New Zealand Movies

Downtown has become a frontier of creativity where new ideas flourish. From raw and tragic beginnings, it has grown from a groundswell of spontaneous...

In a family of sheep rustlers, a 15-year-old must go up against his domineering father to help his younger brother keep the lamb left orphaned by...

A mother tries to comfort her grieving son, but on each attempt her son’s silence becomes more and more deafening. An outing to the local...

Examination of a young boy's relationship with his dying mother.

An indigenous lawyer represents the division among his people between traditional caring for the land and developing the resources it contains.

The true story of one woman's quest to befriend and protect and extroverted wild dolphin, Moko. Filmed in the 6 months leading up to Moko's death,...

Two mates walk past a carpark when they witness a potential violation of a women. Lucky for her there hunch was right.

Documentary about sailing legend Geoff Stagg and his yacht Whispers.

In October 2020, The Beths toured Aotearoa New Zealand, culminating in a final stop at Auckland Town Hall on Friday, November 6.

An unconventional love story between an antisocial teenager, a Scotsman and a five-year-old girl.

An old woman in rest home suffering from dementia flashes back to her youth as a policewoman and her relationship with a colleague.

The story of lyrical genius, Martin Phillipps and his band, The Chills, is a cautionary tale, a triumph over tragedy, and a statement about the...

A radio compere is forced to take the late shift and finds her night going places she couldn't have imagined.

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...

Sisters Tia and Ina are far from home. Tia is focused on her work, while the free-spirited Ina just wants to dance.

A documentary taking its cues from children's imaginative flights of fancy.

William McInnes (Look Both Ways, Sea Change) is the can-do barbecue dad of the title in Brendan Donovan’s affectionate comedy-drama. He plays a...

It is 1962. New Zealand is emerging from the austerity of the 1950s into a new age. Daniel is a nine-year-old Catholic boy, an only child given to...

Many of us assume that there are only two genders and that being female or male follows from the sex of our biological bodies. Focusing on the art,...

Henry Waghorn and his father Henry Waghorn Senior run a circus of performing chickens, however the chickens’ real value may be more to do with...