New Zealand Movies

Boy is the unsettling story of a young male prostitute, or Rent Boy, in a small rural town who learns the truth behind a hit and run accident which...

The 2005 discovery of a cannonball, buried for 138 years in a paddock, throws Waimate into turmoil. It is all the Maori locals need to confirm their...

After spending three years in prison for the manslaughter of his best friend, a young man is released and knocks on the door of his best...

A precocious kitten wants to be a witch's familiar and must pass a test or she will forever be just simple cat, but the witch sees something in the...

Ghost Bride tells the story of Jason Chen - a young chinese immigrant in New Zealand who keeps his love for Kiwi girl Skye secret from his...

On her birthday, Katrina's alcoholic mother has a violent outburst which is the catalyst to the teenager's destructive drinking session which results...

An island paradise, big business, complex characters, love and betrayal set the scene for this light-hearted romantic action adventure film. Set in...

When a young boy is left home alone with his increasingly unwell grandmother, he is forced to come to terms with her deterioration.

Spiraling into the abyss, two melancholic yet hopelessly infatuated lovers are imprisoned in a beetle-infested nightmare. Wallowing in sorrow, they...

One Ordinary Dad’s journey to impress his kids by becoming New Zealand’s best athlete. Ever.

Seven New Zealand women speak about their lives during World War II: some lost husbands, some got married, some went into service themselves. The...

The film explores spatial problems through character and camera choreography.

Short-film about wanting to be noticed.

Two loners from different worlds find fleeting intimacy in this enchanting and stylish short film. A solitary teenage girl discovers an injured man...

A stubborn old lady struggles to send a text message to her daughter.

In 1979, a group of young Māori and Pasifika activists sought to stop Pākehā students at the University of Auckland performing a...

Hibiscus (Suivai Pilisipi Autagavaia, from short film Manurewa) and the take no nonsense Ruth (Anna-Maree Thomas) have been friends since school. But...

Alice Wonder, a young girl from New Zealand is haunted by the visions of her brother’s death, murdered by the impossible flash of a camera. But...

“The Man in the Black Suit” recounts the tale of Gary, a nine-year-old boy, whose brother died, not long ago, due to a bee sting. One...

Short-film about a Māori boy who has a secret desire to be a drag queen and his inability to talk to his father.