Featuring the characters from Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats" (New Zealands most beloved local cartoon strip), questions to be answered include: Will Wal Footrot win the affections of Cheeky Hobson over the sleazy Spit Murphy? Will the Dog win the affections of the lovely Jess? Will Wal make a good impression on the selectors at Saturday's rugby match? Can Rangi and Pongo save Cooch's prize stag from the depths of Blackwater Station, home of the Murphys, their vicious dogs and deadly croco-pigs? All this and more will be answered as the small town of Raupo comes to life on the big screen.

Death Warmed Up

1984

English

4.6

♡ 11

17%

David Blyth Director

Nathaniel Lees as Jackson

Ken Harris as Janitor

Rebecca Saunders-Smith as Nurse

David Letch as Spider

A kid is hypnotized by a scientist to kill his parents and ends in a mental institution. As a grown up he returns to seek revenge over the scientist.

Aerial New Zealand

2017

English

7.6

♡ 6

Phil Keoghan Director

Jim Conrad as Self - Narrator

Take an epic voyage over the remote island nation of New Zealand, the last habitable landmass to be discovered on the planet. No bigger than the state of Colorado, this small country offers an incredibly diverse landscape view that changes dramatically with each mile. From snow-capped mountains to sandy beaches, and from the glacier-carved Fiordland National Park to the crater lake of Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand is a land of extremes. It's a place where fire clashes with ice and people are always pushing the limits.

Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web

2017

English

7.0

♡ 5

48%

Annie Goldson Director

Kim Kardashian West as Self

Naomi Campbell as Self

Snoop Dogg as Self

Lars Ulrich as Self - Musician, Metallica

The larger-than-life story of Kim Dotcom, the 'most wanted man online', is extraordinary enough, but the battle between Dotcom and the US Government and entertainment industry—being fought in New Zealand—is one that goes to the heart of ownership, privacy and piracy in the digital age.

The Devil's Rock

2011

English

5.7

♡ 25

56%

Paul Campion Director

Craig Hall as Captain Ben Grogan

Matthew Sunderland as Colonel Klaus Meyer

Jessica Grace Smith as Nicole

Luke Hawker as Private Muller

Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day, two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.

Coming Home in the Dark

2021

English

5.7

♡ 25

92%

James Ashcroft Director

Erik Thomson as Hoaggie

Emma Jonnz as Laura

Daniel Gillies as Mandrake

Sam Carter as Ten Year Old Boy

A school teacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters takes him and his family on a nightmare road-trip.

Lost Track: New Zealand

6.6

Ishka Folkwell Director

Torren Martyn as Self

Two surfers go on a road trip through New Zealand. Taking you on a journey of a lifetime through the remote wilderness of New Zealand in search of perfect waves and life long memories. Follow surfer Torren Martyn and filmmaker Ishka Folkwell as they embark on a four month motorcycle adventure into the depths of the land of the long white cloud. Allowing you to ride along on an epic adventure and reminds us that although life has its highs and lows, if you can ride those waves you'll always find contentment in a deep connection with nature and the ocean.

A Seat at the Table

7.3

David Nash Director

Jancis Robinson as

Michael Brajkovich as

Stephen Browett as

Elaine Chukan Brown as Self

France makes the most desired, revered and expensive wines in the world. They’ve had centuries to hone their craft. If you make fine wine, France is the benchmark. Or are they? One country famous for punching above its weight is taking on the aristocracy. This is a story featuring the World's most renowned winemakers, critics, writers and fine wine merchants. Travelling from the Old World to the New World we explore the history, culture and tension in the changing world of fine wine, answering that one question - has New Zealand earned a seat at the table?

Take Home Pay

2019

English

5.3

♡ 16

95%

Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa Director

Lydia Peckham as

Tim Waikiki Mitipelo as

David Tua as Himself

Ronnie Taulafo as Popo

Two brothers; Alama and Popo, arrive for the first time in NZ as Seasonal Workers, making plenty of money to take back home to their family in Samoa. But things take a turn for the worst when Popo steals Alamas' money and runs away. Alama is determined not to return home empty handed, but the only relative that answers his call for help is Bob Titilo; an aspiring private investigator in his 40s. Alama begins to doubt his decision when Bob's unconventional methods take them on a wild goose chase. This New Action Comedy is brought to you by the Makers of hit Comedies; Three Wise Cousins and Hibiscus and Ruthless.

The Dead Lands

2014

Māori

6.3

♡ 3

68%

Toa Fraser Director

Antonio Te Maioha as Corpse / Sentry

Maria Walker as Eldest Wife

James Rolleston as Hongi

George Henare as Tane

Hongi, a Maori chieftain’s teenage son, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains led by Wirepa, Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden “Dead Lands” and forge an uneasy alliance with a mysterious warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.

We Are Still Here

2022

Māori

6.0

♡ 2

83%

Mario Gaoa Director

Calvin Tuteao as Hokonui

Lisa Flanagan as Katherine

Meyne Wyatt as Michael

Robert Taylor as Riley

In a sweeping tale that spans 1000 years and multiple generations – from the distant past to the 19th century, the present day and a strange, dystopian future – this landmark collection traces the collective histories of Indigenous peoples across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Diverse in perspective, content and form, traversing the terrain of grief, love and dispossession, they each bear witness to these cultures’ ongoing struggles against patriarchy, colonialism and racism.

Out of the Blue

2006

English

7.1

♡ 3

84%

Robert Sarkies Director

Jemima Fallows as Babe

Matthew Sunderland as David Gray

Tandi Wright as Julie-Anne Bryson

Karl Urban as Nick Harvey

Ordinary people find extraordinary courage in the face of madness. On 13–14 November 1990 that madness came to Aramoana, a small New Zealand seaside town, in the form of a lone gunman with a high-powered semi-automatic rifle. As he stalked his victims the terrified and confused residents were trapped for 24 hours while a handful of under-resourced and under-armed local policemen risked their lives trying to find him and save the survivors. Based on true events.

Deathgasm

2015

English

6.3

♡ 41

88%

Jason Lei Howden Director

Jodie Rimmer as Aunt Mary

Ant Timpson as Blood Vomitter

Stephen Ure as Rikki Daggers

Hannah Tasker-Poland as Valkyrie #2

Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.

The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

2022

English

7.4

♡ 8

83%

Rory Kennedy Director

Tim Barrow as Self - Commercial Helicopter Pilot

Mark Inman as Self - Hayden's Brother

Pouroto Ngaropo as Self - Maori Leader

Hazel Osborne as Self - Reporter, Whakatäne Beacon

A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity.

Under the Mountain

2009

English

4.8

♡ 2

23%

Jonathan King Director

Madeleine Sami as Constable Wood

Nathan Meister as Johan / Lenart

Sam Neill as Mr. Jones

Leon Wadham as Ricky

Teenage twins battle dark forces hidden beneath Auckland's volcanoes.

Anu

2023

Hindi

6.6

♡ 2

Pulkit Arora Director

Bharat Bhushan as

Pulkit Arora as

Jessie Lawrence as

Rajnish Mishra as

When a recent widow moves to New Zealand from India, she's forced to confront her grief by completing an ordinary ritual in an extraordinary circumstance: quarantine.

Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr

1981

English

5.6

♡ 2

David Hemmings Director

Ken Wahl as Barney

Donald Pleasence as Gilbert Carson

Lesley Ann Warren as Sally

George Peppard as Theo Brown

In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from WW2. When he tells it around, a gang of crooks follows and threatens him and his daughter, because they know there are 50 million dollars in the wreck. Helicopter pilot Barney helps Gibbie against them, risking his life thereby.

Dead Alive

1992

English

7.5

♡ 92

89%

Peter Jackson Director

Jamie Selkirk as Father at Zoo

Chris Ryan as Featured Party Zombie

Forrest J. Ackerman as Forry

Peter Jackson as Undertaker's Assistant

When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.