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1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen
Votes: 687,030 | Gross: $532.18M
2. The Greatest Showman (2017)
PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Director: Michael Gracey | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya
Votes: 311,784 | Gross: $174.34M
3. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt
Votes: 108,210 | Gross: $1.88M
4. The Sparks Brothers (2021)
R | 140 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
A musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks.
Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Beck, Jane Wiedlin
Votes: 6,062
5. SuperBob (2015)
82 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Robert Kenner is a lonely man looking for love. Today, if he can actually get his boss to give him some time off, he is going on his first date for 6 years. Oh, and he is also the world's only SuperHero.
Director: Jon Drever | Stars: Brett Goldstein, Natalia Tena, Laura Haddock, Ruth Sheen
Votes: 2,803
6. The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013)
97 min | Documentary, Music
Shane Meadows documents the reunion of iconic British band, The Stone Roses.
Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Shane Meadows, Ian Brown, John Squire, The Stone Roses
Votes: 2,717
7. The Devil Dared Me To (2007)
75 min | Action, Comedy
Young Randy has dreamed of being a stuntman, teaming up with misfit stunt-team the Timaru Hellriders, is employed by mentor-turned Dick Johansonson, and meets the one-legged cunning stunt babe Tracy "Tragedy" Jones.
Director: Chris Stapp | Stars: Chris Stapp, Matt Heath, Bonnie Soper, Andrew Beattie
Votes: 905
8. Born to Dance (2015)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Drama, Music
Coming of age tale told through the eyes of 'Tu', an ambitious young man from Auckland who dreams of being a professional hip-hop dancer.
Directors: Tammy Davis, Chris Graham | Stars: Tia Maipi, Stan Walker, Kherington Payne, John Tui
Votes: 837
9. Broken English (1996)
NC-17 | 92 min | Drama, Romance
Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees in Auckland. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own, despite his angry objections. Eddie is the Maori she takes as her ... See full summary »
Director: Gregor Nicholas | Stars: Aleksandra Vujcic, Julian Arahanga, Rade Serbedzija, Marton Csokas
Votes: 740 | Gross: $0.48M
10. All Tomorrow's Parties (2009)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Music
A kaleidoscopic journey into the parallel musical universe of cult music festival All Tomorrow's Parties.
Director: Jonathan Caouette | Stars: Battles, Belle & Sebastian, Grinderman, Dirty Three
Votes: 662
11. Every Woman's Dream (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A young woman believes she has married the man of her dreams without suspecting her husband is leading a double life. When his lies go sour, he makes a deadly turn into a life of crime.
Director: Steven Schachter | Stars: Jeff Fahey, Kim Cattrall, DeLane Matthews, Walter Addison
Votes: 425
12. The Chemical Brothers: Don't Think (2012)
85 min | Documentary, Music
For nearly two decades, The Chemical Brothers' "mind-bending" audiovisual live show has played to packed houses and festivals across the globe. But it has never been documented on film. ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Smith | Stars: The Chemical Brothers, Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons, Mario Kobayashi Stopford
Votes: 399
13. The X Factor (2005–2016)
60 min | Music, Reality-TV
Four celebrity singers look among the public lf Australia, in a bid to discover who the next music sensation will be.
Stars: Guy Sebastian, Luke Jacobz, Ronan Keating, Mel B
Votes: 347
14. West of Eden (2017)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance, Western
The affluent farmer's son is everything Billy desires. The farm is everything the head drover wants. A story of forbidden love, revenge and a family torn apart, inspired by true events.
Director: Alastair Riddell | Stars: Kieran Foster, Luke Thompson, Peter Hansen, Vanessa Riddell
Votes: 296
15. James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends (2020)
Family
Actor and filmmaker Taika Waititi and a large cast of celebrities read Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach for charity.
Stars: Taika Waititi, Ryan Reynolds, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 267
16. 7 Days (2009– )
30 min | Comedy, Game-Show
Two teams of three stand-up comedians take the news from the last 7 days and do what they do best - take the piss out of everything and everyone.
Stars: Jeremy Corbett, Paul Ego, Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley
Votes: 183
17. The Nightcrawlers (2019)
40 min | Short
With unprecedented access, The Nightcrawlers is an unflinching exposé of Filipino President Duterte's war on drugs, in which some claim over 20,000 people have been killed. RL, a former ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander A. Mora | Stars: Ezra Acayan, Patricia Evangalista, Carlo Gabuco, Vincent Go
Votes: 114
18. Britain's Got Talent: The Champions (2019– )
90 min | Documentary, Family, Game-Show
Past winners, finalists and contestants from Britain's Got Talent and international versions of Got Talent compete to be crowned the ultimate winner.
Stars: Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly, Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon
Votes: 109
19. Ed Sheeran the Equals Live Experience (2021 TV Special)
70 min | Music
Tune in as British pop phenom Ed Sheeran performs an array of brand new tracks from his latest album "=." This concert experience will take you on a transformative audio-visual journey with... See full summary »
Director: Paul Dugdale | Star: Ed Sheeran
Votes: 69
20. Love in Tokyo (2015)
Not Rated | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
A social-media obsessed American guy falls in love with an unplugged Japanese girl in Tokyo.
Director: Michael Solton | Stars: Jonathan Sherr, Itsuka, Jason London, Michael Solton
Votes: 51
21. Broken Hallelujah (2014)
135 min | Drama
Three families bound by love and broken by betrayal, each reach breaking point until a single event brings them together. Can desperateness and frustration turn to hope and compassion? Three loves, three lies, one more chance.
Director: Alastair Riddell | Stars: Ben Mitchell, Vanessa Riddell, Greg Smith, Roussel Dubois
Votes: 47
22. Wayne Anderson: Singer of Songs (2005)
23 min | Short, Biography, Music
Truly obsessed by the power of music, Wayne Anderson is no ordinary man. He's a man with a dream: a dream to one day break into the music scene and release an album; an album of covers ... See full summary »
Director: Glenn Elliott | Stars: Wayne Anderson, Orlando Stewart, Darcy Waldegrave
Votes: 46
23. Moving Target (2011)
Drama, Thriller
About a man (Greco), who runs from north to south London and the problems he encounters on the way. It is a tense psychological drama of jealousy, passion and paranoia based on cult classic "The Swimmer".
Director: Mark Tierney | Stars: Michael Greco, Steven Berkoff, Jake Maskall, Meredith Ostrom
Votes: 36
24. Viva Cuba Libre: Rap Is War (2013)
74 min | Documentary
The fire of revolution has spread to Cuba! Director Jesse Acevedo risked his own freedom; using hidden camera methods, he brings viewers inside the brewing Cuban revolution. Those filmed ... See full summary »
Director: Jesse Acevedo
Votes: 35
25. Accidents (II) (1999)
15 min | Short, Thriller
A gang of construction workers try to relieve tension by taunting their newest member.
Director: Paul Swadel | Stars: Marton Csokas, Rawiri Paratene, Marek Sumich, Frank Whitten
Votes: 32
26. NZSAS: First Among Equals (2007– )
44 min | Documentary
Inside the NZ SAS: First Among Equals is a world first - an exclusive documentary series about the inner workings of this country's most famous fighting elite, the top "1 percenters" of the... See full summary »
Votes: 27
27. Blue (II) (2011)
TV-14 | Short, Drama
Director: Stephen Kang | Stars: Hanna Lee, Niamh Peren, Willie Ying
Votes: 22
28. The Big Picture (2007– )
Documentary
"Art is not made for museums - it's made to be part of people's lives," asserts Hamish Keith, iconic arts commentator and presenter of The Big Picture. This series tells the story of New ... See full summary »
Star: Hamish Keith
Votes: 20
29.
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions (2019– )
Episode:
Champions 1
(2019)
89 min | Documentary, Family, Game-Show
Homegrown Britain's Got Talent acts take on Got Talent acts from around the world in the ultimate battle of the Champions!
Directors: Nikki Parsons, Sam Nutt | Stars: Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly, Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon
Votes: 19
30. One Night of Ecstasy (2017)
Documentary
Told over eight short-form episodes, this is the story of how a single ecstasy pill changed the lives of a group of young friends forever.
Votes: 18
31. Wayne Anderson: Singer of Songs (2006)
30 min | Biography, Music, Reality-TV
Truly obsessed by the power of music, Wayne Anderson is no ordinary man. He's a man with a dream: a dream to one day break into the music scene and release an album; an album of covers ... See full summary »
Stars: Orlando Stewart, Wayne Anderson
Votes: 15
32. Desert (2010)
82 min | Drama
Desert is the story of Jenny, pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on their wedding day and increasingly isolated as she is rejected by the people around her. Pushed to the outside, she ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Kang | Stars: Jane Kim, Andrew Han
Votes: 15
33. Jet Black (2007)
11 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
Director: Kezia Barnett | Stars: Leighton Cardno, Marissa Stott
Votes: 14
34. Rockfeedback TV (2006– )
22 min | Music
Stars: Jack White, Dave Grohl, Kim Gordon, Jesse Hughes
Votes: 14
35. Who Got Benny's Millions? (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Isabel Tang | Stars: Benny Hill, Jo Unwin, Dennis Kirkland, Bob Monkhouse
Votes: 14
36. Supercollider (1996)
Animation, Short
Supercollider is an experimental, three film, 35mm suite that explore themes of human experience, power and end times.
In the first film/act 'Guns' observes the inate celebration of Phallic ... See full synopsis »
Directors: Marc Swadel, Paul Swadel
Votes: 12
37. Pylon (2017)
90 min | Thriller
Pylon is a political thriller based around modern British political events.
Director: Jono Smith | Stars: Vic Waghorn, Oliver Cotton, Simon Fielder, Chris Martin Hill
Votes: 11
38. Like an Angel (1999)
Drama, Short
Director: Paul Swadel | Stars: Chantal Gaiqui, Ivan Johnson
Votes: 11
39. Red Bull BC ONE Tokyo (2010 TV Special)
26 min | Sport
Directors: Christian Breitschmid, Maximilian Haidbauer | Stars: Gibrahimer Beomont, Marcio De Barros, Ardit Gjikaj, Andrii Gregul
Votes: 10
41. Tuffy (2012)
13 min | Short, Drama
A son returns to the small town, family home as an act of last resort. His father has remarried and the new wife is overtly hostile to the son, and the father is emotionally distant. A ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Sunderland | Stars: Alix Bushnell, Madeleine Lynch, Brian Sergent, Jack Sergent-Shadbolt
Votes: 10
42.
James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends (2020)
Episode:
Meryl Streep & Benedict Cumberbatch join Taika Waititi to read James & the Giant Peach
(2020)
Family
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Meryl Streep, Taika Waititi
Votes: 10
43. Dont Look Down (2011 Video)
4 min | Short, Horror
'A nightmare in a damaged brain'..
Director: Marc Swadel | Stars: Michael Logie, Vincent Lumm, Adam Puttick, Aroha Swadel
Votes: 7
44. Consequence (2008)
14 min | Short
Director: Noah Marshall | Stars: Juan Pablo Gamboa, Luis Miguel Rivera, Eduardo Burbano, Andrea Grillo
Votes: 7
46. The Munch Box (2013– )
46 min | Family, Game-Show
Fun kids' game-show in which two teams take on various cooking challenges and are judged by a celebrity chef.
Stars: Layla Anna-Lee, Ben Ebbrell, James Tanner, Matt Tebbutt
Votes: 6
47. Duran Duran: Anniversary (2021 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Music
Director: Alison Jackson | Stars: Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor
Votes: 6
48. Model Farmers (2022–2023)
Reality-TV
Six OF Creators trade their glamorous lifestyles for a week of chores on Jersey Cowgirl Becky Houzé's dairy farm.
Stars: Jessie Wynter, Shannon Singh, Danielle Sellers, Daisy Taylor
49. Footprints (2021)
Drama
Stars: Michael Pennington, Edward Baker-Duly, Hannah Morrish, Miranda Foster