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1. After the Party (2023– )
45 min | Drama
Penny loses everything when she accuses her husband of a sex crime against her daughter's teenage friend and no-one believes her.
Stars: Robyn Malcolm, Peter Mullan, Tara Canton, Ian Blackburn
Votes: 646
2. Dark City - The Cleaner (2024– )
Crime
Based on the bestselling book series by Paul Cleave.
Stars: Cohen Holloway, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Dea Doglione, Elizabeth Hawthorne
Votes: 384
3. Bring Him to Me (2023)
R | 96 min | Crime, Thriller
Under orders from a ruthless crime boss, a getaway driver must battle his conscience and drive an unsuspecting crew member to an ambush execution. There is a long drive ahead.
Director: Luke Sparke | Stars: Barry Pepper, Jamie Costa, Sam Neill, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 2,664
4. 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: 1,720
5. The Tribe (1999–2003)
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A group of young adults struggle to survive in a world where all the adults have been killed by a mysterious virus.
Stars: Caleb Ross, Victoria Spence, Meryl Cassie, Antonia Prebble
Votes: 3,204
6. Black Sheep (2006)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into bloodthirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.
Director: Jonathan King | Stars: Oliver Driver, Nathan Meister, Tammy Davis, Matthew Chamberlain
Votes: 42,149 | Gross: $0.08M
7. Koala Man (2023)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A powerless superhero and family patriarch in an Australian suburb lives a not-so-secret identity as Koala Man while possessing a burning passion to snuff out petty crime and bring order to the community.
Stars: Michael Cusack, Sarah Snook, Demi Lardner, Hugh Jackman
Votes: 2,031
8. The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (1998–1999)
30 min | Adventure, Family
Emmy-winner Richard Thomas (The Waltons) stars in this exciting family adventure based on Johann David Wyss's Timeless book. Join the shipwrecked Robinsons as they struggle together to make a new life on a remote desert island.
Stars: Gareth Howells, Kieren Hutchison, Richard Thomas, Mia Lux
Votes: 627
9. Kiri and Lou (2019– )
TV-Y | 5 min | Animation, Family
Kiri and Lou is an animated series for children, hand-crafted in stop motion with creatures made of clay, in a forest of cut out paper. Each five minute story is told with humour and joy, ... See full summary »
Stars: Jemaine Clement, Olivia Tennet, Rima Te Wiata, Jaquie Brown
Votes: 213
10. Abandoned (VI) (2015)
TV-14 | 86 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
In 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from Picton, New Zealand, bound for Tonga with four crew. After a freak wave capsized the yacht, they drifted for 119 days before landing on Great Barrier Island.
Director: John Laing | Stars: Dominic Purcell, Peter Feeney, Owen Black, Greg Johnson
Votes: 3,340
11. The Devil's Rock (2011)
Not Rated | 83 min | Horror
Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day, two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.
Director: Paul Campion | Stars: Craig Hall, Matthew Sunderland, Gina Varela, Karlos Drinkwater
Votes: 4,572
12. The Strange Chores (2019–2024)
TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation
Two aspiring warrior-heroes and a lively ghost girl refine the skills they need to take the place of an ageing monster-slayer by completing his odd, supernatural chores.
Stars: Charlotte Nicdao, Nick Tate, Michael Philippou, Julian Dennison
Votes: 77
13. Nancy Wake, the White Mouse (2014 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary
Docu-drama telling the story of an extraordinary undercover agent who worked with the resistance against Nazi Germany, evading the Gestapo while on their most-wanted list.
Director: Mike Smith | Stars: Rachael Blampied, Owen Black, Gavin Rutherford, Richard Chapman
Votes: 178
14. Minutes Past Midnight (2016)
98 min | Horror, Thriller
As midnight falls, all manner of terror invades the Earth. Demons, cannibals, killers, ghosts and monsters swarm the world in these tales of the supernatural, the fantastic, and the just plain horrific. Featuring nine stories of horror.
Directors: Robert Boocheck, Lee Cronin, Francisco Sonic Kim, Ryan Lightbourn, Marc Martínez Jordán, Kevin McTurk, James Moran, Christian Rivers, Sid Zanforlin | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Barbara Steele, Mika Boorem, Owen McDonnell
Votes: 1,225
15. The Legend of William Tell (1998)
50 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Witness the legend of Wilhelm Gorkeit of Tellikon (William Tell), who, as the stories say, shot an apple off of his son's head and led the rebellion to free Switzerland.
Stars: Kieren Hutchison, Andrew Robertt, Nathaniel Lees, Katrina Browne
Votes: 288
16. Atlantis High (2001– )
25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Rumor has it that Atlantis High was built upon the grounds of the lost city of Atlantis, adding mystique to a school where the extraordinary often happens. Experience Atlantis High along with the school's newest student- Giles Gordon.
Stars: Michael Wesley-Smith, Christopher Parson, Megan Alatini, Robyn Malcolm
Votes: 110
17. A Twist in the Tale (1999)
TV-PG | 52 min | Drama, Family, Mystery
William Shatner stars as an engaging Storyteller in this enchanting series that will take audiences on a magical journey into their imagination, and beyond, through intriguing and suspenseful tales of out of this world experiences.
Stars: William Shatner, Robin Johnson, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Emily Barclay
Votes: 109
18. Daffodils (2019)
93 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
A bittersweet love story told with beautiful re-imaginings of iconic New Zealand songs.
Director: David Stubbs | Stars: Rose McIver, George Mason, Kimbra, Fen Ikner
Votes: 420
19. Love and Time Travel (2016)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When emotionally isolated barista Dan Duncombe starts receiving strange messages on the inside of his bedroom window, he is forced to become involved with the lives of the people around him... See full summary »
Director: Hayden J. Weal | Stars: Nick Blake, Bonnie Bryant, Colleen Cleary, Abby Damen
Votes: 559
20. Aftershock (2008 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Drama
In the minutes, hours and days after Wellington is struck by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, this drama depicts several parallel plotlines of people faced with different dilemmas in their fight for survival.
Directors: Brendan Donovan, Thomas Robins | Stars: Adam Armstrong, Christopher Brougham, Hamish Brown, Amalia Calder
Votes: 219
21. Dead (2020)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance
Marbles, a hapless stoner, can see ghosts. Tagg, a recently dead wannabe super-cop, needs to find a serial killer. Can a critical ghost cop and a directionless stoner get over their prejudices and work together to save lives - and deaths?
Director: Hayden J. Weal | Stars: Thomas Sainsbury, Hayden J. Weal, Tomai Ihaia, Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Votes: 447
22. The New Tomorrow (2005)
24 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
After all adult life has been eliminated from Planet Earth due to a deadly virus, the world's youth is left to survive by their own means, methods, and rules.
Stars: Zoë Robins, Abbey-May Wakefield, Cameron Wakefield, Henrietta Steventon
Votes: 91
23. Shaker Run (1985)
91 min | Action, Drama
With the accidental discovery of a lethal bio-agent at her research facility, Dr. Christine Ruben decides to double cross her own government by stealing the deadly formula to keep it out of... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Morrison | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Leif Garrett, Lisa Harrow, Shane Briant
Votes: 311
24. Revelations: The Initial Journey (2002–2003)
30 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Follow 16-year-old Jess's journey through life, and even through time itself, as he explores the world and the fascinating history of humankind through the ages.
Stars: Tom Hern, Ben Barrington, Paul Rawson, Danielle Mason
Votes: 49
25. Contract Killers (2013)
TV-14 | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Double-crossed by those he trusted the most, a newbie government hit man discovers that he's the target for the world's most dangerous assassin and so begins a ruthless game of kill first or be killed.
Director: Mathew John Pearson | Stars: Richard Alexander, Dallas Barnett, Renee Cataldo, Kerry Glamsch
Votes: 458
26. Camino Skies (2019)
80 min | Documentary
A feature film documentary following six inspirational Australian and New Zealand pilgrims as they set out to conquer the almighty 900km Camino De Santiago.
Directors: Fergus Grady, Noel Smyth | Stars: Manny Domingo Jr., Neill Le Roux, Sue Morris, Belli Naima
Votes: 159
27. Shut Eye (2022)
TV-MA | 91 min | Drama
To cure their insomnia, a social outcast befriends an ASMR streamer where the lines between friendship and obsession become blurred.
Director: Tom Levesque | Stars: Sarah May, Millie Van Kol, Amber Liberté, William Boquiron
Votes: 31
28. Getting Toasted (2019)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
Three 20-something friends get some much-needed hang time when a cancelled wedding sees them spend a long weekend together on a beautiful vineyard... with all the wine intended for the ... See full summary »
Director: Casey Zilbert | Stars: Hayden J. Weal, Nick Davies, Gemma Easton, Steve Barr
Votes: 77
29. Heavens: The Boy and His Robot (2023)
95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The journey of a struggling young pilot, Kai, and his fighter mecha, Little Dragon, set against a backdrop of epic galactic warfare.
Director: Rich Ho | Stars: Jonathan See, Kenny Woo Kah Weng, Tan Hsien Jin, Rich Ho
30. Return to Treasure Island (1996 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure
While being hunted by a corrupt sea captian, adult Jim Hawkins has a second encounter with the island and Long John Silver.
Director: Steve La Hood | Stars: Stig Eldred, Dean O'Gorman, Jed Brophy, Nikita Schembri
Votes: 100
31. Feeder (2015)
17 min | Short, Drama, Horror
A songwriter must decide what lines he's willing to cross when a dark entity starts providing him with inspiration in exchange for an ever increasing price.
Director: Christian Rivers | Stars: Cohen Holloway, John Landreth, Loren Taylor
Votes: 129
32. Panic at Rock Island (2011 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
An island on spectacular Sydney Harbour. Summer sun Top international artists. Tens of thousands of music fans from across the world Idyllic... Until unimaginable disaster strikes.
Director: Tony Tilse | Stars: Grant Bowler, Zoe Cramond, Eli Kent, Vince Colosimo
Votes: 699
33. Flight of the Conchords: A Texan Odyssey (2006 TV Movie)
44 min | Comedy
The Flight of the Conchords embark on a revealing and hilarious odyssey into the political and musical heart of the United States of America.
Director: Jess Feast | Stars: John Carpenter, Jemaine Clement, Kinky Friedman, Bret McKenzie
Votes: 415
34. Holly's Heroes (2005)
25 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Holly McKenzie is a 14-year-old New Zealander who moves to the Australian seaside town of Woolich with her family.She is determined to fulfil her dream of playing basketball by forming her own team, the "Outlaws".
Stars: Dominique Crawford, Kane McNay, Greta Larkins, Michael Harrison
Votes: 96
35. Alexander Graham Bell: The Sound and the Silence (1991 TV Movie)
420 min | Biography, Drama
Director: John Kent Harrison | Stars: John Bach, Ian Bannen, Vanessa Vaughan, Brenda Fricker
Votes: 86
36. Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses (2015)
89 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
The true story of how love, fear, culture and belief lead a loving family to tragically kill one of their own during a four day exorcism ceremony.
Director: David Stubbs | Stars: Tangaroa Te Ariki, Viv Babbington, Vivien Bell, Nick Blake
Votes: 713
37. The Killian Curse (2006– )
Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
A group of teenage students who are faced with a menacing curse revolving around the number 21.
Stars: Nick Blake, Frith Horan, Grace MacDonald, Georgia Tabish
Votes: 34
38. Love Story (III) (2011)
92 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A beautiful stranger on the Coney Island train becomes both lead actress and real life object of desire in this choose your own adventure documentary about writing a fictional love story on... See full summary »
Director: Florian Habicht | Stars: Florian Habicht, Masha Yakovenko, Frank Habicht, Shauna Goodgold
Votes: 130
39. The Insiders Guide to Happiness (2004– )
45 min | Drama
The Insider's Guide to Happiness is based around a diverse group of people whose lives become inextricably inter-linked. The series looks at life, love and above all, the every-day pursuit of happiness.
Stars: Fasitua Amosa, Ben Barrington, Fraser Brown, Will Hall
Votes: 91
40. Tangiwai (2011 TV Movie)
93 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A dramatic story about a cricketer and his fiancée.
Director: Charlie Haskell | Stars: Rose McIver, Ryan O'Kane, Miranda Harcourt, Mick Rose
Votes: 171
41. Paradise Cafe (2009– )
28 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A family move to a remote island only to discover it is full of sea ghosts that can only seen with water.
Stars: Holly Bodimeade, Pax Baldwin, Halaifonua Finau, Lara Custance
Votes: 59
42. The Last Great Snail Chase (2007)
94 min | Drama
Alice is in her 20s, a graduate with a shitty job. She's saving to head overseas, but family problems are holding her back. While she's waiting to leave, Alice acts as our guide as we ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Lynden-Bell | Stars: Timothy Bartlett, Vivien Bell, Desiree Rose Cheer, Jocelyn Christian
Votes: 25
43. No Ordinary Sheila (2017)
98 min | Documentary
Director: Hugh Macdonald | Stars: Sheila Ellen [Traill] Natusch, Kim Hill, Shaun Barnett, Andy Dennis
Votes: 11
44. The Insiders Guide to Love (2005– )
Drama
This seven-part series is based around a diverse group of young people whose lives become inextricably inter-linked. When they are all implicated in a bizarre incident, the outcome of which... See full summary »
Stars: Will Hall, Serena Cotton, Yvette Reid, Ryan O'Kane
Votes: 39
45. 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
46. The Grasscutter (1988 TV Movie)
102 min | Crime
A middle-aged landscaper (the grasscutter) pursues a quiet life in New Zealand, but soon the life he left behind -- in Belfast -- catches up to him in a fast-paced and violent conclusion, all his prior convictions ripped to shreds.
Director: Ian Mune | Stars: Terence Cooper, Joel Tobeck, Martin Maguire, James Coyle
Votes: 67
47. Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree (1989)
92 min | Drama
Pepe is a young Samoan. He has two mentors, who represents two opposite paths. One is Toasa, the senior chief of Pepe's village, an elder powerful and wise in the ancient way of his people.... See full summary »
Director: Martyn Sanderson | Stars: Faifua Amiga, Richard von Sturmer, Peseta Sinave Isara, Aloema Anaea
Votes: 20
48. Prison Families (2013–2014)
Documentary
Prison Families is a ground-breaking series following ten New Zealand families over six months as they grapple with the challenges of living with a loved one behind bars. From suburban ... See full summary »
Star: Peter Hambleton
50. The Hothouse (2007)
Drama
The Hothouse follows the complicated lives of five 20-somethings who share a run down inner-city Wellington dwelling.
Stars: Kip Chapman, Ioelu Fili, Hannah Gould, Tania Nolan
Votes: 34