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1. 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: 1,982,528 | Gross: $377.85M
2. 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: 257,382
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: 1,786,922 | Gross: $342.55M
4. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
PG-13 | 169 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis
Votes: 874,115 | Gross: $303.00M
5. Wentworth (2013–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The confronting look into the lives of the inmates and prison staff of Wentworth Correctional Centre as they navigate the ups and downs of their lives in the prison system.
Stars: Kate Atkinson, Katrina Milosevic, Robbie Magasiva, Jacquie Brennan
Votes: 24,663
6. Farscape (1999–2003)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.
Stars: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Lani John Tupu
Votes: 40,358
7. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
PG-13 | 144 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Bilbo Baggins and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 572,825 | Gross: $255.12M
8. Legend of the Seeker (2008–2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the mysterious murder of his father, a son's search for answers begins a momentous fight against tyranny.
Stars: Craig Horner, Bridget Regan, Bruce Spence, Craig Parker
Votes: 36,314
9. 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: 225,743 | Gross: $141.62M
10. Young Hercules (1998–1999)
TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The adventures of Hercules as a boy, during his time at a training academy for warriors.
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Dean O'Gorman, Chris Conrad, Jodie Rimmer
Votes: 2,186
11. The Lost World (1999–2002)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The adventures of a band of explorers stranded in a mysterious land inhabited by dinosaurs and other dangers.
Stars: Peter McCauley, Rachel Blakely, Jennifer O'Dell, William Snow
Votes: 4,498
12. Roman Empire (2016–2019)
TV-MA | 48 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Chronicles some of the most famous leaders of the Roman Civilization.
Stars: Aaron Irvin, Corey Brennan, Jerry Toner, Steve West
Votes: 9,392
13. The Light Between Oceans (2016)
PG-13 | 133 min | Drama, Romance
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.
Director: Derek Cianfrance | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Florence Clery
Votes: 60,140 | Gross: $12.55M
14. Jack Irish (2016–2021)
Not Rated | 52 min | Crime, Drama
Jack is engaged to find a missing person, only to be later framed for his murder. Jack is quickly caught up in a complex web of powerful vested interests that stretches from his home town of Fitzroy to a remote village in the Philippines.
Stars: Guy Pearce, Aaron Pedersen, Roy Billing, Damien Garvey
Votes: 3,364
15. 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: 1,716
16. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1994–1996)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Western
Inspired by Banjo Paterson's famous poem, The Man from Snowy River, this series is about cattle rancher Matt McGregor, his family, and their neighbours in the township of Paterson's Ridge in Australia's Snowy Mountains.
Stars: Andrew Clarke, Brett Climo, Guy Pearce, Sheryl Munks
Votes: 974
17. Under the Vines (2021– )
60 min | Comedy
Rebecca Gibney and Charles Edwards star as two city slickers who inherit a failing vineyard in rural New Zealand.. the only problems are that neither of them has ever done a hard days' work- and they despise one another.
Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Charles Edwards, Trae Te Wiki, Simon Mead
Votes: 1,250
18. Janet King (2014–2017)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Senior Prosecutor Janet King returns from maternity leave to confront a high-profile murder, and a conspiracy which will have shocking ramifications throughout the judicial system.
Stars: Marta Dusseldorp, Damian Walshe-Howling, Hamish Michael, Andrea Demetriades
Votes: 2,616
19. Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004)
TV-PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When the evil Scarran Empire initiates a great war, the Peacekeeper Alliance has only one hope: to reunite human astronaut John Crichton, once absorbed by the Peacekeeper galaxy through a wormhole.
Stars: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Gigi Edgley
Votes: 16,885
20. The Tattooist (2007)
R | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A young artist unknowingly plays a role in releasing a deadly spirit as he attempts to learn tatau, the Samoan tradition of tattooing.
Director: Peter Burger | Stars: Jason Behr, Mia Blake, David Fane, Robbie Magasiva
Votes: 3,249
21. Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004 TV Movie)
PG | 89 min | Drama, History, War
A dramatization of the 90 days leading up to Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, and how General Dwight Eisenhower, against all odds, brilliantly orchestrated the most important military maneuver in modern history.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Tom Selleck, James Remar, Timothy Bottoms, Ian Mune
Votes: 3,700
22. The Sounds (2020)
44 min | Drama, Thriller
Maggie and Tom Cabbott move to the town of Pelorus to escape the oppressive influence of Tom's family. But when he disappears, unsettling facts about Tom soon come to light and the search brings long-buried wounds to the surface.
Stars: Rachelle Lefevre, Matt Whelan, Matt Nable, Emily Piggford
Votes: 1,379
23. Gallipoli (2015)
44 min | Drama, History, War
Four young Australian boys join the military and are sent to Gallipoli.
Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Harry Greenwood, Sam Parsonson, Tom Budge
Votes: 2,396
24. Battletruck (1982)
PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Post World War III futuristic tale of collapsed governments & bankrupt countries heralding a new lawless age.
Director: Harley Cokeliss | Stars: Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright, Bruno Lawrence
Votes: 1,532
25. Time Trax (1993–1994)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A cop from the future is sent back to contemporary times to track down fugitives hiding in the past.
Stars: Dale Midkiff, Elizabeth Alexander, Peter Donat, Malcolm Cork
Votes: 1,550
26. High Tide (1994–1997)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Mick and Joey Barrett are brothers who like to spend their time surfing. However, it doesn't pay the bills, so they offer their services to whoever needs it and occasionally get involved with all sort of adventures.
Stars: Rick Springfield, Yannick Bisson, Julie Cialini, George Segal
Votes: 257
27. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)
TV-PG | 158 min | Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
In 1886, a French marine biologist aboard an American warship is scouring the Atlantic Ocean in search of a sea monster that routinely attacks and sinks passing ships.
Stars: Michael Caine, Patrick Dempsey, Mia Sara, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Votes: 1,681
28. Spender (1991–1993)
50 min | Action, Drama
Jimmy Nail plays Spender, a Northeast England police detective with marital problems.
Stars: Jimmy Nail, Sammy Johnson, Berwick Kaler, Denise Welch
Votes: 357
29. Kidnapped (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 222 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
15-year-old Davie Balfour is poised to receive a vast inheritance when he's lured onto a cargo ship, knocked unconscious, and kidnapped by his malevolent uncle Ebenezer, who devises a ... See full summary »
Director: Brendan Maher | Stars: James Anthony Pearson, Tania Anderson, John Bach, Emily Barclay
Votes: 275
30. 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: 56
31. Goodbye Pork Pie (1980)
R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Dumped by his girlfriend, a man joins a reckless youth in a stolen yellow mini and they drive the length of New Zealand, attracting cops and media attention, determined to get to Invercargill.
Director: Geoff Murphy | Stars: Tony Barry, Kelly Johnson, Claire Oberman, Shirley Gruar
Votes: 1,317
32. Blood Oath (1990)
R | 108 min | Drama, War
The island of Ambon in Indonesia, 1945. During the War, the number of Australian POWs on the island had dropped from 1100 to less than 300 due to abuses by their Japanese captors. Capt. ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Wallace | Stars: Bryan Brown, George Takei, Terry O'Quinn, John Bach
Votes: 963
33. Hercules (2005)
Not Rated | 240 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A chronicle of the life of the Greek hero who after killing his three sons must perform five labors to repent.
Stars: Paul Telfer, Elizabeth Perkins, Sean Astin, Leeanna Walsman
Votes: 2,111
34. Utu (1983)
Unrated | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1870, a Maori warrior working with the British finds his village massacred, and vows revenge.
Director: Geoff Murphy | Stars: Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Tim Elliott, Kelly Johnson
Votes: 1,337
35. Heart of the Stag (1984)
R | 91 min | Drama
Chilling story of a farmhand who realizes his popular boss has been committing incest with his daughter for years.
Director: Michael Firth | Stars: Bruno Lawrence, Terence Cooper, Mary Regan, Anne Flannery
Votes: 130
36. Mistress Mercy (2018 TV Movie)
Crime
This is a NZ docudrama about the death of well-standing cricket umpire Plumley-Walker, 51, in a misadventure in a B&D session with young dominatrix Renee Chignell in January 1989. Renee, ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Smith | Stars: Manon Blackman, Xavier Horan, Edwin Wright, Joel Tobeck
Votes: 20
37. 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: 177
38. 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
39. Reunion (VI) (2020)
95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A pregnant woman returns to her recently-deceased grandparents' old family home to spend time with her estranged mother. What begins as a tenuous reunion slowly turns terrifying.
Director: Jake Mahaffy | Stars: Julia Ormond, Emma Draper, Cohen Holloway, Ava Keane
Votes: 775
40. Mysterious Island (1995)
85 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 1865, a group escapes from a Confederate prison in a balloon, only to be carried halfway around the world. They are shot down while approaching land (which they later discover is an "... See full summary »
Stars: Alan Scarfe, Colette Stevenson, Stephen Lovatt, Gordon Michael Woolvett
Votes: 272
41. The Cure (III) (2014)
90 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The film is about a young female researcher whose life is in danger when she discovers the pharmaceutical company she works for had developed a cure for cancer many years earlier. They ... See full summary »
Director: David Gould | Stars: Antonia Prebble, Stephen Lovatt, Daniel Lissing, John Bach
Votes: 813
42. White Fang (1993–1994)
26 min | Adventure, Family
The adventures of a heroic wolf and his friends in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Stars: Jaimz Woolvett, David McIlwraith, Denise Virieux, Ken Blackburn
Votes: 166
43. 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
44. The Heroes (1989)
208 min | Drama, War
In 1943 a group of Australian and British Commandos used a captured Japanese fishing boat to sail from Australia to Singapore to attack Japanese shipping in Singapore harbour. Using canoes ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Rhys, John Bach, John Hargreaves, Bill Kerr
Votes: 192
45. The Great Bookie Robbery (1986)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Based in Melbourne, Australia in the 1980s, a true story about a group of men desperate for money who plan one of the greatest heists in Australian history. Bigger then any of their ... See full summary »
Stars: John Bach, Catherine Wilkin, Gary Day, Bruno Lawrence
Votes: 186
46. Tales of the South Seas (1998–2000)
45 min | Adventure
South Seas captain David Grief lives a life of danger and excitement as he and his friends face a new adventure every day.
Stars: William Snow, Rene Naufahu, Rachel Blakely, Rowena King
Votes: 124
47. Piece of My Heart (2009 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Piece Of My Heart is a drama about reconciliation. Reconciliation between the present and the past, between a mother and her child, between a husband and a wife. Flora Thornley has been in ... See full summary »
Director: Fiona Samuel | Stars: Rena Owen, John Bach, Emily Barclay, Michelle Blundell
Votes: 45
48. This Is Not My Life (2010)
44 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Alec Ross awakes one morning to find that he doesn't know who or where he is and doesn't recognize his wife or children.
Stars: Charles Mesure, Tania Nolan, Miriama McDowell, Tom Cameron
Votes: 621
49. 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
50. 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