Movie Database

Movies by Country - New Zealand (155)
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
6 DaysBased on the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980, this action-thriller dramatizes a six-day standoff between armed Iranian Arabs and SAS soldiers ready for a counterattack.2017Toa FraserAction, Drama, History, Thriller6.2 (21.5K votes)9420220415
100 Candles Game, TheA group of friends reunited to play a game. Each one of them expects to get something about it. The rules of the game are to tell a story of horror for each candle.2020Nicolás Onetti, Victor Català, Brian Deane, Oliver Lee Garland, Guillermo LockhartHorror4.4 (1.3K votes)10020231016
1480 - Radio Pirates [3 Mile Limit]It's 1965 and rock music is shaking up the world but not in New Zealand. Richard Davis a 23 year old journalist is determined to break the Government's monopoly on broadcasting and bring rock n' roll to a younger generation, and a...2014Craig NewlandAdventure, Drama, Music, Romance5.9 (152 votes)10520231109
AbandonedIn 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from Picton, New Zealand, bound for Tonga with four crew. After a freak wave capsized the yacht, they drifted for 119 days before landing on Great Barrier Island.2015John LaingAdventure, Drama, Thriller6.3 (2.8K votes)8620211228
AberrationMutant lizards attack a woman on the run hiding out in a cabin in the woods.1997Tim BoxellHorror, Sci-Fi4.7 (978 votes)9320211228
American, TheAmerican ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina.2023James Napier RobertsonDrama6.8 (517 votes)11020240519
Among The CindersTeen Nick is estranged from his family, and blaming himself for his Maori mate's climbing death. He runs away to his straight talking grandfather - who takes him bush - and loses his virginity to Sally.1984Rolf HädrichDrama6.6 (57 votes)10420230715
Angel at My Table, AnJanet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Explore Janet's discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim.1990Jane Campion (*)Biography, Drama7.5 (7.7K votes)15820220414
Angel MineA young and affluent couple become fatally entangled in their own wish-fulfillment world. The topic of the movie itself is interesting. It is set in an Auckland, New Zealand suburb, namely Pakuranga, in your average Lockwood home. In1978David BlythFantasy5.3 (89 votes)6820220419
Baby DoneWannabe-adventurer Zoe freaks out when she falls pregnant to her long-term boyfriend Tim. As Tim embraces the prospect of fatherhood, Zoe attempts to rush through her dreams.2020Curtis VowellComedy6.0 (1.7K votes)9120231016
Bad BehaviourLucy, a former child actress who seeks enlightenment at a retreat led by spiritual leader Elon, while also navigating the close but turbulent relationship with her daughter, Dylan.2023Alice EnglertComedy, Drama4.6 (309 votes)10920231223
Bad BloodDuring World War 2, a farmer in New Zealand murders seven people, and the police, along with local Maori trackers, hunt him in the bush country.1981Mike Newell (*)Drama, Thriller6.5 (370 votes)10520211228
Bad TasteThe population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.1987Peter Jackson (*)Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi6.5 (46.2K votes)9120211228
Battletruck [Warlords of the 21st Century]Post World War III futuristic tale of collapsed governments & bankrupt countries heralding a new lawless age.1982Harley CokelissAction, Adventure, Sci-Fi5.0 (1.3K votes)9120211228
Belief - The Possession of Janet MosesThe true story of how love, fear, culture and belief lead a loving family to tragically kill one of their own during a four day exorcism ceremony.2015David StubbsDocumentary, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery5.7 (702 votes)8920220415
BellbirdIn the wake of the loss of his beloved wife, a rural community rallies around a farmer to help him deal with his grief.2019Hamish BennettComedy, Drama6.4 (360 votes)9620221228
Beyond Reasonable DoubtA docu-drama covering one of the most famous murder cases in New Zealand history. Did Arthur Thomas kill Jeannette and Harvey Crewe at their Pukekawa farm house? Arthur was sure that trusting the police and co-operating fully would p1980John LaingCrime, Drama, Mystery6.4 (183 votes)12920211228
Beyond the EdgeTenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's monumental and historical ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953 - an event that stunned the world and defined a nation.2013Leanne PooleyDocumentary, Drama, History6.8 (1.8K votes)9020220414
Black SheepAn experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into bloodthirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.2006Jonathan KingComedy, Horror, Sci-Fi5.8 (40.3K votes)8720211228
Bookworm11-year-old Mildred's world is turned upside down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her and agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.2024Ant TimpsonAdventure, Comedy, Drama6.3 (469 votes)10320241019
Born to DanceComing of age tale told through the eyes of 'Tu', an ambitious young man from Auckland who dreams of being a professional hip-hop dancer.2015Tammy Davis, Chris GrahamAction, Drama, Music, Sport5.3 (837 votes)9620240407
BoyBoy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.2010Taika WaititiComedy, Drama7.5 (25.2K votes)8720211228
Breaker Upperers, TheFor the right price, BFFs Jen and Mel will ruthlessly end any romance. But when one grows a conscience, it threatens to derail their relationship.2018Madeleine Sami, Jackie van BeekComedy5.9 (6.2K votes)9020220822
Bridge to NowhereKids on an outing in the forest come up against a mysterious hermit who lives on the other side of a bridge, and he is definitely not happy to see them.1986Ian MuneDrama, Horror, Thriller5.3 (238 votes)8620211228
Broken EnglishIvan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees in Auckland. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own, despite his angry objections. Eddie is the Maori she takes as her lover. Nina works at a restaurant where E...1996Gregor NicholasDrama, Romance6.4 (727 votes)9220231013
Bush Cinderella, Thenan1928Rudall HaywardDramanan8520211228
Came a Hot FridayThis eccentric rural New Zealand tale follows two con men as they attempt to trick a small town into their illegal gambling scheme.1985Ian MuneAdventure, Comedy6.7 (207 votes)10120211228
Changeover, TheLaura is drawn into a supernatural battle with an ancient spirit who threatens her family.2017Miranda Harcourt, Stuart McKenzieFantasy, Horror, Thriller5.3 (1.5K votes)9520220415
Coming Home in the DarkA schoolteacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters take his family and him on a nightmare road trip.2021James AshcroftCrime, Horror, Thriller5.7 (7.3K votes)9320231129
CousinsEntwines the very different lives of three Maori girls, cousins, through tumultuous decades, after one of them is taken from her family and raised in an orphanage.2021Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace SmithDrama6.9 (640 votes)9820231116
CrackheadsFour unlikely friends become addicted to methamphetamine, sending them on a disastrous yet hilarious roller coaster ride that will change their lives forever.2013Tim TsiklauriComedy6.5 (100 votes)9020211228
CrushOn the way to interview a novelist, Lane and Christina are involved in a car crash which leaves literary critic Christina brain-damaged. Lane undertakes the assignment and becomes attracted to the novelist's 15 year old daughter, lea1992Alison MacleanDrama6.0 (503 votes)9720211228
DaffodilsA bittersweet love story told with beautiful re-imaginings of iconic New Zealand songs.2019David StubbsBiography, Drama, Musical, Romance5.9 (388 votes)9320221228
Dark Horse, TheA brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.2014James Napier RobertsonBiography, Drama7.5 (6.2K votes)12420211228
Dark of the Night [Mr. Wrong]A small-town woman, fresh to the city, buys a second-hand Jaguar haunted by the ghost of a murdered woman and her killer.1984Gaylene PrestonHorror, Thriller5.4 (224 votes)8820211228
Dead Alive [aka Braindead]A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.1992Peter Jackson (*)Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller7.5 (95.4K votes)10420211228
Dead Lands, TheAfter his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, the teenage son of a slain Maori chieftain looks to avenge his father's murder and bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones.2014Toa FraserAction, Adventure6.3 (4.9K votes)10720211228
Dead Room, TheWhen a terrified family flees a desolate southern New Zealand farmhouse, two cynical scientists and a young psychic are sent to investigate their claims of a haunting. There they encounter a powerful spirit that will protect the hous2015Jason StutterHorror, Thriller4.8 (4.4K votes)8020211228
DeathgasmTwo teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.2015Jason HowdenAction, Comedy, Horror, Music6.3 (17.1K votes)8620211228
Desperate RemediesIn a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, 1992Stewart Main, Peter WellsComedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller6.6 (392 votes)9320211228
Devil's Rock, TheSet in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day,two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.2011Paul CampionHorror5.7 (4.2K votes)8320211228
Diagnosis - DeathTwo people meet as guinea pigs in a weekend drug trial. Andre (an unethical high school teacher) and Juliet (a bookish teenager) soon discover their lives are in more danger than they imagined. The staff are peculiar. The drugs ca...2009Jason StutterComedy, Horror, Mystery4.7 (951 votes)8220230830
DottyA stubborn old lady struggles to send a text message to her daughter.2012Mick Andrews, Brett O'GormanShort, Comedy, Drama7.6 (112 votes)1120211228
Eagle vs SharkThe tale of two socially-awkward misfits and the strange ways they try to find love: through revenge on high-school bullies, burgers, and video games.2007Taika WaititiComedy, Romance6.8 (24.2K votes)8820211228
Erebus - Into the UnknownThis is the true story of the men who came face to face with one of the world's worst aviation disasters and became part of one of the most extraordinary police operations in history. On November 28th 1979, a jet with 257 passengers 2014Charlotte Purdy, Peter BurgerDrama7.1 (160 votes)7020211228
ExistenceTrapped behind the Boundary Fence, Freya dreams of escape and pursues a dangerous outsider who can free her.2012Juliet BerghDrama4.1 (158 votes)8520240323
Fellowship of the RingA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.2001Peter Jackson (*)Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy8.8 (1.8M votes)17820211228
Forgotten SilverThe film deals with the career of a supposedly forgotten pioneer of international cinema, Colin McKenzie, who was allegedly born in rural New Zealand in 1888.1995Costa Botes, Peter JacksonComedy7.5 (6K votes)5320211228
Frighteners, TheAfter a tragic car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead to con people. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing the living and the dead.1996Peter Jackson (*)Comedy, Fantasy, Horror7.1 (86.6K votes)11020211228
Frog, the Dog, and the Devil, TheA frog gets trapped in a liquor bottle.1986Bob StenhouseWestern, Animation, Short6.1 (130 votes)820211228
Goodbye Pork PieDumped by his girlfriend, a man joins a reckless youth in a stolen yellow mini and they drive the length of New Zealand, attracting cops and media attention, determined to get to Invercargill.1980Geoff MurphyAction, Adventure, Comedy, Crime6.8 (1.2K votes)10520211228
Hang TimeThree 20-something friends get some much-needed hang time when a cancelled wedding sees them spend a long weekend together on a beautiful vineyard... with all the wine intended for the wedding... the runaway bride's crazy uncle .....2019Casey ZilbertComedy, Drama5.6 (69 votes)8520221228
HeavenRobert's wife is divorcing him for gambling etc. A strip club owner offers him work redesigning his club. Robert befriends a dancer there, who has premonitions.1998Scott ReynoldsCrime, Thriller6.6 (853 votes)10320211228
Heavenly CreaturesTwo teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.1994Peter Jackson (*)Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.3 (62.7K votes)9920211228
Heavenly Vintage, AIn 19th century France, a peasant winemaker endeavors to create the perfect vintage.2009Niki CaroDrama, Fantasy, Romance5.6 (904 votes)12120211228
Her MajestyElizabeth is a popular thirteen year old who can't wait for the day the Queen of England visits her quaint New Zealand hometown. Her excitement becomes almost too much to bear upon learning that she might get to meet the Queen fac...2001Mark J. GordonFamily6.9 (465 votes)10720240803
Hercules in the UnderworldA woman asks Hercules for his help because a hole leading to the underworld has opened up in her village. Hercules wants to help her, despite knowing that she comes from a group of women notorious for leading men to their doom.1994Bill NortonAction, Adventure, Fantasy6.6 (1.9K votes)9020211228
Hibiscus & RuthlessNo Going Out and No Boyfriends"" - Hibiscus' obedience towards her Mum's rules is put to the test in her final year of University. As guys start to impress Hibiscus, she asks her childhood friend Ruth, to help keep her focused.2018Stallone Vaiaoga-IoasaComedy5.8 (180 votes)9720231022
Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another ObeliskA Maori writer meets a trickster spirit guide and conjures new worlds from the words she inks on a page.1994Christine ParkerShort, Fantasy5.8 (6 votes)020240412
Hobbit - Battle of the Five Armies, TheBilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.2014Peter Jackson (*)Adventure, Fantasy7.4 (505.6K votes)14420211228
The Hobbit -The Desolation of SmaugThe dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.2013Peter Jackson (*)Adventure, Fantasy7.8 (641.4K votes)16120220423
Hobbit, TheA reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.2012Peter Jackson (*)Adventure, Fantasy7.8 (794.8K votes)16920211228
HouseboundA young woman is forced to return to her childhood home after being placed under house arrest, where she suspects that something evil may be lurking.2014Gerard JohnstoneComedy, Horror, Mystery6.8 (33.7K votes)10720211228
Human TracesWhen a mysterious young man arrives on a remote Sub-Antarctic research station, secrets threaten the relationship of a married couple working on the island.2017Nic GormanDrama, Thriller6.0 (128 votes)8720220415
Hunt for the WilderpeopleA national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.2016Taika WaititiAdventure, Comedy, Drama7.9 (124.1K votes)10120211228
I Survived a Zombie HolocaustA young runner, on a Zombie film set, has the first day from hell when real Zombies overrun the set.2014Guy PigdenComedy, Horror5.0 (1.2K votes)10420211228
In My Father's DenA disillusioned war journalist's return home is blighted when he becomes implicated in the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl he has befriended.2004Brad McGannDrama, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (7.6K votes)12720211228
Irrefutable Truth About Demons, TheAn Anthropologist's life and reality are ripped apart by a Satanic cult.2000Glenn StandringHorror, Thriller, Fantasy5.5 (1.4K votes)9020211228
Jack Be NimbleJack and Dora, abandoned by their parents as babies, are desperate to find each other after years of adoption. Jack's young life has been spent with a sadistic family. Dora, whose life has been somewhat better, has developed extra-se1993Garth MaxwellHorror, Thriller6.2 (437 votes)9220211228
Jojo RabbitA young German boy in the Hitler Youth whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.2019Taika WaititiComedy, Drama, War7.9 (351.6K votes)10820211228
JuniperWhen a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.2021Matthew J. SavilleDrama6.5 (1.6K votes)9420231116
Justice of Bunny King, TheA triumph over adversity tale about women fighting their way back from the bottom of society.2021Gaysorn ThavatDrama6.7 (662 votes)10120231116
Killer SofaA killer reclining chair becomes enchanted by a girl and starts committing crimes of passion.2019Bernie RaoComedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller3.7 (3.1K votes)8120221228
Kim Dotcom - Caught in the WebThe story of the most wanted man online2017Annie GoldsonDocumentary, Biography, Thriller7.0 (1.3K votes)10720211228
Klynham Summer [The Scarecrow]The same night as a girl is slain in the woods, the teenagers Sam and Les are robbed of all of their hard earned hens. In the quest for their hens they cross the murderer's path.1982Sam PillsburyHorror, Mystery, Thriller5.6 (186 votes)8820211228
Last of the LivingA contagious virus is turning everyone into zombies, and the only hope for survival lies in the hands of three couch potatoes.2009Logan McMillanComedy, Horror, Sci-Fi4.7 (1.8K votes)8820211228
Last Saint, TheMinka is a teenage Polynesian boy living in the heart of the city. With his P-addicted mother well on the way to going completely off the rails, three people enter his life - each with a promise - each with the power to destroy.2014Rene NaufahuAction, Crime, Drama5.4 (161 votes)11120211228
Last Tattoo, TheDuring WW2 small nation of New Zealand is swarmed with U.S. servicemen who mingle with local female population. In such circumstances nurse Kelly Towne has got a difficult task of tracking down venereal diseases. She meets U.S. Marin1994John ReidDrama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, War5.9 (235 votes)11220211228
Legend of Baron To'a, TheFritz, a young Tongan man grappling with his wrestling superstar father Baron To'a's legacy, both metaphorically and literally following in his deceased father's footsteps by fighting for the return of his dad's stolen championshi...2020Kiel McNaughtonAction, Comedy6.4 (394 votes)10320231016
Legend Of Johnny Lingo, TheWhen a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, even to the point of the tribal chief adopting him as a successor.2003Steven RamirezAction, Adventure, Family6.3 (790 votes)9120211228
LoadedSeven teenagers retreat to a country house for the weekend to make their epic, an impossibly ambitious Celtic fantasy. As the making of the video drifts from playful hilarity to argument, frustrated ambition and accusation, intima...1994Anna CampionDrama, Thriller, Mystery4.5 (579 votes)9620240622
Locals, TheTwo best friends, Grant and Paul, hit the country road for a night of fun, but unfortunately take a short cut to their fate... where they meet the Locals.2003Greg PageHorror, Thriller5.5 (2.1K votes)8820211228
Loop TrackIan wants to get as far away from humanity as possible and heads into the New Zealand bush, but a four day journey turns into a fight for survival.2023Thomas SainsburyThriller5.7 (660 votes)9420240219
Lost Tribe, TheAn anthropologist disappears in New Zealand while looking for a lost tribe, so his wife and little daughter as well as his shady twin brother who's in love with his sister-in-law go to look for him. Also seeking him are the police...1983John LaingAdventure, Horror, Mystery5.5 (74 votes)11420220531
Love and Time TravelSocially disconnected barista Dan gets cryptic messages on his window, compelling him to intervene in others' lives. As he impacts those around him, his own life transforms.2016Hayden J. WealComedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi6.2 (595 votes)9320240930
Love BirdsDoug's girlfriend leaves him and he falls apart. He finds a hurt ""not duck"" on the roof and ends looking after it. He meets cute, single bird specialist Holly at the zoo.2011Paul MurphyComedy, Romance6.0 (2.1K votes)10320240228
Lowdown Dirty CriminalsFollows two naïve young men who are in search of a better life, encountering unsavoury situations and people along the way.2020Paul MurphyComedy4.3 (217 votes)8620231016
MauriNear the remote East Cape the matriarch lives in her very basic dwelling with real fire in the hearth, where she cooks. We get an insight in the whanau in this saga, where troubles are met with kindmess, except by the pakeha or th...1988Merata MitaDrama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller6.1 (93 votes)10120220912
Meet the FeeblesMultiple animals and insects experience the sleazier side of show business while working on a variety show.1989Peter Jackson (*)Comedy, Music, Musical6.6 (20.9K votes)9720211228
Mega Time SquadJohn steals money and a bracelet/temporal dislocator from a Chinese antiques shop. Fleeing, he triggers the device and goes minutes back in time. The time travels result in new Johns and they form the Mega Time Squad.2018Tim van DammenAction, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi5.8 (1.7K votes)8620220822
Memory & DesireNiki Caro directed this romantic drama from New Zealand, adapted from Peter Wells' story, Of Memory & Desire, about the doomed affair of a Japanese couple on their honeymoon in New Zealand. The body of Keiji is pulled ashore on a ...1998Niki CaroDrama, Romance6.5 (180 votes)8920231023
Millie Lies LowAnxiety-ridden Millie is on her way from Wellington to New York for an internship at a prestigious architecture firm when a moment of panic causes her to miss her flight.2021Michelle SavillComedy, Drama5.7 (169 votes)10020231116
Monster Croc Huntnan2013Kate Siney, Job RustenhovenDocumentary5.9 (15 votes)020240501
Monster Of Mangatiti, TheHeather Walsh tells her story of the time she was an emotional prisoner of Bill Cornelius at his remote farm.2015Riccardo Pellizzeri, Philly de LaceyDocumentary, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.2 (812 votes)7020220415
MosleyA species of creatures known as "thoriphants" rebel against their life of servitude and embark on a treacherous journey to find the fabled city of Uprights.2019Kirby AtkinsAnimation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy6.5 (968 votes)10020211228
Nate and HayesA swashbuckling adventure which takes place in the mid-1800's on the South Pacific islands where bloody raids and battles were once the rule of the day.1983Ferdinand FairfaxAction, Adventure, Comedy, Romance6.1 (2.3K votes)9920230424
Never Say DieA young couple are mysteriously pursued by people with increasingly elaborate attempts to kill them; they narrowly escape death repeatedly via a series of car chases and shoot-outs.1988Geoff MurphyAction, Comedy5.4 (179 votes)9020220414
NorthspurIn a violent, post-pandemic world, a peace-loving man is forced on a desperate journey to find life-saving drugs for his wife - but to get them he must first help an ornery old man defend his cabin against all-comers.2022Aaron FalveyAction, Drama, Thrillernan10020231129
Nude TuesdayA suburban couple goes to a new-age retreat as a last ditch attempt to save their marriage. Their path to reconnection is riddled with hilarity and humiliation as they seek to find themselves and each other.2022Armagan BallantyneComedy, Drama, Romance5.7 (713 votes)9020231116
OlderOlder is a drama/romance about sex, love, relationships, growing up and how our nostalgic attachment to the past can colour our perception of the present, sometimes for the worse.2020Guy PigdenDrama, Romance5.7 (505 votes)9020231016
Once Were WarriorsA family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.1994Lee TamahoriCrime, Drama7.9 (33.4K votes)10220211228
Orator, The [O le tulafale]Saili, an unassuming villager & taro farmer, lives happily with his beautiful wife Vaaiga and her teenage daughter Litia. Their existence, whilst happy and peaceful; is unconventional. Vaiga has been banished from her ancestral villa2011Tusi TamaseseDrama6.9 (409 votes)11020220414
Out of the BlueBased on the Aramoana Massacre that occurred on 13 November and 14 November 1990. Resident David Gray, an unemployed gun collector, went on a rampage in which 13 people were shot dead, before Gray himself was shot by police.2006Robert SarkiesCrime, Drama7.1 (3.7K votes)10320230728
Perfect CreatureThe vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment, where a human cop partners with a vampire cop to stop a vamp bent on creating a war between the two "separate but equal" races.2006Glenn StandringAction, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi5.4 (5.5K votes)9020211228
Perfect StrangersA woman goes home with the best-looking stranger, only to discover she's been kidnapped.2003Gaylene PrestonDrama, Romance, Thriller5.2 (1.5K votes)9620211228
Pork PiePork Pie tracks the escapades of a trio of accidental outlaws as they travel the length of the New Zealand in a yellow mini, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with a posse of cops and a media frenzy hot in their pursuit.2017Matt MurphyAction, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance6.4 (2.3K votes)10520220415
Power of the Dog, TheCharismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.2021Jane Campion (*)Drama, Western6.8 (188.7K votes)12620231116
PunchJim is preparing for his first professional fight but begins to rethink his life's trajectory and his sexuality after tangling with Whetu, a gay Maori boy who spends his days in an old shack down by the beach.2022Welby IngsDrama, Sport6.3 (977 votes)9820231116
Quiet Earth, TheA man named Zac Hobson awakens to find himself alone in the world. In a desperate attempt to search for others, he finds only two who have their own agenda.1985Geoff MurphyDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi6.8 (25.7K votes)9120211228
RainWhilst on a family vacation on the Mahurangi Peninsula in New Zealand, 13-year-old Janey begins to realize that her parents' marriage is on the rocks.2001Christine JeffsDrama, Romance6.9 (1.6K votes)9220240319
Rain of the ChildrenPuhi was chosen at age 12 by the great Tuhoe prophet Rua Kenana to marry his son, Whatu, and goes on to have an extraordinary life of hardship and wonder showing her fortitude through life and death struggles, walking between spir...2008Vincent WardDocumentary, Drama6.8 (204 votes)9820230328
Red House, TheIn a world of rapidly changing cultures and environmental upheaval, one couple from opposite ends of the earth strives to stay true to their values and each other, giving a personal perspective on globalisation.2012Alyx DuncanDrama, Romance6.9 (37 votes)7520220414
Rehearsal, TheFirst-year acting student Stanley mines his girlfriend's family scandal as material for the end-of-year show at drama school. The result is a moral minefield.2016Alison MacleanDrama5.7 (301 votes)10220220414
Return of the KingGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.2003Peter Jackson (*)Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy8.9 (1.7M votes)20120211228
ReunionA pregnant woman returns to her recently-deceased grandparents' old family home to spend time with her estranged mother. What begins as a tenuous reunion slowly turns terrifying.2020Jake MahaffyHorror, Mystery, Thriller4.4 (750 votes)9520231016
Runawaynan1964John O'SheaDrama, Thriller6.8 (36 votes)10220211228
SavageInspired by the true stories of New Zealand's street gangs across 30 years, SAVAGE follows Danny at three defining moments in his life as he grows from a boy into the violent enforcer of a gang.2019Sam KellyCrime, Drama6.2 (1.9K votes)10020221228
Second Time LuckyThere's a new wager between Heaven and Hell. Devil bets God that if God were to pick two young people to be the new Adam and Eve, they'd sin again. God accepts and sends a college couple to various eras, starting with the Garden of E1984Michael AndersonAdventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi5.1 (273 votes)10120211228
Shadow in the CloudA female WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.2020Roseanne LiangAction, Horror, War4.9 (22.9K votes)8320211228
Skin DeepIn small-town New Zealand, the gung-ho town council decides that what the town needs to put it on the map is a massage parlour. To this end they bring masseuse, Sandra to town. Her presence in such a conservative village stirs up emo1978Geoff StevenDrama5.3 (45 votes)11020211228
Sleeping DogsA New Zealand man recently estranged from his family gets unwittingly caught up in a revolution.1977Roger DonaldsonAction, Drama, Thriller6.3 (1.4K votes)10720220414
Smash PalaceAfter the break-up of his marriage, a racing driver sets out to get back his daughter - at any cost.1981Roger DonaldsonDrama, Thriller7.0 (1K votes)10820211228
Starlight HotelIt is Depression era New Zealand and school-kid Kate is missing her father badly. The temptation to seek him out leads her into diverse and intense encounters with fate.1987Sam PillsburyDrama7.0 (256 votes)9320230619
Status PendingAfter six months with her Tinder guy, an indecisive millennial must overcome the high life expectations she's built from social media to decide today: either take a last-minute voyage, or settle down into a career and relationship...2018Ben ZolnoComedy, Drama, Romance5.0 (61 votes)8520220822
StickmenThree young men unwittingly become involved in an underground pool tournament.2001Hamish RothwellComedy, Drama, Sport6.6 (1.5K votes)9820230619
SylviaReal-life story of Sylvia Ashton Warner's pioneering work teaching Maori children to read in the 1940's.1985Michael FirthBiography, Drama6.8 (57 votes)9520230126
Take Home PayTwo brothers; Alama and Popo, arrive for the first time in NZ as Seasonal Workers, making plenty of money to take back home to their family in Samoa. But things take a turn for the worst when Popo steals Alamas' money and runs awa...2019Stallone Vaiaoga-IoasaAction, Comedy5.3 (168 votes)10520221228
Tank, TheAfter mysteriously inheriting an abandoned coastal property, Ben and his family accidentally unleash an ancient, long-dormant creature that terrorized the entire region-including his own ancestors-for generations.2023Scott WalkerHorror, Thriller4.6 (1.6K votes)10020230619
Tattooist, TheA young artist unknowingly plays a role in releasing a deadly spirit as he attempts to learn tatau, the Samoan tradition of tattooing.2007Peter BurgerDrama, Horror, Thriller5.1 (3.1K votes)9220211228
This TownFive years after being acquitted for the murder of his family, Sean is finally ready to move on with life. But the bitter ex-cop who led the investigation remains adamant that he's guilty - and will stop at nothing to bring him down.2020David WhiteComedy5.9 (227 votes)9120231016
TickledJournalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn't stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.2016David Farrier, Dylan ReeveDocumentary, Crime, Mystery7.5 (18.2K votes)9220220415
Tomorrow I QuitTomorrow I Quit"" depicts a generation struggling with unstable careers, un-affordable housing and the shame of expressing feelings in a new society of superficial success and false happiness.2020Bertrand RemautDrama4.3 (54 votes)8420240201
Topless Women Talk About Their LivesLiz has missed an appointment to have an abortion. She has to keep her child, and neither her boyfriend Geoff nor child's father Neil are too happy about it. She can not decide which partner is better for her, and Neil makes a propos1997Harry SinclairDrama, Comedy6.6 (378 votes)8720211228
TrackerAn Afrikaner veteran of the Boer War has just immigrated to New Zealand and is hired to track a man accused of killing a soldier. While hunting through the countryside he captures his fugitive, only to learn that he's innocent of ...2010Ian SharpAction, Adventure, Drama, Western6.5 (4.2K votes)10220231101
TrespassesA puritanical widower is outraged when his daughter runs away to join a free-loving commune.1984Peter SharpDrama5.8 (34 votes)10120211228
Truth About DemonsAn Anthropologist's life and reality are ripped apart by a Satanic cult.2000Glenn StandringHorror, Thriller, Fantasy5.5 (1.4K votes)9020211228
Two Towers, TheWhile Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.2002Peter Jackson (*)Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy8.7 (1.6M votes)17920211228
Ugly, TheA female psychologist wants to understand the minds of a confessed serial killer who spent the last five years in a mental hospital because of his state.1997Scott ReynoldsDrama, Horror, Thriller6.1 (3K votes)9320211228
Under The MountainTeenage twins Rachel and Theo travel to Auckland to stay with relatives after their mother suddenly dies. They find an alien environment and overhear Mr. Wilberforce talking about something stirring beneath the ground - the fire-r...2009Jonathan KingAdventure, Drama, Fantasy4.8 (2.2K votes)9020240416
UproarA 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.2023Paul Middleditch, Hamish BennettDrama7.4 (337 votes)11020240329
UtuIn 1870, a Maori warrior working with the British finds his village massacred, and vows revenge.1983Geoff MurphyAdventure, Drama, History, War7.0 (1.1K votes)10420211228
Venus And MarsA young police detective is attacked in his home and the house burned down. Palmerston North police investigate, revealing unexpected facts that turn the case around.2015John LaingDrama6.6 (74 votes)9020220415
VigilA lonely girl living on an isolated, mist-cloaked farm is confronted with the changes wrought by a stranger that arrives.1984Vincent WardDrama, Mystery6.8 (760 votes)9020220414
Warriors Way, TheA warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.2010Sngmoo LeeAction, Fantasy, Western6.3 (26.2K votes)10020211228
WaruA powerful, challenging story surrounding the tangi (funeral) of a small Waru boy who dies at the hands of his caregiver and how his death impacts the community.2017Ainsley Gardiner, Casey Kaa, Renae Maihi, Awanui Simich-Pene, Briar Grace SmithDrama6.6 (299 votes)8620220415
Water Horse, TheA lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.2007Jay RussellAdventure, Family, Fantasy, War6.4 (42.8K votes)11220240210
West of EdenThe affluent farmer's son is everything Billy desires. The farm is everything the head drover wants. A story of forbidden love, revenge and a family torn apart, inspired by true events.2017Alastair RiddellDrama, Romance4.8 (264 votes)11820220415
Whale RiderA contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.2002Niki CaroDrama, Family7.5 (42K votes)10120211228
What the Waters Left Behind - ScarsAn Anglo-American indie rock band ends up stranded in the desolate city of Epecuén. Their conflicts between themselves and their bad luck are quickly forgotten when they begin to discover the bloody hell that awaits them.2022Nicolás OnettiHorror4.1 (248 votes)8520240722
What We Do In The ShadowsViago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life, like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.2014Jemaine Clement, Taika WaititiComedy, Horror7.7 (174.1K votes)8620211228
When Night FallsA Thriller set in 1932 about two nurses trapped in a country mansion with their invalid patient whilst a killer is on the loose. A series of unexplainable events start to occur and the nurses begin to wonder if they are no longer alo2007Alex GalvinHorror, Thriller5.6 (513 votes)8220211228
WhinaA biopic of the trailblazing Maori leader, Dame Whina Cooper, whose extraordinary life saw her break gender boundaries, champion the rights of Maori, and fight for the land - all the while staying true to her heart and her beliefs.2022James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu JonesBiography, Drama7.3 (245 votes)11220231116
WoodenheadAn innocent rubbish tip assistant, Gert, is given the task of escorting a beautiful mute "princess", Plum, on a perilous journey to meet her prospective husband. Their journey is fraught with danger, challenges, romance and discovery2003Florian HabichtFantasy, Musical, Romance6.3 (131 votes)9020220414
Worlds Fastest Indian, TheThe story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.2005Roger DonaldsonBiography, Drama, Sport7.8 (53.9K votes)12720211228
Zombie MovieNew Zealand, 1986. The zombie apocalypse is here and three mates are stranded. The trusty Holden is out of gas. With only fast food scraps and a few cigarettes for sustenance, surviving each other may prove harder than facing the und2005Ben StenbeckShort, Comedy, Horror6.7 (335 votes)1520211228