New Zealand Movies

Māori myth tells of an unborn god, Rūaumoko. Within the womb of the Earth Mother Papatūānuku, the unborn god kicks. With each...

A man wakes up in an endless white void, unable to remember how he got there, he soon encounters an A.I. who takes the man through old memories of...

The story of a woman who must find her kidnapped son, navigating a world she doesn't know, on the edge of danger with every heartbeat.

Sequel to the 2023 film Inky Pinky Ponky

On the wild west coast of Auckland in New Zealand we follow one man's enforced isolation. Pacing the beach, he wonders if those dear to him will ever...

Seventeen-year old Jim is a small-town boxing hero who carries the hopes and dreams of his father Stan on his shoulders. His growing relationship...

Sometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places, like in the carpark outside the Te Kaha pub.

On June 21st, 2025, a film crew was sent to a competition in Wellington to document the niche sport and community of speedcubing. James Macdiarmid...

Coming of age tale told through the eyes of 'Tu', an ambitious young man from Auckland who dreams of being a professional hip-hop dancer.

In a distant future, a mysterious boy becomes the central figure in the search for a new hope. Who is this kid? Why is everyone looking for it?...

Katherine Mansfield’s The Garden Party is modernised in this contemplative short, following teenage Laura as she hosts a party up the road from...

The documentary looks at the rise to celebrity status of NZ actor and musician Bret McKenzie, who appeared for 3 seconds as an extra in "The Lord of...

This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6...

Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that...

Three friends venture into an abandoned hot dog factory in the dead of night, not realising that their wurst nightmare is waiting for them.

When a group of teenagers reunite to memorialise their friend’s passing, latecomer Jed is forced to confront his unresolved grief before his...

Sam, a fearless young girl raised outside of her Māori culture, is determined to fulfill her mission of connecting with her mountain. She hopes...

When a man, quietly lost, suddenly finds himself caring for his best mate’s three-year-old son, a week of wandering, play and unexpected...

‘The Legend of Baron To’a’ tells the story of Fritz, a Tongan entrepreneur who returns to his old neighbourhood and inadvertently...

A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two members of a Māori tribe decide it's time for...