Out Jun 12, 2025 Language · Sub-Saharan Africa
Somali Movies: New Releases & Every Film on the Site
11 Somali-language films are on What’s After the Movie. Drama leads with 6, then documentary (3) and animation (1). The newest release is The Earth Has Ears, out Jun 12, 2025.
- Somali films on the site
- 11
- first release (latest 2025)
- 1988
- plot summaries
- 3
Out Jun 12, 2025 Genres
What Kinds of Somali Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 55% of Somali films (6); documentary (3) and animation (1) follow. Films can have several genres. Each bar opens the full list filtered to that genre, with its best-rated film underneath.
- Drama 6 · 55%
- Documentary 3 · 27%
- Animation 1 · 9%Best-rated: Last Hijack (2014)
- Thriller 1 · 9%Best-rated: Fishing Without Nets (2014)
- War 1 · 9%
Decade by decade
Somali Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2020s are the busiest decade with 6 films (55%); the earliest Somali film on the site is from 1988. Only the 2010s have a ranked film: Fishing Without Nets (2014).
- 4 Somali films from the 2010s 2010s
Fishing Without Nets 65 Metascore - 6 Somali films from the 2020s 2020sNo ranked film
Explained
Somali Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
3 Somali films have a full plot summary on the site. The newest are Last Hijack (2014) and Fishing Without Nets (2014).
Full list
Browse All 11 Somali Movies
Filter all 11 Somali films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 11 released Somali films, newest first.
11 released Somali films
Somali movies, newest first. Page 1 of 1.
Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has 25 languages on the site. Besides Somali, the biggest are Afrikaans (101 films), Swahili (29 films) and Wolof (28 films).
FAQ
Somali Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 11 Somali films on the site.
How many Somali movies are there?
11 Somali-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1988 to 2025. 2 are ranked by rating and 3 have reported box office.
Browse all Somali movies Which decade had the most Somali films?
The 2020s, with 6 films (55% of all Somali films on the site).
What are the newest Somali movies?
The Earth Has Ears (released Jun 12, 2025), Mother Mother (released Sep 6, 2024) and The Village Next to Paradise (released May 21, 2024).
New Somali releases