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1. The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014– )
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd arrives on assignment in Brokenwood, a small town where memories - and animosities - run deep.
Stars: Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Cristina Serban Ionda, Nic Sampson
Votes: 7,209
2. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
R | 99 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent
Votes: 67,408 | Gross: $3.05M
3. The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"The Ray Bradbury Theater" was a Canadian-produced anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
Stars: Ray Bradbury, Michael Copeman, Frank Whitten, Desmond Kelly
Votes: 1,710
4. 800 Words (2015–2018)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A recently-widowed father quits his job as a popular 800-word columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper.
Stars: Erik Thomson, Melina Vidler, Benson Jack Anthony, Michelle Langstone
Votes: 2,687
5. Power Rangers Ninja Steel (2017–2018)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A new team of superhuman power rangers must work together and use their new ninja powers to prevent evil from dominating the human race and from destroying the planet earth and the universe
Stars: William Shewfelt, Nico Greetham, Zoë Robins, Peter Adrian Sudarso
Votes: 1,158
6. The Almighty Johnsons (2011–2013)
TV-14 | 47 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Four brothers living in New Zealand are modern reincarnations of Norse gods.
Stars: Emmett Skilton, Timothy Balme, Dean O'Gorman, Jared Turner
Votes: 4,972
7. Shortland Street (1992– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama
A five-night-a-week soap set in an Auckland City hospital that follows the complicated personal and professional lives of its staff and their families and friends.
Stars: Michael Galvin, Ben Mitchell, Sally Martin, Ben Barrington
Votes: 1,060
8. Westside (2015– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tales of crime and passion in Auckland, New Zealand, spanning from 1974 through to 1984.
Stars: Antonia Prebble, David de Lautour, Daniel Musgrove, Pana Hema Taylor
Votes: 762
9. The Sounds (2020)
44 min | Drama, Thriller
Maggie and Tom Cabbott move to the town of Pelorus to escape the oppressive influence of Tom's family. But when he disappears, unsettling facts about Tom soon come to light and the search brings long-buried wounds to the surface.
Stars: Rachelle Lefevre, Matt Whelan, Matt Nable, Emily Piggford
Votes: 1,371
10. Harry (2013)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Gritty and suspenseful, this award-winning drama probes the narcotics underworld of New Zealand's largest city and the toll it takes on those caught in its grip.
Stars: Oscar Kightley, Sam Neill, Hunter Kamuhemu, Erroll Shand
Votes: 252
11. Carson's Law (1983–1984)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Set in the 1920s. A female lawyer faces prejudice when she marries into a influentual family law firm. On top of this she has to bring up three children when her husband is killed in a plane crash.
Stars: Lorraine Bayly, Kevin Miles, Christine Amor, Irene Inescort
Votes: 86
12. Spooked (I) (2004)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A thriller loosely based on Ian Wishart's book The Paradise Conspiracy, about the mysterious death of a New Zealander who happened upon international banking records after purchasing a used computer.
Director: Geoff Murphy | Stars: Cliff Curtis, Chris Hobbs, Andrea Kelland, Ian Mune
Votes: 152
13. Fallout (1994– )
Drama
Drama based on events surrounding New Zealand's 1984 snap election, when the Labour Party, led by David Lange, was elected on an anti-nuclear platform.
Stars: Mark Mitchell, Ian Mune, John Dybvig, Desmond Kelly
Votes: 8
14. Agent Anna (2013– )
Comedy
A recent divorcee tackles earning a living as a newly qualified real estate agent while trying to pick up the pieces of her live after her husband leaves her with a mountain of debt and two teenage daughters.
Stars: Robyn Malcolm, Adam Gardiner, Theresa Healey, Roy Billing
Votes: 72
15. Maiden Voyage (2004 TV Movie)
R | 83 min | Action
A security operative battles hijackers on a cruise ship.
Director: Colin Budds | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Danielle Cormack, Christopher Stollery, Anton Tennet
Votes: 420
16. Bliss (2011 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama
The life of Katherine Mansfield, a New Zealand writer, who moved to Edwardian England when she was 19 and became part of the modernist circle of writers there like D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf.
Director: Fiona Samuel | Stars: Claire Van Beek, Sarah Graham, Kate Elliott, Chelsea McEwan Millar
Votes: 26
17. Shark in the Park (1989–1991)
Drama
Drama portraying the personal and professional lives of a group of Wellington police officers.
Stars: Jeffrey Thomas, William Kircher, John Wraight, Joanna Briant
Votes: 33
18. Dear Murderer (2017– )
Not Rated | 43 min | Drama
An intimate and personal story of one of New Zealand's most enduring characters in the law profession, Mike Bungay QC.
Stars: Coen Falke, Mark Mitchinson, Emmett Skilton, Erroll Shand
Votes: 60
19. Apron Strings (2008)
90 min | Drama
Celebrity Chef Anita hasn't seen her family for twenty years. That is until her son Michael decides to do some soul searching and track down his aunt.
Director: Sima Urale | Stars: Laila Rouass, Scott Wills, Jennifer Ludlam, Nathan Whitaker
Votes: 129
20. Terror Peak (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Adventure
A thrill-seeking couple disregard warnings and scale a volcano in New Zealand--and quickly learn why the locals call it "Terror Peak".
Director: Dale G. Bradley | Stars: Lynda Carter, Parker Stevenson, Antony Starr, Emily Barclay
Votes: 489
21. Gloss (1987–1990)
Drama
New Zealand's own "Dynasty", centred around the Redfern family and their publishing empire.
Stars: Danielle Cormack, Peter Harcourt, Ilona Rodgers, Geoff Dolan
Votes: 23
22. This Is Not a Love Story (2002)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
"Once upon a time there was a woman who lived on the back of a man's tongue..." When Belinda's father dies she decides to do what she has always wanted to: move to the city and become a ... See full summary »
Director: Keith Hill | Stars: Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Stephen Lovatt, Peta Rutter, Beryl Te Wiata
Votes: 34
23. Interrogation (2005– )
60 min | Crime
Interrogation is a 13-part series that, each week, tells a completely different crime story. Interrogation is described by the producers as a "guerilla drama".
Stars: Luanne Gordon, Scott Wills, Toni Potter, Claire Chitham
Votes: 13
24. Homeward Bound (1992– )
Drama
The lives of the Johnstone family living in a rural hamlet, just south of the Bombay Hills.
Stars: Michael Daly, Liddy Holloway, Mark Raffety, Mandie Simons
Votes: 35
25. Venus and Mars (2015 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A young police detective is attacked in his home and the house burned down. Palmerston North police investigate, revealing unexpected facts that turn the case around.
Director: John Laing | Stars: Craig Hall, Ande Cunningham, Sara Wiseman, Joel Tobeck
Votes: 82
26. We're Here to Help (2007)
Drama
A Kafkaesque comedy based on the true story of one man's David-and-Goliath battle with the biggest bureaucracy of all - the tax department. He wins, they lose!
Director: Jonothan Cullinane | Stars: Erik Thomson, Miriama Smith, Cameron Ramsay-Gibbons, Will Wallace
Votes: 98
27. Until Proven Innocent (2009 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama
In 1993 David Dougherty was found guilty and imprisoned for the abduction and rape of his 11 year old neighbor. It took two trials, two high court appeals, a petition to the Governor ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Burger | Stars: Cohen Holloway, Jodie Rimmer, Peter Elliott, Tim Spite
Votes: 92
28. Safe House (2012 TV Movie)
80 min | Drama
Carole Taylor is a party girl, a solo mother of meagre means trying to mend her ways and make a secure home for her two young children. But her past, in the person of former boyfriend Tony ... See full summary »
Director: John Laing | Stars: Flynn Allan, Serena Cotton, Peter Elliott, Paul Gittins
Votes: 124
29. Niel Lynne (1985)
104 min
Niel longs for his older second cousin Patricia, but can't help but be drawn to the emotionally unstable Fennimore, an on-again off-again lover of his equally unstable friend Eric.
Director: David Baker | Stars: Sigrid Thornton, Paul Williams, Judy Morris, Brandon Burke
Votes: 12
30. The Quest for Fire Adventure (1982 TV Movie)
23 min | Documentary
Orson Welles explains the creation process of a unique motion picture, a first of its kind, with contributions from the diverse range of worldwide talents who made it possible.
Stars: Orson Welles, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Anthony Burgess, Michael Gruskoff
Votes: 48
31. Erebus: The Aftermath (1988– )
Drama, History
Stars: Frank Finlay, Roy Billing, Jeffrey Thomas, Bruce Allpress
Votes: 41
32. Intrepid Journeys (2003– )
60 min | Adventure, Documentary
New Zealand Celebrities take individual journeys to exotic, sometimes difficult and out of the way locations and share their experiences in an honest and often amusing way. Season 1 sees ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Elliott, Peta Mathias, Robyn Malcolm, Pio Terei
Votes: 14
33. Shepherd (I) (2017)
Drama, Sci-Fi
Shepherd tells the story of a family who have found themselves lost; not only physically but also emotionally. The Green family are traveling home from Mars mining base when the stars ... See full summary »
Director: Julia Reynolds | Stars: Nick Clothier, Deli Connell, Hannah-Rose Cook, Logan Cook
34. Deepwater Haven (1993– )
26 min | Drama
Stars: Vince Martin, Agnès Woodman, Rosine Cadoret, Jean-Claude Bouillon
35. The Art of the Architect (2014– )
60 min | Reality-TV
This 8-part series is hosted by Peter Elliott and raises awareness of the importance of architecture and design. 'The Art of the Architect' follows the journey of local architects as they ... See full summary »
Stars: Daniel Birt, Peter Elliott, Robin Ratcliffe, Mark Wassung
36. Primeval New Zealand (2012 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
We call ourselves Kiwis. But do we really know where "our" bird came from? The answer is astounding... and rather disturbing. To trace the origins of the kiwi and the rest of our weird and ... See full summary »
Director: Celia Jaspers | Star: Peter Elliott
37. The Shadow Trader (1989)
Mystery
Stars: Annie Whittle, Miranda Harcourt, James Faulkner, Dorothy McKegg
38. Today Live with Susan Wood (2000–2001)
30 min
Interview show hosted by Susan Wood. Scheduled before the national news on weeknights, it was more light entertainment than current affairs.
Stars: Michael Hurst, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Peter Elliott, Bic Runga
39. Descent from Disaster (2013– )
Documentary
Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters.
Stars: Leigh Hart, Anton Oliver, Simon Gault, Judy Bailey
Votes: 10
40. Break in the Weather (2016)
16 min | Short, Drama, Family
Jamie has unexpectedly found herself as the live-in nurse for the person she despises most - her father. With the help of her favourite '90s pop hits, can she overcome the betrayal in her past?
Director: Aidee Walker | Stars: Peter Elliott, Poppy Vivian-Buckley, Aidee Walker
41. Amy's Break (2006)
7 min | Short, Drama
Director: Mark Prebble | Stars: Marion Prebble, Brett Stewart, Peter Elliott, Susan Brady
42. The Bar (1997)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Dorthe Scheffmann | Stars: Joe Briant, Robert Broughton, Meagan Clarken, Jane Cresswell
43. Artsville (2005– )
Documentary
An anthology series presenting documentaries of New Zealand arts and artists.
Stars: Michael Hurst, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Robert McCulley, Michael Houstoun
44. Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009 (2009 TV Special)
New Zealand's 2009 film and TV award show.
Director: Nigel Carpenter | Stars: Mark Albiston, Petra Bagust, Hilary Barry, Peter Bell
45.
Interrogation (2005– )
Episode:
True Confessions
(2005)
Crime
Interrogation is a 13-part crime series that exploits the drama of the interrogation room to tell a series of gripping stand-alone stories.
Director: Peter Burger | Stars: Luanne Gordon, Scott Wills, Peter Elliott, John Leigh
46.
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode:
Here There Be Tygers
(1990)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Astronauts from Earth land on a remote planet and find a pastoral paradise, where all their wishes come true.
Director: John Laing | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Peter Elliott, George Henare, Lorae Parry
Votes: 115
47.
Today Live with Susan Wood (2000–2001)
Episode:
Episode #2.46
(2001)
Stars: Peter Elliott, Michael Hurst
48.
Shortland Street (1992– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1135
(1996)
TV-PG | 22 min | Drama
Stars: Mary Lose, Tandi Wright, Glen Drake, Peter Elliott
49.
Shortland Street (1992– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1136
(1996)
TV-PG | 22 min | Drama
Stars: Mary Lose, Tandi Wright, Glen Drake, Peter Elliott
50.
Shortland Street (1992– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1137
(1996)
TV-PG | 22 min | Drama
Stars: Mary Lose, Tandi Wright, Glen Drake, Peter Elliott