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1. Australians Hit Hollywood (2009)
55 min | Documentary
Since Errol Flynn became a Hollywood movie star in the 1930's Australians have been following their artistic dreams to America. Today a wealth of Australian talent is achieving success in ... See full summary »
Director: Kalee StClair | Stars: Jenni Baird, Michala Banas, Stuart Beattie, Ross Berryman
Votes: 18
2. Inside the Bank Job (2008)
22 min | Short
Stars: Gavin Bocquet, Kirstin Chalmers, Steven Chasman, Dick Clement
Votes: 75
3. Bringing History to the Silver Screen (2001 Video)
11 min | Documentary, Short
The making of the motion picture "Thirteen Days".
Director: Alita Holly | Stars: Peter O. Almond, Kevin Costner, Steven Culp, Roger Donaldson
Votes: 34
4. Greatest Mysteries (2013– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Don Wildman, Candida R. Moss, Steve Garfanti, Rory Duffy
Votes: 32
5. Numero Bruno (2000 TV Movie)
68 min | Documentary
Director: Steve La Hood | Stars: Simon Morris, Bruno Lawrence, Andy Anderson, Alun Bollinger
Votes: 18
6. Burt Munro: Offerings to the God of Speed (1971 TV Movie)
28 min | Documentary
Short subject documentary about land speed record holder Burt Munro. Produced for NZBC.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Star: Burt Munro
Votes: 92
7. The Bazura Project (2006–2011)
Comedy
The Bazura Project is a comedy show about the history of cinema, written and presented by Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah.
Stars: Shannon Marinko, Lee Zachariah, Paul Anthony Nelson, Dean Cartmel
Votes: 48
8. The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
PG-13 | 127 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell
Votes: 58,670 | Gross: $5.13M
9. The Making of 'Sleeping Dogs' (2004 Video)
65 min | Documentary
Director: John Reid | Stars: Donna Akersten, Arthur Baysting, Don Blakeney, Alun Bollinger
Votes: 8
10. Monday Morning Critic Podcast (2017 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Monday Morning Critic podcast was developed by my passion for people whose work has moved me. Guests are hand picked and purposely selected in a format where storytelling is done properly.
Stars: Chukwudi Iwuji, Austin Pendleton, Lennie James, Bernard White
Votes: 18
11. Patu! (1983)
112 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary about demonstrations against apartheid when South Africa's rugby team tours New Zealand.
Director: Merata Mita
Votes: 55
12. Brooklyn (2015)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Director: John Crowley | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 150,605 | Gross: $38.32M
13. Lawyers (2010)
7 min | Short
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Larry Bates, Saffron Burrows, Ron Livingston
Votes: 12
14. Making of 'the Bank Job' (2008 Video)
25 min | Short
Stars: Gavin Bocquet, Kirstin Chalmers, Steven Chasman, Dick Clement
Votes: 25
15. Thirteen Days (2000)
PG-13 | 145 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Shawn Driscoll, Drake Cook
Votes: 62,743 | Gross: $34.59M
16. McLaren (2017)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
The story of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team. A man who showed the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Chris Amon, Jim Anderton, Mario Andretti, Colin Beanland
Votes: 2,712
17. The Movie Show (1991–2008)
30 min | Talk-Show
For 15 years now, Australia has joined Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton every week to review the latest movies. Margaret and David talk about 4 or 5 movies each week and give us a ... See full summary »
Stars: David Stratton, Margaret Pomeranz, Russell Crowe, Miranda Otto
Votes: 62
18. The Bank Job (2008)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays
Votes: 189,264 | Gross: $30.06M
19. Good One (2024)
R | 89 min | Drama
During a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam navigates the clash of egos between her father and his oldest friend.
Director: India Donaldson | Stars: Lily Collias, Sumaya Bouhbal, Valentine Black, Diana Irvine
Votes: 67
20. Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story (2021)
90 min | Documentary
Oleg Vidov-one of the Soviet Union's most beloved actors-was persecuted, blacklisted and pushed to the breaking point before escaping to the West and achieving the American dream.
Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Vladimir Andreyev, Radyk Ayupov, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leonid Berdichevskiy
Votes: 36
21. No Way Out (1987)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A coverup and witchhunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton
Votes: 46,061 | Gross: $35.51M
22. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 535
23. The Bounty (1984)
PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox
Votes: 30,520 | Gross: $8.60M
24. Smash Palace (1981)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
After the break-up of his marriage, a racing driver sets out to get back his daughter - at any cost.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Bruno Lawrence, Anna Maria Monticelli, Greer Robson-Kirk, Keith Aberdein
Votes: 1,169
25. Getting Close to the Show (1998 Video)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Roger Donaldson, Linda Hamilton, David Harlow
Votes: 27
26. Quartet (2012)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean (Dame Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.
Director: Dustin Hoffman | Stars: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay
Votes: 21,214 | Gross: $18.39M
27. Marie (1985)
PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama
A political appointee risks her job and her life to expose corruption.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 1,026 | Gross: $2.51M
28. Hollywood's Best Film Directors (2009–2018)
26 min | Biography
Looks at Hollywood's best or luckiest directors.
Stars: Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, William Friedkin, Chris Columbus
Votes: 132
29. The Recruit (2003)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Thriller
A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht
Votes: 142,317 | Gross: $52.80M
30. All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie (2009)
105 min | Documentary
The history of the White House Theatre, presidential movie screenings and preferences, from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama.
Directors: Brett Hudson, Burt Kearns | Stars: Linda Chavez, Lionel Chetwynd, Mark Ciardi, Bill Clinton
Votes: 18
31. The November Man (2014)
R | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An ex-C.I.A. operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high-level C.I.A. officials and the Russian President-elect.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko, Bill Smitrovich
Votes: 70,586 | Gross: $24.98M
32. Sleeping Dogs (1977)
Not Rated | 107 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A New Zealand man recently estranged from his family gets unwittingly caught up in a revolution.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Sam Neill, Nevan Rowe, Ian Mune, Warren Oates
Votes: 1,661
33. Spy School: Inside the CIA Training Program (2003 Video)
16 min | Documentary, Short
The filmmakers and advisors for the film The Recruit (2003) show how accurate the film is to the real life CIA training program. The selection process is explained and some actual training footage is supplied here to support their point.
Stars: Jeff Apple, Roger Birnbaum, Chase Brandon, Roger Donaldson
Votes: 31
34. The Origin: Making 'Species' (2004 Video)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Greg Carson | Stars: Roger Donaldson, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen
Votes: 15
35. Seeking Justice (2011)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a 'favor' from him in return.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 48,022 | Gross: $0.04M
36. Dante's Peak (1997)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A volcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second-most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that a nearby long-dormant volcano may awaken at any moment.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley
Votes: 98,482 | Gross: $67.13M
37. White Sands (1992)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A small southwestern town Sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and five hundred thousand dollars. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an F.B.I. investigation.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson
Votes: 8,892 | Gross: $9.01M
38. E! Behind the Scenes (1996–2007)
Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Wes Craven
Votes: 25
39. Cocktail (1988)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A talented New York City bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Banes
Votes: 91,956 | Gross: $78.22M
40. Species (1995)
R | 108 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina
Votes: 85,335 | Gross: $60.07M
41. The Getaway (1994)
R | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods
Votes: 19,675 | Gross: $16.10M
42. Cadillac Man (1990)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime
Joey gets 2 days to sell 12 cars to keep his job and keep his girlfriends happy. It gets worse. He's juggling 3 buyers when a guy with a machine gun crashes into the car dealership and takes everybody hostage.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed, Fran Drescher
Votes: 15,666 | Gross: $27.63M
43. Alta Voltagem (1996–1997)
Action, News
Stars: Rui Unas, Rita Leão, Sónia Marques, Zé Pedro
Votes: 12
44. Nutcase (1980)
49 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
The City of Auckland is hold ransom for 5 million dollars by Evil Eva and her Cronies. Threatening to drop a nuclear device into the crater of the volcano Rangitoto, thus activating it. ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Melissa Donaldson, Peter Shand, Aaron Donaldson, Jon Gadsby
Votes: 37
45. The Making of 'the Bounty' (1984 TV Movie)
Documentary
Documentary about the making of the film adaptation of 'Mutiny on the Bounty.'
Director: William Riead | Stars: Roger Donaldson, Edward Fox, Mel Gibson, Bernard Hill
Votes: 67
46. Fearless (1999 TV Movie)
93 min | Action, Drama
A Hollywood stuntman leaves the movie business and heads to New Zealand after a tragic accident on a film set results in a co-worker's death.
Director: Charlie Haskell | Stars: Kavan Smith, Dean O'Gorman, Gregory Storm, Kelson Henderson
Votes: 91
47. Mundo VIP (1996–2001)
50 min | News
50 minute weekly show covering show business from Hollywood movies, to Brazilian "novelas" and Portugal's film, theater and music scenes with interviews and reports made all over the world.... See full summary »
Stars: Felipa Garnel, Paulo Pires, Carlos Dias da Silva, Margarida Pinto Correia
Votes: 89
48. American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
90 min | Documentary | Completed
A look at Michael Madsen's entire life and film career.
Director: Dominique Milano | Stars: Quentin Tarantino, John Travolta, Mykelti Williamson, Virginia Madsen
49. The Guinea Pig Club
Drama | Pre-production
Surgeon Archie McIndoe risks his life and career to save injured British pilots during World War II.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Star: Richard E. Grant
50. Nhiem
Drama, War | Pre-production
A young student is drafted into the Vietnam War. He joins the Viet Cong and films their operations.
Stars: Laëtitia Eïdo, Sebastian Koch