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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: 1,978,479 | Gross: $377.85M
2. 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: 446,739 | Gross: $218.08M
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: 1,783,169 | Gross: $342.55M
4. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
PG-13 | 161 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott
Votes: 705,060 | Gross: $258.37M
5. Dark City - The Cleaner (2024– )
Crime
Based on the bestselling book series by Paul Cleave.
Stars: Cohen Holloway, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Dea Doglione, Elizabeth Hawthorne
Votes: 296
6. They Shall Not Grow Old (II) (2018)
R | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby, Attwood
Votes: 38,452 | Gross: $17.96M
7. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush, Jordi Mollà
Votes: 75,046 | Gross: $16.29M
8. I Survived... (2008– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Biography
I Survived incorporates interviews with stylized recreations to tell the stories of people who overcame unbelievable circumstances that changed their lives forever.
Stars: Michelle Renee, Bill Spade, Josh Long, David Handschuh
Votes: 1,084
9. Danny Deckchair (2003)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
An Aussie becomes a national sensation when he lifts off in his deck chair tied to balloons.
Director: Jeff Balsmeyer | Stars: Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, Justine Clarke, Rhys Muldoon
Votes: 5,242 | Gross: $0.16M
10. Aberration (1997)
R | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Mutant lizards attack a woman on the run hiding out in a cabin in the woods.
Director: Tim Boxell | Stars: Pamela Gidley, Simon Bossell, Valeriy Nikolaev, Helen Moulder
Votes: 1,048
11. Poppy (2021)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman with Down syndrome refuses to be defined by disability and takes control of her own life. Her ambition to become a motor mechanic.
Director: Linda Niccol | Stars: Seb Hunter, Jonty Austin, Ari Boyland, Brad Harding
Votes: 111
12. Fresh Meat (2012)
TV-MA | 91 min | Comedy, Horror
A dysfunctional gang of criminals takes a middle class Maori family hostage and discovers too late that they are cannibals.
Director: Danny Mulheron | Stars: Temuera Morrison, Kate Elliott, Hanna Tevita, Nicola Kawana
Votes: 2,126
13. Love Birds (2011)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
Doug's girlfriend leaves him and he falls apart. He finds a hurt "not duck" on the roof and ends looking after it. He meets cute, single bird specialist Holly at the zoo.
Director: Paul Murphy | Stars: Rhys Darby, Faye Smythe, Alvin Maharaj, Wesley Dowdell
Votes: 2,149
14. Forgotten Silver (1995 TV Movie)
53 min | Comedy
The film deals with the career of a supposedly forgotten pioneer of international cinema, Colin McKenzie, who was allegedly born in rural New Zealand in 1888.
Directors: Costa Botes, Peter Jackson | Stars: Peter Jackson, Jeffrey Thomas, Costa Botes, Leonard Maltin
Votes: 6,317 | Gross: $0.03M
15. The Dead Room (2015)
Not Rated | 80 min | Horror, Thriller
When a terrified family flees a desolate southern New Zealand farmhouse, two cynical scientists and a young psychic are sent to investigate their claims of a haunting. There they encounter ... See full summary »
Director: Jason Stutter | Stars: Jed Brophy, Jeffrey Thomas, Laura Petersen, Carolyn McLaughlin
Votes: 4,573
16. The 4 Musketeers (2005)
R | 210 min | Adventure
A mini-series adaptation of the classic by Alexandre Dumas.
Stars: Vincent Elbaz, Emmanuelle Béart, Tchéky Karyo, Heino Ferch
Votes: 522
17. Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)
PG | 91 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
A visually stunning chronicle of what it is like to live in Antarctica for a full year, including winters isolated from the rest of the world, and enduring months of darkness in the coldest place on Earth.
Director: Anthony Powell | Stars: Anthony Powell, Genevieve Bachman, William Brotman, Michael Christiansen
Votes: 3,727 | Gross: $0.29M
18. Diagnosis: Death (2009)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Two people meet as guinea pigs in a weekend drug trial. Andre (an unethical high school teacher) and Juliet (a bookish teenager) soon discover their lives are in more danger than they ... See full summary »
Director: Jason Stutter | Stars: Raybon Kan, Jessica Grace Smith, Suze Tye, Bret McKenzie
Votes: 962
19. Perfect Strangers (2003)
PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A woman goes home with the best-looking stranger, only to discover she's been kidnapped.
Director: Gaylene Preston | Stars: Rachael Blake, Robyn Malcolm, Madeleine Sami, Jed Brophy
Votes: 1,609
20. Tongan Ninja (2002)
83 min | Action, Comedy, Musical
The Tongan Ninja is sent by his master to the island of New Zealand to help a floundering Chinese restaurant, but the mysterious Mister Big sends numerous villains to prevent the eatery's success.
Director: Jason Stutter | Stars: Sam Manu, Jemaine Clement, Linda Tseng, Laura Hill
Votes: 747
21. Predicament (2010)
98 min | Comedy, Crime
Coming of age crime comedy set in 1930's New Zealand. Adaptation of the Ronald Hugh Morrieson novel.
Director: Jason Stutter | Stars: Jemaine Clement, Heath Franklin, Hayden Frost, Tim Finn
Votes: 231
22. Jubilee (2000)
94 min | Comedy
Billy is trying to organize the biggest celebration the town has seen - the 75th Jubilee of their school. In doing this, he is trying to redeem himself in the eyes of his family, but an old flame of his wife returns .
Director: Michael Hurst | Stars: Cliff Curtis, Theresa Healey, Jaime Passier-Armstrong, Charley Murphy Samau
Votes: 114
23. Topping Out (2020)
15 min | Short
Two builder buddies clean up on a multi-level building site amidst loose scaffolding and other hazards. Regular banter turns quite serious when conversations turn to intimacy.
Director: Kerry Fox | Stars: Moe Dunford, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Anna Sheils-McNamee
Votes: 6
24. Fizz (1999)
4 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A man is terrorized by a sentient soda machine.
Director: Jason Stutter | Stars: Jemaine Clement, Rod Fransham, Narelle Ahrens
Votes: 42
25. Chicken (1996)
90 min | Comedy
Dwight Serrento, once a pop-icon is now reduced to doing commercials for fried chicken. To revive his career he stages his own death. Unfortunately, chicken loving maniac Zeke finds out ... See full summary »
Director: Grant Lahood | Stars: Bryan Marshall, Martyn Sanderson, Ellie Smith, Cliff Curtis
Votes: 71
26. Our Big Blue Backyard (2014– )
Documentary
Our Big Blue Backyard is a new series that dives deep into the seas to discover stunning stories of New Zealand's native ocean animals.
Stars: Michael Hurst, Rachel House
Votes: 18
27. Pacific Mother (2023)
87 min | Documentary
Director: Katherine McRae | Stars: Sachiko Fukumoto, Kimi Werner, Ioana Turia, Rava Ray
28. The Untold Tales of Tuteremoana (2022 TV Movie)
Fantasy
Director: Hiona Henare | Stars: Mere Boynton, Isis Bradley-Kiwi, Kasina Campbell, Mairehau Grace-Smith
29. Barbed Wire Canoe
Comedy, Horror | Post-production
After he makes an emergency landing at a rural airfield, a young pilot finds himself on the run from crazed locals who want to eat him.
Director: Jason Stutter | Stars: Tane Rolfe, Tanea Heke, Shane Rangi, John Rawls
30. Hook, Line and Sinker (II) (2011)
TV-G | 108 min | Drama
Hook, Line and Sinker is set in Wellington, New Zealand and tells the story of PJ who loses his truck driving job of 30 years due to failing eyesight, but with the help of his partner Ronnie he finds a new place in the world.
Directors: Andrea Bosshard, Shane Loader | Stars: Erin Banks, Mason Branch, Geraldine Brophy, Matthew Chamberlain
Votes: 62
31. Heavenly Rain
Adventure, Family, Mystery | Announced
When a 12-year-old boy from an undiscovered island in the South Pacific survives a storm and miraculously ends up on the streets of Auckland, he befriends two troubled teens. Together with ... See full summary »
32. Saving Grace (1998)
87 min | Drama
Set in Wellington NZ, Grace is a disturbed, antisocial, 19 year old street kid. She pushes in front of Gerald in the Income Support line and keeps bumping into him after that. Gerald is a ... See full summary »
Director: Costa Botes | Stars: Kirsty Hamilton, Jim Moriarty, Denise O'Connell, Costa Botes
Votes: 83
33. Kombi Nation (2003)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy
Four twenty-something's hit the roads of Europe in a classic VW Kombi in search of the dream "Overseas Experience" (OE) - sex, drugs and rock'n roll...maybe...what could possibly go wrong?
Director: Grant Lahood | Stars: Gentiane Lupi, Genevieve McClean, Loren Taylor, Jason Whyte
Votes: 105
34. The Great Maiden's Blush (2016)
108 min | Drama
When Bunny and Aila face the challenges of new motherhood, they develop a precarious friendship leading each to confront her past and come to terms with the paternity of her baby.
Directors: Andrea Bosshard, Shane Loader | Stars: Renee Lyons, Miriama McDowell, K.C. Kelly, Carl Drake
Votes: 43
36. Helen Kelly - Together (2020)
92 min
This documentary follows New Zealand activist Helen Kelly in the last 9 months of her life. She spends this time fighting for justice for the families affected by unsafe working conditions.
Director: Tony Sutorius
37. Someone Else's Country (1996 TV Movie)
107 min | Documentary, History
Director: Alister Barry | Stars: Jim Anderton, Jim Bolger, David Caygill, Roger Douglas
38. Beep Beep and the Island of Terror (2013)
16 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
A black comedy/Horror. A hidden Science experiment based around the Isolated Observations of Orphans stranded on some outlying Islands. The film follows Orphan 23 'Beep Beep' as he goes ... See full summary »
Director: David Donaldson | Stars: Jed Brophy, Anthony Donaldson
39. Eloise (III) (2014)
12 min | Short, Adventure, Mystery
In this beautifully photographed film, a lone river man has a strange encounter while navigating a mysterious mangrove forest.
Director: Chris Todd | Stars: Jordan Linnell, Trevor Linnell
40. Making of Fresh Meat (2013 Video)
38 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: David Donaldson, Kate Elliott, Leand Macadaan, Danny Mulheron
41. Original Skin (1996)
15 min | Drama, Short
Director: Costa Botes | Stars: Roy Ward, Adele Chapman, Colin Hodson, Dra McKay
42. Beneath New Zealand (2016– )
Documentary
New Zealand is a geologically young land, created and shaped by tectonic forces, volcanism and the elements. It is a living laboratory for scientists seeking to more accurately understand and predict volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
Votes: 16
43. Behind the Bull: Forgotten Silver (2000 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Behind the scenes look at Forgotten Silver.
Stars: Victoria Beynon-Cole, Costa Botes, Tina Cleary, Chris Coad
Votes: 64
44. Helen Kelly - Together (2019)
92 min | Documentary
This documentary follows New Zealand activist Helen Kelly in the last 9 months of her life. She spends this time fighting for justice for the families affected by unsafe working conditions.
Director: Tony Sutorius
45.
Beneath New Zealand (2016– )
Episode:
A Threatening Present
(2019)
43 min | Documentary
Scientists investigate whether the Pink and White Terraces survived the eruption of Mt. Tarawera in 1886.
46.
Beneath New Zealand (2016– )
Episode:
A Violent Past
(2019)
44 min | Documentary
Travel back in time before New Zealand separated from Gondwana, where volcanoes ruled the world and sculptured our nation. Then discover volcanism's current impact on experience of locals and visitors.
47.
Beneath New Zealand (2016– )
Episode:
A Fiery Future
(2019)
Documentary
Auckland is built over an active volcanic field. Dive in to the myths and strategies to consider how a city of just under two million people might prepare for volcanic activity.
Director: Alex Clark
48.
I Survived... (2008– )
Episode:
Daniel & Danielle/James & David/Karli
(2008)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Biography
College students Daniel and Danielle's bucolic riverside stroll is interrupted by a cruel killer/rapist in a truck whose attack dog proved kinder than he is. Fortunately, this repeat ... See full summary »
Director: Alissa Collins
Votes: 13
49.
I Survived... (2008– )
Episode:
Jewish Federation/Alberto/Tamara
(2008)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Biography
An ordinary Friday at the Seattle headquarters of the Jewish Federation turns nightmarish when a crazed gunman demands an end to the war in Iraq and shoots four workers. A criminal justice ... See full summary »
Director: Alissa Collins
Votes: 12
50.
I Survived... (2008– )
Episode:
Rev. Albert/Lois
(2008)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Biography
A heart-wrenching drama unfolds when a man struggles to save himself and his family from drowning in frigid waters and a female prison officer uses her strength and quick thinking skills to... See full summary »
Director: Alissa Collins
Votes: 13