Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge Maoi statue in record time before Make can take part in the race to retrieve the egg of a Sooty Tern. The reward for winning this race is to rule the island for one year.

Point of Origin

2002

English

5.8

♡ 4

47%

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Newton Thomas Sigel Director

Ray Liotta as John Orr / Aaron Stiles

John Leguizamo as Keith Lang

Shashawnee Hall as Lt. Tom Hines

Cliff Curtis as Mike Camello

An arson investigator searching for the perpetrator of a string of deadly fires in 1980s California.

Once Were Warriors

1994

English

7.9

♡ 38

93%

Lee Tamahori Director

George Henare as Bennett

Cliff Curtis as Bully

Temuera Morrison as Jake Heke

Ian Mune as Judge

A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.

Hercules in the Underworld

1994

English

6.4

♡ 16

60%

Bill Norton Director

Kevin Sorbo as Hercules

Rose McIver as Ilea

Marley Shelton as Iole

Cliff Curtis as Nessus

When villagers begin disappearing it is discovered that they had fallen through a crack in the earth which goes straight to Hades. Hercules once again comes to the rescue and faces one of his most difficult challenges, and must prove himself as a man as well as a god. "Hercules in the Underworld" is the fourth made for TV movie in the series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

In the Fire of War

2024

Māori

6.5

♡ 12

new zealand land wars

War

Mike Jonathan Director

Jason Flemyng as Daniel Morgan

Temuera Morrison as Rewi Maniapoto

Miriama Smith as Turama

Cliff Curtis as Wi Toka

Two young teenagers are forced to take control of their own destiny amid the chaos of a pivotal battle in New Zealand’s first land wars in 1864.

True Spirit

2023

English

6.8

♡ 17

74%

Sarah Spillane Director

Cliff Curtis as Ben Bryant

Bridget Webb as Emily Watson

Anna Paquin as Julie Watson

Josh Lawson as Roger Watson

When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant and her parents, Jessica is determined to accomplish what was thought to be impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean over the course of 210 days.

The Dark Horse

2014

English

7.4

♡ 2

97%

82%

Action

auckland

based on a true story

James Napier Robertson Director

Cliff Curtis as Genesis

James Rolleston as Mana

Sia Trokenheim as Nurse

Roseanne Liang as Nurse

One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself.

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