New Zealand Movies

As she watches her younger self in the throes of childbirth, Evie's deliciously wry commentary reveals exactly what life has in store for her new...

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...

In a desperate bid to prevent his older sister from leaving home, Cyrus attempts to recover her stolen dirt bike.

Pacific Island Christmas comedy from the makers of Take Home Pay following two grandchildren on a search for their grandmother’s music box. But...

Tattooing — "the world's oldest skin game" — is the subject of this iconic documentary. Writer/director Geoff Steven scored a major coup...

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.

Wingsuit BASE jumping is often presented as a thrill seeking adrenaline rush. Spellbound takes us deeper into the more contemplative aspects of...

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

Filmmaker Simon Ogston hits the road with NZ writer, poet, indie-rocker Bill Direen as he explores the cultural landscape and presents a series of...

An injured man with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory is found on the shoreline of a remote island by the last remaining members of a once...

Real-life TV funny men, Jeremy Corbett and Ben Hurley, embark on a pie-fuelled bro-mance adventure. Driving from Auckland to Invercargill, the...

Anne and her younger sister have spent years on the run. Despite befriending a neighbour and finding an old promise from their beloved dad in a...

This 1967 documentary tells the story of 734 Polish children who were adopted by New Zealand in 1944 as WWII refugees. Moving interviews, filmed 20...

Dean is threatening to firebomb his ex-girlfriend's wedding. Mickey is filling the garage with stolen goods - again, and pierced teenage daughter,...

Demonically possessed hamsters terrorize a young babysitter and her boyfriend.

One morning, as kids are stealing apples from an old man’s orchard high above a seaside town, an earthquake hits. No one is hurt, and the...

A black-and-white visual meditation of wilderness and the elements. Wildlife filmmaker Richard Sidey returns to the triptych format for a cinematic...

Jemaine Clement (pre-Flight of the Conchords fame) is the young man who faces up to a sentient soda machine in this short from Jason Stutter.

Two friends enter a mysterious house to play an ominous and dangerous card game for cash with a disturbing entity.

Follows two artists' creation of the ultimate work of art for an art competition. Told as an oscillation between two worlds, we discover that what it...