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- DirectorDavid FarrierDylan ReeveStarsDavid FarrierDylan ReeveDavid StarrJournalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn't stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.
- DirectorLee TamahoriStarsRena OwenTemuera MorrisonMamaengaroa Kerr-BellA family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.Available to rent almost any site.
- DirectorJames Napier RobertsonStarsCliff CurtisJames RollestonKirk TorranceA brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.
- DirectorLee TamahoriStarsTemuera MorrisonAkuhata KeefeNancy BrunningFrom the author of "The Whale Rider", a tale of family rivalry and reconciliation, set against the stunning backdrop of rural New Zealand in the 1960s.
- DirectorHarry SinclairStarsDanielle CormackKarl UrbanWilla O'NeillLucinda, Rob and their 117 cows lead a charmed existence in a magic land. He milks, she's the honey. But Lucinda is worried that their happiness cannot last. She tests their love with a game of sabotage that threatens to curdle everything.
- DirectorRob SitchStarsMichael CatonAnne TenneyStephen CurryA working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.rent on amazon or vudu
- DirectorNick ParsonsStarsBryan BrownErnie DingoAngie MillikenA no holds barred look into the gaping divisions which exist within an Aboriginal settlement in outback Australia. These separations split the inhabitants, straining relationships until something has to give.
- DirectorJohn RuaneStarsSam NeillZoe CaridesJohn ClarkeCarl Fitzgerald is down-on-his-luck until he meets Sophie, a beautiful Greek girl. He gets a job as a cook, but accidentally kills a fellow worker. He turns to his unscrupulous best friend for help and they attempt to dispose of the body.https://vimeo.com/ondemand/deathinbrunswick
- DirectorJohn LaingStarsCraig McLachlanKatrina HobbsJudie DouglassIn the early days of the war against Japan, Ed marries his pregnant girlfriend Daisy just before joining up with the New Zealand army. Unfortunately for the young couple, Daisy suffers a miscarriage soon afterward. Ed, fearing for his wife's health, decides he must take her back to her home, even though it means going off base without leave.
- DirectorChris BaileyStarsYannick BissonLucy BaylerAndy AndersonTwo Canadian brothers seek gold and find treachery in wide-open 19th-century New Zealand.
- DirectorJohn ReidStarsDesmond KellyKatie WolfeMark RaffetyA 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.
- DirectorDale G. BradleyStarsRobert PowellKevin J. WilsonJed BrophyA New Zealand regiment is ordered to take the hill Chunuk Bair, without the promised British support . An operation without sense , as they must return to the bottom. It is when a British ship opened fire on the hill.
- DirectorMichael HurstStarsSelma BlairDanielle CormackKarl UrbanA high school teenager wakes up in a time of Amazons and Gods.
- DirectorDavid E. DuncanStarsKarl UrbanDavid Jean ThomasZylan BrooksThe adventures of Captain Aran Dravyk (Karl Urban) and his crew of space pirates working under Letters of Mark of the Allegiance government.
- DirectorScott ReynoldsStarsMartin DonovanDaniel EdwardsRichard SchiffRobert's wife is divorcing him for gambling etc. A strip club owner offers him work redesigning his club. Robert befriends a dancer there, who has premonitions.
- DirectorAnthony McCartenStarsDanielle CormackKarl UrbanJack ChanAs a family gather to watch one of their own swimming in the Olympics, minutes of fame become a hilarious and painful 24 hours when they uncover the secrets of a lifetime.
- DirectorJonathan KingStarsOliver DriverNathan MeisterTammy DavisAn experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into bloodthirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.
- DirectorFiona SamuelStarsClaire Van BeekSarah GrahamKate ElliottThe life of Katherine Mansfield, a New Zealand writer, who moved to Edwardian England when she was 19 and became part of the modernist circle of writers there like D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf.
- DirectorPaul MurphyStarsVivien BellJimmy BestNick BlakeA small film with a big heart, SECOND HAND WEDDING is a bittersweet dramatic comedy set in the present, in a time when trademe and e-bay threaten the primeval urge for a firsthand crack at the second-hand. Jill keeps the dream alive until she is forced to confront the habits of a lifetime and concede that no bargain is worth her daughter's happiness. Father of the bride, Brian, quips that Cheryl's upcoming wedding will be the first time anyone in the Rose family has given something away - and that's the crux of it.
- DirectorCharlie HaskellStarsRose McIverRyan O'KaneMiranda HarcourtA dramatic story about a cricketer and his fiancée.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flnExDWx2V4&t=621s
- DirectorScott BoswellStarsDarryl ArcherDaniel BeechingErina CooperA New Zealand based crime comedy about three friends who stumble across three cases of premium grade heroin. Each one tells their side of the story in separate grueling police interrogations.
- DirectorBoyd HicklinStarsStephen CurryBrendan CowellDamon GameauEdward 'Teddy' Brown lives for his suburban cricket club and his two best friends, Rick and Stavros. But when he realizes that his beloved teammates are moving on and growing up, he's forced to remind them of just how good cricket can be. Rallying a boyhood dream and his own teenage obsession, 35-year-old Teddy leads his very ordinary cricket team into the extraordinary heart of India, on an audacious three-match tour and a mission to meet cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar. While Ted's best-laid plans are undone by the chaos of India, stumps fly, friendships fray, and a life-changing comic adventure unfolds. The dream tour becomes a nightmare and the men are forced to face the realities of their friendship and confront their fears, and Ted learns to move with the changing times.
- DirectorDanny MulheronStarsMaria WalkerRyan O'KanePaul HarropRage is the story of star-crossed lovers set against the turbulent 1981 Springbok Tour of New Zealand - a time when a small rugby-playing nation made a stand against the cruel and brutal South African Apartheid regime. Carol a beautiful young Maori Police goes undercover and falls in love with Des a charismatic leader of the student protest movement. To save his life she has to reveal her true identity knowing it will destroy their relationship. Their hearts are broken as the nation itself is ripped down the middle over the most noble of ideals - that all human beings are created equal.
- DirectorCharlie HaskellStarsCohen HollowayBen Van LierRyan O'KaneRadio Hauraki, New Zealand's pirate radio station, operated in international waters from 1966-70, enduring storms, shipwrecks, financial woes, bureaucratic harassment and personal tragedy. This is the real story of NZ's 'boat that rocked'.
- DirectorRosemary RiddellStarsRawiri ParateneSara WisemanIan MuneWhen Arthur, self-proclaimed son of God, sets off on a mission to find the Queen of Heaven, his world changes.
- DirectorRobert SarkiesStarsKate ElliottMiranda HarcourtMichael WhalleyThe story of Jean Batten: New Zealand's greatest flier, heroine, celebrity - and mystery.tvnz
- DirectorTony PrescottStarsDavid FieldGeraldine HakewillElijah PerrisAn adult woman's imaginary friend from childhood, Hugo, finds his existence threatened when a real person becomes the woman's love interest.amazon or tubi
- DirectorFlorian HabichtStarsNicholas ButlerTeresa PetersSteve AbelAn innocent rubbish tip assistant, Gert, is given the task of escorting a beautiful mute "princess", Plum, on a perilous journey to meet her prospective husband. Their journey is fraught with danger, challenges, romance and discovery. In surreal action, they encounter a menagerie of characters and animals in far-flung corners of New Zealand.vimeo
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsSam NeillNevan RoweIan MuneA New Zealand man recently estranged from his family gets unwittingly caught up in a revolution.rent on youtube
- DirectorGaysorn ThavatStarsEssie DavisThomasin McKenzieLively NiliA triumph over adversity tale about women fighting their way back from the bottom of society.
- DirectorJames AshcroftStarsDaniel GilliesErik ThomsonMiriama McDowellA schoolteacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters take his family and him on a nightmare road trip.
- DirectorSam KellyStarsJake RyanJohn TuiChelsie Preston CrayfordInspired by the true stories of New Zealand's street gangs across 30 years, SAVAGE follows Danny at three defining moments in his life as he grows from a boy into the violent enforcer of a gang.Rent amazon
- DirectorTim van DammenStarsAnton TennetJonny BrughHetty Gaskell-HahnJohn steals money and a bracelet/temporal dislocator from a Chinese antiques shop. Fleeing, he triggers the device and goes minutes back in time. The time travels result in new Johns and they form the Mega Time Squad.tubi
- DirectorAinsley GardinerCasey KaaRenae MaihiStarsTanea HekeRoimata FoxNgapaki MoetaraA powerful, challenging story surrounding the tangi (funeral) of a small Waru boy who dies at the hands of his caregiver and how his death impacts the community.rentable amazon, youtube, vudu
- DirectorCurtis VowellStarsSophie HendersonStephen LovattJarod RawiriTania thinks she's Maori. She works the graveyard shift at Horizon to save money to take her brother Pi to Surfers. But one night a cheeky little bird ruins everything and Tania pays the ultimate price for being a hero.rentable amazon, youtube, vudu
- DirectorSimon PattisonStarsBruce AllpressJohn BachTony BarryMurray Baxter is a cop who goes undercover. He aims to get the goods on his oldest rival. But both men are in their seventies. The cop investigates crime in a rest home. When one of the residents dies, Murray thinks it's murder. When the body count rises, Murray puts his own life in danger. Evidence, reliable witnesses in a rest home, help from his superiors? Sex-starved Dorothy and Esther go for him. Sex, drugs and old people. With a twist.
- DirectorMichael BennettStarsJason WuXana TangMichael WhalleyA random act of violence leaves eight people in crisis, searching for hope and new beginnings, as the Matariki constellation (Maori New Year) rises in the Southern skies.
- DirectorNic GormanStarsSophie HendersonMark MitchinsonVinnie BennettWhen a mysterious young man arrives on a remote Sub-Antarctic research station, secrets threaten the relationship of a married couple working on the island.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTerry PotterPete O'HerneCraig SmithThe population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.rent anywhere
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsBruno LawrenceAnna Maria MonticelliGreer Robson-KirkAfter the break-up of his marriage, a racing driver sets out to get back his daughter - at any cost.
- DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsTony BarryKelly JohnsonClaire ObermanDumped 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.
- DirectorGregor NicholasStarsAleksandra VujcicJulian ArahangaRade SerbedzijaIvan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees in Auckland. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own, despite his angry objections. Eddie is the Maori she takes as her lover. Nina works at a restaurant where Eddie cooks. For a price, she agrees to marry a Chinese, another restaurant employee, so that he (and his Chinese wife) can establish permanent residency. The money gives her the independence she needs to leave her parents' house and move in with Eddie. Complications arise when Eddie realizes the depth of her father's fury and the strength of Nina's family ties.
- DirectorChristine JeffsStarsAlicia Fulford-WierzbickiSarah PeirseMarton CsokasWhilst on a family vacation on the Mahurangi Peninsula in New Zealand, 13-year-old Janey begins to realize that her parents' marriage is on the rocks.
- DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsAnzac WallaceBruno LawrenceTim ElliottIn 1870, a Maori warrior working with the British finds his village massacred, and vows revenge.
- DirectorStallone Vaiaoga-IoasaStarsNeil AmituanaiGloria BlakeSusana FanueliA young New Zealand Samoan man called Adam (Neil Amituanai) ventures to his motherland to try and impress his crush Mary (Gloria Ofa Blake), who claims she only likes "real" Pacific Island men.
- DirectorDean HewisonStarsRichard FalknerScarlet HemingwayJonny BrughToby has always been unlucky with girls. Ever since being stabbed in the throat after asking a girl out in a café, Toby has resolved to learn everything he can about girls before meeting them - so he can become the man of their dreams.
- DirectorPhil DavisonStarsHarley NevilleMelissa HobbsLeah CarrellA nasty, nasty comedy. A reality TV crew is making a programme, 'Ghost TV' about the haunted buildings that are the ruins of Seacliff Lunatic Asylum. As one might expect things do not go to plan. One of the crew is not very emotionally stable and when she discovers that she has been used callously by another crew member she snaps and runs off into the night, only to return with violent intent.
- DirectorMark AlbistonLouis SutherlandStarsKevin PauloJulian DennisonJacek KomanIn a small town in New Zealand, brothers Willie and Solomon deal with the ordinary desires of youth, a volatile father, and racial tensions before one, as a means of escape, is seduced to the criminal world by an engaging thief.
- DirectorTusi TamaseseStarsFrankie AdamsLagi FaraniBeulah KoaleWhen a father reconnects with his estranged teenage daughter, he is given a rare chance to reshape the future of his family in unexpected ways.sbs on demand app
- DirectorHayden J. WealStarsNick BlakeBonnie BryantColleen ClearyWhen emotionally isolated barista Dan Duncombe starts receiving strange messages on the inside of his bedroom window, he is forced to become involved with the lives of the people around him ... and by changing their lives, he changes his own.Tubi
- DirectorTearepa KahiStarsStan WalkerTemuera MorrisonMiriama SmithTurei's family are hard-working potato farm workers in rural New Zealand. A talented musician, Turei dreams of his band being the support act for Bob Marley's 1979 tour. But it's a dream that challenges the traditions and values of his upbringing and will set him at odds with his family - particularly his father, a true man of the land.
- DirectorCraig NewlandStarsMatt WhelanDaniel MusgroveElliot WrightsonIt's 1965 and rock music is shaking up the world but not in New Zealand. Richard Davis a 23 year old journalist is determined to break the Government's monopoly on broadcasting and bring rock n' roll to a younger generation, and at the same time hold onto the woman he loves. Based on a true story.
- DirectorBrendan DonovanStarsWilliam McInnesRobyn MalcolmJosh McKenzieThe hopes and dreams of Gazza
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTimothy BalmeDiana PeñalverElizabeth MoodyA young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.
- DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsBruno LawrenceAlison RoutledgePete SmithA scientist awakens to find himself alone in the world. In a desperate attempt to search for others, he finds only two who have their own agenda.everywhere to rent
- DirectorLeanne PooleyStarsTainui TukiwahoAndrew GraingerChelsie Preston CrayfordThe tragic 1915 Gallipoli Campaign of WW1 is told through the perspective of six New Zealanders who were involved.
- DirectorMichael FirthStarsJeff CampbellBlair TrenholmeRon HajakTwo guys on adventure in New Zealand.
- DirectorBruce MorrisonStarsMatthew HunterMark PilisiKim WilloughbyA streetwise 19 year old, decides to "rescue" his sister from a massage parlor, but is thrown out. The massage parlor boss is a crooked concert promoter, so he and his gang, "hijack" a concert which incites the audience to riot.amazon or tubi
- DirectorBarry BarclayStarsTuta Ngarimu TamatiIranui HaigTawai MoanaAn Australian doctor comes to a small Maori village where a child is suffering from Leukemia, as he discovers the truth about his heritage the town rallies together to keep the freezing works open.
- DirectorIan MuneStarsStephen FulfordStephen PappsPaul GittinsFamily drama set in New Zealand about Geoff Crome, a young boy (Fulford) who immerses himself in his own private fantasy world where he meets Firpo (Papps), a strange being who dreams of being an Olympic athlete. Together, the two begin a close friendship as Geoff attempts to help Firpo realise his dream. However, it is not long until the adult world begins to impinge on his fantasy.
- DirectorJohn LaingStarsDavid HemmingsJohn HargreavesTony BarryA docu-drama covering one of the most famous murder cases in New Zealand history. Did Arthur Thomas kill Jeannette and Harvey Crewe at their Pukekawa farm house? Arthur was sure that trusting the police and co-operating fully would prove his innocence. The police held a very different view of this simple farmer.
- DirectorCharlie HaskellKewana DuncanStarsTia MaipiTroy KingiLucy LawlessDrama set in the sleepy town of Tokerangi, New Zealand in which three laid-back orchard workers accidentally grow a strong strain of marijuana.
- DirectorLennie HillMark RukaDarren SimmondsStarsNoa CampbellMohi CritchleyWill DavisA runaway teen is helped by a homeless old man who knows about the lifelong hardships of living on the streets, especially if you have no choice.youtube
- DirectorPeter BurgerStarsCohen HollowayJodie RimmerPeter ElliottIn 1993 David Dougherty was found guilty and imprisoned for the abduction and rape of his 11 year old neighbor. It took two trials, two high court appeals, a petition to the Governor General and 3 years, 6 months and 1 week in prison before David finally won his freedom and was found not guilty of the crime he didn't commit. But it wouldn't have happened without the unrelenting efforts of three individuals - a journalist, a lawyer and a scientist - who put their own personal and professional lives on the line in order to prove that David Dougherty was innocent.
- DirectorJason EllisEli HillStarsAilise BealesGrant BebanRyan BuchananThis heartwarming mockumentary follows a musical talent quest in rural New Zealand where talented musicians compete for a scholarship to the prestigious Elmville Music Academy in London.
- DirectorTerry JohnsonStarsMartin ClunesJohn CallenGareth ReevesMartin Clunes plays a curator from an English museum who is being asked to return a mystical Maori relic to New Zealand. All sorts of cultural misunderstanding abound as well as an unexpected romantic attraction.acorn or amazon maybe
- DirectorSima UraleStarsZara CormackKatrina DanylukLisette de JongIn 2011 the startling news broke around New Zealand that Sharon Armstrong, a middle-aged grandmother and public servant who worked for the Maori Language Commission had been arrested in Argentina with 5kg of cocaine in her suitcase.tvnz maybe
- DirectorDavid WhiteStarsRobyn MalcolmDavid WhiteAlice May ConnollyFive years after being acquitted for the murder of his family, Sean is finally ready to move on with life. But the bitter ex-cop who led the investigation remains adamant that he's guilty - and will stop at nothing to bring him down.on prime with channel trial (topic)
- DirectorVincent WardStarsSamantha MortonKiefer SutherlandCliff CurtisAn intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah and her family find themselves on both sides of the turbulent wars between British and Maori during the British colonization of New Zealand.
- DirectorSam PillsburyStarsTemuera MorrisonLawrence MakoareJaime Passier-ArmstrongForces of tradition and tribal pride collide with government authority.
- DirectorJeremy SimsStarsBrendan CowellHarrison GilbertsonSteve Le MarquandIn 1916, the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company is tunneling beneath German fortifications and bunkers to detonate massive explosive charges.free on prime
- DirectorPatrick HughesStarsRyan KwantenSteve BisleyTommy LewisA young police officer must survive his first day's duty in a small country town.vudu, etc
- DirectorPaul MurphyStarsRhys DarbyFaye SmytheAlvin MaharajDoug'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.tubi
- CreatorThomas SainsburyMadeleine SamiStarsMadeleine SamiVanessa RiddellRenee LyonsSami hilariously transforms into acutely observed and very different characters all living in our country's super city. In season two, Ofa is a welfare case-manager demanding everyone follow in her footsteps out of poverty. Levi is a new half-back in his South Auckland rugby team and desperate to be one of the 'boys'. Ray is a mechanic juggling his small business with his wife's bodybuilding training. Mary is an ambitious rocker desperate to escape from Howick but denigrated to singing pub gigs. In season one, there's Pasha, an aging cheerleader clinging to her partying lifestyle; Azeem, an immigrant taxi driver embracing Maori culture; Jo, a closeted gym instructor in love with her best friend; Linda, the runt of her "old girls" clique fostering impoverished artists and Georgie, a homeless girl whose freedom is unexpectedly interrupted.
- CreatorEli MatthewsonNic SampsonThomas WardStarsKimberley CrossmanJames RollestonAlison BruceThe Golden Boy is Tama, He's an All Black and everyone in Crawdon is basking in his reflected glory. Everyone but his older sister; Mitch, who's returned home from Auckland to find that the long shadow Tama casts over Crawdon is a cold place to stand.
- DirectorAinsley GardinerBriar Grace SmithStarsRachel HouseChelsie Preston CrayfordCohen HollowayEntwines the very different lives of three Maori girls, cousins, through tumultuous decades, after one of them is taken from her family and raised in an orphanage.
- DirectorScott RyanStarsScott RyanBen WalkerMassimiliano AndrighettoA Melbourne hitman who is simultaneously ruthless and caring and volatile. 'Filmed' by his media student for a university assignment, Ray is under contract to kill a low life of the Melbourne underworld when a more tempting offer is made.
- DirectorPeter BurgerStarsAnna HutchisonSimon ArblasterOlivia TennetThe owner of a quaint New Zealand yarn shop, Sophie Markham, gets her world flipped upside down after learning her top supplier of yarn, King Farms, is stopping production. Much to her surprise, the charming yet stuck-in-his-ways Samuel King has traveled all the way from New York to audit the business model of the farm. Desperate to keep her shop going, Sophie convinces Samuel to give her two weeks to learn the ropes of yarn spinning and raise enough money to buy the mill herself. With Samuel's help, Sophie comes up with a fundraising plan to host a "knit-off" and auction at the local makers market. However, when the two weeks come to an end Sophie finds herself at a crossroads of business and romance. Could she have misinterpreted Samuel's growing romantic interest in her as just business all along?
- DirectorMark JoffeStarsLouise LombardLaura GorunThommy ArenaWhen Detective Bennett O'Mara finds a chocolate wrapper on a strangled girl, it leads him to enigmatic chocolatier Juliana Lovece. Just as this perceptive woman gets under his hardened skin, he suspects she may be at the centre of an increasing murder count."
- CreatorRoberto NascimentoStarsKura ForresterThomas SainsburyJennifer Ward-LealandSuzy Boon's definition of irony: being locked up in prison hell in Brazil for failing to provide the correct visitor's visa when she herself used to work in immigration in New Zealand. That, and the prison is filled with iron bars. Iron-y. Well, she thinks they are made of iron anyway. Probably cheaper stuff. Anyway, after six years in a single cell, Suzy has been moved into the prison with the other inmates. She quickly finds prison life to be tough and filled with thugs, crazies, and perverts. While trying to make friends and stay alive, Suzy has to also dodge the dangerous - and perhaps sexual - advances of the Prison Warden all while avoiding the shanking attention of the prison's self-proclaimed Queen Bee-tch: Carly Jackson from Perth. Will Suzy survive her sentence? Will Suzy ever return back to Aotearoa? Will she ever eat Marmite again?
- DirectorHamish BennettStarsMarshall NapierAnnie WhittleKahukura RetimanaIn the wake of the loss of his beloved wife, a rural community rallies around a farmer to help him deal with his grief.
- DirectorMerata MitaStarsAnzac WallaceEva RickardJames HeywardNear the remote East Cape the matriarch lives in her very basic dwelling with real fire in the hearth, where she cooks. We get an insight in the whanau in this saga, where troubles are met with kindmess, except by the pakeha or those that have gone across to their side. The first movie directed by a Maori woman with so much warmth and authenticity. Wait for the sweeping finale!
- DirectorToa FraserStarsRuby DeeMia BlakeRene NaufahuA matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor.
- DirectorJonothan CullinaneStarsErik ThomsonMiriama SmithCameron Ramsay-GibbonsA Kafkaesque comedy based on the true story of one man's David-and-Goliath battle with the biggest bureaucracy of all - the tax department. He wins, they lose!
- DirectorHimiona GraceStarsFrancis KoraMatariki WhatarauTola NewberyThe adventures of a small-time reggae band on the road as they learn more about life and themselves.
- DirectorTaika WaititiStarsJames RollestonTe Aho Eketone-WhituTaika WaititiBoy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
- DirectorHayden J. WealStarsThomas SainsburyHayden J. WealTomai IhaiaMarbles, a hapless stoner, can see ghosts. Tagg, a recently dead wannabe super-cop, needs to find a serial killer. Can a critical ghost cop and a directionless stoner get over their prejudices and work together to save lives - and deaths?
- DirectorDavid NashSimon Mark-BrownStarsMichael BrajkovichStephen BrowettElaine Chukan BrownFor over a century France has reigned supreme over the wine world. What if one country took on the aristocracy and were "beating the French at their own game". Watch and answer that one question. Has New Zealand earned a seat at the table?
- DirectorRichard Allan LittStarsAnnah StrettonDavid FourRuahine Roni Albert220 MILES documents the journey of the brave New Zealand women who decided to take a stand against family violence and establish the Waikato Women's Refuge Te Whakaruruhau. Their story unearths the truth about family violence in rural New Zealand and their determination to create solace for those in mortal danger and be the voice for victims who cannot speak for themselves. On their journey, they are met with many seemingly unsurmountable challenges that threatens their vision. During the course of 220 MILES we see how they were inspired by their ancestors who had a similar vision for the people of Aotearoa and how Samaritans and business people rise up with them to create a sustainable refuge for all women, men and children.
- DirectorRupert MacKenzieSofia WenbornStarsBruce AllpressJack BarryNick Bell-BoothDocu-Drama about the Pike River Mine and the series of events that led up to the explosion in the mine on 19th November 2010 and the death of 29 miners and contractors. (R.I.P)
- DirectorRiccardo PellizzeriStarsNarelle AhrensXavier AuduDamien AveryIn 1985, when a vessel protesting nuclear testing is sunk in New Zealand, local police fight to prove it was a terrorist plot by their French allies.
- DirectorStephen SinclairStarsStephen PappsElena StejkoPaul GloverA Russian immigrant is obsessed with his experimental film-making forcing his wife to take a job as a stripper to cover their financial needs. A Polynesian woman draws him from his self-destructive bent, allowing him to reconnect.
- DirectorPaul MiddleditchStarsJoel EdgertonRhona MitraDanielle CormackA painful tale about marriage, bad sex and requited love.
- DirectorHamish RothwellStarsRobbie MagasivaPaolo RotondoScott WillsThree young men unwittingly become involved in an underground pool tournament.
- DirectorGlenn TriggsStarsChris GibsonDafna KronentalDavid MacraeA young man discovers a hole in the floor of a local motel that leads to yesterday.