I’ve organized these movies based on age order, according to the age recommendations set by Common Sense Media (which you’ll find listed as “CSM age+” below).
However, at times I’ve found I need to add a couple of years to their suggested age range to find the right age for our kiddos to watch something–so just keep that in mind!
For those movies/shows that CSM had not rated, I’ve included the rating below and estimated based on that the age range. As always, preview to determine what works for your family, and please share in the forum if you know of other good ideas for this region! Happy viewing!
Africa
* Island of Lemurs (G, CSM 5+, Madagascar)
* Africa (CSM 6+)
* African Cats (G, CSM 6+, Kenya)
* Born Free (PG, CSM 6+, Kenya)
* Elephant (G, CSM 6+, Africa-General)
* The Lion King–1994 version (G, CSM 6+, Africa-General)
* Tarzan (PG, CSM 6+, Africa-General)
* The Wild Thornberrys Movie (PG, CSM 6+, Kenya)
* Adama (7+, West Africa)
* Adventures in Zambezia (PG, CSM 7+, Africa-General)
* Cheetah (G, CSM 7+, Kenya)
* Madagascar (PG, CSM 7+)
* Penguins of Madagascar (PG, CSM 7+)
* Tarzan–2013 version (PG, CSM 7+, Africa-General)
* Duma (PG, CSM 8+, South Africa)
* Jane (PG, CSM 8+, Tanzania)
* The Lion King–2019 version (PG, CSM 8+, Africa-General)
* Casablanca (G, CSM 10+, Morocco)
* Holiday in the Wild (TV-PG, CSM 10+, Zambia – Netflix Original; we’ve watched this a few times!)
* Queen of Katwe (PG, CSM 10+, Uganda–another family fave)
* The Gods Must Be Crazy (PG, CSM 11+, Botswana)
* The African Queen (CSM 11+, East Africa)
* The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (TV-PG, CSM 12+, Malawi)
* Black Panther (PG-13, CSM 12+, Africa-General)
* Cook Off (TV-PG, Zimbabwe, currently on Netflix US)
* Invictus (PG-13, CSM 12+, South Africa)
* The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (TV-PG, Nigeria, currently on Netflix US)
* Lionheart (TV-PG, CSM 13+, Nigeria)