List of the best Roger Donaldson movies: The World's Fastest Indian(2005), McLaren(2017), Thirteen Days(2000), The Bank Job(2008), The Bounty(1984), Marie: A True Story(1985), The November Man(2014), White Sands(1992), Cocktail(1988), The Getaway(1994), Justice(2011) ... ...
Biography, Drama
New Zealand|Japan|USA
2005
127 Minutes
Director
Anthony Hopkins Bruce Greenwood Diane Ladd Paul Rodriguez Christopher Lawford Jessica Cauffiel Aaron Murphy Chris Williams
free spirit transgender woman love interest biker lighthearted engaging new zealand los angeles utah bonneville salt flats motorcycles travel relationships dreams quest underdog 2000s
The 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.
Documentary
New Zealand
2017
94 Minutes
Director
Dwayne Cameron Brianna Cox Ian Taylor Bridgette Wilson Mark Leishman Leon Wynn David Hemy
The story of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team. A man who showed the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win.
Drama, History
USA
2000
145 Minutes
Director
Kevin Costner Bruce Greenwood Steven Culp Dylan Baker Michael Fairman Henry Strozier Frank Wood Kevin Conway Tim Kelleher Len Cariou Bill Smitrovich
president secretary of defense diplomat u.s. president first lady engaging suspenseful emotional new york city washington, d.c. airplane big city mission nuclear weapons political intrigue diplomacy politics john f. kennedy rivalry fall
In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
UK|USA|Australia
2008
111 Minutes
Director
Jason Statham Saffron Burrows Richard Lintern Stephen Campbell Moore Daniel Mays Peter Bowles Keeley Hawes Colin Salmon Peter De Jersey James Faulkner Sharon Maughan
bank robber criminal crime boss intelligence officer photographer model confident intricate thrilling gripping intense london lloyds bank repair shop trinidad paddington station yacht bank heist deception negotiation
Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets.
Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|New Zealand
1984
132 Minutes
Director
Mel Gibson Anthony Hopkins Laurence Olivier Edward Fox Daniel Day-Lewis Bernard Hill Liam Neeson Simon Adams
capt. william bligh fletcher christian sailor governor commander native spirited thrilling hms bounty tahiti ocean ship mutiny infatuation daunting task sailing redemption failure revenge sacrifice
Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
Drama
USA
1985
112 Minutes
Director
Sissy Spacek Jeff Daniels Don Hood Keith Szarabajka Morgan Freeman Fred Dalton Thompson
A political appointee risks her job and her life to expose corruption.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|UK
2014
108 Minutes
Director
Pierce Brosnan Luke Bracey Olga Kurylenko Bill Smitrovich Will Patton Caterina Scorsone Eliza Taylor Lazar Ristovski Amila Terzimehic Patrick Kennedy
cia agent russian spy assassin former lover relief worker protégé brooding confident cool mansion cia office street russia car garage spying assassination retirement love anger
An ex-C.I.A. operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level C.I.A. officials and the Russian President-elect.
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
101 Minutes
Director
Willem Dafoe Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Mickey Rourke Samuel L. Jackson M. Emmet Walsh James Rebhorn Maura Tierney Beth Grant Mimi Rogers John P. Ryan Fred Dalton Thompson
sheriff fbi agent wife gunrunner criminal crafty dense new mexico small town desert santa fe, n.m. hotel office investigation undercover operations crime murder guns mystery pursuit
A small southwestern town Sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and five hundred thousand dollars. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an F.B.I. investigation.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
1988
104 Minutes
Director
Tom Cruise Bryan Brown Elisabeth Shue Lisa Banes Laurence Luckinbill Kelly Lynch Gina Gershon Ron Dean
bartender mentor artist father older woman love interest emotional amusing hedonistic new york city jamaica bar world trade center nightclub money college father/daughter relationship business corruption romance
A talented New York City bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love.
Action
USA|Japan
1994
115 Minutes
Director
Alec Baldwin Kim Basinger Michael Madsen James Woods David Morse Jennifer Tilly James Stephens Richard Farnsworth Philip Seymour Hoffman Burton Gilliam Royce D. Applegate
criminal wife crime boss veterinarian gangster thief gritty thrilling el paso, texas mexico arizona robbery double-cross adultery marriage crime escape revenge 1990s
An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action
2011
105 Minutes
Director
Nicolas Cage January Jones Jennifer Carpenter Guy Pearce IronE Singleton Harold Perrineau Xander Berkeley Mike Pniewski Donna Duplantier
high-school teacher wife attacker stranger brutal gory suspenseful thrilling profound hospital high school new orleans vigilantism raids violence pact rape payback revenge metamorphosis
A stranger (Guy Pearce) approaches a high-school teacher (Nicolas Cage) and offers to punish his wife's (January Jones) attacker.