Movies Like Drive Thru South Africa

If you liked Drive Thru South Africa (2005), a movie directed by Greg Browning, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Eenie Meanie (2025)
★ 6.3/10
A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
2
Wanda (1970)
★ 6.8/10
After a string of abusive relationships, Wanda abandons her family and seeks solace in the company of a petty criminal.
3
Sarafina! (1992)
★ 6.2/10
A Soweto schoolgirl named Sarafina is galvanized to protest apartheid after her teacher is arrested for her activism, leading her to join the student resistance movement.
4
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
★ 6.5/10
The Great Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin stars as Kit, leading a splendid cast in the first ever "American…
5
Scarecrow (1973)
★ 7/10
Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.
6
The Bang Bang Club (2011)
★ 6.6/10
In the early to mid '90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and João Silva - bonded by their friendship and a sense…
7
Disgrace (2008)
★ 6.2/10
Disgrace is the story of a South African professor of English who loses everything: his reputation, his job, his peace of mind, his good looks, his dreams of artistic success, and finally even his ability to protect…
8
Chappie (2015)
★ 6.8/10
Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he…
9
...All the Marbles (1981)
★ 6.1/10
A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
10
JOY (2024)
★ 6.9/10
A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.
11
My One and Only (2009)
★ 6.6/10
A mother takes her two sons on an unusual road trip from New York to Pittsburgh, St. Louis and eventually Hollywood in her quest to find a man to take care of them all.
12
Driver's Ed (2026)
★ 6.9/10
A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.
13
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
★ 6.3/10
Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding…
14
Father Hood (1993)
★ 5.8/10
Deadbeat dad kidnaps his kids from the bus to an abusive foster home and they go on a run. The cops are after them, they bicker constantly and his idea of a way out is grim, yet this dangerous ride might just turn them…
15
The Impostors (1998)
★ 6/10
Wrongly accused of physically abusing a fellow actor, starving thespians Arthur and Maurice find themselves pursued by the law aboard a cruise ship.
16
Uprising (2001)
★ 6.6/10
In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.
17
The Endless Summer (1966)
★ 7.2/10
Documentary filmmaker Bruce Brown, himself a competition-level surfer, follows surfers Michael Hynson and Robert August on an around-the-world surfing adventure. With Brown's wry, sardonic narration and a twangy…
18
Car Wash (1976)
★ 6/10
This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky…
19
24 Hours to Live (2017)
★ 6/10
An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.
20
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2026)
★ 7.6/10
When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.