With BGT Actors Models & Talent (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
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: 1,607,753 | Gross: $315.54M
3. The Meg (2018)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis
Votes: 138,902 | Gross: $143.01M
4. Guns Akimbo (2019)
R | 98 min | Action, Comedy
A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers.
Director: Jason Lei Howden | Stars: Samara Weaving, Daniel Radcliffe, Mark Rowley, Rhys Darby
Votes: 24,915
5. Spartacus (2010–2013)
TV-MA | 55 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: 216,538
6. Power Rangers (2017)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A group of high-school students, who are infused with unique superpowers, harness their abilities in order to save the world.
Director: Dean Israelite | Stars: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Ludi Lin
Votes: 99,327 | Gross: $85.36M
7. The Last Samurai (2003)
R | 154 min | Action, Drama, War
An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, William Atherton
Votes: 389,049 | Gross: $111.11M
8. Underworld (2003)
R | 121 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Selene, a vampire warrior, is entrenched in a conflict between vampires and werewolves, while falling in love with Michael, a human who is sought by werewolves for unknown reasons.
Director: Len Wiseman | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Shane Brolly, Michael Sheen
Votes: 248,124 | Gross: $51.97M
9. Ghost in the Shell (2017)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche
Votes: 190,109 | Gross: $40.56M
10. A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling
Votes: 39,373 | Gross: $100.48M
11. 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, Nic Sampson, Cristina Serban Ionda
Votes: 2,108
12. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.
Stars: Richard Steven Horvitz, David Yost, Ed Neil, David J. Fielding
Votes: 19,701
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
PG | 150 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.
Director: Andrew Adamson | Stars: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, William Moseley
Votes: 189,105 | Gross: $141.62M
14. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
PG | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A giant egg is unearthed at a construction site and soon opened, releasing the terrible Ivan Ooze, who wreaks vengeance on Zordon for imprisoning him millennia ago. With Zordon dying and their powers lost, the Rangers head to a distant planet to find the mystic warrior Dulcea.
Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Karan Ashley, Johnny Yong Bosch, Steve Cardenas, Jason David Frank
Votes: 24,679 | Gross: $38.19M
15. Pete's Dragon (2016)
PG | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who happens to be a dragon.
Director: David Lowery | Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley, Oona Laurence
Votes: 52,498 | Gross: $76.23M
16. Falling Inn Love (2019)
TV-PG | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
When city girl Gabriela spontaneously enters a contest and wins a rustic New Zealand inn, she teams up with bighearted contractor Jake Taylor to fix and flip it.
Director: Roger Kumble | Stars: Christina Milian, Adam Demos, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Anna Jullienne
Votes: 13,561
17. Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
PG | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The TV heroes return for a sequel, chasing a vicious villainess named Divatox. Can they rescue the kindly wizard Lerigot from her clutches before he's thrown into the volcano?
Directors: Shuki Levy, David Winning | Stars: Jason David Frank, Catherine Sutherland, Hilary Shepard, Jon Simanton
Votes: 8,016 | Gross: $8.36M
18. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh, Harry Shum Jr., Natasha Liu Bordizzo
Votes: 17,089
19. Westside (2015– )
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: 423
20. Outrageous Fortune (2005– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When career criminal Wolfgang West gets put away for four years, his wife Cheryl decides it's time for her family to go straight. But can the Wests change the habits of a lifetime?
Stars: Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Siobhan Marshall, Antonia Prebble
Votes: 1,807
21. Shortland Street (1992– )
30 min | Drama
Shortland Street, a five-night-a-week soap set in an Auckland City hospital, follows the complicated personal and professional lives of its staff, family and friends.
Stars: Michael Galvin, Ben Mitchell, Amanda Billing, Peter Mochrie
Votes: 823
22. Power Rangers Samurai (2011–2012)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A new generation of Power Rangers must master the mystical and ancient Samurai Symbols of Power which give them control over the elements of Fire, Water, Sky, Forest, and Earth. Under the ... See full summary »
Stars: Alexander P. Heartman, Erika Fong, Hector David Jr., Najee De-Tiege
Votes: 1,749
23. Power Rangers in Space (1998–1999)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The most evil forces of the universe (Rita & Zedd, the Machine Empire and Divatox) have formed an alliance with the monarch of all evil, Dark Specter. With Zordon as his prisoner, Dark ... See full summary »
Stars: Tracy Lynn Cruz, Patricia Ja Lee, Roger Velasco, Christopher Khayman Lee
Votes: 2,587
24. Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An eccentric scientist and his partner, veteran Power Ranger Dr. Tommy Oliver, have created Dinosaur like robots called Bio Zords. After their laboratory is attacked by the evil Mesogog, ... See full summary »
Stars: James Napier Robertson, Kevin Duhaney, Emma Lahana, Jason David Frank
Votes: 2,526
25. Step Dave (2014–2015)
43 min | Comedy, Romance
Bartender Dave, a 24-year-old Kiwi slacker whose life is turned upside down when he meets the woman of his dreams; Cara, 15 years his senior with three kids and some serious baggage in tow.
Stars: Sia Trokenheim, Jono Kenyon, Rawiri Jobe, Aidee Walker
Votes: 319
26. Power Rangers Time Force (2001)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When a crimelord from the year 3000 finds that times are too tough, he goes back in time to 2001. And the Power Rangers of year 3000 come back to battle him. Things only get crazier when ... See full summary »
Stars: Jason Faunt, Kevin Kleinberg, Michael Copon, Erin Cahill
Votes: 1,955
27. Power Rangers Ninja Storm (2003–2004)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Three rebellious students are the last ones remaining at their ninja academy after evil aliens attack the Earth. With mankind at the brink of destruction, the fate of the world lies in the ... See full summary »
Stars: Pua Magasiva, Sally Martin, Glenn McMillan, Jason Chan
Votes: 2,104
28. Sweet Tooth (TV Movie)
Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Post-production
A boy who is half human and half deer survives in a post-apocalyptic world with other hybrids.
Director: Jim Mickle | Stars: Nonso Anozie, James Brolin, Will Forte, Adeel Akhtar
29. Go Girls (2009– )
TV-Y | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Amy, Britta and Cody are 25 and have been friends forever but their lives aren't going as they thought they would. They plan to be married (Cody), famous (Britta) and rich (Amy) within a year.
Stars: Irene Wood, Ingrid Park, Bronwyn Turei, Alix Bushnell
Votes: 293
30. Savage (II) (2019)
Crime, Drama
Inspired by the true stories of New Zealand's street gangs across 30 years, SAVAGE follows DANNY at three defining moments in his life as he grows from a boy into the violent enforcer of a gang.
Director: Sam Kelly | Stars: Jake Ryan, John Tui, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Olly Presling
Votes: 17
31. Daffodils (I) (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: 248
32. Beyond the Known World (2017)
102 min | Drama
Recently divorced Carl and Julie are not on good terms. When their 19-year-old daughter goes missing in India, they must journey into the Himalayas in search for her.
Director: Pan Nalin | Stars: David Wenham, Emmanuelle Béart, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Sia Trokenheim
Votes: 111
33. Mahana (2016)
103 min | Drama
From the author of "The Whale Rider", a tale of family rivalry and reconciliation, set against the stunning backdrop of rural New Zealand in the 1960s.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Temuera Morrison, Akuhata Keefe, Nancy Brunning, Jim Moriarty
Votes: 784
34. Into the Rainbow (I) (2017)
88 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Unlock its Secret. Save the World.
Directors: Norman Stone, Gary Wing-Lun Mak | Stars: Willow Shields, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Archie Kao
Votes: 43
35. Hibiscus & Ruthless (2018)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy
"No Going Out and No Boyfriends" - Hibiscus' obedience towards her Mum's rules is put to the test in her final year of University. As guys start to impress Hibiscus, she asks her childhood friend Ruth, to help keep her focused.
Director: Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa | Stars: Suivai Autagavaia, Anna-Maree Thomas, Lafitaga Mafaufau, Yvonne Maea-Brown
Votes: 130
36. Resolve (2017 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Based on the life of a man known as Chris Crean who took a stand against gang intimidation in Taranaki between the Mongrel Mob and Black Power.
Director: Peter Burger | Stars: Pana Hema Taylor, Ella Becroft, Stephen Lovatt, Mark Ruka
Votes: 83
37. In Dark Places (2018 TV Movie)
Drama
In Dark Places is the gripping story of an innocent man, imprisoned for two decades for a crime he did not commit, and an ex-cop's heroic battle to win him his freedom.
Director: Michael Bennett | Stars: Richard Te Are, Craig Hall, Jocelyn Christian, Peter Tait
Votes: 29
38. Ablaze (2019 TV Movie)
86 min | Drama
On November 18, 1947, as a fire took hold in the basement of Ballantynes department store in Christchurch, 500 employees kept working and hundreds of shoppers roamed through the showrooms ... See full summary »
Director: Joshua Frizzell | Stars: Hannah Marshall, Daniel Watterson, Mark Mitchinson, Jared Turner
Votes: 29
39. Kiwi (2018 TV Movie)
Drama
This is the enthralling story of Kiwi, the horse a farmer's wife bought for $1000 that went on to win the Melbourne Cup in 1983. An 18-year-old jockey called Jimmy Cassidy was the rider.
Director: Thomas Robins | Stars: Nick Blake, Alison Bruce, Patrick Carroll, Phil Peleton
Votes: 15
40. In A Flash... (2018 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Director: Riccardo Pellizzeri | Stars: Madeleine Adams, Jack Barry, Phil Brooks, Fraser Brown
Votes: 6
41. Vermilion (2018)
92 min | Drama
VERMILION tells the story of a group of women - mothers, daughters, friends and neighbours. Darcy (Jennifer Ward-Lealand), a composer, sees colours when she plays musical notes. When she ... See full summary »
Director: Dorthe Scheffmann | Stars: Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Theresa Healey, Emily Campbell, Goeretti Chadwick
Votes: 14
42. Kiwi Christmas (2017)
89 min | Family
Fed up with the materialism of Christmas, Santa runs away to New Zealand for a summer holiday. When two Kiwi kids figure out who he is, they have to find a way to get him back to the North Pole in time for Christmas.
Director: Tony Simpson | Stars: Kari Väänänen, Sia Trokenheim, Xavier Horan, Samuel Clark
Votes: 134
43. Lumen (2015 TV Movie)
Drama, Fantasy
A family is mysteriously transported into the world of a writer's creation.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Fiona Shaw, Christina Cole, Sam Jaeger, Neil Jackson
Votes: 11
44. Runaway Millionaires (2019 TV Movie)
Drama
The story of a New Zealand couple who mistakenly received $10m in their bank account.
Stars: Ascia Maybury, Jess Sayer, George Zhao, Jen Van Epps
Votes: 58
45. Rude Awakenings (2007– )
40 min | Comedy, Drama
Dimity Rush, a woman in a hurry to reconnect with the Auckland city vibe and escape the lifestyle block in Kumeu, where she has been stranded with her husband, Stuart, and their two sons Julian and Ollie.
Stars: Danielle Cormack, Patrick Wilson, Claire Van Beek, Phoebe Falconer
Votes: 20
46. Shortland Street (2012– )
Drama
Stars: Clinton Ulyatt, Taylor Barrett, Angela Bloomfield, Michael Galvin
Votes: 7
47.
Power Rangers Beast Morphers (2019–2020)
Episode:
Taking Care of Business
(2019)
TV-Y7 | Action, Adventure, Drama
Devon finds it difficult to balance a new job he took to impress his dad, and the duties of being the Red Power Ranger.
Director: Oliver Driver | Stars: Rorrie D. Travis, Jasmeet Baduwalia, Jacqueline Scislowski, Abraham Rodriguez
Votes: 31
48.
Straight Forward (2019– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2019)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime
Scammer Silvia Petersen will avenge the murder of a family member. But things do not go according to plan, and she is forced to flee to the other side of the world.
Stars: Cecilie Stenspil, Mark Mitchinson, Owen Black, Alex Board
Votes: 18
49.
The Bad Seed (2018–2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2019)
Drama
Simon Lampton is a successful obstetrician who looks like he has the ideal life, but everything begins to unravel when neighbour and former patient is brutally murdered and Simon's dysfunctional childhood comes back to haunt him.
Stars: Matt Minto, Dean O'Gorman, Jodie Hillock, Chelsie Preston Crayford
Votes: 11
50.
The Bad Seed (2018–2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2019)
Drama
Simon begins to lose it emotionally as police pressure intensifies and his personal life crumbles. Ford helps and hinders his brother and Roza courts the Lampton family before dropping a bombshell on Simon.
Stars: Matt Minto, Dean O'Gorman, Jodie Hillock, Zoe Jansson-Bush
Votes: 8