Here we've displayed a list of the best New Zealand films : Earth Songs(2012), Hunt for the Wilderpeople(2016), The World's Fastest Indian(2005), Dan Carter: A Perfect 10(2019), An Angel at My Table(1990), Whale Rider(2002), Heavenly Creatures(1994), Out of the Blue(2006), The Last Tattoo(1994), Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai(2000), Fly Away Home(1996), Eagle vs. Shark(2007) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2012
82 Minutes
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For over two years, filmmaker Brian Luke Seaward traveled to many of the world's most pristine locations - Patagonia(Chile), the Caribbean, Iceland, the Canadian Rockies, Hawaii, Greenland,... See full summary »
Comedy, Adventure
New Zealand
2016
101 Minutes
Sam Neill Julian Dennison Rima Te Wiata Rachel House Rhys Darby Taika Waititi Cohen Holloway Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne Oscar Kightley Stan Walker Mike Minogue
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A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.
Biography, Drama
New Zealand|Japan|USA
2005
127 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Bruce Greenwood Diane Ladd Paul Rodriguez Christopher Lawford Jessica Cauffiel Aaron Murphy Chris Williams
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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
2019
90 Minutes
Dan Carter Richie McCaw Beauden Barrett Steve Hansen Adam Ashley-Cooper Ronan O'Gara
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All Blacks great Dan Carter has revealed that an "intimate" film about his personal life and his "challenging road" towards the 2015 Rugby. He's fallen in love with an impossible reach, a ... See full summary »
Biography
New Zealand|Australia|UK|USA
1990
158 Minutes
Kerry Fox Alexia Keogh Karen Fergusson Iris Churn Kevin J. Wilson Melina Bernecker Glynis Angell Sarah Smuts-Kennedy Colin McColl Martyn Sanderson David Letch
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Janet 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.
Kids & Family, Drama
New Zealand|Germany
2002
101 Minutes
Keisha Castle-Hughes Rawiri Paratene Vicky Haughton Cliff Curtis Grant Roa Mana Taumaunu Rachel House Taungaroa Emile Tammy Davis Mabel Wharekawa-Burt Rawinia Clarke
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A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Mystery & Thriller
New Zealand|Germany
1994
99 Minutes
Melanie Lynskey Kate Winslet Sarah Peirse Diana Kent Clive Merrison Simon O'Connor
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Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
New Zealand
2006
102 Minutes
Karl Urban Matthew Sunderland Lois Lawn Simon Ferry Tandi Wright Paul Glover William Kircher Georgia Fabish Fayth Rasmussen
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Based 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.
Action
UK|USA
1994
109 Minutes
Desmond Kelly Katie Wolfe John Bach Kerry Fox Jacqui McPherson Elizabeth Hawthorne Emily Perkins Donna Akersten Tony Goldwyn Peter Hambleton Eddie Campbell
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A devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
Crime, Drama, Romance, Action
India
2000
177 Minutes
Hrithik Roshan Amisha Patel Satish Shah Farida Jalal Anupam Kher Ashish Vidyarthi Mohnish Bahl
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A young girl meets the doppelganger of her deceased boyfriend and now has a chance to find the people who have murdered him.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1996
107 Minutes
Jeff Daniels Anna Paquin Dana Delany Terry Kinney Holter Graham Jeremy Ratchford Michael J. Reynolds David Hemblen
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A father and daughter decide to attempt to lead a flock of orphaned Canada Geese south by air.
Romance, Comedy
New Zealand
2007
94 Minutes
Loren Horsley Jemaine Clement Brian Sergent Rachel House Craig Hall Joel Tobeck
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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.
Horror, Comedy
New Zealand
2014
109 Minutes
Morgana O'Reilly Rima Te Wiata Glen-Paul Waru Cameron Rhodes Millen Baird Ross Harper Wallace Chapman Ian Mune David Van Horn Bruce Hopkins
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A 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.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1962
100 Minutes
Maurice Chevalier Hayley Mills George Sanders Wilfrid Hyde-White Michael Anderson Jr. Antonio Cifariello Keith Hamshere Wilfrid Brambell Jack Gwillim Ronald Fraser Inia Wiata
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In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast.
Drama
USA
1957
95 Minutes
Jean Simmons Paul Newman Joan Fontaine Piper Laurie Charles Drake Sandra Dee Wally Cassell Alan Napier Ralph Votrian John Wilder Adam Kennedy
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During WW2, husband-less New Zealand women meet and marry American soldiers who are fighting in the Pacific theater.
Action, Adventure
New Zealand|UK
2010
102 Minutes
Ray Winstone Temuera Morrison Andy Anderson Gareth Reeves Mark Mitchinson Tim McLachlan Daniel Musgrove Steve Reinsfield
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An 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 ... See full summary »
Drama
New Zealand
1999
102 Minutes
Temuera Morrison Clint Eruera Nancy Brunning Pete Smith Lawrence Makoare Rawiri Paratene Julian Arahanga Edna Stirling Tammy Davis Tahei Simpson Rena Owen
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Jake Muss' oldest son is killed in a gang fight and the younger son wants revenge, but Jake doesn't want to lose his other son to violence as well.
Drama, Action, Horror, History
New Zealand|UK
2014
108 Minutes
James Rolleston Lawrence Makoare Te Kohe Tuhaka Xavier Horan Raukura Turei George Henare Pana Hema Taylor Calvin Tuteao
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After 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.
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand
1992
102 Minutes
Stephen Fulford Stephen Papps Paul Gittins Gabrielle Hammond David Taylor Alexandra Marshall
young boy mentally disabled person mother father sister bully emotional powerful moving new zealand family home beach church stadium garden coming of age imagination unlikely friendship prejudice dreams
Family drama set in New Zealand about Geoff Crome, a young boy (Fulford) who immerses himself in his own private fantasy world where he meets Firpo (Papps), a strange being who dreams of ... See full summary »
Comedy, Adventure, Action
New Zealand
2018
86 Minutes
Morgan Albrecht Yoson An Jaya Beach-Robertson Jonny Brugh Milo Cawthorne Mohi Critchley Hetty Gaskell-Hahn Arlo Gibson Anton Tennet
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John 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.
Adventure
UK|New Zealand
1954
90 Minutes
Jack Hawkins Glynis Johns Noel Purcell Inia Wiata Kenneth Williams Laya Raki Eddie Baker Thomas Heathcote
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In 1821,among the first British sailors to set foot on New Zealand, Phillip Wayne befriends a Maori tribe's chief, marries in England and returns to New Zealand with a small group of followers to settle.
Drama, Action, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, War
New Zealand
2011
86 Minutes
Craig Hall Matthew Sunderland Gina Varela Luke Hawker Jessica Grace Smith Jonathan King Geraldine Brophy Karlos Drinkwater Nick Dunbar Hadyn Green
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Set 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.
Comedy, Action
New Zealand
2007
75 Minutes
Chris Stapp Bonnie Soper Andrew Beattie Dominic Bowden Ross Harper Josh Thomson Matt Heath Phil Brough Ria Vandervis Zach Baker Nicholas Houltham
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Young Randy has dreamed of being a stuntman, teaming up with misfit stunt-team the Timaru Hellriders, is employed by mentor-turned Dick Johansonson, and meets the one-legged cunning stunt babe Tracy "Tragedy" Jones.
Drama
New Zealand
2005
90 Minutes
Andrew Paterson Harriet Beattie Jay Collins Rima Te Wiata Michael Dorman Georgia McNeil Ross McKellar Stephanie McKellar-Smith George Mason Michelle O'Brien
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Growing up is mystifying, but Billy discovers all he has to be is himself
Adventure, Action, Western, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|Germany|United Arab Emirates|New Zealand
2016
95 Minutes
Alice Eve Graham McTavish Jack Davenport Richard O'Brien Cohen Holloway Gillian MacGregor Glen Levy Stan Walker Stig Eldred Lukas Hinch Emily Corcoran
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The story of a woman who must find her kidnapped son, navigating a world she doesn't know, on the edge of danger with every heartbeat.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
New Zealand
2015
80 Minutes
Jed Brophy Jeffrey Thomas Laura Petersen
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When 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 ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|New Zealand
2014
90 Minutes
Antonia Prebble Daniel Lissing John Bach Stephen Lovatt Gino Acevedo Armando Baudin Nathalie Boltt Lucy Briant
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The film is about a young female researcher whose life is in danger when she discovers the pharmaceutical company she works for had developed a cure for cancer many years earlier. They ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
New Zealand
2013
82 Minutes
Yoson An Rebekah Palmer Fiona Feng Ian Mune Geeling Ng Catheryn Wu Charles Chan
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Supernatural thriller from New Zealand filmmaker David Blyth following the romance between Chinese immigrant Jason Chen and Kiwi girl Skye. When Chen proposes to Skye, tensions arise from ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
2003
96 Minutes
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Newlyweds (Lynda Carter, Parker Stevenson) and a tour guide run for their lives after a volcano erupts on a mountain in New Zealand.
Horror, Comedy
2006
86 Minutes
Nathan Meister Danielle Mason Peter Feeney Tammy Davis Oliver Driver Glenis Levestam Tandi Wright Matthew Chamberlain Jono Manks Kevin McTurk Mick Rose
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Shear madness ensues when a sheep-fearing man (Nathan Meister) tries to stop his evil brother's genetically altered flock from turning New Zealanders into undead, woolly killers.