Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Dave Norris

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean

Votes: 2,008,522 | Gross: $315.54M

2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

PG-13 | 201 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom

Votes: 1,980,653 | Gross: $377.85M

3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

PG-13 | 179 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom

Votes: 1,785,172 | Gross: $342.55M

4. King Kong (2005)

PG-13 | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann

Votes: 447,158 | Gross: $218.08M

5. Spartacus (2010–2013)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

The life of Spartacus, the gladiator who lead a rebellion against the Romans. From his time as an ally of the Romans, to his betrayal and becoming a gladiator, to the rebellion he leads and its ultimate outcome.

Stars: Andy Whitfield, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, Daniel Feuerriegel

Votes: 257,191

6. 10,000 BC (2008)

PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the prehistoric past, D'Leh is a mammoth hunter who bonds with the beautiful Evolet. When warriors on horseback capture Evolet and the tribesmen, D'Leh must embark on an odyssey to save his true love.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Camilla Belle, Steven Strait, Marco Khan, Cliff Curtis

Votes: 135,522 | Gross: $94.78M

7. Guns Akimbo (2019)

R | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers.

Director: Jason Howden | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Ned Dennehy, Natasha Liu Bordizzo

Votes: 69,949

8. An American Haunting (2005)

PG-13 | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

An invisible entity haunts a 19th century family, and family secrets soon begin to surface.

Director: Courtney Solomon | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D'Arcy

Votes: 26,876 | Gross: $16.30M

9. The Royal Treatment (2022)

TV-PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

New York hairdresser Izzy seizes the chance to work at the wedding of a charming prince, but when sparks between them fly, will love or duty prevail?

Director: Rick Jacobson | Stars: Laura Marano, Mena Massoud, Julie Edwards, Talia Lesser

Votes: 11,412

10. Spartacus (2010–2013)
Episode: Kill Them All (2010)

TV-MA | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

An epic battle between Spartacus and his gladiator brothers, against Batiatus and his Guards.

Director: Jesse Warn | Stars: Andy Whitfield, John Hannah, Peter Mensah, Manu Bennett

Votes: 6,752

11. The Luminaries (2020)

TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Adventure mystery set in the midst of New Zealand's 1860's gold rush period. It has all the stuff that makes a good drama: murder, love and revenge, as men and women travel the world making their fortunes.

Stars: Eve Hewson, Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Marton Csokas

Votes: 4,207

12. Spartacus (2010–2013)
Episode: Shadow Games (2010)

TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

Spartacus and Crixus face an undefeated giant gladiator. If they don't overcome their hatred for one another and work as a team, he will kill them both.

Director: Michael Hurst | Stars: Andy Whitfield, John Hannah, Peter Mensah, Manu Bennett

Votes: 3,998

13. Spartacus (2010–2013)
Episode: Legends (2010)

TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

Spartacus schemes to earn money in a bid to see his wife again.

Director: Grady Hall | Stars: Andy Whitfield, John Hannah, Peter Mensah, Manu Bennett

Votes: 3,589

14. Spartacus (2010–2013)
Episode: Whore (2010)

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

Batiatus breaks the news that Spartacus is to service the richest woman in Rome.

Director: Michael Hurst | Stars: Andy Whitfield, John Hannah, Peter Mensah, Manu Bennett

Votes: 3,559

15. Spartacus (2010–2013)
Episode: Old Wounds (2010)

TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

Spartacus hovers on the brink. Meanwhile, Batiatus plots revenge against his enemies.

Director: Glenn Standring | Stars: Andy Whitfield, John Hannah, Peter Mensah, Manu Bennett

Votes: 3,373

16. Spartacus (2010–2013)
Episode: Great and Unfortunate Things (2010)

TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

Spartacus is forced to play a roman fighter in the games against a group of thracians, as he recalls his wife and how he met her. Meanwhile, there are some mysteries surrounding Barca's freedom as Pietros tries to deal with it.

Director: Jesse Warn | Stars: Andy Whitfield, John Hannah, Peter Mensah, Manu Bennett

Votes: 3,247

17. Spivs (2004)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Comedy

Three East-End Spivs spend their time wheeling and dealing wherever and whenever they can. After one of their scams goes south, the three con men are left to care for two young illegal immigrants.

Director: Colin Teague | Stars: Kate Ashfield, Linda Bassett, Chooye Bay, Elizabeth Berrington

Votes: 433

18. Jack Brown Genius (1996)

PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A thousand years ago, in England, the crazy monk Elmer wears a pair of wings and tries to fly from a high tower. He dies, and his soul is doomed to the eternity in hell for committing ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Hiles | Stars: Timothy Balme, Nicola Murphy, Marton Csokas, Stuart Devenie

Votes: 269

19. The Luminaries (2020)
Episode: Fingerprint (2020)

TV-MA | 56 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

In 1865 two young adventurers, Anna Wetherell and Emery Staines, meet on the last day of their voyage to New Zealand.

Director: Claire McCarthy | Stars: Eve Hewson, Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Marton Csokas

Votes: 266

20. The Last Tattoo (1994)

112 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A nurse tracing VD in WWII New Zealand's capital, brought by US soldiers stationed there, crosses path with a US captain looking for the murderer of a US soldier.

Director: John Reid | Stars: Desmond Kelly, Katie Wolfe, Mark Raffety, John Bach

Votes: 258

21. The Dark Knight (2000– )

PG-13 | Fantasy

Set in the dark ages, a time of fear, magic and mystery. Ancient evil is about to be unleashed on the land and the only hope is the sharp sword, the pure heart and the mysterious force that protects the 'Chosen One' Ivanhoe.

Stars: Ben Pullen, Charlotte Comer, Peter O'Farrell, Cameron Rhodes

Votes: 235

22. The Luminaries (2020)
Episode: The Place You Return (2020)

TV-MA | 57 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Lydia and Carver hatch a plan to release Carver from his convict past. Emery sets sail to the goldfields in search of Anna. In 1866, the results of Crosby Wells' autopsy are revealed.

Director: Claire McCarthy | Stars: Eve Hewson, Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Marton Csokas

Votes: 170

23. The Luminaries (2020)
Episode: Leverage (2020)

TV-MA | 56 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Anna's suspicions are aroused as Lydia prepares to host a party. Lauderback is blackmailed. In 1866, Crosbie Wells is buried.

Director: Claire McCarthy | Stars: Eve Hewson, Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Marton Csokas

Votes: 159

24. 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

25. The Luminaries (2020)
Episode: The Other Half (2020)

TV-MA | 58 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

In 1865, Anna and Emery have a disastrous reunion in Hokitika. Emery learns about Carver's past and Quee makes a rewarding discovery. In 1866, hope is fading for Anna - in desperation she takes matters into her own hands.

Director: Claire McCarthy | Stars: Eve Hewson, Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Marton Csokas

Votes: 149

26. The Luminaries (2020)
Episode: Paradox (2020)

TV-MA | 59 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A stranger arrives in town and interrupts a secret council between the men of Hokitika. The events from the night Crosbie Wells died are pieced together.

Director: Claire McCarthy | Stars: Eve Hewson, Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Marton Csokas

Votes: 145

27. The Luminaries (2020)
Episode: The Old Moon in the Young Moon's Arms (2020)

TV-MA | 58 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Anna is tried for murder. New evidence reveals a connection between Lauderback and Crosbie Wells.

Director: Claire McCarthy | Stars: Eve Hewson, Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Marton Csokas

Votes: 142

28. Absent Without Leave (1992)

95 min | Drama, Romance, War

In the early days of the war against Japan, Ed marries his pregnant girlfriend Daisy just before joining up with the New Zealand army. Unfortunately for the young couple, Daisy suffers a ... See full summary »

Director: John Laing | Stars: Craig McLachlan, Katrina Hobbs, Judie Douglass, Tony Barry

Votes: 72

29. Dangerous Orphans (1986)

R | 87 min | Action

Harry, Moir and Rossi were like the three musketeers when at the orphanage; now adults, their partnership continues as they pull off the occasional heist together.

Director: John Laing | Stars: Peter Stevens, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Michael Hurst, Ross Girven

Votes: 60

30. Bread & Roses (1993)

PG-13 | 92 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Summarises the early life of politician Sonja Davies. Sonja is a young independent socialist embarking on a career in nursing during World War 2.

Director: Gaylene Preston | Stars: Geneviève Picot, Mick Rose, Perry Piercy, Ingrid Prosser

Votes: 59

31. The Lost Children (2006–2007)

Adventure, Drama

Ethan and his sister Amy are travelling by ship from England with their mother Charlotte, to join their father, who has gone ahead of them to establish the family farm. A storm hits, their ... See full summary »

Stars: Hudson Mills, Beatrice Joblin, Rhys Castle-Hughes, Mikaela Devitt

Votes: 26

32. Blank Spaces (2010)

3 min | Short, Comedy

A young hiker, in New Zealand, tries to claim the last blank space on the map for his own.

Director: Rajneel Singh | Stars: David Van Horn, Tom Maxwell, Junior Apeti

Votes: 23

33. Something Special (I) (2010)

3 min | Short, Drama

A young war veteran explores the magnificent wilds of New Zealand to fulfill the last wish of a close friend who died in combat. This is a powerful film about friendship, loss, and healing.

Director: Kristi L. Simkins | Stars: Dallas Barnett, Daniel Musgrove, Nic Sampson, Billy Squire

Votes: 15

34. 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

35. Loose Enz (1982)

Drama

A New Zealand produced series of 12 separate plays in which New Zealand writers unravel yarns of their own choice.

Stars: Grant Tilly, Jeffrey Thomas, Marnie Morgan, Alice Fraser

36. The Dark Knight (2000– )
Episode: Thunderknight (2002)

TV-14 | 46 min | Fantasy

Ivanhoe races Morgan Le Fay, Mordred and the Thunderknights to find the three magic jewels that Merlin removed from Excalibur.

Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Ben Pullen, Charlotte Comer, Peter O'Farrell, Joanne Mildenhall

37. The Lost Children (2006–2007)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2006)

Adventure, Drama

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Director: Mike Smith | Stars: Hudson Mills, Beatrice Joblin, Rhys Castle-Hughes, Mikaela Devitt

38. The Lost Children (2006–2007)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2006)

Adventure, Drama

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Director: Mike Smith | Stars: Hudson Mills, Beatrice Joblin, Rhys Castle-Hughes, Mikaela Devitt

39. The Lost Children (2006–2007)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2006)

Adventure, Drama

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Director: Mike Smith | Stars: Hudson Mills, Beatrice Joblin, Rhys Castle-Hughes, Mikaela Devitt

40. The Lost Children (2006–2007)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2006)

Adventure, Drama

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Director: Mike Smith | Stars: Hudson Mills, Beatrice Joblin, Rhys Castle-Hughes, Mikaela Devitt

41. The Lost Children (2006–2007)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2006)

Adventure, Drama

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Director: Mike Smith | Stars: Hudson Mills, Beatrice Joblin, Rhys Castle-Hughes, Mikaela Devitt

42. The Lost Children (2006–2007)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2006)

Adventure, Drama

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Director: Mike Smith | Stars: Hudson Mills, Beatrice Joblin, Rhys Castle-Hughes, Mikaela Devitt

43. The Dark Knight (2000– )
Episode: Stonegod (2002)

TV-14 | 46 min | Fantasy

With the help of the Stonegod, Mordour sets a trap for Ivanhoe... and Rebecca is the bait. Being a pawn in Mordour's game is not to Ivanhoe's liking, and he is ready to fight back.

Director: Andrew Merrifield | Stars: Ben Pullen, Charlotte Comer, Peter O'Farrell, Jeffrey Thomas

44. The Dark Knight (2000– )
Episode: Puppet Master (2001)

TV-14 | 46 min | Fantasy

The puppet master uses a magic locket to shrink people and then make them perform as his puppets for others amusement and his profit.

Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Ben Pullen, Charlotte Comer, Peter O'Farrell, Jeffrey Thomas

45. The Dark Knight (2000– )
Episode: Stormguard (2001)

PG-13 | 46 min | Fantasy

Rebecca, Ivanhoe, Odo and Prince John are trapped in Stormguard and must escape.

Director: Wayne Vinten | Stars: Ben Pullen, Charlotte Comer, Peter O'Farrell, Jeffrey Thomas

46. Loose Enz (1982)
Episode: The Pumice Land (1982)

Drama

Austin Morris playing fiddle in the township's rock band is excruciating enough, but when the cantankerous old so-and-so keeps butting into other farmer's affairs, who knows what tune the local community will end up dancing to.

Director: Murray Reece | Stars: Derek Hardwick, Kingi Morgan, Bernard Kearns, Michael Haigh

47. Loose Enz (1982)
Episode: Eros and Psyche (1982)

Drama

Dress rehearsal night at the Little Theatre and tensions run high as over stimulated actors and temperamental crew draw near to the premiere of local playwright Brian Trout's play set among the Gods of Ancient Greece.

Director: John Anderson | Stars: Liddy Holloway, Grant Tilly, Jeffrey Thomas, Rhys McConnochie