Films, which include, but are not limited to, movies and TV series are increasingly becoming the fancy of everyday life for folks across the globe. Such a fascinating trend motivates inquiries for any potential that can be utilized in places where scientific research and its applications are limited or are being constrained. This article presents a state-of-the-art review of an African Nollywood movie, Igodo: The Land of the Living Dead. Two objectives are considered: to examine the logical reasoning of the movie, and to investigate the possibility – if there is any – that films by and large can be used in much the same way as a research output, to formulate policy and inform decision-making in various aspects of human life and society. This review employs an iconographic approach to explore the plot, texts, special effects and cultural disposition of Igodo in a way to make sense of its significance and implications within the context of scientific research. An analysis of the movie’s plot and spectacle reveals a unique problem, which the movie identifies, key questions, which it attempts to answer, a hypothesis, which it formulates, and tests, a method, which it proposes to use to collect a set of data and to analyse them, and finally a conclusion, which it draws from the outcome of the analysis. Thus, the movie mirrors and resonates with scientific research in its ontological and epistemological framework, and underscores a reckonable significance, which possibly transcends the immediate satisfaction of film producers and audiences. With such a potential, film should be acknowledged as a useful tool for policy and institutional intervention especially in localities where poor access to cultural legacies and reliable data impose severe limitations on traditional research approaches and implementation.