding plans turn into a nightmare of exes, fighting parents, and uninvited guests.

Think of this as our valentine’s gift to you. Hope you enjoyed reading this article? Remember to share your favorite movies off our list with your friends.