Rolie Nikiwe

Director · Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

From: Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Works as: Director
Titles: 8 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Rolie Nikiwe's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

33%

Self

26%

Morality

23%

Power

18%

Family bonds4 Identity2 Greed2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Dread

3

Hopeful

2

Melancholic

2

Joyful

1

Other

3

How their films linger

Infuriating2 Feel-good2 Hopeful2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Happy2
Bittersweet1
Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rolie Nikiwe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Demand Africa1 title, show their title on Demand Africa
MHz Choice1 title, show their title on MHz Choice

Subscription and free streaming for Rolie Nikiwe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

11 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

The Polygamist(2026)
Show 22 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
A Soweto Love Story(2024)
Director
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Fatal Seduction(2023)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Unseen(2023)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Whatever It Takes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Director
Justice Served(2022)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
The Brave Ones(2022)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Lioness(2021)
Show 5 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Nothing for Mahala(2013)
Director
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Inside Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Director
Score (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Director

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Nothing for Mahala (2013)

$235K worldwide

Highest rated

The Polygamist (2026)

Midcredits 62^nd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing9 of 9 · 43^rd

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Rolie Nikiwe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rolie Nikiwe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Megan Gill shares the most, 3.