The success of movies like "Tsotsi" and "Happiness is a four-letter word" has created a new generation of movie-goers who are willing to pay for content that is relevant to their experiences.

Below is a list of some the most highly anticipated movies that were released in 2018:

1. Five Fingers for Marseilles 

The Western thriller Five Fingers for Marseilles is a story about a group of young men who stand up to police oppression in the small town of Marseilles in the Eastern Cape. Starring Vuyo Dambula, the movie was released on 6 April and has won several awards at the African Movie Academy Awards 2018. 

2. Catching Feelings

Written, directed and starring Kagiso Lediga alongside Pearl Thusi, Catching Feelings has been described as a dark romantic comedy which follows an urbane young academic and his beautiful wife, as their lives get turned upside down when a celebrated and hedonistic older writer moves into their Johannesburg home. 

3. Baby Mamas

Baby Mamas was released countrywide on October 12 2018 and is a comedy-drama revolving around the daily lives and loves of four professional women who are all in different stages of their own real-life baby mama drama. 

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