New Zealand Movies

Barry Barclay was a New Zealand/Aotearoa director of documentaries and feature films. He is regarded as one of the world's first, and very...

Janey is on vacation with her family at their beach house on the Mahurangi Peninsula in New Zealand. Her parents, Ed and Kate, are on the verge of...

An innocent rubbish tip assistant, Gert, is given the task of escorting a beautiful mute "princess", Plum, on a perilous journey to meet her...

Tom shows up at Susan’s with the car she definitely said she wanted—at least, that’s how he remembers it.

In a Maori settlement, Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha composes the famous chant "Ka Mate", also known as the haka, after evading enemy capture by...

In the 1950s thousands of Pacific Islanders came to Aotearoa to meet a labour shortage. They faced racism, and in the 1970s, notorious dawn raids by...

The courageous story of a tenacious New Zealand woman who would stop at nothing in seeking justice for her brother's murder.

Ollie's girlfriend has a shiny new ring on her finger, but it ain't from Ollie. Shades of Chappell Roan in this sapphic not-quite-love story.

A young solo mother loves her son and his needs are formost, but she still has room in her heart for her very broken brother, even as her...

A documentary portrait of life in the Cook Islands, focusing on Rarotonga and neighboring islands. The film records traditional fishing, weaving,...

Fish Out of Water manages to unfurl its light-hearted tale of young man and the sea, without a word of dialogue. Avoiding the morning traffic jams,...

A grown-up Jim Hawkins returns to the island and searches for treasure with the daughter of Long John Silver while an evil sea captain gives chase.

Bliss tells the story of Katherine Mansfield in her early 20s as she leaves New Zealand and begins her journey as a writer.

When a celebrated crime novelist is found murdered in his apartment, a cunning detective discovers that the way each suspect smokes a cigarette may...

A young woman in a desperate situation finds unexpected compassion on a remote stretch of coastline.

High above the clouds, two young cloud cats spend their days exploring the sky. But when a mysterious shadow drifts below, an unexpected adventure...

John is left on the boat to fend for his life while Amy takes a trip to the shops.

Riko lives in a small town in the middle of nowhere (Waikato, New Zealand). After aliens crash land near his house, an unlikely relationship...

Wilbur: The King in the Ring is a comedic documentary, which wrestles with the worldwide obesity plight. Wilbur McDougall, a former pro-wrestler,...