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51. The Day of the Roses (1998)
220 min | Drama
The dramatized true-story of the Granville train disaster in Jan 1977 and the subsequent inquiry. Told across two time-frames: the impossible conditions of rescuers, victims and survivors and the divisive investigation by the Coroner.
Stars: Cormac Costello, Stephen Curry, Helen Dallimore, Gigi Edgley
Votes: 200
52. The Paper Man (1990)
120 min | Drama
The rise to international power of a fictional Australian entrepreneur (Philip Cromwell). From one Sydney tabloid he builds a world empire, becoming the nation's most powerful media mogul and fêted by heads of state.
Stars: John Bach, Oliver Tobias, Rebecca Gilling, Peta Toppano
Votes: 30
53. CrimeBroker (1993 TV Movie)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Holly McPhee devises blueprints for criminal operations and offers them for sale to the crime world. Her operation falls apart when she becomes an accessory to murder.
Director: Ian Barry | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Masaya Katô, Gary Day, John Bach
Votes: 170
54. Golden Fiddles (1991)
Not Rated | 240 min | Drama
A heartwarming rags-to-riches story of a family during the Depression. The story is from a novel by Mary Grant Bruce.
Stars: Kate Nelligan, John Bach, Rachel Friend, Cameron Daddo
Votes: 60
55. 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
56. Prisoners (1983)
95 min | Drama
A man resettles his American family to New Zealand where he gets a new job at a prison in the city Wellington. His daughter has an affair with one of his prisoners he is to look out for.
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Tatum O'Neal, Colin Friels, Shirley Knight, David Hemmings
Votes: 34
57. The Lost Tribe (1983)
114 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
An anthropologist disappears in New Zealand while looking for a lost tribe, so his wife and little daughter as well as his shady twin brother who's in love with his sister-in-law go to look... See full summary »
Director: John Laing | Stars: John Bach, Darien Takle, Don Selwyn, Martyn Sanderson
Votes: 89
58. Typhon's People (1993 TV Movie)
90 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
After David Typhon, a brilliant scientist is killed, a group of parties go to his secret lab located in New Zealand, trying to find out the hidden truth some rumored experiments he did on human beings.
Director: Yvonne Mackay | Stars: Greg Wise, Sophie Lee, Alfred Molina, John Bach
Votes: 42
59. Spit MacPhee (1988)
60 min | Drama
The authorities want to take Spit MacPhee (Philip Hancock) away from his grandfather, Fyfe MacPhee (Sir John Mills), and put him in a children's home, but the young whippersnapper has other ideas.
Stars: John Mills, Philip Hancock, John Bach, Elspeth Ballantyne
Votes: 21
60. Zealandia (2020)
15 min | Short, Sci-Fi
In 2032, Zealandia is the only virus free country left on earth at a high cost to its population. Could the bag carried by a fearless woman entering the country be the downfall of this oppressive state?
Director: Bruno Du Bois | Stars: Laura Thompson, John Bach, Greg McColl, Shane Rangi
Votes: 24
61. The Ballad of Maddog Quinn (2022)
15 min | Short, Action, Adventure
An unlikely outlaw wreaks hell across the dusty dystopia of The State on a wild quest to save what is held most dear.
Director: Matt Inns | Stars: Maggie Pirie, Jed Brophy, John Bach, Ben Stewart
Votes: 45
62. Wild Man (1977)
73 min | Comedy, Western
The story of two itinerant con men, the Wild Man and the Colonel, who operate on the West Coast gold mining towns of the New Zealand South Island during the latter part of the last century.
Director: Geoff Murphy | Stars: Bruno Lawrence, Ian Watkin, Tony Barry, Bill Stalker
Votes: 22
63. 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
64. Heroes II: The Return (1991)
240 min | Drama, War
The true and tragic story of Operation Rimau, one of the most daring raids of WW2. In September 1944 Ivan Lyon and 22 Australian and British troops attempted to blow up Japanese ships in ... See full summary »
Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Christopher Morsley, John Bach, Simon Burke
Votes: 95
66. Der Liebe entgegen (2002 TV Movie)
182 min | Drama, Adventure, Romance
In 1957 Berlin, Renate, Angelika, and Karin have known one another since they were children. Renate has the idea that the three of them should accept New Zealand's invitation to young ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Enlen | Stars: Esther Zimmering, Anna Loos, Katja Studt, Clint Eruera
Votes: 22
67. Georgia (1988)
93 min | Mystery, Thriller
A young woman investigates the death of her mother, who drowned when her daughter was still a baby. The question is: was it murder, suicide or merely an accident?
Director: Ben Lewin | Stars: Judy Davis, John Bach, Julia Blake, Alex Menglet
Votes: 172
68. 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
69. 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
70. Nearly No Christmas (1983 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama, Family
The year that Santa and his helpers had to fix the toy factory.
Director: Yvonne Mackay | Stars: Michael Haigh, Mildred Woods, John Banas, John Bach
Votes: 127
71. Hope and Wire (2014– )
90 min | Drama
Hope and Wire is a dramatized edition of what happened to a group of New Zealanders after the 2010 Christchurch earthquakes telling the "real story". They didn't need any extra drama, Christchurch survivors know that.
Stars: Bernard Hill, Rachel House, Jarod Rawiri, Miriama McDowell
Votes: 55
73. Close to Home (1975–1983)
Drama
Stars: John Bach, Bill Stalker, Ilona Rodgers, Ian Gilmour
Votes: 9
74. Carry Me Back (1982)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
Two brothers take their father into the city for the weekend for a rugby game and a night on the town. However, the old man dies in their hotel and the boys need to smuggle his body back to... See full summary »
Director: John Reid | Stars: Grant Tilly, Kelly Johnson, Dorothy McKegg, Derek Hardwick
Votes: 61
75. Other Halves (1984)
106 min | Drama
A middle-class woman and Maori boy who lives on the streets meet in drug rehab and kindle a friendship.
Director: John Laing | Stars: Lisa Harrow, Mark Pilisi, Fraser Stephen-Smith, Paul Gittins
Votes: 27
76. The Light Harvester (2014)
17 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Light Harvester is set in a post-apocalyptic world shrouded in darkness, where light is rare and valuable. Troy needs light to heal his wife, Anna. On the brink death, they come across ... See full summary »
Director: Jason Howden | Stars: John Bach, Thomas Banda, Craig Hall, Beck Taylor
Votes: 10
77. Pallet on the Floor (1984)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Rape, murder and blackmail result when the town's most beautiful woman gets married.
Director: Lynton Butler | Stars: Bruce Spence, Peter McCauley, Jillian O'Brien, Shirley Gruar
Votes: 23
78. Inside Straight (1984)
Action, Comedy, Crime
Stars: Phillip Gordon, Roy Billing, Joanne Simpson, Silvio Famularo
79. The Feds: Terror (1995 TV Movie)
93 min | Action, Drama
Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Robert Taylor, Angie Milliken, John Bach, Max Tidof
Votes: 11
80. The Feds: Obsession (1994 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Robert Taylor, Angie Milliken, John Bach, Brian Vriends
Votes: 14
81. Sea Urchins (1980 TV Movie)
75 min | Adventure
Director: Mark Defriest | Stars: Jason Pirihi, Huru Rakete, Freddie Hemara, Rachel Weston
82. The Feds: Abduction (1995 TV Movie)
87 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The two children of Suzi Plummer, the divorced wife of Idris Karya, an army officer of a prominent Indonesian military family, vanish while on an access visit with their father. Fearing an ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Pattinson | Stars: Robert Taylor, Angie Milliken, John Bach, John McTernan
Votes: 16
83. Rest for the Wicked (2011)
Murray Baxter is a cop who goes undercover. He aims to get the goods on his oldest rival. But both men are in their seventies. The cop investigates crime in a rest home. When one of the ... See full synopsis »
Director: Simon Pattison | Stars: Bruce Allpress, John Bach, Tony Barry, George Beca
Votes: 27
84. Old Scores (1991)
93 min | Comedy
Former Welsh rugby hero Bleddyn Morgan has his life in New Zealand interrupted by a deathbed confession that leads to a replay of a controversial 1966 All Blacks/Wales rugby match - with ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Clayton | Stars: John Bach, Tony Barry, Roy Billing, Alison Bruce
Votes: 57
85. Wild Horses (1983)
90 min | Drama
Mitch has an ambition of catching and selling wild horses. Unfortunately, some other men get jobs hunting deer in the same area. Because Mitch and his horses are frightening off the deer, ... See full summary »
Director: Derek Morton | Stars: Keith Aberdein, John Bach, Kevin J. Wilson, Robyn Gibbes
Votes: 17
86. The Mad Dog Gang Spooks Wilkie, Wink Wink and the Wobbler (1980 TV Movie)
80 min | Adventure
Director: Ross Jennings | Stars: Buddy Ruruku, Julie Wilson, Ian Templeton, John Bach
87. Mortimer's Patch (1980–1984)
Drama
Stars: Terence Cooper, Don Selwyn, Sean Duffy, Bruce Allpress
88. Iris (1984 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Drama
The story of poet, novelist, journalist and biographer Iris Wilkinson's (pen name - Robin Hyde) early longing to escape the narrow confines of her upbringing and her exultation in unconventionality and sexual freedom as a young woman.
Director: Tony Issac | Stars: Helen Morse, Philip Holder, John Bach, Donogh Rees
Votes: 7
89. The Feds: Deception (1995 TV Movie)
95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When Tammy Warren, a dear friend and colleague, is killed while on an undercover assignment, Jo Moody decides to seek revenge by taking on her dangerous assignment in the drug world. Jo ... See full summary »
Director: George Ogilvie | Stars: Robert Taylor, Angie Milliken, John Bach, Rachael Beck
Votes: 18
90. The Making of Special: '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' (1997 TV Movie)
Documentary
Documentary about the making of this television adaptation of Jules Verne's classic adventure tale.
Director: Chris Brown | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kerry Armstrong, John Bach, Bryan Brown
Votes: 20
91. Lie of the Land (1985)
93 min | Drama
A soldier returns home after the war and discovers that a Maori curse hangs over his home.
Director: Graham McLean | Stars: Roberta Wallach, Marshall Napier, Terence Cooper, Jonathan Hardy
92. The Feds: Vengeance (1995 TV Movie)
93 min | Action, Drama
Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Robert Taylor, Angie Milliken, John Bach, Brian Vriends
Votes: 8
93. Roche (1985)
30 min | Drama
In this part we enter the shady city of Warioville and work on taking it back from Koopa town.
Stars: John Bach, Denise O'Connell, Andy Anderson, Deidre O'Connor
94. The Feds: Deadfall (1996 TV Movie)
91 min | Action, Drama
The Organization of Federal Emergency Services is the most advanced and highly-equipped rescue and safety organization in the country. After a joint exercise with The Feds, the head honcho ... See full summary »
Director: Kate Woods | Stars: Robert Taylor, Angie Milliken, John Bach, Asher Keddie
Votes: 14
95. The Feds: Seduction (1995 TV Movie)
88 min | Action, Drama
Director: George Ogilvie | Stars: Robert Taylor, Angie Milliken, John Bach, Peta Toppano
Votes: 9
96. The Games Affair (1975)
24 min | Adventure
Stars: Brent Bullis, Debbie Gowland, Dominic Solia, John Bach
97. The Big Bingo Bonanza (2019)
10 min | Short, Comedy
A 12 year old plans the ultimate heist with her ex-con grandad.
Director: Jackson Herman | Stars: Erik Augustin, John Bach, Stephanie King-Griffin, Maggie Leigh-White
98. The Gathering (1979 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Tony Issac | Stars: Riwia Taylor, Haina Taylor, Enoka Waitai, Tungia Baker
99. The Man Who Couldn't Dance (2005)
10 min | Short
Alge is a young man who has lost both of his legs below the knees, and must wear prosthetic legs. Nonetheless, he is steadfast in his determination to learn to dance, despite the best ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Prescott | Stars: John Bach, Emma Kinane, Joe Taylor
Votes: 10
100. Clare (2000 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Yvonne Mackay | Stars: John Bach, Liz Blackett, Miranda Harcourt, Stephen Lovatt