List of New Zealand films

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This is a list of feature films and pre-1910 short films produced or filmed in New Zealand, ordered by the year of release.

## Key[edit]

* * = Funded in part by the New Zealand Film Commission.
* † = Year given is date of principal photography rather than release.

## Pre 1910[edit]

Title  | Director(s)  | Genre  | Notes

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1898
Opening of the Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition | Alfred Henry Whitehouse | Documentary | First NZ film; lost[1]
Māori Scenes | Joseph Perry | Documentary | First NZ films of Māori; lost
Uhlan winning the Auckland Cup at Ellerslie Racecourse † | Alfred Henry Whitehouse | Documentary | First NZ horse-race filmed;lost[1]
1899
Regatta scene | Alfred Henry Whitehouse | Documentary | lost[2]
Maori Canoe Hurdle Race at Waikato | Alfred Henry Whitehouse | Documentary | lost[2]
1900
The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War | Alfred Henry Whitehouse | Documentary | Oldest surviving NZ film
The World's First Lady Mayor | Enos Silvanus Pegler | Docu-drama | Re-enactment of 1893 speech
1901
Royal Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to New Zealand | Joseph Perry | Documentary | lost[1]
Waimangu Geyser in action | Joseph Perry | Documentary | lost[1] Waimangu Geyser
Dummy Mace | Franklyn Barrett |  | staged boxing match
1903
A Message from Mars | Franklyn Barrett | Drama | First science fiction film made in NZ; lost[1]
Ally Sloper as a Conjuror | Franklyn Barrett | Comedy | Harry Hall of Masterton as Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper on Holiday | Franklyn Barrett | Comedy | shot at Days Bay
Ally Sloper at the Races | Franklyn Barrett | Comedy | filmed at the old Hutt Park racecourse
1908
The Sea Coasts of New Zealand | Franklyn Barrett | Documentary |

## 1910s[edit]

Title  | Director(s)  | Genre  | Notes

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1913
Hinemoa | Gaston Méliès |  | First NZ feature film; lost[1]
How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride | Gaston Méliès |  | lost[1]
Loved by a Maori Chieftess | Gaston Méliès |  | lost[1][3][4]
The River Wanganui | Gaston Méliès | Documentary |
1914
Hinemoa | George Tarr | Romance | First feature film with a NZ producer and director;[5] lost[3]
1916
A Maori Maid's Love | Raymond Longford |  | lost[3]
The Mutiny of the Bounty | Raymond Longford |  | lost[3]
The Test | Rawdon Blandford | melodrama | lost[3]

## 1920s[edit]

Title  | Director  | Genre  | Notes

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1921
Beyond | William Desmond Taylor | Drama | lost[3]
The Betrayer | Beaumont Smith | Drama | lost[3]
The Bloke from Freeman's Bay | Rudall Hayward | Comedy | Hayward's first film
1922
The Birth of New Zealand | Harrington Reynolds |  | Earliest New Zealand film of which footage (fragments only) are known to still exist.[3]
My Lady of the Cave | Rudall Hayward |  |
Ten Thousand Miles in the Southern Cross | George Tarr | Documentary/travelogue |
1923
The Romance of Sleepy Hollow | Henry J. Makepeace |  | lost[3]
1924
Rewi's Last Stand | Rudall Hayward |  | fragments only remain[3]
Venus of the South Seas | James R. Sullivan |  |
1925
The Adventures of Algy | Beaumont Smith |  |
Glorious New Zealand | Arthur Messenger | documentary | [3]
1927
Carbine's Heritage | Edwin Coubray (Ted) |  | lost[3]
The Romance of Hine-moa | Gustav Pauli |  | lost[3][6]
The Te Kooti Trail | Rudall Hayward | Historical drama |
Under the Southern Cross | Gustav Pauli |  | lost[3]
1928
The Bush Cinderella | Rudall Hayward |  |
1929
Under the Southern Cross | Lew Collins |  | a.k.a. The Devil's Pit or Taranga. Only fragments remain[3]

## 1930s[edit]

Title  | Director  | Genre  | Notes

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1930
The Romance Of Maoriland | Edward T. Brown |  | Never released. Intended as New Zealand's first feature-length "talkie". 30 minutes of footage only remain.[3]
1934
Romantic New Zealand |  | travelogue | New Zealand's first released "talkie" film.[3]
1935
Down on the Farm | Stewart Pitt |  | New Zealand's first non-documentary "talkie". Fragments only remain. First film shot entirely in the South Island.[3]
Hei Tiki | Alexander Markey |  | a.k.a. Primitive Passions, A Saga of the Maoris.[3]
New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire | Cyril James Morton | Scenic | [7]
Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland |  | Scenic | [7]
1936
Phar Lap's Son | A. L. Lewis |  | a.k.a. Phar Lap's Son?. Lost.[3]
On the Friendly Road | Rudall Hayward | drama | Features early New Zealand media personality Colin Scrimgeour in a lead role, playing his radio persona, "Uncle Scrim".
The Wagon and the Star | J. J. W. Pollard | drama | Only one reel remains.[3]
1937
New Zealand Review no.1, Holiday Sounds |  | Scenic | [7]
1938
New Zealand Review No.5, Mountain Holiday |  | Scenic | [7]

## 1940s[edit]

Title  | Director  | Genre  | Notes

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1940
Rewi's Last Stand | Rudall Hayward | Historical drama/War | [8]
One Hundred Crowded Years | H H Bridgman | Docu-drama | Official Centennial film
1941
Country Lads | Stanhope Andrews | Patriotic propaganda | National Film Unit

## 1950s[edit]

Title  | Director  | Genre  | Notes

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1950
1950 British Empire Games |  | Sports documentary | [3] 1950 British Empire Games
Journey for Three | Michael Forlong | Immigration propaganda |
1952
Broken Barrier | John O'Shea | Drama | [8]
1954
Royal New Zealand Journey / A Queen's Royal Tour | Oxley Hughan | Documentary | 1953/1954 royal tour of New Zealand
The Seekers | Ken Annakin | Adventure | Location shooting for British film with NZ setting.[8]

## 1960s[edit]

Title  | Director  | Genre  | Notes

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1964
140 Days Under the World | Geoffrey Scott | Documentary | 1965 Academy Award Nominee: Documentary Short.[9]
Runaway | John O'Shea | Drama | First film appearance for several noted New Zealand media personalities, including Selwyn Muru, Barry Crump, and Kiri Te Kanawa.[3]
1966
Don't Let It Get You | John O'Shea | Comedy | [10]

## 1970s[edit]

Title  | Director  | Genre  | Notes

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1970
This is New Zealand | Hugh Macdonald | Documentary | Made for Expo '70 in Osaka, projected over three screens
1972
To Love a Maori | Rudall Hayward |  | Shot on 16mm. New Zealand's first colour feature film; Hayward's last film.[8]
1973
Rangi's Catch | Michael Forlong | Children's drama | Film debut of Temuera Morrison[3]
1974
Games '74 | John King, Sam Pillsbury, Paul Maunder, Arthur Everard | Sports documentary | 1974 British Commonwealth Games
1975
Landfall † | Paul Maunder |  | shot on 16mm[8]
Test Pictures: Eleven Vignettes from a Relationship † | Geoff Steven | Drama | [11]
1976
Off the Edge † | Michael Firth | Skiing | [8]
1977
Sleeping Dogs | Roger Donaldson | Drama/action | First NZ film to open in the U.S.
Solo | Tony Williams |  |
Wild Man | Geoff Murphy |  | [12]
1978
Angel Mine | David Blyth | Fantasy | [13] Art New Zealand
Skin Deep * | Geoff Steven | Drama | [14]
1979
Middle Age Spread *† | John Reid | Comedy | shot on 16mm
Sons for the Return Home *† | Paul Maunder | Drama | [15] based on the 1973 book by Albert Wendt

## 1980s[edit]

Title  | Director  | Genre  | Notes

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1980
Beyond Reasonable Doubt | John Laing | Drama | Based on the true story of the Crewe murders and wrongful conviction of Arthur Allan Thomas
Squeeze | Richard Turner | Drama | shot on 16mm
A Woman of Good Character | David Blyth | Historical drama | [16] AKA Lizzie; shot on 16mm
1981
Bad Blood * | Mike Newell | drama | NZ-British co-production[8]
Dead Kids / Strange Behaviour / Shadowland † | Michael Laughlin | horror | AU-NZ-US co-production[8]
Goodbye Pork Pie * | Geoff Murphy | comedy, road movie | [8]
Pictures †* | Michael Black |  | [8] Entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival
Race for the Yankee Zephyr | David Hemmings | action | Australia - NZ co-production[8]
Smash Palace * | Roger Donaldson | drama | [8]
Wildcat † | Ross Prosser, Russel Campbell, Alister Barry |  | shot on 16mm[8]
1982
Carry Me Back †* | John Reid | comedy | [8]
The Scarecrow * | Sam Pillsbury |  | [8]
Battletruck
(reissued as Warlords of the 21st Century) | Harley Cokliss | action | Hollywood film shot on location[8]
1983
Among the Cinders †* | Rolf Hädrich | Drama | [17]
Heart of the Stag † | Michael Firth | Drama | [8]
It's Lizzie to Those Close / Lizzie †* | David Blyth | Historical drama | shot on 16mm[8]
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | Nagisa Oshima | War | location shooting for British-Japanese co-production[8]
Patu! †* | Merata Mita | documentary | [8]
Savage Islands / Nate and Hayes † | Ferdinand Fairfax | Adventure | [8]
Second Time Lucky † | Michael Anderson | comedy | [8]
Strata † | Geoff Steven |  | [8]
Trespasses † | Peter Sharp |  | [8]
Utu * | Geoff Murphy | historical action | Screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival[8]
Wild Horses †* | Derek Morton | Drama | [18]
War Years † | Pat McGuire |  | [8]
1984
Constance * | Bruce Morrison | Drama | [8]
The Bounty | Roger Donaldson | Adventure | Location shooting for Australian/US production[8]
Death Warmed Up †* | David Blyth | horror/thriller | [8]
Other Halves | John Laing | drama | [8]
The Silent One * | Yvonne Mackay | Drama | filmed in the Cook Islands[19]
Vigil * | Vincent Ward | Drama | Nominated for Palme D'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival[20]
Trial Run * | Melanie Read | Thriller | First NZ feature film to be written and directed by a woman
1985
Bridge to Nowhere * | Ian Mune |  | [8]
Came a Hot Friday * | Ian Mune | comedy | [8]
Dangerous Orphans * | John Laing | Action | [2]
Hot Target | Denis Lewiston | sex thriller | Location shooting for US film[8]
Kingpin | Mike Walker | drama | Entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival
The Lost Tribe | John Laing | horror | [8]
Mr Wrong * | Gaylene Preston | horror | [21]
The Quiet Earth * | Geoff Murphy | Drama/sci-fi/mystery | [8]
Shaker Run | Bruce Morrison | Action/thriller | [3]
Sylvia | Michael Firth | biographical film | [8]
1986
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale | Murray Ball | animated film | [8]
Arriving Tuesday * | Richard Riddiford | romantic comedy | [8]
Mark II * | John Anderson | drama | [8]
Pallet on the Floor | Lynton Butler |  | [8]
Queen City Rocker * | Bruce Morrison |  | [8]
1987
Bad Taste * | Peter Jackson | Comedy/horror/sci-fi |
Illustrious Energy * | Leon Narbey |  | [8]
Mauri * | Merata Mita |  | [8]
Ngati * | Barry Barclay |  | [8]
1988
The Grasscutter | Ian Mune | action/thriller | [8]
Just Me and Mario | Greg Stitt | Comedy |
The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey * | Vincent Ward | fantasy | [8] Entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Never Say Die | Geoff Murphy | action |
Send a Gorilla * | Melanie Read | Comedy | [8]
1989
A Soldier's Tale | Larry Parr | Romantic drama | [22] |  |  |
Meet the Feebles * | Peter Jackson | black comedy | [8]
Zilch! * | Richard Riddiford | thriller | [8]
Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree * | Martyn Sanderson | drama | [8] based on works by Albert Wendt

## 1990s[edit]

Title  | Director  | Genre  | Notes

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1990
An Angel at My Table * | Jane Campion | biography | [8]
Mana Waka | Merata Mita | documentary  |
Ruby and Rata * | Gaylene Preston |  | [8]
User Friendly | Gregor Nicholas | horror, comedy  | [23]
1991
The End of the Golden Weather | Ian Mune |  | [24] Based on the play The End of the Golden Weather
Grampire | David Blyth | comedy/horror/kids | AKA My Grandpa Is a Vampire
Old Scores | Alan Clayton | comedy/sport |
Te Rua | Barry Barclay |  |
1992
Alex * | Megan Simpson Huberman | sport /drama |
Absent Without Leave | John Laing | World War II | Entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival
Braindead | Peter Jackson | Splatter/Horror |
Chunuk Bair | Dale G. Bradley | War |
Crush | Alison Maclean |  | Entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival
1993
Bread and Roses * | Gaylene Preston | biography |
Desperate Remedies | Stewart Main, Peter Wells | surrealist melodrama | Screened at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival
Jack Be Nimble | Garth Maxwell | gothic horror |
The Piano | Jane Campion | drama/romance | Won the Palme d'Or at Cannes
1994
Heavenly Creatures * | Peter Jackson | Drama/romance/crime |
Once Were Warriors | Lee Tamahori | Drama |
The Last Tattoo | John Reid | Drama |
Loaded | Anna Campion | Drama  | [25]
1995
Bonjour Timothy * |  |  |
Cinema of Unease | Sam Neill, Judy Rymer | Documentary |
Forgotten Silver | Costa Botes, Peter Jackson | mockumentary |
War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us | Gaylene Preston | Documentary  | [26]
1996
Broken English | Gregor Nicholas | drama/romance |
Chicken | Grant La Hood | comedy |
Jack Brown Genius | Tony Hiles |  | Produced by Peter Jackson
Flight of the Albatross | Werner Meyer |  |
Someone Else's Country | Alistair Barry | Documentary |
The Frighteners * | Peter Jackson | comedy/horror |
The Whole of the Moon * | Ian Mune |  |
Out of the Dark | Keith Hunter | Documentary |
1997
Aberration | Tim Boxell | Horror | Starring Pamela Gidley, Simon Bossell
Lost Valley | Dale G. Bradley |  | [27]
Topless Women Talk About Their Lives | Harry Sinclair |  |
The Ugly | Scott Reynolds |  |
1998
Memory and Desire | Niki Caro |  |
Saving Grace | Costa Botes | romance |
When Love Comes Along | Garth Maxwell |  |
Heaven | Scott Reynolds  | thriller  | [28]
Via Satellite | Anthony McCarten | Comedy  | [29]
1999
Channelling Baby | Christine Parker |  |
I'll Make You Happy | Athina Tsoulis |  | [30]
Savage Honeymoon | Mark Beesley |  | [31]
Scarfies * | Robert Sarkies | black comedy |
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? | Ian Mune | drama |
Punitive Damage | Annie Goldson | documentary  | [32]
Campaign | Tony Sutorius | documentary  | [33]
Getting to Our Place | Gaylene Preston, Anna Cottrell  | documentary  | [34][35]
Uncomfortable Comfortable | Campbell Walker  | drama  | [36]
Magik and Rose | Vanessa Alexander | drama, comedy  | [37]

## 2000s[edit]

Title  | Director  | Genre  | Notes

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2000
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons * | Glenn Standring | Horror, Thriller  | [38]
Jubilee * | Michael Hurst | Comedy | [39]
The Price of Milk * | Harry Sinclair | Comedy  | [40]
Wild Blue | Dale G. Bradley  | drama  | [41]
Hopeless | Stephen Hickey  | comedy  | [42]
Feathers of Peace | Barry Barclay | drama  | [43]
Hotere | Merata Mita | documentary  | [44]
2001
Crooked Earth | Sam Pillsbury | Drama  | [45]
Kung Fu Vampire Killers | Phil Davison |  | [46]
Her Majesty | Mark J. Gordon | coming-of-age |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Peter Jackson | fantasy | U.S. & NZ funded film produced in New Zealand
Rain | Christine Jeffs | coming-of-age |
Snakeskin | Gillian Ashurst | Thriller/road movie |
Stickmen | Hamish Rothwell |  |
Blerta Revisited | Geoff Murphy | documentary  | [47]
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Peter Jackson | fantasy | U.S. & NZ funded film produced in New Zealand
Whale Rider * | Niki Caro | drama |
In a Land of Plenty | Alistair Barry | Documentary | [48]
Tongan Ninja | Jason Stutter | Action comedy | [49]
Toy Love | Harry Sinclair | comedy  | [50]
The Maori Merchant of Venice | Don Selwyn | drama  | [51]
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Peter Jackson | fantasy | U.S. & NZ funded film produced in New Zealand
The Last Samurai | Edward Zwick |  | U.S produced film shot in New Zealand
The Locals | Greg Page | Supernatural Thriller | [52]
Christmas | Greg King | Drama/Comedy |
Woodenhead | Florian Habicht | Musical/Fairy tale/Drama |
Perfect Strangers | Gaylene Preston | Thriller  | [53]
2004
Fracture | Larry Parr | Drama  | Based on Crime Story by Maurice Gee[54]
Without a Paddle | Steven Brill | Comedy | American film shot in New Zealand
Murmurs | Elric Kane and Alexander Greenhough | Drama |
In My Father's Den | Brad McGann | Drama  |
Spooked | Geoff Murphy |  |
2005
50 Ways of Saying Fabulous | Stewart Main | drama |
King Kong | Peter Jackson | adventure |
Banana in a Nutshell | Roseanne Liang | Documentary |
River Queen | Vincent Ward | historical drama |
The World's Fastest Indian * | Roger Donaldson | biography | Based on the life of Burt Munro
Meet Me in Miami | Eric Hannah and Iren Koster  | Comedy  |
Memories of Tomorrow | Amit Tripuraneni | Drama/thriller |
2006
No. 2 | Toa Fraser |  |
Perfect Creature | Glenn Standring | horror/thriller |
Buddha Wild: Monk in a Hut | Anna Wilding | documentary |
Sione's Wedding | Chris Graham | comedy/romance |
Kissy Kissy | Elric Kane and Alexander Greenhough | Drama |
The Ferryman | Chris Graham | horror |
The Waimate Conspiracy | Stefen Harris | Drama |
Out of the Blue | Robert Sarkies | drama (based on true events) | Based on the true story of the Aramoana massacre
Black Sheep | Jonathan King | Comedy/horror |
2007
The Tattooist | Peter Burger  | Horror  | New Zealand and Singapore co-production[55]
A Song of Good | Gregory King  |  | [56]
Down by the Riverside | Marama Killen
Brad Davison | Film noir/horror |
The Devil Dared Me To | Chris Stapp |  |
We're Here To Help | Jonothan Cullinane | Kafkaesque comedy |
Men Shouldn't Sing | Sarah Higginson and Michael Bell  | Musical  |
The Last Magic Show | Andy Conlan | Comedy romance | [57]
Pictures of You| |  |  | [58]
The Vintner's Luck | Niki Caro |  |
Show of Hands | Anthony McCarten | Romantic comedy | Filmed in New Plymouth, Nov-Dec 2007[59]
Eagle vs Shark | Taika Waititi | Romantic Comedy |
2008
Second Hand Wedding | Paul Murphy | Romantic comedy |
Rain of the Children | Vincent Ward | Documentary |
Taking the Waewae Express | Andrea Bosshard | Drama | [60]
Dean Spanley | Toa Fraser | Drama |
BLACKSPOT | Ben Hawker | Thriller | [61][better source needed]
Last of the Living | Logan McMillan | Comedy horror |
2009
District 9 | Neill Blomkamp | Science fiction action |
The Lovely Bones | Peter Jackson |  |
Under the Mountain | Jonathan King | Fantasy | Based on the children's book of the same name by Maurice Gee which was also adapted into a television miniseries
Jumping in Puddles | Nick Hitchens and Jonathan Warner | Documentary
The Strength of Water | Armağan Ballantyne | Drama | [62]
Separation City | Paul Middleditch  |  |
The Man in the Hat | Luit Bieringa | Documentary  | [63]
The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls | Leanne Pooley | Documentary  | [64]

## 2010s[edit]

Title  | Director  | Genre  | Notes

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2010
Kawa | Katie Wolfe | Drama | Based on Nights in the Gardens of Spain by Witi Ihimaera
After the Waterfall | Simone Horrocks | Drama  |
Wound | David Blyth | Horror | [65]
Matariki | Michael Bennett | Drama |
Boy | Taika Waititi | Comedy/drama |
Predicament | Jason Stutter | Comedy | Based on the Ronald Hugh Morrieson novel[66]
Bloodlines | Peter Burger | Crime/Drama |
The Insatiable Moon | Rosemary Riddell | Comedy/drama | [67]
The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell | Brendan Donovan | Comedy/family | [68]
Home by Christmas | Gaylene Preston | Documentary Drama  | [69]
Russian Snark | Stephen Sinclair  | Comedy  | [70]
2011
The Devil's Rock | Paul Campion | Horror |
The Holy Roller | Patrick Gillies | Comedy drama | [71]
Love Birds | Paul Murphy | Romantic comedy |
My Wedding and Other Secrets | Roseanne Liang |  |
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn | Steven Spielberg | Family/adventure |
Operation 8: Deep in the Forest | Errol Wright and Abi King-Jones | Documentary | [72]
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying | Kirstin Marcon |  |
Dreamer by Design | David Chan | Comedy/drama | [73]
Tracker | Ian Sharp | Action/Thriller |
2012
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business | Simon Bennett | Comedy | Sequel to the Sione's Wedding (2006)[74]
Good for Nothing | Mike Wallis | Comedy/Thriller/Western |
Ghost TV | Phil Davison |  | [75]
Mr. Pip | Andrew Adamson | Drama | Based on Lloyd Jones' novel Mister Pip[76]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Peter Jackson | Fantasy | U.S. & NZ funded film produced in New Zealand
The Red House | Alyx Duncan | Drama | [77]
Kiwi Flyer | Tony Simpson | Family/Comedy | [78]
2013
White Lies | Dana Rotberg | Drama  |
Eternity | Alex Galvin | Drama/sci-fi/mystery |
Shopping | Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland | Drama |
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Peter Jackson | Fantasy | U.S. & NZ funded film produced in New Zealand
The Confessions of Prisoner T | Micheal Bennett | Documentary |
Romeo & Juliet: A Love Song | Tim van Dammen | Rock opera  | Based on William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo & Juliet[79]
Gardening with Soul | Jess Feast  | Documentary  | [80]
The Weight of Elephants | Daniel Joseph Borgman  | Drama  | [81]
Giselle | Toa Fraser | Documentary  | [82]
Fantail | Curtis Vowell  | Drama  | [83]
He Toki Huna: New Zealand in Afghanistan | Kay Ellmers  | Documentary  | [84]
Sheen of Gold | Simon Ogston | Documentary  | [85]
Us and the Game Industry | Stephanie Beth  | Documentary  | [86]
Edwin: My Life as a Koont | Jason Stutter | Mockumentary, Comedy  | [87]
Ghost Bride | David Blyth | Horror, Romance  | [88]
Crackheads | Andy Sophocleus, Tim Tsiklauri  | Comedy  | [89][90]
2014
Syrenia | Fraser Grut | Fantasy/family |
What We Do in the Shadows | Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement | Comedy/horror | [91]
Housebound | Morgana O'Reilly, Cameron Rhodes | Comedy/horror | [92]
The Pā Boys | Himiona Grace | Music/drama | [93]
The Dark Horse | James Napier Robertson | Drama | Biopic based on the true story of chess player Genesis Potini[94]
Erebus: Operation Overdue | Peter Burger, Charlotte Purdy | Docudrama | Based on the true story of the recovery operation of the Mt Erebus disaster
Pirates of the Airways | Charlie Haskell | Documentary | Based on the true story of Radio Hauraki
The Dead Lands | Toa Fraser | Action/horror | It was premièred in the Special Presentations section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival
Hip Hop-eration | Bryn Evans | Documentary |
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Peter Jackson | Fantasy | U.S. & NZ funded film produced in New Zealand
Tūmanako/Hope | Susy Pointon  | Documentary  | [95]
3 Mile Limit | Craig Newland  | Drama  | [96]
Urban Turban | Devesh Singh  | Drama, Romance  | Fiji/NZ Bollywood film[89]
The Cure | David Gould  | Action thriller  | [97]
Jake | Doug Dillaman  | Drama, Sci-fi, Comedy  | [98]
Everything We Loved | Max Currie | Drama  | [99]
Contract Killers | Mathew John Pearson  | Action Thriller  | [89]
Beyond the Edge | Leanne Pooley | Documentary  | [100]
Orphans and Kingdoms | Paolo Rotondo | Drama  | [101]
Aunty and the Star People | Gerard Smyth  | Documentary  | [102]
Erewhon | Gavin Hipkins | Essay  | [103]
Hot Air | Alister Barry, Abi King-Jones  | Documentary  | [104]
REALITi | Jonathan King | Thriller, Sci-Fi  | [105]
Voices of the Land: Nga Reo o te Whenua | Paul Wolffram | Documentary  | [106]
2015
Deathgasm | Jason Lei Howden | Comedy/horror |
The Dead Room | Jason Stutter | Horror |
Turbo Kid | François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell | Action/adventure/comedy/superhero/post-apocalyptic |
25 April | Leanne Pooley | Documentary |
Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws | Andrew Todd, Johnny Hall | Comedy/horror |
Born To Dance | Tammy Davis | Action/sport |
Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses | David Stubbs | Docodrama | Based on the true story of the exorcism of Janet Moses
Slow West | John McLean  | Action/adventure, Drama  | [107]
Lexi | Wayne Turner  | Drama  | [108]
The Great Maiden's Blush | Andrea Bosshard, Shane Loader  | Drama  | [109]
A Flickering Truth | Pietra Brettkelly |  |
Herbs: Songs of Freedom | Tearepa Kahi | documentary  | [110]
2016
Mahana | Lee Tamahori | Action/drama | Based on the novel Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera
Penny Black | Joe Hitchcock | Road Movie |
Orphans and Kingdoms | Paolo Rotondo | Drama | [111]
notes to eternity | Sarah Cordery | Documentary | featuring Noam Chomsky, Robert Fisk, Norman Finkelstein, Sara Roy[112]
Hunt for the Wilderpeople | Taika Waititi | Comedy | Based on the novel Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump
Tickled | David Farrier, Dylan Reeve  | Documentary  |
Chasing Great | Justin Pemberton, Michelle Walsh  | Documentary  | [113]
the heART of the matter | Luit Bieringa | Documentary  | [114]
Poi E: The Story of Our Song | Tearepa Kahi | documentary  | [115]
The Rehearsal | Alison Maclean | Drama  |
On an Unknown Beach | Adam Luxton, Summer Agnew  | Documentary  | [116]
West of Eden | Alastair Riddell  | Drama  | [117]
The 5th Eye | Errol Wright, Abi King-Jones  | Documentary  | [118]
Chronesthesia | Hayden J. Weal  | Romantic comedy  | [119]
This Giant Papier Mâché Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy | Christian Nicolson  | Science fiction, Comedy  | [120]
Apple Pie | Sam Hamilton  | Documentary  | [121]
2017
Pork Pie | Matt Murphy | Comedy/Road Movie | Remake of Goodbye Pork Pie
Kiwi Christmas | Tony Simpson | Family | [122]
Waru | Briar Grace-Smith, Casey Kaa, Ainsley Gardiner, Katie Wolfe, Chelsea Cohen, Renae Maihi, Paula Whetu Jones, Awanui Simich-Pene | Drama |
6 Days | Toa Fraser | Drama/Thriller |
The Changeover | Miranda Harcourt, Stuart McKenzie | Fantasy/Thriller | [123] Based on the novel The Changeover by Margaret Mahy
Human Traces | Nic Gorman | Drama/Thriller | [124]
The Wizard & the Commodore - Chathams Islands New Zealand | Samuel A. Miller | Mondo Documentary |
Bill Direen, A Memory of Others | Simon Ogston | Documentary  | Screened in NZIFF 2017, download with O.S.T. 2019[125]
My Year With Helen | Gaylene Preston | Documentary  | [126]
2018
The Breaker Upperers | Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek | Comedy |
Blue Moon | Stefen Harris | Film Noir | [127]
Broken | Tarry Mortlock | Drama | [128] Inspired by true events
Mortal Engines | Christian Rivers | Fantasy/Thriller | Filmed in NZ, a U.S./NZ co-production based on the novel Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Mega Time Squad | Tim van Dammen  | Sci-fi, Action, Comedy  | [129]
Status Pending | Ben Zolno  | Dramedy  | [130] Improvised dialogue (mumblecore) film premiering at Cinequest, Filmed Entirely in Wellington, NZ.
2019
Daffodils | David Stubbs | Drama |
For My Father's Kingdom | Vea Mafile'o, Jeremiah Tauamiti | Documentary | [131]
Bellbird | Hamish Bennett | Drama | [132]
Come to Daddy | Ant Timpson | Horror |
Brown Boys | Hans Masoe | Comedy | [133]
Take Home Pay | Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa | Comedy | [134]
Capital in the Twenty-First Century | Justin Pemberton | Documentary | [135]
Savage | Sam Kelly | crime | [136]
Jojo Rabbit | Taika Waititi | Comedy drama |
Killer Sofa | Bernie Rao | Comedy horror |
Vai | Nicole Whippy

‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki

Matasila Freshwater

Amberley Jo Aumua

Mīria George

Marina Alofagia McCartney

Dianna Fuemana

Becs Arahanga

| Drama  | [137] |  |  |

## 2020s[edit]

Title  | Director  | Genre  | Notes

|
|
|

2020
The Legend of Baron To'a | Kiel McNaughton | drama | [138]
Balance of the Five Elements | Jan-Hinrik Drevs | documentary | [139]
The Girl on the Bridge | Leanne Pooley | documentary | [140]
Rūrangi | Max Currie | LGBT/drama | [141]
LOIMATA, The Sweetest Tears | Anna Marbrook | documentary  | [142]
This Town | David White | comedy | [143]
Lowdown Dirty Criminals | Paul Murphy | comedy  | [144]
Shadow in the Cloud | Roseanne Liang | action/horror | [145]
Reunion | Jake Mahaffy | thriller, horror  |
Baby Done | Curtis Vowell | comedy |
Six60: Till the Lights Go Out | Julia Parnell | documentary  | [146]
2021
Dawn Raid | Oscar Kightley | documentary | [147]
Coming Home in the Dark | James Ashcroft | thriller |
There Is No "I" in Threesome | Jan Oliver Lucks | drama, documentary, comedy | [148]
Cousins | Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace-Smith | drama | Based on Patricia Grace's eponymous novel.[149]
Night Raiders | Danis Goulet | drama |
James & Isey | Florian Habicht | documentary | [150]
Poppy | Linda Niccol | drama | [151]
The Justice of Bunny King | Gaysorn Thavat | drama | [152]
Juniper | Matthew J. Saville | drama |
Mothers of the Revolution | Briar March | documentary | [153]
The Power of the Dog | Jane Campion | drama | Nominated for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards
Millie Lies Low | Michelle Savill | drama, comedy | [154]
Fiona Clark: Unafraid | Lula Cucchiara | documentary | [155] Documentary on photographer Fiona Clark
Whetū Mārama – Bright Star | Toby Mills, Aileen O'Sullivan | documentary | [156]
Signed, Theo Schoon | Luit Bieringa | documentary  | [157]
2022
We Are Still Here | Beck Cole, Chantelle Burgoyne, Dena Curtis, Richard Curtis, Mario Gaoa, Danielle MacLean, Miki Magasiva, Renae Maihi, Tracey Rigney, Tim Worrall | drama |
Nude Tuesday | Armağan Ballantyne | comedy | [158]
Whina | James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones | biographical drama | [159]
Muru | Tearepa Kahi | action, drama |
Kāinga | Julie Zhu, Asuka Sylvie, Michelle Ang, Nahyeon Lee, Yamin Tun, Ghazaleh Golbakhsh, HASH, Angeline Loo | drama | [160] Anthology film
Punch | Welby Ings | drama |
Gloriavale | Fergus Grady, Noel Smyth | documentary | Documentary on the Gloriavale Christian Community
A Boy Called Piano | Nina Nawalowalo | drama documentary  | [161]
When the Cows Come Home | Costa Botes | documentary  | [162]
Fire and Fury | Paula Penfold | documentary | [163]
Mister Organ | David Farrier | documentary |
Dame Valerie Adams: More than Gold | Briar March | documentary | Documentary on Valerie Adams
No Māori Allowed | Reikura Kahi | documentary | [164]
Web of Chaos | Justin Pemberton | documentary | [165]
We Came Here For Freedom Part I | Alistair Harding | documentary | [166]
2023
Bad Behaviour | Alice Englert | comedy |
Boiling Point | Corin Dann | documentary | [167]
Red, White & Brass | Damon Fepulea'i | comedy |
Stylebender | Zoe McIntosh | documentary | Documentary on Israel Adesanya
We Came Here For Freedom Part II | Alistair Harding | documentary | [166][168]
River of Freedom | Gaylene Barnes | [169]
Uproar | Hamish Bennett, Paul Middleditch | drama |
The Convert | Lee Tamahori | drama |
Joika | James Napier Robertson | drama |
2024
The Mountain | Rachel House | drama | [170]

## See also[edit]

* Cinema of New Zealand

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* Leonard Maltin's 2007 Movie Guide

## Further reading[edit]

* Dennis, Jonathan & Jan Bieringa, (1996) "Film in Aotearoa New Zealand", Wellington: Victoria University Press. (best source on topic) ISBN 0-86473-309-7

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* t
* e

Cinema of New Zealand

* Films ((A–Z))
* Culture of New Zealand
* World cinema

Personnel|

* Actors
* Directors
* Cinematographers
* Composers
* Editors
* Producers
* Screenwriters

Production companies
and studios|

* Henderson Valley Studios
* Huhu Studios
* National Film Unit
* New Zealand Film Commission
* NZ on Air
* Piki Films
* Te Māngai Pāho
* Weta Digital
* Weta Workshop
* WingNut Films

* v
* t
* e

Lists of films by country

Africa|

| Central|

* Angola
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Congo (Democratic Republic)
* Zaire
* Congo (Republic)
* Gabon

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Eastern|

* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Mozambique
* Rwanda
* Somalia
* Tanzania
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Northern|

* Algeria
* Egypt
* Libya
* Morocco
* Sudan
* Tunisia
* Western Sahara

Southern|

* Botswana
* South Africa

Western|

* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Cape Verde
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Togo

Asia|

| Central|

* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan

|

Eastern|

* China
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* Japan
* Korea
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Mongolia
* Taiwan

Southern|

* Afghanistan
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* India
* Assamese
* Bengali
* Bhojpuri
* Gujarati
* Hindi
* Kannada
* Malayalam
* Marathi
* Odia
* Punjabi
* Tamil
* Telugu
* Maldives
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Urdu
* Punjabi
* Pashto
* Sindhi
* Sri Lanka
* Sinhala
* Tamil

Southeastern|

* Burma
* Cambodia
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Western|

* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Cyprus
* Georgia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* Turkey
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

Europe|

| Eastern|

* Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* Hungary
* Moldova
* Poland
* Romania
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Soviet Union
* Ukraine

|

Northern|

* Denmark
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* Iceland
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Norway
* Sweden

Southern|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Greece
* Italy
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Montenegro
* Portugal
* Serbia
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Yugoslavia

Western|

* Austria
* Belgium
* France
* Germany
* East Germany
* Ireland
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom

Americas|

| Central America
and the Caribbean|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Cuba
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* Guatemala
* Guadeloupe
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad and Tobago

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North|

* Canada
* Greenland
* Mexico
* United States

South|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga

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