List of Nigerian films of 2020

This is a list of Nigerian films scheduled for theatrical release in 2020.

2020

January–March

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	3	Akpe: Return of the Beast	Toka McBaror	Jide Kosoko Juliet Ibrahim Bolanle Ninalowo Daniel Lloyd	Comedy	Streaming on Ibakatv	[1]
	24	The Legend of Inikpi	Frank Rajah Arase	Mercy Johnson Okojie Sam Dede Odunlade Adekola Saidi Balogun Paul Obazele	Historical Drama		[2]
	31	Small Chops	Robert Peters	Eucharia Anunobi Nkem Owoh Rachael Okonkwo Hafiz Oyetoro Toyin Abraham	Drama		[3]
F E B R U A R Y	14	Special Jollof	Emem Isong	Joseph Benjamin Uche Jombo Femi Adebayo	Romantic comedy drama		[4]
		Dear Affy	Samuel Olatunji	Toyin Abraham Enyinna Nwigwe Kehinde Bankole Odunlade Adekola	Romantic comedy		[5]
		Muddled	Best Okoduwa	Belinda Effah Sophie Alakija Felix Ugo Omokhodion Kunle Remi	Drama		[6]
	28	The Cock-Tale	Joshua Ojo	Ronke Ojo Olaniyi Afonja Lanre Hassan Saheed Balogun	Comedy Drama		[7]
		Handicapped	Seun Arowojolu	Valerie Udemba Rotimi Salami Kunle Idowu Chimezie Imo	Drama		[8]
		Who's the boss	Naz Onuzo	Funke Akindele Blossom Chukwujekwu Segun Arinze Ini Dima-Okojie	Romantic comedy		[9]
M A R C H	13	The Journey of the S	Hafeez Adeyemi		Drama	About Sickle cell disease	[10]
	20	Unroyal	Moses Inwang	Shaffy Bello Blossom Chukwujekwu IK Ogbonna Linda Osifo	Contemporary royal drama		[11]
		Mama Drama	Seyi Babatope	Osas Ighodaro Kehinde Bankole Kunle Remi Shaffy Bello	Comedy drama		[12]
	27	Our Jesus Story	Tchidi Chikere	Eucharia Anunuobi Zack Orji Sam Dede	Thriller		[13]

September

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
S E P T E M B E R	20	Soft Work	Darasen Richards	Frank Donga Akin Lewis Shaffy Bello Sanni Mu’azu IK Ogbonna	Action drama		[14] [15]

October–December

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
O C T O B E R	1	Fate of Alakada: The Party Planner	Kayode Kasum	Toyin Abraham Mercy Eke Broda Shaggi	Action comedy	Fourth film in the Alakada franchise	[16]
	7	Kakanfo	David Dida Tella	Bimbo Oshin Antar Laniyan Dele Odule	Adventure drama		[17]
	9	This Lady Called Life	Kayode Kasum	Bisola Aiyeola Efa Iwara	Drama		[18]
		Rise of the Saints	Samuel O . Olateru	Deyemi Okanlawon Rachel Oniga Tina Mba	Drama		[19]
	11	Lemonade	Lummie Edevibe	Kunle Remi Ayoola Ayolola Dino Melaye Linda Osifo	Drama		[20] [21]
	16	Lagos to Abuja Coach	Olamide Balogun	Akin Lewis Adunni Ade Tina Mba Maryam Booth	Drama		[22] [23]
N O V E M B E R	6	Citation	Kunle Afolayan	Temi Otedola Jimmy Jean-Lewis Kunle Afolayan Joke Silva Ibukun Awosika	Drama	Citation rose to the sixth-most popular film on Netflix shortly after its release, and was most-watched on Netflix in Nigeria	[24] [25]
		Ratnik	Dimeji Ajibola	Osas Ighodaro Bolanle Ninalowo Adunni Ade Karibi Fubara	Science fiction		[26]
	13	Rattlesnake: The Ahanna story	Ramsey Nouah	Stan Nze Osas Ighodaro Bucci Franklin Efa Iwara	Crime drama	Remake of Amaka Igwe's 1995Rattlesnake	[27]
		The Good Husband	Dickson Iroegbu	Monalisa Chinda Coker Francis Duru Sam Dede Bassey Ekpeyong Bassey	Drama		[28]
	20	The New Normal	Teni Olatoni	Richard Mofe Damijo Mercy Johnson-Okojie Kehinde Bankole Bimbo Akintola	Drama		[29]
		LOUD	Umanu Ojochenemi Elijah	Wole Ojo Eucharia Anunobi Timini Egbuson Sophie Alakija	Musical		[30]
	27	Introducing the Kujus	Biodun Stephen	Bisola Aiyeloa Femi Jacobs Bimbo Ademoye Timini Egbusen	Comedy drama		[31]
	3	The Milkmaid	Desmond Ovbiagele	Anthonieta Kalunta Gambo Usman Kona Maryam Booth	Drama	It was selected as the Nigerian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards	[32] [33]
D E C E M B E R	4	Finding Hubby	Femi Ogunsanwo	Ade Laoye Kehinde Bankole Munachi Abii Efa Iwara			[34]
	10	Ogbo Nke Ajuala	Uzoma Sunday Logicman	Emeka Ani Chiwetalu Agu Uzoma Sunday Logicman Dom Onu	Adventure drama		[35]
		11	Lady Buckit and the Motley Monsters	Adebisi Adetayo	Bimbo Akintola Patrick Doyle Kalu Ikeagwu	Animation	Nigeria's first feature-length animated movie	[36]
			Quam's Money	Kayode Kasum	Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana Nse Ikpe Etim Toni Tones Williams Uchemba Michelle Dede	Comedy	Sequel to New Money	[37]
	Son of Mercy		Amen Imasuen	Alex Ekubo Linda Osifo Kevin Ikeduba Gregory Ojefua	Thriller		[38]
	18	Nneka the pretty serpent	Tosin Igho	Idia Aisien Ndidi Obi Kenneth Okolie Beverly Osu Beverly Naya	Thriller	A remake of Zeb Ejiro's 1994 thriller	[39]
25	Omo Ghetto: The Saga	Funke Akindele JJC Skillz	Funke Akindele Chioma Akpotha Eniola Badmus Bimbo Thomas Alex Ekubo	Comedy	Currently the highest grossing Nollywood movie of all time	[39] [40]

See also

• 2020 in Nigeria
• List of Nigerian films

Notes

Theatrical releases were limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. ^{[41] [42]}

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