List of the best Sam Neill movies: Jurassic Park(1993), Hunt for the Wilderpeople(2016), In the Mouth of Madness(1995), The Dish(2000), Dead Calm(1989), Rams(2020), Jurassic Park III(2001), The Final Conflict(1981), Dean Spanley(2008), Ride Like a Girl(2019), A Cry in the Dark(1988), Bicentennial Man(1999) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
1993
126 Minutes
Dr. Alan Grant
Sam Neill Laura Dern Jeff Goldblum Richard Attenborough Bob Peck Martin Ferrero BD Wong Joseph Mazzello Ariana Richards Samuel L. Jackson Wayne Knight
paleontologist mathematician billionaire grandchild grandfather employee engaging thrilling frightening intense island theme park isla nublar jurassic park wilderness jungle dinosaurs survival scientific experiments man vs. nature
A pragmatic paleontologist visiting an almost complete theme park is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Comedy, Adventure
New Zealand
2016
101 Minutes
Hec
Sam Neill Julian Dennison Rima Te Wiata Rachel House Rhys Darby Taika Waititi Cohen Holloway Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne Oscar Kightley Stan Walker Mike Minogue
young boy foster mother foster father dog social worker teenager amusing charming thrilling intense emotional melodramatic new zealand farm foster home forest waterfall wilderness relationships foster care
A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.
Horror
USA
1995
95 Minutes
John Trent
Sam Neill Julie Carmen Jürgen Prochnow Charlton Heston David Warner John Glover Bernie Casey Peter Jason Frances Bay
insurance investigator publisher writer editor mutant doctor brutal creepy gory new york city new hampshire hobb's end church horror novel missing persons investigation supernatural memory loss mass hysteria pursuit
An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
Comedy
Australia
2000
100 Minutes
Cliff Buxton
Sam Neill Kevin Harrington Tom Long Patrick Warburton Genevieve Mooy Tayler Kane Bille Brown Roy Billing Andrew Gilbert Lenka Kripac Matthew Moore
mayor wife scientist mathematician american guard amusing inspiring australia small town countryside apollo program astronomy daunting task eccentricity heroism adventure underdog 1960s
A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
1989
96 Minutes
John Ingram
Sam Neill Nicole Kidman Billy Zane Rod Mullinar Michael Long Lisa Collins Joshua Tilden George Shevtsov Sharon Cook
survivor husband wife intense brutal chilling ocean yacht australia fear deception sea grief bereavement isolation mystery escape 1980s
After a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2020
119 Minutes
Colin
Sam Neill Michael Caton Miranda Richardson Asher Keddie Wayne Blair Kipan Rothbury Travis McMahon Hayley McElhinney Leon Ford Will McNeill
A decades-long feud between two sheep farming brothers comes to a head when disaster strikes their flocks.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2001
91 Minutes
Dr. Alan Grant
Sam Neill William H. Macy Tea Leoni Alessandro Nivola Trevor Morgan Michael Jeter John Diehl Bruce A. Young Laura Dern Taylor Nichols Mark Harelik
father scientist mercenary guide son dinosaur suspenseful frenetic intense thrilling engaging island jungle aviary compound airplane wilderness dinosaurs animal attack plane crash
A decidedly odd couple with ulterior motives convince Dr. Grant to go to Isla Sorna for a holiday, but their unexpected landing startles the island's new inhabitants.
Horror
UK|USA
1981
108 Minutes
Damien Thorn
Sam Neill Rossano Brazzi Don Gordon Lisa Harrow Mason Adams Barnaby Holm
antichrist journalist son priest president ambassador tense shocking thrilling washington, d.c. london meadow woods tv station second coming murder rape diplomacy religion assassination attempt
The now adult Antichrist plots to eliminate his future divine opponent while a cabal of monks plot to stop him.
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand|UK
2008
100 Minutes
Dean Spanley
Jeremy Northam Sam Neill Bryan Brown Peter O'Toole Judy Parfitt Art Malik
father son dean guru cleric lawyer charming moving witty offbeat england university rural community father/son relationship death spirit world memory reincarnation dog transformation
Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a strange journey that eventually allows the old man to find his heart.
Biography, Drama
Australia
2019
100 Minutes
Teresa Palmer Sam Neill Sullivan Stapleton Sophia Forrest Henry Nixon Aaron Glenane Jacob Warner Genevieve Morris Stevie Payne
jockey woman horse australian brother daughter uplifting passionate powerful spirited inspiring melbourne, australia family home school church hospital australia horse racing horse riding underdog
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
Biography, Drama
Australia
1988
121 Minutes
Meryl Streep Sam Neill Bruce Myles Dale Reeves David Hoflin Jason Reason Michael Wetter Kane Barton
mother pastor lawyer suspenseful emotional melodramatic australia outback courtroom loss media court battles fall mystery rescue 1980s
A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder.
Sci-Fi
USA|Germany
1999
131 Minutes
Sir Richard Martin
Robin Williams Sam Neill Embeth Davidtz Oliver Platt Wendy Crewson Hallie Kate Eisenberg Stephen Root Lynne Thigpen Bradley Whitford Kiersten Warren John Michael Higgins
android mother father daughter creator charming eerie emotional north america laboratory suburbia household robots family sentience marriage self-discovery freedom growing up transformation
An android endeavors to become human as he gradually acquires emotions.
Sci-Fi, Horror
UK|USA
1997
95 Minutes
Laurence Fishburne Sam Neill Kathleen Quinlan Joely Richardson Richard T. Jones Jack Noseworthy Jason Isaacs Sean Pertwee
captain scientist pilot doctor engineer disturbing gory creepy spacecraft space travel investigation death supernatural evil disappearance discovery mystery 2040s
A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned...with someone or something new on-board.
Drama
USA|UK
1995
118 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Sam Neill David Thewlis Polly Walker Meg Ryan Ian McKellen Hugh Grant Hugh McDiarmid Mary MacLeod Mark Letheren
king doctor mistress quaker daughter amusing emotional uplifting england london royal court estate clinic plagues class distinctions self-discovery love transformation underdog love
The exiled royal physician to King Charles II devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia|UK|United Arab Emirates|Canada
2015
90 Minutes
Adrien Brody Sam Neill Robin McLeavy Bruce Spence Jenni Baird Anna Lise Phillips George Shevtsov Chloe Bayliss Emma O'Farrell Jesse Hyde Alexander McGuire
psychologist ghost patient somber disturbing engaging chilling bleak office town trauma the past death mental breakdown memory discovery mystery 2010s
A psychotherapist has nightmares and sinister visions. Ghosts? Is it more than his daughter's death causing this? He returns to his childhood home and dad to put things to rest.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Australia
2006
103 Minutes
Susan Sarandon Sam Neill Emily Blunt Charles "Bud" Tingwell William McInnes Georgie Parker Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik Lauren Mikkor
wife husband co-worker father young girl daughter suspenseful thrilling beach family home cabin office australia hospital stalking suspicion court battles burglary fire guilt
A wife and mother is consumed by the thought that her husband's co-worker is trying to win him away from her and their family.
Drama
2008
107 Minutes
Sophie Okonedo Sam Neill Alice Krige Tony Kgoroge Ella Ramangwane Faniswa Yisa Hannes Brummer Jeremy Crutchley Jonathan Taylor Terri Ann Eckstein Bongani Masondo
mother father daughter boyfriend friend classmate intense emotional south africa household school racism apartheid south africa parent/child relationship acceptance sandra laing discovery rise underdog
A South African woman (Sophie Okonedo) appears to be black despite being born to white parents (Sam Neill, Alice Krige).
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
1981
127 Minutes
Isabelle Adjani Sam Neill Margit Carstensen Heinz Bennent Johanna Hofer Carl Duering Shaun Lawton Michael Hogben Maximilian Ruthlein Thomas Frey Leslie Malton
young woman husband son teacher lover creature eerie frightful gory berlin apartment school infidelity possession insanity murder affair marriage mystery pursuit
A young woman (Isabelle Adjani) forsakes her husband (Sam Neill) and her lover for a tentacled creature.
Romance, Drama
2007
119 Minutes
Théo
Romola Garai Sam Neill Lucy Russell Michael Fassbender Charlotte Rampling Jacqueline Tong Christopher Benjamin Una Stubbs Jemma Powell Simon Woods Seymour Matthews
writer mother publisher secretary painter husband melodramatic inspiring powerful england family home grocery store office mansion rags to riches writing feminism ambition narcissism world war i
A self-centered British woman (Romola Garai) gains money and fame by writing romantic novels in the early 20th century.
Romance, Drama
USA|Canada
2012
104 Minutes
Bill Thornton
Rachel McAdams Channing Tatum Sam Neill Scott Speedman Wendy Crewson Jessica Lange Jessica McNamee Tatiana Maslany Joe Cobden Jeananne Goossen Dillon Casey
newlywed comatose patient wife ex-fiancé mother father tender heartwarming mushy chicago hospital household café marriage injury memory loss past loves romance faith love
A car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
Australia
2011
100 Minutes
Jack Mindy
Willem Dafoe Frances O'Connor Sam Neill Morgana Davies Finn Woodlock Jacek Koman Jamie Timony John Brumpton Maia Thomas Dan Spielman
hunter tiger mercenary brutal wilderness tasmania, australia dna chase code rescue
Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.
Romance
UK|France|USA
2004
97 Minutes
Dennis Bradbury
Kirsten Dunst Paul Bettany Sam Neill Jon Favreau Bernard Hill Eleanor Bron Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Austin Nichols Robert Lindsay James McAvoy
tennis player love interest rival best friend agent father amusing lighthearted uplifting winsome wimbledon england tennis court country club new york city tennis friendship opposites attract unexpected success family
A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.
Sci-Fi
USA|France
1992
99 Minutes
David Jenkins
Chevy Chase Daryl Hannah Sam Neill Michael McKean Stephen Tobolowsky Jim Norton
businessman love interest government agent scientist engaging incredible san francisco office building invisibility on the run superhuman abilities romance science experiments discovery escape metamorphosis 1990s
After a freak accident, a yuppie turns invisible and runs from a treacherous CIA official, while trying to cope with his new life.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
2015
97 Minutes
Kreutz
Tom Payne Dominique Tipper Sam Neill Melia Kreiling Antonia Campbell Hughes Oliver Stark Predrag Bjelac Ursula Strauss Turlough Convery
Young bioengineers discover that quantum theory can be used to transfer motor skills from one brain to another. As the technology spreads, dark forces emerge and threaten to subvert their technology into a means of mass control.
Romance, Drama
2004
99 Minutes
Anthony
Joan Allen Simon Abkarian Sam Neill Shirley Henderson Sheila Hancock Samantha Bond Stephanie Leonidas Gary Lewis Wil Johnson Raymond Waring
An unhappily married scientist (Joan Allen) has an affair with a Lebanese cook (Simon Abkarian) after meeting him at a dinner party.
Mystery & Thriller
1982
101 Minutes
Dimitri Vasilikov
Martin Sheen Brigitte Fossey Sam Neill Derek Jacobi Michael Lonsdale Frank Finlay
cia agent defector kgb agent assassin lover suspenseful intense east berlin east germany eastern europe assassination plot cold war government secrets international conspiracy secret mission iron curtain quest pursuit escape rivalry
An ex-lover (Brigitte Fossey) aids a radio reporter (Martin Sheen), sent to East Germany by the CIA to steal a Soviet computer chip.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA
2022
Minutes
Alan Grant
Chris Pratt Bryce Dallas Howard Sam Neill Laura Dern Jeff Goldblum Campbell Scott BD Wong Daniella Pineda Justice Smith Isabella Sermon Omar Sy
Drama, Fantasy
2008
Minutes
Philip Winchester Anna Walton Sam Neill Sean Bean Joss Ackland Tongayi Chirisa
A young man is stranded on a tropical island.
Drama
USA|UK
2019
97 Minutes
Paul
Susan Sarandon Kate Winslet Mia Wasikowska Sam Neill Rainn Wilson Lindsay Duncan Bex Taylor-Klaus Anson Boon
husband sick wife loved one daughter emotional engaging melodramatic tense touching beach house lou gehrig's disease weekend holidays family gathering family dysfunction mother/daughter relationship discovery love fall 2020s
A terminally ill mother arranges to bring her family together one last time before she dies. A remake of the 2014 Danish film 'Silent Heart'.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2016
112 Minutes
Alexander Boothby
Peter Mullan Jack Lowden Ophelia Lovibond Sam Neill Max Deacon Peter Ferdinando Seylan Baxter Paul Reid
father son golfer country boy parent lover moving inspiring touching scotland england united kingdom countryside golf course golf sports love parent/child relationship growing up wealth
In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of Tommy's Honour - an intimate, powerfully moving tale of the real-life founders of the modern game of golf.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy
New Zealand
2009
91 Minutes
Mr. Jones
Tom Cameron Sophie McBride Oliver Driver Sam Neill Matthew Chamberlain Leon Wadham Chelsea McEwan Millar Michaela Rooney
child twin family man dark villa twins battle creatures escape
Teenage 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-raiser.
Adventure
1982
150 Minutes
Brian de Bois-Guilbert
James Mason Anthony Andrews Olivia Hussey Sam Neill Michael Hordern Lysette Anthony Julian Glover George Innes
knight prince john engaging home england honor family absence rivalry middle ages
Back from a Crusade, the knight hero (Anthony Andrews) of Sir Walter Scott's novel fights for courtly love and Saxon honor.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2013
110 Minutes
Dr. Kyrie
Sylvester Stallone Arnold Schwarzenegger Jim Caviezel Curtis Jackson Sam Neill Vinnie Jones Faran Tahir Vincent D'Onofrio Amy Ryan Graham Beckel Matt Gerald
inmate tough guy prison guard intense unrestrained gripping solitary confinement maximum security prison cargo ship new orleans escape security escape revenge 2010s
When a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world's most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from the inside.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|UK|France|China|Canada|Spain
2018
104 Minutes
Captain Hawthorne
Liam Neeson Vera Farmiga Patrick Wilson Jonathan Banks Sam Neill Elizabeth McGovern Florence Pugh Shazad Latif Letitia Wright Killian Scott Clara Lago
insurance salesman husband wife son mysterious woman stranger brooding crafty rousing suspenseful gripping thrilling train house train station train tracks mysterious strangers conspiracy train travel unlikely criminal
An action-thriller in which an insurance salesman/ex-cop is caught up in a life-threatening conspiracy during his daily commute home.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Australia|UK
2018
95 Minutes
Old Mr. McGregor, Tommy Brock
Domhnall Gleeson Sam Neill Rose Byrne Natalie Dew Terenia Edwards Marianne Jean-Baptiste Gareth Davies Vauxhall Jermaine Tom Greaves Sam Haft Sacha Horler
rabbit fox bird neighbor man woman amusing hilarious playful lighthearted endearing charming london countryside country house lake hole garden adventure rivalry
Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter's classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer's vegetable garden.
Horror, Sci-Fi
Australia|USA
2009
98 Minutes
Charles Bromley
Ethan Hawke Peter Spierig Willem Dafoe Claudia Karvan Michael Dorman Vince Colosimo Sam Neill Isabel Lucas Paul Sonkkila
vampire human scientist fugitive dark chilling bleak laboratory hideout apartment plagues science dangerous assignment survival death quest pursuit future
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
Comedy, Drama
UK|Germany
2014
96 Minutes
Chris Crichton
Pierce Brosnan Toni Collette Aaron Paul Imogen Poots Rosamund Pike Sam Neill Tuppence Middleton Joe Cole Diana Kent Enrique Arce Wilhelmina McFadden
Four people meet on New Year's Eve, and form a surrogate family to help one another with the difficulties of their lives.
Western, Drama, History
Australia
2017
113 Minutes
Fred Smith
Bryan Brown Matt Day Tremayne Doolan Anni Finsterer Natassia Gorey Furber Gibson John Ewen Leslie Hamilton Morris Sam Neill Thomas M. Wright
aboriginal murderer farmer murder victim runaway office worker emotional gripping intense sad somber uneasy australian outback cattle ranch outdoors manhunt on the run murder law justice
Australian western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA|Australia
2017
130 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Tom Hiddleston Cate Blanchett Idris Elba Jeff Goldblum Tessa Thompson Mark Ruffalo Karl Urban Anthony Hopkins Benedict Cumberbatch Sam Neill
thor hulk supervillain confident gripping hilarious intense asgard prison arena space space combat survival ancient civilization destruction adventure escape fall rise
Imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, Thor must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.