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List of Nigerian films of the 1980s

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This is a list of Nigerian films released in the 1980s.

Nigerian Cinema
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Films

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Title	Director	Genre	Notes	Ref
1980
Jaiyesinmi	Frederic Goode Hubert Ogunde	Drama		[1][2]
Kadara	Ade-Love	Drama
1981
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin	Sharad Patel	Biography, Drama	British-Kenyan-Nigerian co-production
Cry Freedom	Ola Balogun	Drama		[2]
Efunsetan Aniwura	Bankole Bello
1982
Orun Mooru	Ola Balogun	Drama	Shot on 35mm, but was reduced to 16mm for distribution and exhibition
Aropin N'Tenia	Frederic Goode Hubert Ogunde			[1]
Anikura	Oyewole Olowomojuore
1983
Money Power	Ola Balogun
Taxi Driver	Ade-Love	Drama
Evil Encounter	Jimi Odumosu	Horror	First Nigerian film released directly on television	[3][4]
Aare Agbaye	Moses Olaya Adejumo Oyewole Olowomojuore
1984
Papa Ajasco	Wale Adenuga	Drama	Described as the first blockbuster in Nigeria, grossing approximately ₦61,000 in three days	[5]
Vengeance of the Cult	Eddie Ugbomah
1985
Witchdoctor of the Livingdead	Charles Abi Enonchong	Horror
Mosebolatan	Moses Olaiya		Described as the film grossed ₦107,000 in five days	[1][5]
Kannakanna	Bayo Aderohunmu
1986
Apalara	Eddie Ugbomah
1987
Things Fall Apart	David Orere	Drama	Based on the 1958's novel by Chinua Achebe	[2]
Taxi Driver 2	Ade-Love	Drama
1988
Vigilante	Adedeji Adesanya	Action
Soso Meji	Ade Ajiboye		First Nigerian film released on video
Ayanmo	Hubert Ogunde	Drama		[1]
1989
Koto Orun	Alhaji Yekini Ajileye	History, Drama, Family	Made in Yoruba language
The Great Attempt	Eddie Ugbomah			[2]
Ekun	Alade Aromire

See also

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• List of Nigerian films

References

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1. ^ ^{a b c d} Haynes, Jonathan (4 October 2016). Nollywood: The Creation of Nigerian Film Genres. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-38795-6.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Emeagwali, Gloria (Spring 2004). "Editorial: Nigerian Film Industry". Central Connecticut State University. Africa Update Vol. XI, Issue 2. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
3. ^ Onuzulike, Uchenna (2007). "Nollywood: The Influence of the Nigerian Movie Industry on African Culture". Nollywood Journal. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
4. ^ "History of Nollywood". Nificon. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
5. ^ ^{a b} Olubomehin, Oladipo O. (2012). "Cinema Business in LAGOS, NIGERIA since 1903". Historical Research Letter. 3. ISSN 2225-0964.