New Zealand Movies

Follow Tongan Pro-Wrestler and top international wrestling heel, Toks Fale, as he brings the legendary promotion NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling) to...

A young Māori women is released from prison and not given the proper support she needs.

A half Japanese girl in New Zealand struggles with cultural identity, leading to tension with her Japanese father, but a small gesture helps them...

Faye, a young student living on her own, experiences reality-blurring effects after she faints. As she recovers, strange events begin to occur and...

During WWII, John and Halina were exiled from their Polish homeland and sent to Siberia. Years and many miles later, they found themselves in a New...

Through Tatau, Laman explores his disconnection from family and community while learning the importance of belonging and how to navigate that through...

In 1981, the New Zealand government invited the South African rugby team to tour New Zealand. This effectively split the country in half. Patu! is...

Unreasonable rhymes, preposterous characters and enchanting music come together in this remarkable animated short film of twenty-five delightful,...

Someone Else’s Country looks critically at the radical economic changes implemented by the 1984 Labour Government - where privatisation of...

As two flatmates quarrel over petty domestic chores, a third flatmate battles for his life against the flat ghost.

A 23-year-old revisits the family car he grew up with to experience the thrill of childhood again...

In rural New Zealand, Harry and Eric are middle-aged men whose aged, tyrannical mother runs their lives. When she dies, serious questions come to the...

Conversations with four people — an artist, a woman struggling with her identity as a high achiever, an actor, and a priest — exploring...

A young and affluent couple become fatally entangled in their own wish-fulfillment world.

Trying to connect with his estranged son Toby (Jasper Sutcliffe), and confronted by a neighbor, Amber (Amber Ranson), who does things differently,...

Māori elder Hamo and local delinquent Jo form an unlikely bond on a road trip. As they confront past traumas and each face their demons, their...

Directed by Sam Pillsbury, this 1974 film observes Ralph Hotere — one of New Zealand’s greatest artists — at a moment when...

1981. A summertime day in the life of a Samoan kid in West Auckland touches on wider conflict and grief. A simple story perfectly told.

One of the earliest films made by Australian director Roger Donaldson (Sleeping Dogs), this curio chronicles the dawning of the Age of Aquarius in...

A misunderstanding leads to sombre consequences as two flatmates recall very different turns of event from the previous night.