New Zealand Movies

To celebrate the release of The Hobbit, two Lord of the Rings super-fans attempt to walk over 120 miles across New Zealand from the filming location...

Liz 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...

Peter Wilcox, as skipper of the 'Rainbow Warrior', a Greenpeace ship, docks in Auckland, July 1985, preparing for a protest against French nuclear...

depicted events in New Zealand history, including ancient Maori wars, Captain Cook's landing and the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

The incredible story of how degraded gorse-infested farmland has been regenerated back into beautiful New Zealand native forest over the course of 30...

A silent, black and white short film set in 19th century New Zealand. It centres around a young, down-on-his-luck prospector who comes across a giant...

A notorious crime crew prepares for the biggest heist of their lives, until one of them is murdered. With trust shattered and everyone hiding...

A photographer's life becomes dangerous when one of his models is murdered.

In this captivating animation, a koro leads a desperate chase after the mirumiru (bubbles) of memories that escape his deteriorating wife before...

When an enormous mine threatens the Sepik River, Papua New Guinean activist Manu Peni and his people launch an urgent mission to protect the...

A coming-of-age story of a teenage boy getting a new outlook in his life after he has a sudden encounter with his estranged father for the first time.

“The big ALL FUN show for the whole family to enjoy!” was the tagline for this musical comedy classic. Sir Howard Morrison (as himself)...

Actor Rawiri Paratene was 16 years old when he joined Māori activist group Ngā Tamatoa (Young Warriors) in the early 1970s. "Those years...

In Dark Places is the gripping story of an innocent man, imprisoned for two decades for a crime he did not commit, and an ex-cop's heroic battle to...

Connected by blood but separated by circumstances, three cousins spend a lifetime in search of each other.

Mark Hunt is a global superstar in kickboxing and mixed martial arts, the ‘Super Samoan’. This documentary charts his tumultuous career...

The life and times of sailor and adventurer Sir Peter Blake, one of New Zealand's favourite sons.

When Kirk, a top roller-blader, discovers that he has bone cancer in his leg, his pleasant affluent life is shattered. Even though amputation...

Spooked is a contemporary conspiracy thriller arising from the mysterious death of Kevin Jones, who thought he was just buying second-hand computers,...

A jaded, young slacker remorselessly steps on a snail in the street. Unbeknownst to him, karma has a transformative punishment in store.