New Zealand Movies

A comedic short film starring NZ comic Paul Williams as Marlon Brando

A young Māori boy experiences an intense awakening after the arrival of two Mormon missionaries.

Sam, a fearless young girl raised outside of her Māori culture, is determined to fulfill her mission of connecting with her mountain. She hopes...

Ellen is a struggling gig-economy worker whose pursuit of becoming an online influencer takes a dark and dangerous turn when she meets Nelson, a...

Pacific Mother journeys from Japan, to Hawaii, Tahiti, Rarotonga and Aotearoa to share interwoven stories of formidable women who live at one with...

Alistair meets June on a park bench at lunchtime. She's not aware he is blind but when he misses the handkerchief she is trying to pass him, she...

Documentary Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema reveals the remarkable impact Māori have made on New Zealand cinema.

Sweet, chubby, theatrical Billy was never cut out to be a farmer or a rugby player, but as the only son of a ‘good kiwi bloke’ he’s...

This short film takes place one frantic night as a beautiful young sex worker waits for her salesman lover to whisk her away from her last night on...

Tyrannical Love is a film about the quirkiness of life and love when you are no longer a kid but not quite an adult. There is something for everyone...

Two men's friendship has been weakened by their contrasting approaches to life. Bob (Jeremy Stephens) has left his wife to paint pictures of a lover...

A Kafkaesque docudrama of an actual case involving a Christchurch small businessman and the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department. Most people can...

Australian-New Zealand lost film about an interracial romance between a white Australian man and a Māori girl

Huia dreams to be a principle ballerina for the country's top academy. During her audition, an unexpected visitor shows up during her final bid to...

What happens when you suspect that your partner likes the house guest more than she likes you? A droll drama of unstated intentions in black, white...

Sometimes the best things in life happen on the fly. From the moment an injured duck crash-lands on Doug's roof, everything changes. Recently dumped...

Loren Taylor's directorial debut, “The Moon is Upside Down”, is an uproarious and cleverly dark-humoured rollercoaster. Against the...

Borrowing its title from a literary genre, the film acknowledges the indeterminacy of both fiction and the self. Noir elements are reduced to deadpan...

New Zealand-born Margot Nash scrutinises the memories and mementoes of her childhood to understand the unhappiness of her parents, and the corrosive...

A black comedy based on the true story of Alfred Benning's outlandish attempts to murder his overbearing wife in 1977.