List of the best Taika Waititi movies: Hunt for the Wilderpeople(2016), Jojo Rabbit(2019), Thor: Ragnarok(2017), What We Do in the Shadows(2014), Eagle vs. Shark(2007), Boy(2010), Two Cars, One Night(2004), What We Do in the Shadows(2014), Boy(2010), Jojo Rabbit(2019), Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen(2018), Hunt for the Wilderpeople(2016) ... ...
Comedy, Adventure
New Zealand
2016
101 Minutes
Producer
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.
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand|Czech Republic|USA
2019
108 Minutes
Producer
Roman Griffin Davis Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie Scarlett Johansson Taika Waititi Sam Rockwell Rebel Wilson Alfie Allen Stephen Merchant Archie Yates Luke Brandon Field Sam Haygarth
boy hitler imaginary friend jewish child mother hitler youth amusing witty winsome hysterical heartwarming engaging germany outdoors family home world war ii change of heart friendship hiding discovery
A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA|Australia
2017
130 Minutes
Director
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.
Horror, Comedy
New Zealand
2014
86 Minutes
Producer
Jemaine Clement Jemaine Clement Taika Waititi Jonny Brugh Cori Gonzalez-Macuer Stuart Rutherford Ben Fransham Jackie van Beek Elena Stejko Rhys Darby
vampire bachelor roommate amusing witty wild quirky cheeky hilarious mansion horror comedy modern life adventure discovery 2010s
Viago, Deacon and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane - like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs and overcoming flatmate conflicts.
Romance, Comedy
New Zealand
2007
94 Minutes
Director
Loren Horsley Jemaine Clement Brian Sergent Rachel House Craig Hall Joel Tobeck
waitress clerk bully misfit amusing bleak offbeat new zealand small town party romance revenge love video games eccentricity underdog transformation 2000s
The 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.
Comedy, Drama
2010
88 Minutes
Screenwriter
James Rolleston Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu Taika Waititi Moerangi Tihore Cherilee Martin RickyLee Waipuka-Russell Haze Reweti Maakariini Butler Rajvinder Eria Manihera Rangiuaia
A New Zealand youth (James Rolleston) finds that his father (Taika Waititi) is a far cry from the heroic adventurer he's imagined the man to be.
Romance, Drama
2004
12 Minutes
Director
Rangi Ngamoki Hutini Waikato Te Ahiwaru Ngamoki-Richards Riwai Waka Dion Waikato
Horror, Comedy
New Zealand
2014
86 Minutes
Producer
Jemaine Clement Jemaine Clement Taika Waititi Jonny Brugh Cori Gonzalez-Macuer Stuart Rutherford Ben Fransham Jackie van Beek Elena Stejko Rhys Darby
vampire bachelor roommate amusing witty wild quirky cheeky hilarious mansion horror comedy modern life adventure discovery 2010s
Viago, Deacon and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane - like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs and overcoming flatmate conflicts.
Comedy, Drama
2010
88 Minutes
Screenwriter
James Rolleston Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu Taika Waititi Moerangi Tihore Cherilee Martin RickyLee Waipuka-Russell Haze Reweti Maakariini Butler Rajvinder Eria Manihera Rangiuaia
A New Zealand youth (James Rolleston) finds that his father (Taika Waititi) is a far cry from the heroic adventurer he's imagined the man to be.
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand|Czech Republic|USA
2019
108 Minutes
Producer
Roman Griffin Davis Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie Scarlett Johansson Taika Waititi Sam Rockwell Rebel Wilson Alfie Allen Stephen Merchant Archie Yates Luke Brandon Field Sam Haygarth
boy hitler imaginary friend jewish child mother hitler youth amusing witty winsome hysterical heartwarming engaging germany outdoors family home world war ii change of heart friendship hiding discovery
A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
Documentary, Biography
New Zealand
2018
89 Minutes
Awatea Mita Hepi Mita Alanis Obomsawin N. Bird Runningwater Taika Waititi
Documentary portrait of pioneering filmmaker and mother Merata Mita, detailing how her filmmaking intersected with the lives of her children and indigenous filmmakers globally, and featuring rare archival footage dating back to 1977.
Comedy, Adventure
New Zealand
2016
101 Minutes
Producer
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.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2011
114 Minutes
Tom Kalmaku
Ryan Reynolds Blake Lively Peter Sarsgaard Mark Strong Tim Robbins Jay O. Sanders Taika Waititi Angela Bassett Mike Doyle Nick Jandl Dylan James
test pilot superhero alien scientist friend leader thrilling outlandish emotional spectacular tense earth laboratory apartment alien planet city space supernatural good versus evil heroism
Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.